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Catalan and Polish


Polish and Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  
European Union, Poland  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
2  
13

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  
Poland  

Second Language
Spain  
Belarus, Czech Republic, England, Lithuania, Slovakia, Ukraine  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Europe  

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain  
Belarus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Ukraine  

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee  
Polish Language Council (Rada Języka Polskiego)  

Interesting Facts
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
  • Polish Language has many loanwords from Russian, Czech, French, Italian, Hebrew and German Languages.
  • The earliest writings found in polish language was list of persons and place names, is dated to 1136.
  

Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language  
Czech, Slovak, Serbian Languages  

Derived From
Latin  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200  
Polish-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
27  
9
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
9  
6

How Many Consonants
23  
13
23  
13

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Hola  
cześć  

Thank You
Gràcies  
dziękuję  

How Are You?
Com estàs?  
Jak się masz?  

Good Night
Bona nit  
dobranoc  

Good Evening
Bona nit  
dobry wieczór  

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda  
dzień dobry  

Good Morning
Bon dia  
Dzień dobry  

Please
Sisplau  
proszę  

Sorry
Perdó!  
Przepraszam  

Bye
Adéu  
do widzenia  

I Love You
T'estimo  
kocham Cię  

Excuse Me
Dispensi!  
przepraszam  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló  
Kashubian  

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain  
Poland  

How Many People Speak
440,000.00  
99+
108,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Valencian  
Masovian  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Poland  

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
99+
45,000,000.00  
14

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan  
Silesian  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Czech Republic, Poland  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
40
510,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
34  
27

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.20 million  
99+
40.00 million  
31

Speaking Population
0.12 %  
99+
0.61 %  
27

Native Speakers
4.10 million  
99+
40.00 million  
24

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million  
99+
40.00 million  
21

Native Name
català  
Polski  

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian  
Polnisch, Polski  

French Name
catalan; valencien  
polonais  

German Name
Katalanisch  
Polnisch  

Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)  
[ˈpɔlski]  

Ethnicity
Catalan people  
Poles  

History

Origin
c. 1028  
1270  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
Slavic  

Branch
-  
Western  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan  
Old Polish and Middle Polish  

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  
Polish  

Language Position
32  
30
24  
22

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan  
System Językowo-Migowy (SJM) (Signed Polish)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ca  
pl  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat  
pol  

ISO 639 2/B
cat  
pol  

ISO 639 3
cat  
pol  

ISO 639 6
cat  
pols  

Glottocode
stan1289  
poli1260  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e  
53-AAA-cc  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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All Catalan and Polish Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Catalan and Polish dialects. Various dialects of Catalan and Polish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Catalan are spoken in different Catalan Speaking Countries whereas Polish Dialects are spoken in different Polish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Catalan vs Polish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Catalan dialects include: Caló, Valencian. Polish dialects include: Kashubian , Masovian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Catalan and Polish Speaking population

Catalan and Polish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Polish languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Polish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan language is 0.12 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Polish language is 0.61 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Catalan and Polish on Catalan vs Polish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Catalan and Polish Language Codes

Catalan and Polish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Catalan and Polish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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