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Catalan and Romanian


Romanian and Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community   
European Union, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Transnistria, Ukraine   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
6   
9

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain   
Moldova, Romania   

Second Language
Spain   
Kazakhstan, Russia   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Asia, Europe   

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain   
Hungary, Serbia, Ukraine   

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee   
Academia de Ştiinţe a Moldovei, Institutul de Lingvisticǎ al Academiei Române (Institute for Li   

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.
  
  • Romanian language has distinct type of grammar and phonology compared to other Romance languages.
  • The earliest text of Romance language was found in the year 1521.
  

Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language   
French, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese and Italian Languages.   

Derived From
Latin   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27   
9
31   
13

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
7   
4

How Many Consonants
23   
13
20   
10

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Hola   
alo   

Thank You
Gràcies   
multumesc   

How Are You?
Com estàs?   
ce mai faci?   

Good Night
Bona nit   
noapte Buna   

Good Evening
Bona nit   
buna Seara   

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda   
buna Ziua   

Good Morning
Bon dia   
bună Dimineața   

Please
Sisplau   
Vă Rog   

Sorry
Perdó!   
scuze   

Bye
Adéu   
La revedere   

I Love You
T'estimo   
Te iubesc   

Excuse Me
Dispensi!   
Scuza-Ma   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló   
Aromanian   

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain   
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Turkey   

How Many People Speak
440,000.00   
35
250,000.00   
38

Dialect 2
Valencian   
Megleno-Romanian   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Turkey   

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00   
19
5,000.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan   
Istro-Romanian   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Croatia   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,400.00   
37

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
10   
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.20 million   
99+
28.00 million   
38

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.37 %   
35

Native Speakers
4.10 million   
99+
24.00 million   
33

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million   
28
4.00 million   
30

Native Name
català   
Română   

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian   
Daco-Rumanian, Moldavian, Rumanian   

French Name
catalan; valencien   
roumain; moldave   

German Name
Katalanisch   
Rumänisch   

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

Ethnicity
Catalan people   
Romanians   

History

Origin
c. 1028   
1521   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan   
Proto-Romanian   

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   
Romanian   

Language Position
Not Available   
36   
28

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan   
Romanian Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ca   
ro   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat   
ron   

ISO 639 2/B
cat   
rum   

ISO 639 3
cat   
ron   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
stan1289   
roma1327   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e   
51-AAD-c   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Synthetic   

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All Catalan and Romanian 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 Romanian dialects. Various dialects of Catalan and Romanian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Catalan are spoken in different Catalan Speaking Countries whereas Romanian Dialects are spoken in different Romanian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Catalan vs Romanian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Catalan dialects include: Caló, Valencian. Romanian dialects include: Aromanian , Megleno-Romanian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Catalan and Romanian Speaking population

Catalan and Romanian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Romanian languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Romanian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Romanian language is 0.37 %. 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 Romanian on Catalan vs Romanian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Catalan and Romanian Language Codes

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

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