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Catalan and Slovak


Slovak and Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  
Czech Republic, European Union, Serbia, Slovakia  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
4  
11

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  
Slovakia, Vojvodina, Serbia  

Second Language
Spain  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Europe  

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain  
Czech Republic, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine  

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee  
Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic  

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.
  
  • Slovak language was written using Glagolitic Alphabets,in 1843.
  • Until the end of 18th century, Slovak did not exist as written language.
  

Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language  
Czech Language  

Derived From
Latin  
Czech-Slovak Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
46  
26

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
15  
12

How Many Consonants
23  
13
38  
27

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
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Hola  
Ahoj  

Thank You
Gràcies  
Ďakujem vám  

How Are You?
Com estàs?  
Ako sa máte?  

Good Night
Bona nit  
Dobrú noc  

Good Evening
Bona nit  
Dobrý večer  

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda  
Dobré popoludnie  

Good Morning
Bon dia  
Dobré ráno  

Please
Sisplau  
Prosím  

Sorry
Perdó!  
Pardón!  

Bye
Adéu  
Dovidenia  

I Love You
T'estimo  
Ľúbim Ťa  

Excuse Me
Dispensi!  
Prepáčte!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló  
Eastern Slovak  

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain  
Abov, Saris, Spis, Zemplin  

How Many People Speak
440,000.00  
99+
5,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Valencian  
Central Slovak  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Gemer, Hont, Liptov, Novohrad, Orava, Tekov, Turiec  

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
99+
5,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan  
Western Slovak  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Kysuce, Nitra, Trencin, Trnava, Zahorie  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
40
5,500,000.00  
37

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.20 million  
99+
5.20 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.12 %  
99+
0.14 %  
99+

Native Speakers
4.10 million  
99+
5.20 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million  
99+
6.00 million  
99+

Native Name
català  
slovenčina  

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian  
Slovakian, Slovencina  

French Name
catalan; valencien  
slovaque  

German Name
Katalanisch  
Slowakisch  

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

Ethnicity
Catalan people  
Slovaks  

History

Origin
c. 1028  
6th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
Slavic  

Branch
-  
Western  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan  
Proto-Slavic  

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  
Slovak  

Language Position
32  
30
27  
25

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan  
Slovak Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ca  
sk  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat  
slk  

ISO 639 2/B
cat  
slo  

ISO 639 3
cat  
slk  

ISO 639 6
cat  
slk  

Glottocode
stan1289  
slov1269  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e  
53-AAA-db  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Synthetic  

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

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Catalan and Slovak Speaking population

Catalan and Slovak speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Slovak languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Slovak Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan language is 0.12 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Slovak language is 0.14 %. 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 Slovak on Catalan vs Slovak where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Catalan and Slovak Language Codes

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

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