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Catalan
Spanish
Spanish and Catalan


Countries
Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  
Andora, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gibraltar, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Latvia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, Western Sahara  
Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
46  
1
National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  
Spain  
Second Language
Spain  
Andora, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, US Virgin Islands  
Speaking Continents
Europe  
Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America  
Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain  
Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Morocco, United Kingdom  
Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee  
Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española  
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.
  
  • One of the world's most phonetic language is Spanish.
  • Up to the 18th century, Spanish was diplomatic language.
  
Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language  
French Language  
Derived From
Latin  
Latin  
Alphabets
Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200  
Spanish-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Alphabets
27  
9
27  
9
Phonology
  
  
How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2
How Many Consonants
23  
13
22  
12
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  
hola  
Thank You
Gràcies  
Gracias  
How Are You?
Com estàs?  
Cómo estás?  
Good Night
Bona nit  
Buenas Noches  
Good Evening
Bona nit  
Bonne soirée  
Good Afternoon
Bona tarda  
Buenas Tardes  
Good Morning
Bon dia  
Buenos Días  
Please
Sisplau  
Por Favor  
Sorry
Perdó!  
triste  
Bye
Adéu  
adiós  
I Love You
T'estimo  
Te Quiero  
Excuse Me
Dispensi!  
Discúlpeme  
Dialects
Dialect 1
Caló  
Mexican Spanish  
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain  
Mexico  
How Many People Speak
440,000.00  
99+
105,000,000.00  
6
Dialect 2
Valencian  
Cuban Spanish  
Where They Speak
Spain  
Cuba  
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
99+
11,000,000.00  
35
Dialect 3
Ribagorçan  
Puerto Rican Spanish  
Where They Speak
Spain  
Puerto Rico  
How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
40
3,900,000.00  
99+
Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
21  
19
How Many People Speak
How Many People Speak?
9.20 million  
99+
489.00 million  
3
Speaking Population
0.12 %  
99+
6.15 %  
3
Native Speakers
4.10 million  
99+
410.00 million  
2
Second Language Speakers
5.10 million  
99+
89.50 million  
9
Native Name
català  
Español  
Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian  
Castellano, Castilian, Español  
French Name
catalan; valencien  
espagnol; castillan  
German Name
Katalanisch  
Spanisch  
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)  
[espaˈɲol], [kasteˈʎano]  
Ethnicity
Catalan people  
Spanish people  
History
Origin
c. 1028  
210 BC  
Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  
Subgroup
Romance  
Romance  
Branch
-  
-  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Catalan  
Old Spanish and Spanish  
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  
Pluricentric Standard Spanish  
Language Position
32  
30
2  
2
Signed Forms
Signed Catalan  
Signed Spanish  
Scope
Individual  
Individual  
Code
ISO 639 1
ca  
es  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
cat  
spa  
ISO 639 2/B
cat  
spa  
ISO 639 3
cat  
spa  
ISO 639 6
cat  
spa  
Glottocode
stan1289  
stan1288  
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e  
51-AAA-b  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living  
Living  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Subject-Object-Verb  
Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional, Synthetic  
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All Catalan and Spanish 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 Spanish dialects. Various dialects of Catalan and Spanish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Catalan are spoken in different Catalan Speaking Countries whereas Spanish Dialects are spoken in different Spanish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Catalan vs Spanish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Catalan dialects include: Caló, Valencian. Spanish dialects include: Mexican Spanish , Cuban Spanish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Catalan and Spanish Speaking population

Catalan and Spanish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Spanish languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Spanish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan language is 0.12 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Spanish language is 6.15 %. 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 Spanish on Catalan vs Spanish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Catalan and Spanish Language Codes

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

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