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Catalan and Swahili


Swahili and Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
4  
11

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania  

Second Language
Spain  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Africa  

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee  
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)  

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.
  
  • Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
  • The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
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Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language  
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages  

Derived From
Latin  
Arabic Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
24  
6

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
23  
13
21  
11

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
36 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
Hola  
Habari  

Thank You
Gràcies  
Asante  

How Are You?
Com estàs?  
Habari gani?  

Good Night
Bona nit  
Usiku mwema  

Good Evening
Bona nit  
Habari za jioni  

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda  
nzuri Alasiri  

Good Morning
Bon dia  
Habari za asubuhi  

Please
Sisplau  
tafadhali  

Sorry
Perdó!  
pole  

Bye
Adéu  
bye  

I Love You
T'estimo  
nakupenda  

Excuse Me
Dispensi!  
Samahani  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló  
Kiunguja  

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain  
Zanzibar island  

How Many People Speak
440,000.00  
99+
75,000,000.00  
12

Dialect 2
Valencian  
Kimrima  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Dar es Salaam  

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
99+
75,000,000.00  
10

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan  
Kimgao  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Kilwa  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
40
75,000,000.00  
9

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
12  
12

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.20 million  
99+
150.00 million  
13

Speaking Population
0.12 %  
99+
0.42 %  
34

Native Speakers
4.10 million  
99+
15.00 million  
40

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million  
99+
75.00 million  
14

Native Name
català  
Kiswahili  

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian  
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili  

French Name
catalan; valencien  
swahili  

German Name
Katalanisch  
Swahili  

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

Ethnicity
Catalan people  
Swahili people or Waswahili  

History

Origin
c. 1028  
6th century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
Benue-Congo  

Branch
-  
Bantu  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  
Swahili  

Language Position
32  
30
21  
19

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan  
Swahili Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual, Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
ca  
sw  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat  
swa  

ISO 639 2/B
cat  
swa  

ISO 639 3
cat  
swa  

ISO 639 6
cat  
swa  

Glottocode
stan1289  
swah1254  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e  
99-AUS-m  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Catalan and Swahili Speaking population

Catalan and Swahili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Swahili languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Swahili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan language is 0.12 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Swahili language is 0.42 %. 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 Swahili on Catalan vs Swahili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Catalan and Swahili Language Codes

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

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