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Catalan and Tagalog


Tagalog and Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community   
Philippines   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
1   
14

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain   
Philippines   

Second Language
Spain   
Filipinos   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Asia, Australia   

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain   
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom   

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee   
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee   

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.
  
  • In 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
  • The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
  

Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language   
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages   

Derived From
Latin   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27   
9
25   
7

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
23   
13
18   
8

Scripts
Latin   
Baybayin   

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   
11

Greetings

Hello
Hola   
Kamusta   

Thank You
Gràcies   
Salamat po   

How Are You?
Com estàs?   
Kamusta ka na?   

Good Night
Bona nit   
Magandang gabi   

Good Evening
Bona nit   
Magandang gabi po   

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda   
Magandang hapon po   

Good Morning
Bon dia   
Magandang umaga po   

Please
Sisplau   
pakiusap   

Sorry
Perdó!   
pinagsisisihan   

Bye
Adéu   
Paálam   

I Love You
T'estimo   
Iniibig kita   

Excuse Me
Dispensi!   
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló   
Batangas Tagalog   

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain   
Batangas, Gabon   

How Many People Speak
440,000.00   
35
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Valencian   
Bisalog   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00   
19
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan   
Filipino   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
90,000.00   
30

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.20 million   
99+
73.00 million   
24

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.42 %   
32

Native Speakers
4.10 million   
99+
28.00 million   
29

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million   
28
45.00 million   
13

Native Name
català   
Tagalog   

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian   
Filipino, Pilipino   

French Name
catalan; valencien   
tagalog   

German Name
Katalanisch   
Tagalog   

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

Ethnicity
Catalan people   
Tagalog people   

History

Origin
c. 1028   
1593   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Indonesian   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan   
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog   

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   
Filipino   

Language Position
Not Available   
58   
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ca   
t1   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat   
tgl   

ISO 639 2/B
cat   
tgl   

ISO 639 3
cat   
tg1   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
stan1289   
taga1269   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e   
31-CKA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Catalan and Tagalog Speaking population

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

Catalan and Tagalog Language Codes

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

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