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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  
-  

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  
17

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  
99+
28,000,000.00  
24

Dialect 2
Valencian  
Bisalog  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
99+
28,000,000.00  
22

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan  
Filipino  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
40
90,000.00  
99+

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
0.12 %  
99+
0.42 %  
34

Native Speakers
4.10 million  
99+
28.00 million  
29

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million  
99+
45.00 million  
19

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
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  
Filipino  

Language Position
32  
30
58  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan  
Signed Tagalog  

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
cat  
tgl  

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
-  
-  

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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 0.12 % 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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