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1 Countries
2.2 Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
2.4 Total No. Of Countries
Spanish
6
Rank: 9 (Overall)
Bhojpuri
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2.5 National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
2.6 Second Language
Spain
2.7 Speaking Continents
Europe
2.8 Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
2.9 Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
2.10 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.
2.11 Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
2.12 Derived From
Latin
3 Alphabets
3.1 Alphabets in
3.2 Alphabets
Tamil
27
Rank: 9 (Overall)
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4.3 Phonology
4.3.1 How Many Vowels
Thai
5
Rank: 2 (Overall)
Hebrew
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4.4.2 How Many Consonants
Hmong
23
Rank: 13 (Overall)
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4.5 Scripts
Latin
4.6 Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
4.7 Hard to Learn
4.7.1 Language Levels
Armenian
5
Rank: 4 (Overall)
Bengali
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4.10.2 Time Taken to Learn
Chinese
24 weeks
Rank: 6 (Overall)
Cebuano
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5 Greetings
5.1 Hello
Hola
5.2 Thank You
Gràcies
5.3 How Are You?
Com estàs?
5.4 Good Night
Bona nit
5.5 Good Evening
Bona nit
5.6 Good Afternoon
Bona tarda
5.7 Good Morning
Bon dia
5.8 Please
Sisplau
5.9 Sorry
Perdó!
5.10 Bye
Adéu
5.11 I Love You
T'estimo
5.12 Excuse Me
Dispensi!
6 Dialects
6.1 Dialect 1
Caló
6.1.1 Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
6.1.2 How Many People Speak
Chinese
440,000.00
Rank: 35 (Overall)
Macedonian
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8.2 Dialect 2
Valencian
8.2.1 Where They Speak
Spain
8.2.2 How Many People Speak
Chinese
2,400,000.00
Rank: 19 (Overall)
Dzongkha
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8.4 Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
8.4.1 Where They Speak
Spain
8.4.2 How Many People Speak
Swedish
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Romanian
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8.6 Total No. Of Dialects
English
8
Rank: 8 (Overall)
Sanskrit
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9 How Many People Speak
9.1 How Many People Speak?
English
9.20 million
Rank: 55 (Overall)
Abkhaz
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9.2 Speaking Population
Croatian
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Xhosa
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10.2 Native Speakers
Chinese
4.10 million
Rank: 70 (Overall)
Abkhaz
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10.3.1 Second Language Speakers
English
5.10 million
Rank: 28 (Overall)
Finnish
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10.4.1 Native Name
català
10.4.2 Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
10.4.3 French Name
catalan; valencien
10.4.4 German Name
Katalanisch
10.5 Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
10.6 Ethnicity
Catalan people
11 History
11.1 Origin
c. 1028
11.2 Language Family
Indo-European Family
11.2.1 Subgroup
Romance
11.2.2 Branch
Not Available
11.3 Language Forms
11.3.1 Early Forms
Old Catalan
11.3.2 Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
11.3.3 Language Position
Georgian
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Rank: N/A (Overall)
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11.3.5 Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
11.4 Scope
Individual
12 Code
12.1 ISO 639 1
ca
12.2 ISO 639 2
12.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
cat
12.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
cat
12.3 ISO 639 3
cat
12.4 ISO 639 6
Not Available
12.5 Glottocode
stan1289
12.6 Linguasphere
51-AAA-e
12.7 Types of Language
12.7.1 Language Type
Living
12.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
12.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
Not Available

Origin of Catalan language

In order to communicate with each other, the origin of language was the essential part. Various languages are spoken all over the world. Catalan language is one of the Most Difficult Languages. The origin of Catalan language states that it was put to use in c. 1028. The history of Catalan language reveals that the language is old and used since many years. Check out in brief about Catalan Language History.The evolution of Catalan language began with early forms such as Old Catalan. Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian is the standard form of Catalan language and it is used in government centers. Know all About Catalan Language.

Catalan population

Catalan population gives us the total count of number of people speaking Catalan language. Catalan language is spoken by 9.20 million people in the world. Most of the Catalan population lies in the Catalan Speaking Countries. Catalan language is spoken as first language by 4.10 million people and as second language by about 5.10 million people. Get to know Catalan speaking population in detail.

Catalan writing system

There are numerous writing systems but most widely used scripts are Latin, Cyrillic and Arabic. Catalan writing system decides the alphabets, vowels and consonants i.e. the written form of Catalan language. Some languages share common writing systems. Latin script is used by Catalan language. Learn more about . 

Information about Catalan language

Check out all the information about Catalan language here. You may find it interesting to learn Catalan Alphabets or the vowels and consonants of this language. Also knowing about Catalan Speaking Countries, Catalan speaking continents and Catalan Dialects will help in improving your knowledge about this language. Also while travelling to Catalan countries knowing common Catalan Greetings will help you in communicating with Catalan people.