Countries
Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
Total No. Of Countries
61
0
46
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National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Ethiopia
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
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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.
- Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
- Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Tigrinya and Oromo Languages
Derived From
Latin
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Alphabets
Alphabets in
Alphabets
2733
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
57
0
32
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How Many Consonants
2331
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Ethiopic
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
53
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Greetings
Hello
Hola
Selam
Thank You
Gràcies
amesege'nallo'
How Are You?
Com estàs?
Dehina newot?
Good Night
Bona nit
Dehna dur
Good Evening
Bona nit
melkam meshe't
Good Afternoon
Bona tarda
i'ndemin walu
Good Morning
Bon dia
i'ndemin adäru
Please
Sisplau
i'bakwon
Sorry
Perdó!
aznallehu
Bye
Adéu
tschao
I Love You
T'estimo
afekirishalehu
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
yiqirta
Dialects
Dialect 1
Caló
Gondar
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
Gondar
How Many People Speak
440,000.0022,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Valencian
Gojjami
Where They Speak
Spain
Ethiopia
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.0022,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
Showa
Where They Speak
Spain
Ethiopia
How Many People Speak
4,000,000.0022,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
85
0
188
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How Many People Speak
How Many People Speak?
9.20 million18.70 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.12 %0.37 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
4.10 million25.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
5.10 million10.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
català
አማርኛ
Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
French Name
catalan; valencien
amharique
German Name
Katalanisch
Amharisch
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
[amarɨɲɲa]
Ethnicity
Catalan people
Amharas
History
Origin
c. 1028
13th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Romance
Semitic
Branch
-
Ethiopic
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Catalan
Ge'ez
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Amharic
Language Position
3255
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
Signed Amharic
Scope
Individual
Individual
Code
ISO 639 1
ca
am
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
cat
amh
ISO 639 2/B
cat
amh
ISO 639 3
cat
amh
ISO 639 6
cat
amh
Glottocode
stan1289
amha1245
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e
12-ACB-a
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional