Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
Hong Kong, Macau
Total No. Of Countries
62
0
46
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National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
China, Guangdong
Second Language
Spain
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Hawaii
Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
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.
- Cantonese have lot of slangs, many of them include words that do not make sense at all and some also have English in them.
- Even though Cantonese and Mandarin are dialects of Chinese, Cantonese has 8 tones instead of Mandarin's 4.
Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Chinese Language
Derived From
Latin
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How Many People Speak?
9.20 million60.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.12 %16.00 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
4.10 million52.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
5.10 million71.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
català
Kwang Tung Wa
Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
Guangfu, Metropolitan Cantonese
French Name
catalan; valencien
cantonais
German Name
Katalanisch
Kantonesisch
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
[kʰɐn˧˥tʰœːn˧˥sɨ˧˥]
Ethnicity
Catalan people
Han Chinese