Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
Philippines
National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Philippines
Second Language
Spain
Philippines
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia
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
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
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.
- About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
- Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Hiligaynon Language
Derived From
Latin
Island of Cebu
Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
Cebuano-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
Gràcies
Salamat
How Are You?
Com estàs?
Kumusta man ka?
Good Night
Bona nit
Maayong Gabii
Good Evening
Bona nit
Maayong Gabii
Good Afternoon
Bona tarda
Maayong Hapon
Good Morning
Bon dia
Maayong Buntag
I Love You
T'estimo
Gihigugma ko ikaw
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
Ekskyus mi
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
Bohol
Dialect 2
Valencian
Southern Kana
Where They Speak
Spain
southern Leyte
Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
North Kana
Where They Speak
Spain
northern part of Leyte
Native Name
català
Visayan
Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
French Name
catalan; valencien
cebuano
German Name
Katalanisch
Cebuano
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
[sɛbuˈɑno]
Ethnicity
Catalan people
Cebuano people
Origin
c. 1028
16th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austronesian Family
Early Forms
Old Catalan
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Standard Cebuano
Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
Cebuano Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ca
No data Available
Glottocode
stan1289
cebu1242
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Catalan and Cebuano Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Catalan and Cebuano greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Catalan and Cebuano language. Catalan word for "Hello" is Hola or Cebuano word for "Thank You" is Salamat. Find more of such common Catalan Greetings and Cebuano Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Catalan vs Cebuano Difficulty
The Catalan vs Cebuano difficulty level basically depends on the number of Catalan Alphabets and Cebuano Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Catalan and Cebuano are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Catalan and Cebuano, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Catalan is 24 weeks while to learn Cebuano time required is 3 weeks.