Countries
Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Total No. Of Countries
633
0
46
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National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America
Second Language
Spain
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
South Africa
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.
- Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
- English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and German Languages
Derived From
Latin
Latin
Alphabets
Alphabets in
Alphabets
2726
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
55
0
32
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How Many Consonants
2321
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
57
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks6 weeks
3
88
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Greetings
Hello
Hola
Hello
Thank You
Gràcies
Thank you
How Are You?
Com estàs?
How are you?
Good Night
Bona nit
Good Night
Good Evening
Bona nit
Good Evening
Good Afternoon
Bona tarda
Good Afternoon
Good Morning
Bon dia
Good Morning
Please
Sisplau
Please
Sorry
Perdó!
Sorry
Bye
Adéu
Bye
I Love You
T'estimo
I love you
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
Excuse Me
Dialects
Dialect 1
Caló
American English
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
United States of America
How Many People Speak
440,000.00225,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Valencian
Hiberno-English
Where They Speak
Spain
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.004,500,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
Welsh English
Where They Speak
Spain
United Kingdom
How Many People Speak
4,000,000.002,500,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
8188
0
188
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How Many People Speak
How Many People Speak?
9.20 million1,200.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.12 %5.43 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
4.10 million400.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
5.10 million400.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
català
English
Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
English
French Name
catalan; valencien
anglais
German Name
Katalanisch
Englisch
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
Ethnicity
Catalan people
English people
History
Origin
c. 1028
5th Century AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Romance
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Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Catalan
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Standard English
Language Position
323
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
Signed English
Scope
Individual
Individual
Code
ISO 639 1
ca
en
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
cat
eng
ISO 639 2/B
cat
eng
ISO 639 3
cat
eng
ISO 639 6
cat
engs
Glottocode
stan1289
stan1293
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e
52-ABA
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic