Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
Israel
Total No. Of Countries
61
0
46
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National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Israel
Second Language
Spain
Israel
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa, Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Poland
Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
Academy of the Hebrew Language
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.
- The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
- The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Arabic and Aramaic languages
Derived From
Latin
Aramaic Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
2722
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
50
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
2322
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Hebrew
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
56
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks44 weeks
3
88
👆🏻
Hello
Hola
שלום (Shalom)
Thank You
Gràcies
תודה (Toda)
How Are You?
Com estàs?
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)
Good Night
Bona nit
לילה טוב (Laila tov)
Good Evening
Bona nit
ערב טוב (Erev tov)
Good Afternoon
Bona tarda
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)
Good Morning
Bon dia
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)
Please
Sisplau
בבקשה (bevekshah)
Sorry
Perdó!
סליחה! (Slicha)
Bye
Adéu
להתראות (Lehitraot)
I Love You
T'estimo
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
בבקשה!
Dialect 1
Caló
Ashkenazi Hebrew
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
Israel
How Many People Speak
440,000.009,200,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Valencian
Samaritan Hebrew
Where They Speak
Spain
Israel, Palestine
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.009,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
Yemenite Hebrew
Where They Speak
Spain
Israel
How Many People Speak
4,000,000.009,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
87
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
9.20 million9.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.12 %0.11 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
4.10 million4.40 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
5.10 million5.60 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
català
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)
Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
Israeli, Ivrit
French Name
catalan; valencien
hébreu
German Name
Katalanisch
Hebräisch
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]
Ethnicity
Catalan people
Hebrew-speaking people
Origin
c. 1028
1000 BC
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Romance
Semitic
Branch
-
Canaanitic
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Catalan
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Modern Hebrew
Language Position
3223
1
120
👆🏻
Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
Signed Hebrew
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ca
he
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
cat
heb
ISO 639 2/B
cat
heb
ISO 639 3
cat
heb
ISO 639 6
cat
heb
Glottocode
stan1289
hebr1246
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e
12-AAB-a
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
-
Fusional, Synthetic