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Catalan vs Indonesian


Indonesian vs Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community   
Indonesia   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
1   
14

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain   
Indonesia   

Second Language
Spain   
East Timor, Indonesia   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Asia   

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain   
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands   

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee   
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa   

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 modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
  • In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
  

Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language   
Malay language   

Derived From
Latin   
Malay and Dutch Languages   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200   
Indonesian-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
27   
9
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
6   
3

How Many Consonants
23   
13
19   
9

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
7   
6

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
36 weeks   
10

Greetings

Hello
Hola   
Halo   

Thank You
Gràcies   
Terima kasih   

How Are You?
Com estàs?   
Apa kabar?   

Good Night
Bona nit   
Selamat Malam   

Good Evening
Bona nit   
Malam yang baik   

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda   
Selamat Sore   

Good Morning
Bon dia   
Selamat Pagi   

Please
Sisplau   
mohon Untuk   

Sorry
Perdó!   
maaf   

Bye
Adéu   
Selamat tinggal   

I Love You
T'estimo   
Aku cinta kamu   

Excuse Me
Dispensi!   
Permisi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló   
Sundanese   

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain   
Indonesia   

How Many People Speak
440,000.00   
35
38,000,000.00   
8

Dialect 2
Valencian   
Balinese   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Bali, Indonesia, Lombok and Java, Nusa Penida   

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00   
19
3,300,000.00   
17

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan   
Minangkabau   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Indonesia, Malaysia   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
6,000,000.00   
7

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
46   
30

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.20 million   
99+
163.00 million   
11

Speaking Population
Not Available   
1.16 %   
14

Native Speakers
4.10 million   
99+
23.00 million   
34

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million   
28
140.00 million   
4

Native Name
català   
Bahasa Melayu   

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian   
Bahasa Indonesia   

French Name
catalan; valencien   
indonésien   

German Name
Katalanisch   
Bahasa Indonesia   

Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Catalan people   
Indonesians   

History

Origin
c. 1028   
7th Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Indonesian   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan   
Old Malay   

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   
Indonesian   

Language Position
Not Available   
56   
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan   
Sistem Isyarat Bahasa Indonesia (SIBI, "Signed Indonesian")   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ca   
id   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat   
ind   

ISO 639 2/B
cat   
ind   

ISO 639 3
cat   
ind   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
stan1289   
indo1316   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Agglutinative   

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Catalan and Indonesian Language History

Comparison of Catalan vs Indonesian language history gives us differences between origin of Catalan and Indonesian language. History of Catalan language states that this language originated in c. 1028 whereas history of Indonesian language states that this language originated in 7th Century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Catalan and Indonesian Language History.

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Catalan and Indonesian 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 Indonesian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Catalan and Indonesian language. Catalan word for "Hello" is Hola or Indonesian word for "Thank You" is Terima kasih. Find more of such common Catalan Greetings and Indonesian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Catalan vs Indonesian Difficulty

The Catalan vs Indonesian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Catalan Alphabets and Indonesian 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 Indonesian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Catalan and Indonesian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Catalan is 24 weeks while to learn Indonesian time required is 36 weeks.

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