Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
European Union, Ireland
Total No. Of Countries
62
0
46
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National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Ireland
Second Language
Spain
Ireland
Speaking Continents
Europe
Europe
Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
United Kingdom
Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
Foras na Gaeilge
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.
- In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
- There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages
Derived From
Latin
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
2718
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
55
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
2313
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
55
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks36 weeks
3
88
👆🏻
Hello
Hola
Dia dhuit
Thank You
Gràcies
Go raibh maith agat
How Are You?
Com estàs?
Conas atá tú ?
Good Night
Bona nit
Oíche mhaith
Good Evening
Bona nit
Tráthnóna maith duit
Good Afternoon
Bona tarda
Tráthnóna maith duit
Good Morning
Bon dia
Dia dhuit ar maidin
Please
Sisplau
le do thoil
Sorry
Perdó!
Tá brón orm
Bye
Adéu
Slán
I Love You
T'estimo
Is breá liom thú
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
Gabh mo leithscéal
Dialect 1
Caló
Connacht Irish
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
Connacht
How Many People Speak
440,000.00100,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Valencian
Munster Irish
Where They Speak
Spain
Munster
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00150,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
Ulster Irish
Where They Speak
Spain
Ulster
How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00140,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
84
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
9.20 million1.79 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.12 %0.03 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
4.10 million0.14 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
5.10 million1.65 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
català
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
French Name
catalan; valencien
irlandais moyen
German Name
Katalanisch
Mittelirisch
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
Ethnicity
Catalan people
Irish people
Origin
c. 1028
c. 750
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Romance
Celtic
Branch
-
Goidelic
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Catalan
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Language Position
3225
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
Irish Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ca
ga
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
cat
gle
ISO 639 2/B
cat
gle
ISO 639 3
cat
gle
ISO 639 6
cat
gle
Glottocode
stan1289
iris1253
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e
50-AAA
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
-
Fusional