Countries
Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
India, Karnataka, India
Total No. Of Countries
61
0
46
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National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Karnataka, India
Second Language
Spain
Goa
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
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.
- Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
- Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Telugu
Derived From
Latin
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets
Alphabets in
Alphabets
2749
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
514
0
32
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How Many Consonants
2335
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Kannada Script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
55
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Greetings
Hello
Hola
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
Thank You
Gràcies
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
How Are You?
Com estàs?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
Good Night
Bona nit
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
Bona nit
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
Good Afternoon
Bona tarda
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
Good Morning
Bon dia
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
Please
Sisplau
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
Sorry
Perdó!
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
Bye
Adéu
ಬೈ (Bai)
I Love You
T'estimo
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
Dialects
Dialect 1
Caló
Badaga
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
How Many People Speak
440,000.00540,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Valencian
Urali
Where They Speak
Spain
kerala
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.006,440.00
700
80000000
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Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
Kurumba
Where They Speak
Spain
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
NA220,000.00
1400
96000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
820
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak
How Many People Speak?
9.20 million49.00 million
0.13
1200
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Speaking Population
NA0.58 %
0.11
89
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Native Speakers
4.10 million38.00 million
0.13
873
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Second Language Speakers
5.10 million11.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
català
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
French Name
catalan; valencien
kannada
German Name
Katalanisch
Kannada
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
Ethnicity
Catalan people
Kannadiga
History
Origin
c. 1028
c. 450
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Romance
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Catalan
Old Kannada, Kannada
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Modern Kannada
Language Position
NA31
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
Code
ISO 639 1
ca
kn
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
cat
kan
ISO 639 2/B
cat
kan
ISO 639 3
cat
kan
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
stan1289
nucl1305
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available