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Catalan vs Konkani


Konkani vs Catalan


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
1   
14

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain   
India   

Second Language
Spain   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Asia   

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee   
Govenment of Goa   

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.
  
  • Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
  • Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
  

Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language   
Marathi   

Derived From
Latin   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27   
9
52   
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
16   
13

How Many Consonants
23   
13
36   
26

Scripts
Latin   
Devanagari   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
4 weeks   
2

Greetings

Hello
Hola   
Namaskar   

Thank You
Gràcies   
Dev Borem Korum   

How Are You?
Com estàs?   
kaso assa?   

Good Night
Bona nit   
Rati Boren Zavonn   

Good Evening
Bona nit   
Sanj Borem Zavonn   

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda   
Not Available   

Good Morning
Bon dia   
Dis Borem Zavonn   

Please
Sisplau   
Chike   

Sorry
Perdó!   
Maf kor   

Bye
Adéu   
Adeus   

I Love You
T'estimo   
hav tujo mog korta.   

Excuse Me
Dispensi!   
upkar korxi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló   
Antruz   

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain   
Goa   

How Many People Speak
440,000.00   
35
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Valencian   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Not Available   

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00   
19
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
1   
1

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.20 million   
99+
7.40 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.11 %   
99+

Native Speakers
4.10 million   
99+
7.40 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million   
28
Not Available   

Native Name
català   
Kōṅkaṇī   

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian   
Konkan standard, Bankoti, Kunabi, North Konkan, Central Konkan, Concorinum, Cugani, Konkanese   

French Name
catalan; valencien   
konkani   

German Name
Katalanisch   
Konkani   

Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)   
kõkɳi   

Ethnicity
Catalan people   
Konkanis   

History

Origin
c. 1028   
1209 A.D.   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   
Kokani   

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual, Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
ca   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat   
kok   

ISO 639 2/B
cat   
kok   

ISO 639 3
cat   
kok   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
stan1289   
goan1235   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Catalan and Konkani Language History

Comparison of Catalan vs Konkani language history gives us differences between origin of Catalan and Konkani language. History of Catalan language states that this language originated in c. 1028 whereas history of Konkani language states that this language originated in 1209 A.D.. 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 Konkani Language History.

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

Catalan vs Konkani Difficulty

The Catalan vs Konkani difficulty level basically depends on the number of Catalan Alphabets and Konkani 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 Konkani are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Catalan and Konkani, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Catalan is 24 weeks while to learn Konkani time required is 4 weeks.

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