Countries
Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
Burkina Faso
Total No. Of Countries
61
0
46
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National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
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
Not Available
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.
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Dagbani Language
Derived From
Latin
Not Available
Alphabets
Alphabets in
Alphabets
2726
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
58
0
32
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How Many Consonants
2316
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
53
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks30 weeks
3
88
👆🏻
Greetings
Hello
Hola
Kia ora
Thank You
Gràcies
Laafi bala
How Are You?
Com estàs?
Laafi beme ?
Good Night
Bona nit
Ne y yungo
Good Evening
Bona nit
ne y zabre
Good Afternoon
Bona tarda
Kia ora
Good Morning
Bon dia
Ne y yibeogo
Please
Sisplau
gafare
Sorry
Perdó!
gafare
Bye
Adéu
Wend na kon-d nindaare
I Love You
T'estimo
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
Y gafare
Dialects
Dialect 1
Caló
Ouapadoupou
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
Burkina Faso
How Many People Speak
440,000.00NA
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Valencian
Saremde
Where They Speak
Spain
Burkina Faso
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00NA
700
80000000
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Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
Taolende
Where They Speak
Spain
Burkina Faso
How Many People Speak
NANA
1400
96000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
88
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak
How Many People Speak?
9.20 million7.60 million
0.13
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
NA0.11 %
0.11
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
4.10 million7.60 million
0.13
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
5.10 millionNA
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
català
Mosse
Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
Not Available
French Name
catalan; valencien
moré
German Name
Katalanisch
Mossi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
Not Available
Ethnicity
Catalan people
Mossi
History
Origin
c. 1028
Not available
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Romance
Western Sudanic
Branch
Not Available
Gur (Voltaic)
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Catalan
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Mossi
Language Position
NANA
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
Code
ISO 639 1
ca
No data Available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
cat
mos
ISO 639 2/B
cat
mos
ISO 639 3
cat
mos
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
stan1289
moss1236
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