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Catalan vs Oriya


Oriya 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   
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.
  
  • The earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
  • Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.
  

Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language   
Bengali and Assamese   

Derived From
Latin   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27   
9
42   
22

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
11   
8

How Many Consonants
23   
13
31   
21

Scripts
Latin   
Bengali, Odia alphabet (Brahmic)   

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
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Hola   
ନମସ୍କାର (namascara)   

Thank You
Gràcies   
ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ୍ (dhanyabaad)   

How Are You?
Com estàs?   
କେମିତି ଅତ୍ଚନ୍ଥି? (kemiti achanti?)   

Good Night
Bona nit   
ସୁଭରାତ୍ର (shubharaatra)   

Good Evening
Bona nit   
ସୁଭସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା (subha sandhya)   

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda   
ସୁଭ ଖରା ବେଳ (shubha kharaa bela)   

Good Morning
Bon dia   
ସୁପ୍ରଭାତ (suprabhaata)   

Please
Sisplau   
Not Available   

Sorry
Perdó!   
ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ (mū duḥkhita)   

Bye
Adéu   
ସୁବିଦାୟ (shubidaaya)   

I Love You
T'estimo   
ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ଭଲ ପାଏ (mu tumoku bhala paye)   

Excuse Me
Dispensi!   
କ୍ଷମା କରିବେ (kyamā karibe)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló   
Baleswari   

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain   
India   

How Many People Speak
440,000.00   
35
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Valencian   
Ganjami   

Where They Speak
Spain   
India   

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

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan   
Kosli   

Where They Speak
Spain   
India   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
520,000.00   
21

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
8   
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.20 million   
99+
33.00 million   
34

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.50 %   
29

Native Speakers
4.10 million   
99+
33.00 million   
28

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million   
28
Not Available   

Native Name
català   
ଓଡ଼ିଆ (ōṛiyā)   

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian   
Odisha, Odri, Odrum, Oliya, Uriya, Utkali, Vadiya, Yudhia   

French Name
catalan; valencien   
oriya   

German Name
Katalanisch   
Oriya-Sprache   

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

Ethnicity
Catalan people   
Odias   

History

Origin
c. 1028   
3 BC   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   
Standard Odia   

Language Position
Not Available   
32   
26

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan   
Indian Signing System   

Scope
Individual   
Individual, Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
ca   
or   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat   
ori   

ISO 639 2/B
cat   
ori   

ISO 639 3
cat   
ori   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
stan1289   
macr1269   

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 Oriya Language History

Comparison of Catalan vs Oriya language history gives us differences between origin of Catalan and Oriya language. History of Catalan language states that this language originated in c. 1028 whereas history of Oriya language states that this language originated in 3 BC. 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 Oriya Language History.

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

Catalan vs Oriya Difficulty

The Catalan vs Oriya difficulty level basically depends on the number of Catalan Alphabets and Oriya 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 Oriya are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Catalan and Oriya, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Catalan is 24 weeks while to learn Oriya time required is 44 weeks.

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