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Catalan vs Telugu


Telugu vs Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community   
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
4   
11

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain   
Andra Pradesh, India   

Second Language
Spain   
Karnataka   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Asia   

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu   

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee   
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh   

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.
  
  • Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
  • Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
  

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

Derived From
Latin   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27   
9
60   
35

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
19   
16

How Many Consonants
23   
13
41   
30

Scripts
Latin   
Telugu Script   

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   
హలో (Halō)   

Thank You
Gràcies   
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)   

How Are You?
Com estàs?   
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)   

Good Night
Bona nit   
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)   

Good Evening
Bona nit   
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)   

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda   
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)   

Good Morning
Bon dia   
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)   

Please
Sisplau   
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)   

Sorry
Perdó!   
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)   

Bye
Adéu   
బై (Bai)   

I Love You
T'estimo   
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)   

Excuse Me
Dispensi!   
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló   
Waddar   

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain   
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra   

How Many People Speak
440,000.00   
35
170,000.00   
39

Dialect 2
Valencian   
Chenchu   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa   

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00   
19
26,000.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan   
Manna-Dora   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
30,000.00   
32

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
38   
28

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.20 million   
99+
80.00 million   
20

Speaking Population
Not Available   
1.15 %   
15

Native Speakers
4.10 million   
99+
75.00 million   
14

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million   
28
5.00 million   
29

Native Name
català   
తెలుగు (telugu)   

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian   
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan   

French Name
catalan; valencien   
télougou   

German Name
Katalanisch   
Telugu-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Catalan people   
Telugu people   

History

Origin
c. 1028   
c. 575   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan   
Early Telugu epigraphy   

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   
Telugu   

Language Position
Not Available   
15   
14

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ca   
te   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat   
tel   

ISO 639 2/B
cat   
tel   

ISO 639 3
cat   
tel   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
stan1289   
telu1262   

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 Telugu Language History

Comparison of Catalan vs Telugu language history gives us differences between origin of Catalan and Telugu language. History of Catalan language states that this language originated in c. 1028 whereas history of Telugu language states that this language originated in c. 575. 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 Telugu Language History.

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

Catalan vs Telugu Difficulty

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

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