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Dutch and Catalan


Catalan and Dutch


Countries

Countries
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname   
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
6   
9

National Language
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname   
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain   

Second Language
South Africa   
Spain   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe, North America, South America   
Europe   

Minority Language
France, Germany, Indonesia   
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain   

Regulated By
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)   
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
  • There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
German and English Languages   
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26   
8
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
5   
2

How Many Consonants
21   
11
23   
13

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Hallo   
Hola   

Thank You
dankjewel   
Gràcies   

How Are You?
hoe gaat het met je?   
Com estàs?   

Good Night
goede Nacht   
Bona nit   

Good Evening
goedenavond   
Bona nit   

Good Afternoon
goedemiddag   
Bona tarda   

Good Morning
goedemorgen   
Bon dia   

Please
alsjeblieft   
Sisplau   

Sorry
sorry   
Perdó!   

Bye
vaarwel   
Adéu   

I Love You
Ik hou van jou   
T'estimo   

Excuse Me
pardon   
Dispensi!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gronings   
Caló   

Where They Speak
Netherlands   
France, Portugal, Spain   

How Many People Speak
590,000.00   
32
440,000.00   
35

Dialect 2
Low Saxon   
Valencian   

Where They Speak
Denmark, Germany, Netherlands   
Spain   

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00   
16
2,400,000.00   
19

Dialect 3
Limburgian   
Ribagorçan   

Where They Speak
Belgium, Netherlands   
Spain   

How Many People Speak
1,300,000.00   
18
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
7   
7
8   
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
28.00 million   
38
9.20 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.32 %   
38
Not Available   

Native Speakers
22.00 million   
35
4.10 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
6.00 million   
25
5.10 million   
28

Native Name
Nederlands   
català   

Alternative Names
Hollands, Nederlands   
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian   

French Name
néerlandais; flamand   
catalan; valencien   

German Name
Niederländisch   
Katalanisch   

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

Ethnicity
Dutch people   
Catalan people   

History

Origin
AD 450-500   
c. 1028   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Germanic   
Romance   

Branch
Western   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Dutch, Middle Dutch and Dutch   
Old Catalan   

Standard Forms
Standard Dutch   
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   

Language Position
48   
35
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Signed Dutch (Nederlands met Gebaren)   
Signed Catalan   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
nl   
ca   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
nld   
cat   

ISO 639 2/B
dut   
cat   

ISO 639 3
nld   
cat   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mode1257   
stan1289   

Linguasphere
52-ACB-a   
51-AAA-e   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Historical   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic   
Not Available   

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All Dutch and Catalan Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Dutch and Catalan dialects. Various dialects of Dutch and Catalan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Dutch are spoken in different Dutch Speaking Countries whereas Catalan Dialects are spoken in different Catalan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Dutch vs Catalan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Dutch dialects include: Gronings, Low Saxon. Catalan dialects include: Caló , Valencian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Dutch and Catalan Speaking population

Dutch and Catalan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Dutch and Catalan languages can be compared. The total count of Dutch and Catalan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Dutch language is 0.32 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Catalan language is Not Available. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Dutch and Catalan on Dutch vs Catalan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Dutch and Catalan Language Codes

Dutch and Catalan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Dutch and Catalan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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