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Countries

Countries

Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community

Total No. Of Countries

336
0 46
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National Language

Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain

Second Language

India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
Spain

Speaking Continents

Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Europe

Minority Language

South Africa
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain

Regulated By

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Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee

Interesting Facts

  • Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
  • English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
  • 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

Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and German Languages
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language

Derived From

Latin
Latin

Alphabets

Alphabets in

Alphabets

2627
18 247
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Phonology

How Many Vowels

55
0 32
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How Many Consonants

2123
9 60
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Scripts

Latin
Latin

Writing Direction

Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal

Hard to Learn

Language Levels

75
2 12
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Time Taken to Learn

6 weeks24 weeks
3 88
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Greetings

Hello

Hello
Hola

Thank You

Thank you
Gràcies

How Are You?

How are you?
Com estàs?

Good Night

Good Night
Bona nit

Good Evening

Good Evening
Bona nit

Good Afternoon

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda

Good Morning

Good Morning
Bon dia

Please

Please
Sisplau

Sorry

Sorry
Perdó!

Bye

Bye
Adéu

I Love You

I love you
T'estimo

Excuse Me

Excuse Me
Dispensi!

Dialects

Dialect 1

American English
Caló

Where They Speak

United States of America
France, Portugal, Spain

How Many People Speak

225,000,000.00440,000.00
1.5 960000000
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Dialect 2

Hiberno-English
Valencian

Where They Speak

Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
Spain

How Many People Speak

4,500,000.002,400,000.00
700 274000000
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Dialect 3

Welsh English
Ribagorçan

Where They Speak

United Kingdom
Spain

How Many People Speak

2,500,000.004,000,000.00
2 230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects

1888
0 188
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How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

1,200.00 million9.20 million
0 1200
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Speaking Population

5.43 %0.12 %
0 89
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Native Speakers

400.00 million4.10 million
0 873
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Second Language Speakers

400.00 million5.10 million
0.01 400
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Native Name

English
català

Alternative Names

English
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian

French Name

anglais
catalan; valencien

German Name

Englisch
Katalanisch

Pronunciation

/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)

Ethnicity

English people
Catalan people

History

Origin

5th Century AD
c. 1028

Language Family

Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family

Subgroup

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Romance

Branch

-
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Language Forms

Early Forms

Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
Old Catalan

Standard Forms

Standard English
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian

Language Position

332
1 120
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Signed Forms

Signed English
Signed Catalan

Scope

Individual
Individual

Code

ISO 639 1

en
ca

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T

eng
cat

ISO 639 2/B

eng
cat

ISO 639 3

eng
cat

ISO 639 6

engs
cat

Glottocode

stan1293
stan1289

Linguasphere

52-ABA
51-AAA-e

Types of Language

Language Type

Living
Living

Language Linguistic Typology

Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object

Language Morphological Typology

Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic
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English and Catalan Alphabets

English and Catalan Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in English and Catalan. In English Alphabets there are 26 letters while in Catalan Alphabets there are 27 letters. To learn English and Catalan languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of English and Catalan languages. The English phonology consist English vowels and English consonants. After alphabets, words are to be learned and after words, phrases in that language. Take a look at English greetings vs Catalan greetings, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether English and Catalan are Most Spoken Languages.

All English 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 English and Catalan dialects. Various dialects of English and Catalan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of English are spoken in different English Speaking Countries whereas Catalan Dialects are spoken in different Catalan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking English vs Catalan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the English dialects include: American English, Hiberno-English. Catalan dialects include: Caló , Valencian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

English and Catalan Speaking population

English and Catalan speaking population is one of the factors based on which English and Catalan languages can be compared. The total count of English and Catalan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking English language is 5.43 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Catalan language is 0.12 %. 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 English and Catalan on English vs Catalan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

English and Catalan Language Codes

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