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Catalan and English


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
33  
2
6  
9

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
English-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
26  
8
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
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
7  
6
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks  
3
24 weeks  
6

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
225,000,000.00  
4
440,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Hiberno-English  
Valencian  

Where They Speak
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom  
Spain  

How Many People Speak
4,500,000.00  
99+
2,400,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Welsh English  
Ribagorçan  

Where They Speak
United Kingdom  
Spain  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
99+
4,000,000.00  
40

Total No. Of Dialects
188  
34
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1,200.00 million  
1
9.20 million  
99+

Speaking Population
5.43 %  
4
0.12 %  
99+

Native Speakers
400.00 million  
3
4.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
400.00 million  
1
5.10 million  
99+

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
-  
Romance  

Branch
-  
-  

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
3  
3
32  
30

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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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.

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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.

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