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English and Catalan


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
Not Available   
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
Not Available   
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   
3
440,000.00   
35

Dialect 2
Hiberno-English   
Valencian   

Where They Speak
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom   
Spain   

How Many People Speak
4,500,000.00   
15
2,400,000.00   
19

Dialect 3
Welsh English   
Ribagorçan   

Where They Speak
United Kingdom   
Spain   

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00   
14
Not Available   

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
Not Available   

Native Speakers
400.00 million   
3
4.10 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
400.00 million   
1
5.10 million   
28

Native Name
English   
català   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian   

French Name
anglais   
catalan; valencien   

German Name
Englisch   
Katalanisch   

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

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Catalan people   

History

Origin
5th Century AD   
c. 1028   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Romance   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

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
Not Available   

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   
Not Available   

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   
Not Available   

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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 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 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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