Countries
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
National Language
Germany
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Second Language
North Dakota, United States of America
Spain
Speaking Continents
Europe
Europe
Minority Language
Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Regulated By
Council for German Orthography
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
- 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 English Languages
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Derived From
Albanian Languages
Latin
Alphabets in
German-Alphabets.jpg#200
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
Wie geht es dir?
Com estàs?
Good Night
gute Nacht
Bona nit
Good Evening
guten Abend
Bona nit
Good Afternoon
guten Tag
Bona tarda
Good Morning
guten Morgen
Bon dia
I Love You
Ich liebe dich
T'estimo
Excuse Me
Entschuldigung
Dispensi!
Dialect 1
Swiss German
Caló
Where They Speak
Switzerland
France, Portugal, Spain
Dialect 2
Swabian German
Valencian
Where They Speak
Germany
Spain
Dialect 3
Texas German
Ribagorçan
Where They Speak
Texas
Spain
Native Name
Deutsch
català
Alternative Names
Deutsch, Tedesco
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
French Name
allemand
catalan; valencien
German Name
Deutsch
Katalanisch
Pronunciation
[ˈdɔʏtʃ]
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
Ethnicity
Germans
Catalan people
Origin
6th Century AD
c. 1028
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Germanic
Romance
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Catalan
Standard Forms
German Standard German, Swiss Standard German and Austrian Standard German
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Signed Forms
Signed German
Signed Catalan
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
high1287, uppe1397
stan1289
Linguasphere
52-ACB–dl & -dm
51-AAA-e
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb, Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
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German and Catalan Speaking population
German and Catalan speaking population is one of the factors based on which German and Catalan languages can be compared. The total count of German and Catalan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking German language is 1.39 % 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 German and Catalan on German vs Catalan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
German and Catalan Language Codes
German and Catalan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. German and Catalan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.