Countries
Israel
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
Total No. Of Countries
16
0
46
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National Language
Israel
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Second Language
Israel
Spain
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Europe
Europe
Minority Language
Poland
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Regulated By
Academy of the Hebrew Language
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
- The men and women use different verbs in hebrew 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
Arabic and Aramaic languages
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Derived From
Aramaic Language
Latin
Alphabets in
Alphabets
2227
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
05
0
32
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How Many Consonants
2223
9
60
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Scripts
Hebrew
Latin
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
65
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks24 weeks
3
88
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Hello
שלום (Shalom)
Hola
Thank You
תודה (Toda)
Gràcies
How Are You?
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)
Com estàs?
Good Night
לילה טוב (Laila tov)
Bona nit
Good Evening
ערב טוב (Erev tov)
Bona nit
Good Afternoon
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)
Bona tarda
Good Morning
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)
Bon dia
Please
בבקשה (bevekshah)
Sisplau
Sorry
סליחה! (Slicha)
Perdó!
Bye
להתראות (Lehitraot)
Adéu
I Love You
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)
T'estimo
Excuse Me
בבקשה!
Dispensi!
Dialect 1
Ashkenazi Hebrew
Caló
Where They Speak
Israel
France, Portugal, Spain
How Many People Speak
9,200,000.00440,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Samaritan Hebrew
Valencian
Where They Speak
Israel, Palestine
Spain
How Many People Speak
9,000,000.002,400,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Yemenite Hebrew
Ribagorçan
Where They Speak
Israel
Spain
How Many People Speak
9,000,000.004,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
78
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
9.00 million9.20 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.11 %0.12 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
4.40 million4.10 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
5.60 million5.10 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)
català
Alternative Names
Israeli, Ivrit
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
French Name
hébreu
catalan; valencien
German Name
Hebräisch
Katalanisch
Pronunciation
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
Ethnicity
Hebrew-speaking people
Catalan people
Origin
1000 BC
c. 1028
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Semitic
Romance
Branch
Canaanitic
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew
Old Catalan
Standard Forms
Modern Hebrew
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Language Position
2332
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Hebrew
Signed Catalan
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
he
ca
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
heb
cat
ISO 639 2/B
heb
cat
ISO 639 3
heb
cat
ISO 639 6
heb
cat
Glottocode
hebr1246
stan1289
Linguasphere
12-AAB-a
51-AAA-e
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
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