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Japanese and Catalan


Catalan and Japanese


Countries

Countries
Japan   
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
6   
9

National Language
Japan   
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Spain   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific   
Europe   

Minority Language
Palau   
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain   

Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education   
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
  • There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  
  • 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
Korean Language   
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Latin   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Japanese-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
99   
40
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
14   
4
23   
13

Scripts
Kana   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks   
13
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)   
Hola   

Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)   
Gràcies   

How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)   
Com estàs?   

Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)   
Bona nit   

Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)   
Bona nit   

Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)   
Bona tarda   

Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)   
Bon dia   

Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)   
Sisplau   

Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)   
Perdó!   

Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)   
Adéu   

I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)   
T'estimo   

Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)   
Dispensi!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Sanuki   
Caló   

Where They Speak
Kagawa   
France, Portugal, Spain   

How Many People Speak
1,000,000.00   
28
440,000.00   
35

Dialect 2
Hakata   
Valencian   

Where They Speak
Fukuoka   
Spain   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
2,400,000.00   
19

Dialect 3
Kansai   
Ribagorçan   

Where They Speak
kansai   
Spain   

Total No. Of Dialects
31   
25
8   
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
128.00 million   
14
9.20 million   
99+

Speaking Population
1.90 %   
10
Not Available   

Native Speakers
128.00 million   
9
4.10 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
5.10 million   
28

Native Name
日本語   
català   

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

French Name
japonais   
catalan; valencien   

German Name
Japanisch   
Katalanisch   

Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]   
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)   

Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)   
Catalan people   

History

Origin
1185   
c. 1028   

Language Family
Japonic Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Romance   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese   
Old Catalan   

Standard Forms
Japanese   
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   

Language Position
8   
8
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Signed Japanese   
Signed Catalan   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ja   
ca   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
jpn   
cat   

ISO 639 2/B
jpn   
cat   

ISO 639 3
jpn   
cat   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nucl1643   
stan1289   

Linguasphere
45-CAA-a   
51-AAA-e   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic   
Not Available   

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

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Japanese and Catalan Speaking population

Japanese and Catalan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Japanese and Catalan languages can be compared. The total count of Japanese and Catalan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 % 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 Japanese and Catalan on Japanese vs Catalan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Japanese and Catalan Language Codes

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

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