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Nepali and Catalan


Catalan and Nepali


Countries

Countries
India, Nepal   
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
6   
9

National Language
Nepal   
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain   

Second Language
Republic of Brazil   
Spain   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Europe   

Minority Language
People's Republic of China   
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain   

Regulated By
Language Academy of Nepal   
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • Before the term "Nepali" was coined, historically the language was first called the Khas language, Gorkhali or Gukhali.
  • Nepali has borrowed many loanwords from neighboring Tibeto-Burmese languages.
  
  • 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
Hindi   
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
48   
28
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
5   
2

How Many Consonants
36   
26
23   
13

Scripts
Devanagari   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
नमस्ते (namaste)   
Hola   

Thank You
धन्यवाद (dhanyabad)   
Gràcies   

How Are You?
तिमीलाई कस्तो छ? (timi lai kasto cha?)   
Com estàs?   

Good Night
शुभ रात्री (subha ratri)   
Bona nit   

Good Evening
शुभ सन्ध्या (subha sandhya)   
Bona nit   

Good Afternoon
Good afternoon   
Bona tarda   

Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (subha prabhat)   
Bon dia   

Please
कृपया   
Sisplau   

Sorry
माफ गनुस् (maapha ganus)   
Perdó!   

Bye
नमस्ते (namaste)   
Adéu   

I Love You
म तपाइलाइ माया गर्छु। (ma tapainlai maya garchu)   
T'estimo   

Excuse Me
माफ गनुस् (maapha ganus)   
Dispensi!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Doteli   
Caló   

Where They Speak
Nepal   
France, Portugal, Spain   

How Many People Speak
790,000.00   
30
440,000.00   
35

Dialect 2
Bajhangi   
Valencian   

Where They Speak
India, Nepal   
Spain   

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

Dialect 3
Baitadeli   
Ribagorçan   

Where They Speak
Nepal   
Spain   

Total No. Of Dialects
12   
12
8   
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
30.00 million   
36
9.20 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.25 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
4.10 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million   
29
5.10 million   
28

Native Name
नेपाली (nēpālī)   
català   

Alternative Names
Eastern Pahadi, Gorkhali, Gurkhali, Khaskura, Nepalese, Parbate   
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian   

French Name
népalais   
catalan; valencien   

German Name
Nepali   
Katalanisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)   

Ethnicity
Gurkha, Khas people, Madhesi and Tharu   
Catalan people   

History

Origin
19 BC   
c. 1028   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Romance   

Branch
Indic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Khas language, Gurkhali, Parbatiya, Dzongkha Lhotshammikha   
Old Catalan   

Standard Forms
Nepali   
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   

Language Position
59   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Signed Nepali   
Signed Catalan   

Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ne   
ca   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
nep   
cat   

ISO 639 2/B
nep   
cat   

ISO 639 3
npi   
cat   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nepa1254   
stan1289   

Linguasphere
12   
51-AAA-e   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative   
Not Available   

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

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Nepali and Catalan Speaking population

Nepali and Catalan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Nepali and Catalan languages can be compared. The total count of Nepali and Catalan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Nepali language is 0.25 % 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 Nepali and Catalan on Nepali vs Catalan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Nepali and Catalan Language Codes

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

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