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Serbian vs Catalan


Catalan vs Serbian


Countries

Countries
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Serbia, Slovakia   
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
6   
9

National Language
Bosnia, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia   
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Spain   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Europe   

Minority Language
Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Slovakia   
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain   

Regulated By
Board for Standardization of the Serbian Language   
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • Serbian language was derived from the Old Church Salvic, as the language was commonly spoken by most of Slavic people in the 9th Century.
  • Serbian language is based on Stokavian dialect.
  
  • 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
Bosnian and Croatian Languages   
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
30   
12
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
25   
15
23   
13

Scripts
Cyrillic, Latin   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Здраво (Zdravo)   
Hola   

Thank You
Хвала лепо (Hvala lepo)   
Gràcies   

How Are You?
Како си? (Kako si?)   
Com estàs?   

Good Night
Лаку ноћ (Laku noć)   
Bona nit   

Good Evening
Добро вече (Dobro veče)   
Bona nit   

Good Afternoon
Добар дан (Dobar dan)   
Bona tarda   

Good Morning
Добро јутро (Dobro jutro)   
Bon dia   

Please
Молим (Molim)   
Sisplau   

Sorry
Жао ми је (Žao mi je)   
Perdó!   

Bye
Довиђења (Doviđenja)   
Adéu   

I Love You
Волим те (Volim te)   
T'estimo   

Excuse Me
Извините (Izvinite)   
Dispensi!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Prizren-Timok   
Caló   

Where They Speak
Southeastern Serbia   
France, Portugal, Spain   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
440,000.00   
35

Dialect 2
Smederevo–Vršac   
Valencian   

Where They Speak
Serbia   
Spain   

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

Dialect 3
Torlakian   
Ribagorçan   

Where They Speak
Bulgaria, France, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia   
Spain   

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00   
17
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
8   
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
8.70 million   
99+
9.20 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
8.70 million   
99+
4.10 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
5.10 million   
28

Native Name
српски (srpski) српски језик (srpski jezik)   
català   

Alternative Names
Montenegrin   
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian   

French Name
serbe   
catalan; valencien   

German Name
Serbisch   
Katalanisch   

Pronunciation
[sr̩̂pskiː]   
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)   

Ethnicity
Serbs   
Catalan people   

History

Origin
11th Century   
c. 1028   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Romance   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old Catalan   

Standard Forms
Standard Serbian   
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   

Language Position
44   
33
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Catalan   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
sr   
ca   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
srp   
cat   

ISO 639 2/B
srp   
cat   

ISO 639 3
srp   
cat   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
serb1264   
stan1289   

Linguasphere
53-AAA-g   
51-AAA-e   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Serbian and Catalan Language History

Comparison of Serbian vs Catalan language history gives us differences between origin of Serbian and Catalan language. History of Serbian language states that this language originated in 11th Century whereas history of Catalan language states that this language originated in c. 1028. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Serbian and Catalan Language History.

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Serbian and Catalan Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Serbian and Catalan greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Serbian and Catalan language. Serbian word for "Hello" is Здраво (Zdravo) or Catalan word for "Thank You" is Gràcies. Find more of such common Serbian Greetings and Catalan Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Serbian vs Catalan Difficulty

The Serbian vs Catalan difficulty level basically depends on the number of Serbian Alphabets and Catalan Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Serbian and Catalan are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Serbian and Catalan, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Serbian is 44 weeks while to learn Catalan time required is 24 weeks.

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