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Tagalog and Catalan


Catalan and Tagalog


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
6  
9

National Language
Philippines  
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  

Second Language
Filipinos  
Spain  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Australia  
Europe  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom  
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain  

Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee  
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee  

Interesting Facts
  • In 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
  • The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
  
  • 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
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages  
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language  

Derived From
-  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
25  
7
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
18  
8
23  
13

Scripts
Baybayin  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Kamusta  
Hola  

Thank You
Salamat po  
Gràcies  

How Are You?
Kamusta ka na?  
Com estàs?  

Good Night
Magandang gabi  
Bona nit  

Good Evening
Magandang gabi po  
Bona nit  

Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon po  
Bona tarda  

Good Morning
Magandang umaga po  
Bon dia  

Please
pakiusap  
Sisplau  

Sorry
pinagsisisihan  
Perdó!  

Bye
Paálam  
Adéu  

I Love You
Iniibig kita  
T'estimo  

Excuse Me
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako  
Dispensi!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Batangas Tagalog  
Caló  

Where They Speak
Batangas, Gabon  
France, Portugal, Spain  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
24
440,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Bisalog  
Valencian  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Spain  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
22
2,400,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Filipino  
Ribagorçan  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Spain  

How Many People Speak
90,000.00  
99+
4,000,000.00  
40

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
73.00 million  
24
9.20 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.42 %  
34
0.12 %  
99+

Native Speakers
28.00 million  
29
4.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
45.00 million  
19
5.10 million  
99+

Native Name
Tagalog  
català  

Alternative Names
Filipino, Pilipino  
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian  

French Name
tagalog  
catalan; valencien  

German Name
Tagalog  
Katalanisch  

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

Ethnicity
Tagalog people  
Catalan people  

History

Origin
1593  
c. 1028  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indonesian  
Romance  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog  
Old Catalan  

Standard Forms
Filipino  
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  

Language Position
58  
99+
32  
30

Signed Forms
Signed Tagalog  
Signed Catalan  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
t1  
ca  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tgl  
cat  

ISO 639 2/B
tgl  
cat  

ISO 639 3
tg1  
cat  

ISO 639 6
tgl  
cat  

Glottocode
taga1269  
stan1289  

Linguasphere
31-CKA  
51-AAA-e  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Tagalog and Catalan Speaking population

Tagalog and Catalan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tagalog and Catalan languages can be compared. The total count of Tagalog and Catalan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tagalog language is 0.42 % 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 Tagalog and Catalan on Tagalog vs Catalan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tagalog and Catalan Language Codes

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

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