According to the 2013 census, 20,200 people speak NZSL, which is related to British Sign Language, though not mutually intelligible.
Afrikaans. It is an Indo-European language of the Germanic language family, and is closely related to (and sometimes mutually intelligible with) Dutch and especially Flemish.
Head of a Catalan Peasant was created in 1925.
Absolutely not. Japanese writing differs largely from Chinese with the exception of a variety of kanji (while the Chinese characters may match in meaning with the Japanese kanji, they are almost always pronounced entirely differently). In addition, they are not even in the same language family, and have different gramatical systems.
Haitian creole and St.Lucian creole are certainly related however there are differences in pronunciation and there are slight differences in vocabulary. St.Lucian creole has been significantly influenced by the English language whereas Haitian creole has not. The two are however for the most part mutually intelligible.
Yes they are related but not mutually intelligible.
Yes. Russian and Polish are separate languages. They are not mutually intelligible.
The local language in Majorca is Catalan, which is widely spoken alongside Spanish. The Catalan spoken in Majorca is known as Mallorquí.
Yes. Portuguese and Spanish are not mutually intelligible. However there are closely related languages, and people can overcome the language barrier more easily than some other combinations of languages.
No. Arabic and Amharic are distantly related, but they're too distant to be mutually intelligible.
Castilian and Catalan Castilian, also means Spanish, is the culture one would usually associate with most of Spain. It's also fair to call it simply Spanish. This is not the indigenous culture to Barcelona, but many Spaniards have migrated to the city. Catalan, a regional culture in eastern Spain. The Catalan people speak their own language (called Catalan) and usually speak Spanish too. Catalan and Spanish have many similarities, but are clearly separate languages, and it is argued by many that Catalan is closer to French than to Spanish. Catalan culture shares many things with that of southern France. Further Reading, on Wikipedia: Spanish Language, Catalan Language, Barcelona, Catalonia, Valencia, Spain
Catalan.
Yes! Some people find it harder than others to understand the language of the neighbor country, but many words are almost the same. Norwegian is also mutually intelligible with danish and swedish.
Lango language, or Luo, is mutually intelligible with Acholi and Kumam, and related to other Luo languages of Uganda and Kenya
The two most common languages spoken in Barcelona are: Catalan and Castellano - both dialects of the Spanish language. Catalan is the most spoken although Castellano is also used to a lesser degree. Catalan is not (repeat NOT) a dialect of Spanish, it is a language in it's own right. Catalan was suppressed during Franco's rule but now is the official language of Catalunya.
Portuguese and Catalan are most similar to Spanish.
Catalan and Spanish origin.