• Territories where Catalan/Valencian is not historically spoken but is official. Standard Catalan is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's...
  • For instance, I know many Spanish speakers, who have lived in Catalonia for a long time, such as ten years, who can neither speak nor understand Catalan.
  • Catalan is a language in Spain, not a dialect of Spanish. What's more, while both Catalan and Spanish originated from Latin, they are not mutually intelligible.
  • Catalan is predominantly spoken in eastern Spain, specifically in the regions of Catalonia, Valencia, and the Balearic Islands. ... 1992. Catalan. Taylor & Francis Ltd.
  • Some of this territory nowadays makes up the Catalan Countries. The word Catalan is derived from the territorial name of Catalonia , itself of disputed etymology.
  • The official language of the kingdom of Aragon between 1137 and 1749, Catalan is now co-official (with Spanish) in Catalonia, Valencia and the Balearic Isles.
  • ] Catalan is a Western Romance language derived from Vulgar Latin and named after the medieval Principality of Catalonia, in northeastern modern Spain.
  • Catalan is a Romance language developed from a variety of Vulgar Latin spoken in a small area on either side of the eastern Pyrenees.
  • The language of Valencia is known as Valencian, which some belief is a separate language, however most linguists view it as a variety of Catalan.