Languages

Catalan

Language

Citation Formats

General Reference

Language Atlas. "Catalan." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://language.interactiveatlas.org/languages/catalan.

APA Style

Language Atlas. (n.d.). Catalan. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://language.interactiveatlas.org/languages/catalan

BibTeX

@misc{languageatlas-catalan,
  author = {Language Atlas},
  title = {Catalan},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://language.interactiveatlas.org/languages/catalan},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Catalan is a Western Romance language native to the eastern Iberian Peninsula, sharing official status with Spanish in Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and the Valencian Community, and the sole official language of Andorra.

Facts

ISO 639-3 Code

cat 1

Speaker Count

4,100,000 1

2022 estimate, native speakers.

Cross-Tradition Connections

In Family

Indo-European

Source Wikipedia: Catalan Language

Sources

1. Wikipedia: Catalan Language

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Catalan (catala) is a Western Romance language that is native to the eastern Iberian Peninsula. It shares official status with Spanish in three autonomous communities in eastern Spain, Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, and the Valencian Community, where it is called Valencian, and is the sole official language of Andorra.

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1. Wikipedia: Catalan Language

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