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Catalan

Romance Languages

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 2
Speaker Count
4,100,000 2
2022 estimate, native speakers.
Status
Living 2
Wikipedia article on Catalan: a currently spoken living language with an active native-speaker population; checked 2026-09-27.
Attested From (Year)
from 1001 3
Region
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain 2
Classification
Language Kind
Vulnerable 1
Official Status
Official Language 2
Connections

In Family

Indo-European, Language Families
Source Wikipedia: Catalan Language

Written In

Latin Script, Scripts
In the Other Atlases

Cases Where Used

Catalans

Also in Society and Culture Atlas: used in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: CatalansLead sentence 1tier 3
Quote, Lead sentence 1
Catalans (Catalan, French and Occitan: catalans; Spanish: catalanes; Italian: catalani; Sardinian: cadelanos or catalanos) are a Romance-speaking ethnic group native to Catalonia, who speak Catalan.

Original Language Of

Alcarràs (film)

Also in Film and Media Atlas: a work originally in this language.

Found In

Europe

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Glottolog: Catalan (Glottolog languoid stan1289)
GlottologEndangerment, AES status
Quote, Endangerment, AES status
AES status: threatened
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2. Wikipedia: Catalan Language
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Catalan (català) 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 (valencià) - and is the sole official language of Andorra.
  • Infobox, ISO 639-3
    cat
  • Infobox: date
    2022
  • Infobox: states
    Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
  • In Family: Indo-European, Infobox, Language family
    Top family: Indo-European languages; immediate parent branch: Occitano-Romance languages.
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3. Omniglot: Catalan language, alphabet and pronunciation
OmniglotLanguage at a glance
Quote, Language at a glance
First written : 11th century
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