Catalan/Valencian

Catalan is a Romance language. It is spoken by 9 million people in Spain (the Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Valencia, Aragon, Murcia), France (Northern Catalonia), Italy (The city of L'Alguer), and Andorra. Catalan appeared as a distinct language during the 10th and 11th centuries. It is now a co-official language, along with Spanish, in Catalonia and the Balearic Islands.

Map of Catalan/Valencian language speakers.
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Map of Catalan/Valencian language speakers.
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Basic stats

Total speakers: 9 million

Main Countries: Spain (the Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Valencia, Aragon, Murcia), France (Northern Catalonia), Italy (The city of L'Alguer), and Andorra

Alternate names: Català, Catalán, Bacavès, Catalonian

ISO 639-3 Code: cat


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Language Sample

Tots els éssers humans neixen lliures i iguals en dignitat i en drets. Són dotats de raó i de consciència, i han de comportar-se fraternalment els uns amb els altres.

(Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1)


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Some proverbs in Catalan/Valencian:

Barcelona és bona si la bossa sona
Barcelona is good if the bag sounds (if you have money).

És pitjor el remei que l'enfermetat
The remedy is worse than the disease

On vas diner? Allà on n'hi ha més
Where do you go, money? Where there is more


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Product Availability

The following products are currently available in Catalan/Valencian:

  • For Consumers

(Coming soon)

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Sources

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