Catalan
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Language Information
Catalan is spoken in northeastern Spain, in the Balearic Islands, in Andorra, and in a small part of France. Historically it was the language of Catalonia, the region that includes Barcelona, but today its speakers extend down the Spanish coast as far as the province of Valencia. In France it is spoken in the province of Pyrénées-Orientales, formerly known as Roussillon.
There are about 6 million speakers of Catalan. About 500,000 are in the Balearic Islands, 250,000 in France, 20,000 in Andorra, and the rest in Spain. Only in Andorra, where it is the main language spoken, does it have official status. Catalan is of the Romance family, most closely related to Provençal.
Catalan is spoken/used in the following countries:
- Language Family
- Indo-European
- Subgroup
- Romance
Catalan Language Sample
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1
Catalan
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.English translation
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Source: OHCHR translations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights