Catalan
Learn Catalan, the language of Gaudí, Xavier Cugat, Dalí, Pau Casals, and nearly 11 million people that speak the language today.
Catalan (/ˈkætəlæn, -ən, ˌkætəˈlæn/;[5] autonym: català, is a Western Romance language derived from Vulgar Latin. It is the only official language of Andorra,[6] and a co-official language of three autonomous communities in eastern Spain: Catalonia, the Valencian Community and the Balearic Islands. It also has semi-official status in the Italian comune of Alghero. It is also spoken in the Pyrénées-Orientales department of France and in two further areas in eastern Spain: the eastern strip of Aragon and Carche in the Region of Murcia. The Catalan speaking territories are often called the Països Catalans or "Catalan Countries".
The language evolved from Vulgar Latin in the Middle Ages around the eastern Pyrenees.
Traditionally Catalan-speaking territories in dark gray; non-Catalan-speaking territories belonging to traditionally Catalan-speaking regions in light gray.
