•Catalan (català) is
officially spoken in
eastern and
notheastern Spain,
specifically in Andorra,
Catalonia, Valencia,
and the Balearic Islands.
It is also spoken in
Aragon and Murcia and
outside of Spain, in
Roussillon in France and
Sardinian city of
Alghero.
•Like all Romance
Languages, Catalan
derived from Vulgar
Latin.
•It is categorized
under the OccitanoRomance branch of
the Gallo-Romance
family, and is closely
related to Occitan.
•However, Catalan
has attributes of
Ibero-Romance
Languages as well.
•Catalan has a wide range of
speakers . There is a total of
12 million speakers distributed
in the world.
•Andorra is the only country
that Catalan is the sole
official language with 35,000
speakers.
•Catalonia contains the most
speakers with 6 million
speakers.
Catalonia contains
the most speakers of
Catalan with 7.5
million inhabitants.
Catalans believe
they are a separate
a territory from
Spain.
•Catalonia has
various
landscapes. It
ranges from
Mediterranean
climate to a
mountain
climate. It has
beautiful
scenery of
mountains,
valleys, and
beaches.
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Catalan developed from Vulgar Latin being spoken in the
Roman Province of Hispania Tarraconensis. With the fall of the
Roman empire and conquests by the Visigoths, Moors, and
Franks, Catalan strayed away from earlier Latin.
Catalan became to reflect the language of Southern Gaul.
In the 10th century, Catalan formerly became a distinct
language. By the 12th century, it was seen in written
documents.
As time progressed, Catalan had risen and fallen as a
language due to wars and change in government. Not until
the 20th century did Catalan actually continue to restore itself
without decline due to the restoration of democracy.
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Catalan’s status as a language has maintained strong and
continues to grow as the speakers attempt to popularize their
identities.
As mentioned before, Catalan is the co-official language in
Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, and Valencia along with
Spanish. In Andorra, Catalan is the only official language. It is
only a minority in other countries such as Argon, Murcia,
Alghero, etc.
Catalan is taught as separate subject in education in areas
where it is an official language. If this is not a child’s mother
tongue then they learn it in immersion programs.
There is also a dialect of Catalan, called Valencian, that is a
result of Catalan nationalism.
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Although there are many speakers of Catalan, it is still thought
of as a minority language because it does not contain its
own state.
Catalan is not forced in any area but Andorra. Everywhere
else, it is just suggested for employment and social reasons.
School systems do not see it has their responsibilty to teach
students this unofficial language.
This language stays afloat because the Catalan community
strives to keep their language prevalent and pass it to nonnative speakers.
In the 12th century,
Catalan appeared in
literary works.
 The Homilies of Organyà
is the first full literary
source written in
Catalan.
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Catalan music is mainly folk
 La Vanguardia is the only newspaper
that contains Catalan.
 In television, there are many channels
that are in Catalan in Catalan-speaking
countries.
 There also films that are spoken in
Catalan.
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Occitan
Catalan
Occitan
Catalan
Occitan
Catalan
un
u
onze
onze
trenta
trenta
dos
dos
dotze
dotze
quaranta
quaranta
tres
tres
tretze
tretze
cinquanta
cinquanta
quatre
quatre
catòrze
catorze
seissanta
seixanta
cinc
cinc
quinze
quinze
setanta
setanta
sièis
sis
sètze
setze
ochanta
vuitanta
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dètzesèt
disset
nonanta
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cent
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vuit
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divuit
nòu
nou
dètzenòu
dinou
dètz
deu
vint
vint
Occitan
Catalan
genièr
gener
febrièr
febrer
març
març
abrial
abril
mai
maig
junh
juny
julhet
juliol
agóst
agost
setembre
setembre
octobre
octubre
novembre
novembre
decembre
desembre
Occitan and Catalan are both categorized
under the Gallo-Romance Family so they
do not differ significantly.
 Their similarities are most apparent lexically
and phonetically. They use many of the
same words and sound pronunciations.
 On the other hand, Catalan also resembles
its “neighbor”, (Castilian) Spanish. Their
morphology is similar and when listening to
speakers of each language, they sound
similar.
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Avui
http://www.avui.cat/
This website (online newspaper) offers information on Catalan countries with useful services
(calendar, weather, pharmacies, cinemas, etc.) daily in Barcelona.
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Diaria de Mallorca
http://www.uib.es/ciencia/
This website is a scientific supplement of the Catalan newspaper published in Mallorca.
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FCBarcelona
http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/catala/
This website is an online sports club that allows members to stay updated on all sports and
purchase tickets to games, allowing them to be the “ultimate fan”.
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Palau Musica Barcelona
http://www.palaumusica.org/
This website is an online page for The Palau de la Musica Catalana. It gives historical
information about the building and any recent info concering it.
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La Caseta del Migdia
http://www.lacaseta.org/
This website is for the restaurant La Caseta del Migdia in Barcelona
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Zinio
http://es-cat.zinio.com/
This website is a place to buy books and magazines.
 Lesrevistes.cat
http://es-cat.zinio.com/
This webiste is a place to locate Catalan newspapers
 El 9 Nou
http://www.el9nou.cat/portada.php
This website is an online newspaper
 Catalunya Rock
http://www.catalunyarock.com/web/
This website is an online newspaper for Rock music in Catalan
 Generalitat de Catalunya
http://www20.gencat.cat/portal/site/Llengcat/menuitem.1ab5a94fef60a1e
7a129d410b0c0e1a0/?vgnextchannel=6071f9465ff61110VgnVCM100000
0b0c1e0aRCRD&vgnextoid=6071f9465ff61110VgnVCM1000000b0c1e0aR
CRD
This website is dedicated to the Catalan language and the Generalitat de
Catalunya, which is the political institution of Catalonia.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalan_language
http://www.omniglot.com/writing/catalan.htm
http://www.orbilat.com/Languages/Catalan/Catalan.html
http://www.june29.com/HLP/lang/Catalan/webcat1.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Romance_languages_improv
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http://www.catalonianewstate.com/2009/11/catalanminority-language.html