Catalan
RegionSpain (Catalonia)
FamilyIndo-European (Romance)
Speakers10 million total
ScriptLatin
TypeAlphabetic
About Catalan
Has more speakers than many official EU languages. Suppressed under Franco but fully revived. The language of Barcelona and Catalonia. Closer to Occitan and French than to Spanish. A symbol of Catalan identity and independence.
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