Catalan Speaking Countries

Catalan Countries

Catalan is one of the important languages. Catalan countries are the countries where Catalan is used for interaction between citizens and government officials. Catalan countries are the countries where Catalan is main language. In Catalan countries, all the official documents are written in Catalan language. In Catalan speaking countries, various Catalan Dialects are spoken. Each Catalan dialect has it's own pronunciations and words, as a result of these differences, sometimes communication problems arise between speakers from different Catalan speaking countries. Check out detailed information About Catalan Language.

Catalan national language and Catalan as a Second Language

Catalan speaking countries include both countries with Catalan national language and Catalan as a second language. Check if Catalan language is one of the Most Spoken Languages.

Compare Catalan speaking countries with spanish speaking countries on Catalan vs Spanish.

Second Language is a non-native language of the speaker, but used in the locality of that person.

The Catalan countries mentioned under Catalan Speaking countries are the countries where majority of people speak Catalan language.

Catalan as minority language

Countries with Catalan as minority language are also included in Catalan speaking countries.

Along with Catalan speaking countries check out Catalan speaking population. The language spoken by minority of the population of a territory is called minority language.

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Catalan Regulator and Facts

Many world languages have one or more language regulators. The bodies that regulate standard languages are usually called language academies. Official organizations that regulate Catalan language are Catalan regulators. Catalan is regulated by Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee. The regulatory bodies of Catalan lie in Catalan speaking countries. Some of the interesting facts of Catalan:

• Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
• Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.

The Catalan language is derived from Latin and is closely related to Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language.