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[[Wikipedia:Catalan language]] states: | |||
<blockquote>Catalan (/ˈkætələn, -æn, ˌkætəˈlæn/; autonym: català, Eastern Catalan: [kətəˈla]), known in the Valencian Community and Carche as Valencian (autonym: valencià), is a Western Romance language. It is the official language of [[Andorra]], and an 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 the Carche area in the Region of Murcia. The Catalan-speaking territories are often called the '''Països Catalans''' or "Catalan Countries".<blockquote> | |||
<blockquote>The language evolved from Vulgar Latin in the Middle Ages around the eastern Pyrenees. Nineteenth-century Spain saw a Catalan literary revival, culminating in the early 1900s.<blockquote> | |||
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| Language code (ISO 639-1) | ca |
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| Wikipedia page to check | wikipedia:Catalan language |
Wikipedia:Catalan language states:
Catalan (/ˈkætələn, -æn, ˌkætəˈlæn/; autonym: català, Eastern Catalan: [kətəˈla]), known in the Valencian Community and Carche as Valencian (autonym: valencià), is a Western Romance language. It is the official language of Andorra, and an 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 the Carche area 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. Nineteenth-century Spain saw a Catalan literary revival, culminating in the early 1900s.