Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
Philippines
Total No. Of Countries
61
0
46
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National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Philippines
Second Language
Spain
Philippines
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
- Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Hiligaynon Language
Derived From
Latin
Island of Cebu
How Many People Speak?
9.20 million20.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.12 %0.32 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
4.10 million21.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
5.10 million14.50 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
català
Visayan
Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
French Name
catalan; valencien
cebuano
German Name
Katalanisch
Cebuano
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
[sɛbuˈɑno]
Ethnicity
Catalan people
Cebuano people