Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
Total No. Of Countries
63
0
46
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National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Second Language
Spain
Roman Empire
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
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.
- Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
- The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Armenian
Derived From
Latin
Latin
How Many People Speak?
9.20 million13.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.12 %0.18 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
4.10 million13.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
5.10 million13.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
català
ελληνικά
Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
French Name
catalan; valencien
grec moderne (après 1453)
German Name
Katalanisch
Neugriechisch
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
[eliniˈka]
Ethnicity
Catalan people
Greeks or Hellenes