Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Second Language
Spain
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
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.
- In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
- Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.
Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Derived From
Latin
Arabic Language