Barcelona
As of 2012, Catalan is spoken by 17% of the population, which is about 8 million people.
The natives speak Mallorquin, a dialect of Catalan. The official languages are Catalan and Spanish, most people can speak both. Because of the high tourism in the area many people speak English, German and French.
Catalan is the official language of the Spanish autonomous communities of Catalonia (with the other official language being Aranès a form of Occitan), the Balearic islands and Valencia, the regional language of the historic region known as Northern Catalonia/Rousillon, the only national and official language of Andorra and a semi-official language of the Alghero (in Sardinia). These territories are commonly called Catalan/Catalonian Countries. To a lesser extent is also spoken in some parts of the Spanish communities of Aragon (La Franja) and Murcia (Carche)Traditionally, Catalan and Occitan were the most important literary languages of southern Europe so Catalan has a rich literary history in several countries.
Catalan is a different Roman language and is spoken by approximately ten million people in the east of Spain, in the autonomous regions of Catalunia, Valencia and the Balearic Island with different dialects in each region. A Spanish speaker might understand a bit of Catalan when it is spoken slowly but they are considered different languages in Spain. Most Catalan speakers speak Spanish as according to the Constitution of Spain, all Spaniards have the right and responsibility to be able to speak Spanish, the official language of Spain. Catalan is a co-official language.
Independentists of the Catalan Countries was created in 1979.
Yes, in Mallorca and in the Catalan Countries (Catalonia, Valencia, Balears Islands and Perpignan region) the catalan is spoken by over 7 million of persons as a native language (like english in England, or french in France) so it's sure that he speaks catalan at home ( is his maternal language)
Barcelona
As of 2012, Catalan is spoken by 17% of the population, which is about 8 million people.
Catalan, Spanish and English
Catalan, Spanish, English
The natives speak Mallorquin, a dialect of Catalan. The official languages are Catalan and Spanish, most people can speak both. Because of the high tourism in the area many people speak English, German and French.
The official language of Barcelona, which is in the region of Catalonia, is Catalan. However, most of the people who live in Barcelona speak both Catalan and Castillan Spanish, as well as English.
Barcelona is not a country: it is a city. It is in the country Spain. Yes, they do speak Spanish in Spain.
Spanish and Catalan, but alot of people also speak English
Catalan is the official language of the Spanish autonomous communities of Catalonia (with the other official language being Aranès a form of Occitan), the Balearic islands and Valencia, the regional language of the historic region known as Northern Catalonia/Rousillon, the only national and official language of Andorra and a semi-official language of the Alghero (in Sardinia). These territories are commonly called Catalan/Catalonian Countries. To a lesser extent is also spoken in some parts of the Spanish communities of Aragon (La Franja) and Murcia (Carche)Traditionally, Catalan and Occitan were the most important literary languages of southern Europe so Catalan has a rich literary history in several countries.
Nearly everyone in Catalunya speak both Catalan and Castellano ("Spanish"). I've never met Xavi but I would be entirely sure that he is fluent in Castellano as well.