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Catalan and Occitan are both part of the language group Occitano-Romance. They have a relatively recent common ancestor that is not shared with other Romance languages.
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The Catalan and Occitan languages share similarities because they both evolved from the common Vulgar Latin spoken in the region during the Middle Ages. They also share geographic proximity and have experienced significant intermingling and cultural exchange over the centuries. However, while they have similarities, they are distinct languages with their own unique characteristics and grammar.
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Where do they speak Catalan?
Catalan is primarily spoken in Catalonia, a region in northeastern Spain, as well as in parts of Valencia, the Balearic Islands, and in the eastern region of France known as Roussillon. It is also spoken in Andorra and in some areas of Italy.
What is the language of Barcelona?
The official languages of Barcelona are both Catalan and Spanish. Catalan is the predominant language in Barcelona and is often used in official settings, while Spanish is also widely spoken as a second language.
What language does most Spaniards speak today?
In Spain not only Spanish (named Castillian) is spoken, as there live several different groups since many centuries, some of them having their own ancient languages, such as Basque, Galician, Catalan (Valencian being other dialect of this latter), other spoken by less people who also defend their interest in preserving their traditions, that can be so different of Castillian (Madrid) region ones; Aragonese, Asturian, Asturleonese, Estremeño, Cantabrian, Aranese (Occitan) are some of those. Spaniards don´t speak other language today, except for some foreigners (tourists or business folks or others), of course, and a few groups with few people, naturally not Spanish properly.
What languages sound like french?
Italian and Spanish are Romance languages like French, so they share some similar sounds and characteristics. Additionally, Portuguese, Romanian, and Catalan may also sound somewhat similar to French due to their shared roots in Latin.
What is catalan cardel?
I'm not familiar with the term "catalan cardel." It might be a misspelling or a niche term. Could you provide more context or clarify the term so I can assist you better?
Where do they speak Catalan?
Catalan is primarily spoken in Catalonia, a region in northeastern Spain, as well as in parts of Valencia, the Balearic Islands, and in the eastern region of France known as Roussillon. It is also spoken in Andorra and in some areas of Italy.
Does Rafa Nadal speak catalan at home?
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)
What is the Official Language of Barcelona?
Barcelona is in Catalonia, so its official languages are both Catalan and Spanish.
What is the language of Barcelona?
The official languages of Barcelona are both Catalan and Spanish. Catalan is the predominant language in Barcelona and is often used in official settings, while Spanish is also widely spoken as a second language.
What is a synonym for Argot?
Argot is a French, Spanish, and Catalan word meaning "slang." So I suppose the synonym would be "slang." It is also a secret language, so secret language could be another synonym for it.
Second most used language in Spain?
Castilian Spanish (official) 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2%, is the breakdown of the languages spoken in Spain, so Catalan would be the answer. Incidentally, almost everybody speaks Spanish, some just prefer another language among themselves.
What was the same about spanish and English?
They are both the same because they both. Have wars, fights,and they hunt They were both occupied for centuries by the Romans, who spoke Latin, which is therefore an important element in both languages, which in some ways are corruptions of Latin, as are (the so-called 'Romance' languages, including Spanish) Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, French, Occitan, not to mention Rumanian.
What was the Salado Indian's language?
They were ancestors of many Indian tribes,so it was probobly similar to their language.
What language does most Spaniards speak today?
In Spain not only Spanish (named Castillian) is spoken, as there live several different groups since many centuries, some of them having their own ancient languages, such as Basque, Galician, Catalan (Valencian being other dialect of this latter), other spoken by less people who also defend their interest in preserving their traditions, that can be so different of Castillian (Madrid) region ones; Aragonese, Asturian, Asturleonese, Estremeño, Cantabrian, Aranese (Occitan) are some of those. Spaniards don´t speak other language today, except for some foreigners (tourists or business folks or others), of course, and a few groups with few people, naturally not Spanish properly.
Why is that Portuguese sounds like Spanish or French at times?
Portuguese can sound like Spanish or French because all three are closely related, in that they all descended from Vulgar Latin, which was the everyday spoken language of the Roman Empire. After the Roman Empire fell, over time, the people living in its various former provinces who formerly spoke Latin begin to diverge in speech. Think about how people in different parts of your own country speak with different accents. If they didn't have regular communication with each other, over time, their accents would get so strong that, while they sounded somewhat similar, they may not be able to understand each other. This is more or less what happened to Latin, which resulted in the various Romance languages (Portuguese, Spanish, French, as well as Italian, Romanian, Catalan, Occitan, and many others). In the case of Portuguese, Spanish and French - a long time ago, perhaps 1500 years ago, they were all the same language. At some point, they split into two languages: the mother of Spanish and Portuguese on one side, and the mother of French (and Occitan and Catalan) on the other. Later, Spanish and Portuguese split into two languages. This is why, grammatically, Spanish and Portuguese are more similar than French and Portuguese. Superficially, French and Portuguese can sound similar for a few reasons - they both share the uvular R (the 'throaty' as opposed to 'rolled' R of Spanish) and they both have nasal vowels. However, both of these similarities are more or less artifacts of history - Portuguese isn't more closely related, by descent, to French than Spanish is.
What languages sound like french?
Italian and Spanish are Romance languages like French, so they share some similar sounds and characteristics. Additionally, Portuguese, Romanian, and Catalan may also sound somewhat similar to French due to their shared roots in Latin.
What is 'Alió' when translated from Catalan to English?
Alió is the 3rd person (he,she, it) past tense form of the Spanish and Catalan verb aliar meaning "to ally" So it means "He/she or it allied".
