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Catalan

Original name: Català
Family: Indo-european Romance

* Zone: Alghero / State: Italy
Alghero / Italy

General information
Cities: L'Alguer
Legal situation: Legally recognized within the state’s territory
Notes: (Sardinia)
Speakers: 20.000
Year of data: 2000
Data source: Minorities in Europe (http://www.minority2000.net)
Other:
 
Administrative use
Public Administration: Not
Justice Administration: Not
Local Administration: Not
Toponymy: Depend
Font: CIEMEN (2003). Aproximation to the Europe of Languages (Map). Barcelona: CIEMEN


* Zone: Catalonia / State: Spain
Catalonia / Spain

General information
Cities: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, Tarragona
Legal situation: Official language together with Spanish
Notes: -----
Speakers: 4.630.640
Year of data: 2001
Data source: Cens lingüístic - Generalitat de Catalunya
Other:
 
Administrative use
Public Administration: Yes
Justice Administration: Yes
Local Administration: Yes
Toponymy: Monolingual (catalan
Font: CIEMEN (2003). Aproximation to the Europe of Languages (Map). Barcelona: CIEMEN


* Zone: Northern Catalonia / State: France
Northern Catalonia / France

General information
Cities: Perpinyà, Prada de Conflent
Legal situation: Legally recognized within a substatal entity’s territory
Notes: Pyrénées-Orientales Department
Speakers: Aprox. 102.000
Year of data: 2000
Data source: Minorities in Europe (http://www.minority2000.net)
Other:
 
Administrative use
Public Administration: Not
Justice Administration: Not
Local Administration: Bilingual (depend)
Toponymy: Bilingual (depend)
Font: CIEMEN (2003). Aproximation to the Europe of Languages (Map). Barcelona: CIEMEN


* Zone: El Carxe / State: Spain
El Carxe / Spain

General information
Cities: -----
Legal situation: Not recognized
Notes: -----
Speakers: 700
Year of data: 2006
Data source:
Other:
 
Administrative use
Public Administration: -----
Justice Administration: -----
Local Administration: -----
Toponymy: -----
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* Zone: Franja de Ponent / State: Spain
Franja de Ponent / Spain

General information
Cities: Fraga, Mequinensa, Tamarit de Llitera
Legal situation: Non-specific legal protection
Notes: Aragon
Speakers: 48.029
Year of data: 1981
Data source:
Other:
 
Administrative use
Public Administration: Not
Justice Administration: Not
Local Administration: Not
Toponymy: Exceptionaly
Font: CIEMEN (2003). Aproximation to the Europe of Languages (Map). Barcelona: CIEMEN


* Zone: Balearic Islands / State: Spain
Balearic Islands / Spain

General information
Cities: Palma, Ciutadella, Maó, Eivissa
Legal situation: Official language together with Spanish
Notes: -----
Speakers: 493.250
Year of data: 1991
Data source:
Other:
 
Administrative use
Public Administration: Yes
Justice Administration: Yes
Local Administration: Yes
Toponymy: Monolingual in catal
Font: CIEMEN (2003). Aproximation to the Europe of Languages (Map). Barcelona: CIEMEN


* Zone: Valencian Country / State: Spain
Valencian Country / Spain

General information
Cities: València, Castelló de la Plana, Alacant
Legal situation: Official language together with Spanish
Notes: -----
Speakers: 2.300.000
Year of data: 1992
Data source:
Other:
 
Administrative use
Public Administration: Yes
Justice Administration: Yes
Local Administration: Yes
Toponymy: Bilingual
Font: CIEMEN (2003). Aproximation to the Europe of Languages (Map). Barcelona: CIEMEN


* Zone: Principality of Andorra / State: Andorra
Principality of Andorra / Andorra

General information
Cities: Andorra la Vella
Legal situation: Official
Notes: State
Speakers: 48.000
Year of data: 1994
Data source:
Other:
 
Administrative use
Public Administration: -----
Justice Administration: -----
Local Administration: -----
Toponymy: -----
Font: CIEMEN (2003). Aproximation to the Europe of Languages (Map). Barcelona: CIEMEN


LINKS
Anglo-Catalan Society
Institut Ramon Llull (Institute for the promotion of Catalan language and culture internationally)
VilaWeb (online news)
American Institute for Catalan Studies (AICS)
Association of Language Testers in Europe (ALTE) - Catalan
Associazione italiana di studi catalani
Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua (AVL)
Acció Cultural del País Valencià (ACPV)
Àrea de Política Lingüística (Generalitat Valenciana)
Atles interactiu de l’entonació del català
Baròmetre de l'ús del català a Internet
Casals dels Països Catalans
Catalan Mailing Lists - Fòrum de discussió per a catalanoparlants
CatalunyaNet - La Xarxa
Centre Maria Montessori L'Alguer
Ciutat de l'Alguer (Città di Alghero)
Coordinadora de Dinamització Lingüística del País Valencià (CDLPV)
Deutsche Katalanistenverband e. V (DKV) / Associació Germano-Catalana (The German Association for Catalan Studies)
Direcció General de Política Lingüística (Govern de Balears)
El Portal Català de Melbourne
Guide to the Berkeley Catalan Project
Institució Cultural de la Franja de Ponent (ICF)
Institut d'Estudis Catalans (IEC)
L'Alguer: Periòdic de Cultura i Informació (Catalan language news in Sardinia)
Learn catalan (e-learning)
Lincaweb. Presència catalana al món
North American Catalan Society (NACS)
Observatori de la Llengua Catalana
Online Conference on Catalan Studies
Plataforma per la Llengua
Portal de la Llengua Catalana (Generalitat de Catalunya)
Portal Universitari Nord-català - PORTALCAT (Université de Perpignan Via Domitia, UPVD)
Programa d'Ensenyament de la Llengua Catalana: PELC (e-learning)
Secretaria de Política Lingüística (Generalitat de Catalunya)
Selección en Catalán
Servei de Política Lingüística d'Andorra (SPL)
Xarxa Vives d'Universitats
Zeitschrift für Katalanistik / Revista d'Estudis Catalans (DKV)