Valencian language
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| Valencian,Catalan | |
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| Valencià,Català | |
| Native to | Spain, France, Italy, Andorra. |
| Region | In Spain: Valencian Community, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Aragon (in La Franja), Murcia (in El Carxe) In France: Northern Catalonia In Italy: The city of L'Alguer In Andorra |
| Native speakers | 9.1 million (date missing) |
| Language family |
Indo-European
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| Official status | |
| Official language in | Spain: Valencian Community, Balearic Islands, Catalonia Italy: L'Alguer Andorra |
| Regulated by | Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua Institut d'Estudis Catalans |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | ca |
| ISO 639-2 | cat |
| ISO 639-3 | cat – Catalan |
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Valencian (valencià) is the historical, traditional, and official name used in the Valencian Community (Spain) for the language spoken in this region, also known as Catalan (català) in the Spanish Autonomous Communities of Catalonia, Aragon and the Balearic Islands; in the country of Andorra; in the southern French region of the Roussillon; and in the Italian city of Alghero on the island of Sardinia.
In linguistics "Valencian" is also used to identify this distinctive variant spoken in central and southern Valencia which has gained its own currency within the Catalan domain.
