catTechnical information about ISO 639 language code cat
The table below provides technical details for the Catalan, Valencian language, designated by the cat code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Official Catalan, Valencian Native Català |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Central CatalanNorthern CatalanBalearic CatalanNorthwestern CatalanValencianAlgherese Catalan |
| Related languages | OccitanSpanishFrenchAragonese |
| Key facts | Catalan descends from Vulgar Latin within the Western Romance branchLinguistically it is closer to Occitan than to SpanishThe oldest known Catalan text is the 12th-century Homilies d'OrganyàCatalan combines Gallo-Romance traits (such as palatal l) with Ibero-Romance ones (such as certain verb endings)The Algherese dialect spoken in Sardinia retains archaic final vowels no longer pronounced in mainland varieties. |
| Sample phrase | Hola, com estàs? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Catalan, Valencian language, identified by the code cat, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
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