Is Catalan recognize by the United Nations as a language or dialect within Spain?
Is Catalan recognize by the United Nations as a language or a dialect within Spain?
This topic came about since I met some an international group from many countries where they speak many dialects for example India! where there was a person from Barcelona who did not like at all that Catalan is a dialect but an official language of Bercelona!
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There are only six languages "recognized" and utilized by the U.S. They are: Arabic, Chinese, Russian, English, French and Spanish.
Catalán is not a dialect. it is a language all it's own. it is spoken in the Spanish northeastern province of Cataluña. The Catalanes are pushing (somewhat unsuccessfully) for independence from Spain. See the link.
Link to article about Catalonian independence
Catalan is a Romance language; it is derived from colloquial, or “vulgar,” Latin, the language spoken by the common people of the Roman Empire. This was not the same Latin used by the upper and well-educated classes of the Empire, known as Classical Latin, though it was based on Classical Latin.
http://www.helpcatalonia.cat/2013/02/what-is-catalan-language-or-dialect-of.html
All right Catalan is a language spoken in cataluña, Andorra and some part of France. In the other hand is confusing to decide whatever is a dialect or language in an international group where some countries recognize there are dialects within their countries for example India, China! Taiwan, USA where are talking about it in Asia which is confusing not cataluña nor Spain where for sure it is more understandable. I want make it clear that I am not offending nor putting down Catalan language.
