Compare two dialects of Catalan side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.
Alguerès · Catalan of Alghero
The Catalan minority variety of Alghero on the island of Sardinia, rooted in medieval Catalan settlement and long separated from the main Catalan-speaking territories. It survives as a local heritage language in intense contact with Italian and Sardinian.
Català
A Western Romance language, official in Andorra and co-official across Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, and the Valencian Community of Spain. Around 10 million speakers, with strong literary tradition since the medieval period.
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