Lingcat is a website on the Catalan language with the aim of resolving the main questions concerning the sociolinguistic situation in Catalonia and the territories in which Catalan is spoken, and the way this situation is reflected in university life.
Lingcat can also be helpful for anyone who, prior to arriving in Catalonia or when they have just arrived, wants to find a quick source of information on the current situation of Catalan.
Did you know?
- It is very easy to learn Catalan if you already have some knowledge of another Romance language.
- Catalan is spoken in four European countries: Spain, France, Andorra and Italy.
- Catalan speakers form the second largest demolinguistic group in Spain.
- Catalonia is the community in the Catalan-speaking world with the highest population: over seven million inhabitants.
- The language of Catalonia is Catalan, which is the historical language of the territory.
- The majority of Catalans are competent in the two official languages of Catalonia: Catalan and Spanish.
- Around 300 languages are spoken in Catalonia today.
- Catalan is among the most-spoken languages in the European Union. There are more speakers of Catalan than of languages such as Danish or Finnish.
