About Spanish Language
According to Wikipedia.org, The Spanish language is from the Indo-European family. It is spoken by 360 million people all over the world. If we talk about the early 21st century Mexico had the highest number of speakers (around 85 million). In Columbia, there are around 40 million people while Argentina has around 35 million speakers. Even in the United States, there are more than 31 million speakers. Spanish is the official language of 18 American countries. This language has got the dialect from modern standard Spanish. Castilian dialect became popular in the 9th century and is spoken in central Spain around Madrid. During the late 15th century Castilian became the official language of Spain. The Castilian dialect is commonly used in all parts of Spain and is still going strong.
About Catalan Language
According to Wikipedia.org, Catalan popularly known as català or llengua catalana; Eastern Catalan: [kətəˈla] is a major language of the Valencian Community. Catalan is a Western Romance language and has been derived from Vulgar Latin. Catalan is the official language of Andorra and is spoken by people in the country. It is the co-official language of three communities. The language is prominent in three communities of eastern Spain. It is widely spoken in Catalonia, the Valencian Community, and the Balearic Islands. The language has semi-official status in the commune of Alghero in Italy. Catalan is also spoken in the Pyrénées-Orientales which is the department of France. The language is spoken in further areas in eastern Spain and the eastern strip of Aragon. It is also the commonly spoken language in the Carche area. People who speak Catalan are called Països Catalans. It is a language evolved from Vulgar Latin in the Middle Ages in the eastern Pyrenees.
