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Valencian | |
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valencià | |
Pronunciation | [valensiˈa] |
Native to | Spain |
Region | Valencian Community, Region of Murcia (Carche) See also geographic distribution of Catalan |
Ethnicity | Valencians |
Native speakers | 2.4 million (2004)[1] |
Early forms | |
Valencian orthography (Latin script) | |
Official status | |
Official language in | Spain |
Recognised minority language in | Spain
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Regulated by | Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua (AVL) |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | – |
ISO 639-6 | vlca |
Glottolog | None |
IETF | ca-valencia |
Catalan / Valencian cultural domain |
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Valencian[a] (valencià)[b] or the Valencian language[4] (llengua valenciana)[c] is the official, historical and traditional name used in the Valencian Community of Spain to refer to the Romance language also known as Catalan,[d][5][6][7][8][9] either as a whole[e] or in its Valencia-specific linguistic forms.[f][10][11] The Valencian Community's 1982 Statute of Autonomy and the Spanish Constitution officially recognise Valencian as the name of the regional language.[4][12]
Valencian displays transitional features between Ibero-Romance languages and Gallo-Romance languages. According to philological studies, the varieties of this language spoken in the Valencian Community and Carche cannot be considered a single dialect restricted to these borders: the several dialects of Valencian (Alicante's Valencian, Southern Valencian, Central Valencian or Apitxat, Northern Valencian or Castellon's Valencian and Transitional Valencian) belong to the Western group of Catalan dialects.[13][14]
There is a political controversy within the Valencian Community regarding its status as a glottonym or as an independent language, since official reports show that the majority of the people in the Valencian Community consider it as a separate language, different from Catalan, although the same studies show that this percentage decreases among younger generations and people with higher studies.[15][16] According to the 2006 Statute of Autonomy, Valencian is regulated by the Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua,[4] following the legacy established by the Castelló Norms,[17] which adapt Catalan orthography to Valencian idiosyncrasies.
Some of the most important works of Valencian literature experienced a Golden Age during the Late Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Important works include Joanot Martorell's chivalric romance Tirant lo Blanch, and Ausiàs March's poetry. The first book produced with movable type in the Iberian Peninsula was printed in the Valencian variety.[18][19] The earliest recorded chess game with modern rules for moves of the queen and bishop was in the Valencian poem Scachs d'amor (1475).
the total number of people who speak Catalan is 7,200,000, (...). The Valencian dialect is spoken by 27% of all Catalan speakers.citing Vilajoana, Jordi, and Damià Pons. 2001. Catalan, Language of Europe. Generalitat de Catalunya, Department de Cultura. Govern de les Illes Balears, Conselleria d'Educació i Cultura.
2 6 m. [FL] Al País Valencià, llengua catalana.
It is a fact the in Spain there are two equally legal names for referring to this language: Valencian, as stated by the Statute of Autonomy of the Valencian Community, and Catalan, as recognised in the Statutes of Catalonia and Balearic Islands.
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