Catalan shares many traits with its neighboring Romance languages. However, despite being mostly situated in the Iberian Peninsula, Catalan differs more from Iberian Romance (such as Spanish and Portuguese) in terms of vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar than from Gallo-Romance (Occitan, French, Gallo-Italic languages, etc.). These similarities are most notable with Occitan. COUNT 5
QSN1 What does Catalan have in common with other Romance languages in the same area? ANS1 many traits QSN2 Where is Catalonia located? ANS2 Iberian Peninsula QSN3 What other Iberian Romance languages are found in this area? ANS3 Spanish and Portuguese QSN4 Besides vocabulary and grammar, what other diffinence is there from other similar area languages? ANS4 pronunciation QSN5 What are these similar Latin derived languages called? ANS5 Gallo-Romance