Catalan shares many traits with the other neighboring Romance languages (Italian, Sardinian, Occitan, and Spanish). However, despite being mostly situated in the Iberian Peninsula, Catalan has marked differences with the Ibero-Romance group (Spanish and Portuguese) in terms of pronunciation, grammar, and especially vocabulary; showing instead its closest affinity with Occitan and to a lesser extent Gallo-Romance (French, Franco-Provençal, Gallo-Italian). COUNT 5
QSN1 What does Catalan share with nearby Romance languages? ANS1 many traits QSN2 Where is the Catalan language mostly located? ANS2 Iberian Peninsula QSN3 In pronunciation what is Catalan different from? ANS3 Ibero-Romance group QSN4 What are examples of Ibero-Romance languages? ANS4 Spanish and Portuguese QSN5 To what group is Catalan most closely related? ANS5 Occitan