In this series of articles we overview languages present in any given country. This time we are looking at the languages spoken in Andorra
The biggest languages present in Andorra include:
- Catalan
- French
- Castilian
- Portuguese
The sole official language of the country is Catalan.
Below you will find summaries for the languages supported by our translation services.
Catalan
Catalan belongs to the Romance branch of the Indo-European language family. It is the sole official language of Andorra.
| Number of speakers worldwide | 10 million |
|---|---|
| Language family | Indo-European |
| Writing | Catalan alphabet |
| Major Catalan-speaking populations in: | 4 countries |
Demographics and geographic distribution
Catalan is spoken by around 10 million people around the world. Countries with a significant number of people speaking the language include:
- Andorra
- Italy
- France
- Spain
In Andorra approximately 76% or 59 thousand people use Catalan in their day-to-day communication.
Writing
Catalan uses the Latin alphabet. It employs the extended version of the script, however, with 11 additional symbols. It is written from left to right.
Translation services
If you intend to expand to the Andorran market via the Catalan language, you might be interested in the following services:
- Catalan Document Translation
- Catalan Desktop Publishing and InDesign Translation
- Catalan E-Commerce Translation
French
French is a Romance language, closely related to Spanish, Romanian, Italian, Portuguese, and other languages of the same branch of the language family. It has no country-wide official status in Andorra.
| Number of speakers worldwide | 274 million |
|---|---|
| Language family | Indo-European |
| Writing | French alphabet |
| Major French-speaking populations in: | 49 countries |
Demographics and geographic distribution
There are major French-speaking populations in more than 40 countries of the world. With regard to the number of speakers, the most notable 3 countries are France, Canada, and Switzerland.
Around 70% of the population of Andorra speak French.
Writing
French uses the Latin alphabet. It employs the extended version of the script, however, with 16 additional symbols. It is written from left to right.
Translation services
If you intend to expand to the Andorran market via the French language, you might be interested in the following services:
- French Document Translation
- French Desktop Publishing and InDesign Translation
- French E-Commerce Translation
Portuguese
Portuguese belongs to the Romance branch of the Indo-European language family. It has no country-wide official status in Andorra.
| Number of speakers worldwide | 243 million |
|---|---|
| Language family | Indo-European |
| Writing | Portuguese alphabet |
| Major Portuguese-speaking populations in: | 5 countries |
Demographics and geographic distribution
There are major Portuguese-speaking populations in 5 countries. Countries with a significant number of people speaking the language include:
- Brazil
- Mozambique
- Angola
- Portugal
- Guinea-Bissau
Around 15% of the population of Andorra speak Portuguese.
Writing
The Portuguese alphabet is used for writing the Portuguese language. Being a subset of the Portuguese script, it uses some non-standard characters like à, á, â, ã, overall 12 symbols.
Translation services
If you intend to expand to the Andorran market via the Portuguese language, you might be interested in the following services:
- Portuguese Document Translation
- Portuguese Desktop Publishing and InDesign Translation
- Portuguese E-Commerce Translation
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