Show catalan Lans language Langu guage aga it Is generally assumed that the Cata catalan larf language was imported from roussilon Houss Rouss llon into spain during caroling tan lan times but there is a contrary view that it was originally nally developed in spain and introduced into roussillon Kous Bous sillon by catalan immigrants it Is a romance language an offshoot of provencal philologically catalan differs from spanish in that it lacks lachs the characteristic diphthongs one of its distinctive features Is its tendency to suppress many of the consonants and unaccented vowel endi endings rigs so coin common in spanish i |