Aranese dialect

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Aranese (Occitan: aranés) is a standardized form of the Pyrenean Gascon variety of the Occitan language spoken in the Val d'Aran, in northwestern Catalonia close to the Spanish border with France, where it is one of the three official languages beside Catalan and Spanish.[2] In 2010, it was declared the third official language in Catalonia by the Parliament of Catalonia.[3]

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Aranese
aranés
Native toSpain
RegionVal d'Aran (Catalonia)
Native speakers
ca. 2,600 + ca. 2,100 non-native (2001)[1]
Official status
Official language in
Spain
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottologaran1260
IETFoc-aranes
Occitania_aranes_map.png
Aranese area in the traditionally Occitan-speaking territory
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Aranese signage in Bossòst, Val d'Aran

The official names of towns in Val d'Aran are in Occitan; for example, the municipality of Vielha is known by its Occitan name on maps and road signs, rather than its Catalan/Spanish name, Viella.