Catalan Alphabet

Like those of many other Romance languages, the Catalan alphabet derives from the Latin alphabet and is largely based on the language’s phonology. The Catalan alphabet consists of the twenty-six letters of the ISO basic Latin alphabet:

Majuscule Forms (also called uppercase or capital letters)

Minuscule Forms (also called lowercase or small letters)

The Catalan / Valencian cultural domain

Language Alphabet Grammar History Old Catalan Phonology Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua Institut d'Estudis Catalans Institut Ramon Llull Fundació Ramon Llull
History History of Andorra History of Catalonia Crown of Aragon Kingdom of Majorca Kingdom of Valencia Principality of Catalonia Catalan constitutions Furs of Valencia Treaty of the Pyrenees Nueva Planta decrees
Geo-political divisions Andorra Balearic Islands Catalonia Northern Catalonia Valencian Community Alghero El Carxe La Franja See Països Catalans
Government and politics General Council of Andorra Generalitat de Catalunya General Council of the Pyrénées-Orientales Generalitat Valenciana Govern de les Illes Balears Politics of Andorra Politics of Catalonia Catalan nationalism Valencian nationalism
Traditions and symbols Caganer Castells Correfoc Falles Fogueres de Sant Joan Gegants i capgrossos Moros i cristians Muixeranga Saint George's Day Sardana Tió de Nadal Cuisine Coca Ensaïmada Pa amb tomàquet Paella Myths and legends Symbols Traditions
Arts Decadència Renaixença Modernisme Noucentisme Salvador Dalí Antoni Gaudí Lluís Llach Ramon Llull Ausiàs March Joan Miró Joaquín Sorolla Antoni Tàpies Jacint Verdaguer Music Nova Cançó Rock català Rumba catalana Literature

The following letter-diacritic combinations are used, but they do not constitute distinct letters in the alphabet: À, É, È, Í, Ï, Ó, Ò, Ú, Ü and Ç.

Read more about Catalan Alphabet: Letter Names and Pronunciations, Digraphs, Other Conventions

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“God forgives the sin of gluttony.”
—Catalan proverb, quoted in Colman Andrews, Catalan Cuisine.

“I believe the alphabet is no longer considered an essential piece of equipment for traveling through life. In my day it was the keystone to knowledge. You learned the alphabet as you learned to count to ten, as you learned “Now I lay me” and the Lord’s Prayer and your father’s and mother’s name and address and telephone number, all in case you were lost.”
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