Discover Occitan

Occitan Language Hub

Discover Occitan

Explore Occitan through Aranese vocabulary pages, European phrase guides, Romance-language comparisons and wider context from France, Spain and Italy. This hub keeps Occitan visible as its own Romance language while also linking carefully to Aranese, an Occitan variety used in the Vall d’Aran.

OC Occitan first

Occitan deserves its own hub. Use this page to gather Occitan and Aranese resources without folding them into French, Spanish or Catalan.

AR Aranese matters

Several existing comparison pages include Aranese. These are useful here because Aranese is the Occitan variety connected to the Vall d’Aran.

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123 Numbers 0 to 10 in Iberian-Romance Languages Includes Aranese, the Occitan variety of the Vall d’Aran. › ▦ Months of the Year in Iberian Languages Compare Aranese month names with neighbouring Iberian languages. › 🙏 Thank You in European Languages Includes Occitan: Mercé. › ✧ Merry Christmas in European Languages Includes Occitan: Bon Nadal. ›

AR Aranese vocabulary pages

These pages are included because Aranese is an Occitan variety. They are especially useful for seeing Occitan vocabulary in an Iberian comparison setting.

123 Aranese Numbers 0 to 10 Numbers from zero to ten in Aranese and neighbouring languages. › ▣ Aranese Days of the Week Compare weekday names across Iberian Romance languages, including Aranese. › ▦ Aranese Months of the Year January to December in Aranese and other Iberian languages. › ☼ Aranese Seasons Compare spring, summer, autumn and winter across Iberian Romance languages. ›

OC Occitan phrases and cultural vocabulary

🙏 Thank You in Occitan Find Occitan in a wider European phrase guide. › ✧ Merry Christmas in Occitan Compare Christmas greetings across Europe, including Occitan. › NY Happy New Year in Occitan Includes Occitan: Bona annada. › ♡ Saint Valentine’s Day Vocabulary Includes Occitan: Jorn de Sant Valentin, amor and T’aimi. ›

⇄ Occitan and Aranese comparisons

123 Aranese Numbers in Iberian Context Useful for comparing Aranese with Catalan, Aragonese, Spanish and other nearby languages. › ▣ Aranese Weekday Names Compare Aranese weekday names with nearby Romance forms. › ▦ Aranese Month Names Compare the calendar vocabulary of Aranese and neighbouring Iberian languages. › ☼ Aranese Seasons Compare basic seasonal vocabulary across Iberian Romance languages. ›

A Occitan in wider context

These pages help place Occitan and Aranese within the wider language landscape of Europe and Spain.

100 100+ Facts About Languages Includes context about Aranese as an Occitan variety in Catalonia. › ES 50+ Facts About Languages in Spain Includes Benasqués as a transitional variety between Catalan, Aragonese and Occitan. ›

◎ Quick facts about Occitan

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Romance language Occitan belongs to the Romance language family.
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Aranese link Aranese is treated here as an Occitan variety, especially useful for Iberian comparison pages.
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Cross-border context This hub links Occitan with France, Vall d’Aran in Spain and the Occitan Valleys in Italy.

1 Suggested Occitan learning path

1 Start with Aranese basics Begin with numbers, days of the week, months and seasons where Aranese appears in direct comparison with neighbouring languages.
2 Add core Occitan phrases Move on to useful phrase guides such as thank you, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and Valentine’s Day vocabulary.
3 Compare with nearby Romance languages Use Catalan, French, Aragonese, Spanish and Italian hubs to place Occitan in its wider linguistic geography.
4 Explore the wider cultural context Use the Spain and language-facts articles to understand Aranese, Benasqués and the broader Occitan contact zone.

? Occitan FAQ

Is Occitan a Romance language?

Yes. Occitan is a Romance language associated with Occitania, Vall d’Aran and the Occitan Valleys.

Is Aranese Occitan?

Aranese is an Occitan variety associated with the Vall d’Aran, so Aranese resources are useful on this Occitan hub.

Is Occitan the same as Catalan?

No. Occitan and Catalan are related Romance languages, but they are not the same language.

What should I learn first in Occitan?

Start with Aranese numbers, days, months and seasons, then move on to Occitan phrases such as Mercé, Bon Nadal and Bona annada.

Which related language hubs are useful to explore?

Catalan, French, Aragonese, Spanish, Italian, Piedmontese and Basque are useful comparison points for Occitan and Aranese.