Valencian
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Valencian is the language spoken in the Valencian Community, a region in eastern Spain. It matters because it is an important part of the regional identity and cultural heritage of Valencia.
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Valencian (valencià) or the Valencian language (llengua valenciana) is the official, historical and traditional name used in the Valencian Community to refer to the Romance language also known as Catalan, either as a whole or in its Valencia-specific linguistic forms. The Valencian Community's 1982 Statute of Autonomy officially recognises Valencian as the name of the native language.
Valencian displays transitional features between Ibero-Romance languages and Gallo-Romance languages. According to philological studies, the varieties of this language spoken in the Valencian Community and Carche cannot be considered a single dialect restricted to these borders: the several dialects of Valencian (Alacantí Valencian, Southern Valencian, Central Valencian or Apitxat, Northern Valencian or Castellonenc Valencian and Transitional Valencian) belong to the Western group of Catalan dialects.