Languages of Catalonia
There are four languages with official status in Catalonia (an autonomous community of Spain): Catalan; Spanish- which is official throughout Spain; Aranese, a dialect of Occitan spoken in the Aran Valley; and Catalan Sign Language. Many other languages are spoken in Catalonia as a result of recent immigration from all over the world.
Influence of Arabic on other languages
Arabic has notably influenced the Valencian variety of the Catalan language spoken in Spain south of Catalonia, more than Catalonia itself although it also left influences in Catalan. Due to more than 8 centuries of Arabic dominion in the Iberian Peninsula (Al-Andalus), hundreds of words from many fields (including Arabic inventions) have been adapted into Catalan; among many are "séquia" ("irrigation ditch"), "nòria" ("whaterwheel, noria"), "algorfa" ("loft"), "magatzem" ("warehouse"), "alfàbia" ("earthenware jar"), "barnús" ("bathrobe"), "aladroc" ("anchovy"), "dacsa" ("corn"), "safanòria" ("carrot"), "carxofa" ("artichoke"), "albergínia" ("aubergine"), "xirivia" ("parsnip"), "alfals" ("alfalfa"), "albercoc" ("apricot"), "tramús" ("lupin"), "corfa" ("bark, peel"), "xara" ("thicket"), "matalaf/matalàs" ("mattress"), "alacrà" ("scorpion"), "fardatxo" ("lizard") "alfàb(r)ega" ("basil"), etc. and expressions such as "a la babalà" ("randomly, to God's will") and "a betzef" ("abundance, plenty").