No. 764 in Catalan
valencià
The Catalan word "valencià" refers to the Valencian language or something related to Valencia or its people.
In a sentence
El valencià és una variant del català parlada a la Comunitat Valenciana.
Valencian is a variant of Catalan spoken in the Valencian Community.
In this sentence, 'valencià' is used as a noun to refer to the language spoken in the Valencian Community.
Tinc un amic que és valencià i sempre parla amb molta passió sobre la seua terra.
I have a friend who is Valencian and always speaks passionately about his land.
Here, 'valencià' is an adjective used to describe someone from Valencia, specifically referring to their origin or heritage.
A la classe d’avui, hem après com pronuncien certs sons els parlants de valencià.
In today's class, we learned how the speakers of Valencian pronounce certain sounds.
In this context, 'valencià' is used as an adjective to describe the speakers of the Valencian variation of Catalan.
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