Pallarese, a subdialect of Northwestern Catalan, is in Pallars. Speakers of the language also in Argentina, Mexico, Chile, Brazil, Uruguay, Venezuela, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Algeria. The standard dialect is a literary composite which no one speaks, based on several dialects. Benasquese and Aiguavivan people live in isolated valleys and have a distinct phonology from their neighbors. Tortosin may be closer to Valencian.
Some Valencian speakers desire separate literatue.
Catalan is an official regional language. Speakers use Spanish, French, Italian, Sard, or Occitan as second languages. Bible portions 1928-1985. Deaf sign language . An indigenous sign language, quite distinct from Spanish Sign Language.