Valencian (/vəˈlɛnsiən/ or /vəˈlɛnʃən/; endonym: valencià, ) is the historical and official name for the Catalan language, spoken in the Valencian Community in Spain. It is the traditional and co-official language of the Valencian Community, alongside Spanish. Valencian belongs to the Western group of Catalan dialects. Under the Valencian Statute of Autonomy, the Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua (AVL) has been established as its regulator. The AVL considers Catalan and Valencian to be simply two names for the same language.
Valencian, like the closely related Occitan, has a long literary tradition, especially Late Medieval and Renaissance. One of the most outstanding works of all Catalan and Valencian literature is the romance Tirant lo Blanch, written by the Valencian knight and poet Joanot Martorell.
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