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The official language is Catalan, but French and Spanish are widely spoken. The records are written in Catalan, French, Latin, and Spanish.

For Records in Spanish

• You do not have to be fluent in Spanish to read your documents. Genealogical records usually contain a limited vocabulary. Use this Spanish Genealogical Word List to translate the important points in the document. Reading handwriting skills are taught in the BYU Spanish Script Tutorial.

• Online interactive slideshow lessons are available to help you learn to read these records:

• Reading Spanish Handwritten Records, Lesson 1
• Reading Spanish Handwritten Records, Lesson 2
• Reading Spanish Handwritten Records, Lesson 3

Detailed instructions for reading Spanish records, examples of common documents, and practice exercises for developing skills in translating them can be found in the Spanish Records Extraction Manual.

For Records in French

Here are some resources for learning to read French records.

• French Genealogical Word List
• French Handwriting.

There is a three-lesson course in reading handwriting in old French records:

• Reading French Handwritten Records Lesson 1: The French Alphabet,
• Reading French Handwritten Records Lesson 2: Key Words and Phrases
• Reading French Handwritten Records Lesson 3: Reading French Records

These lessons focus on reading church record and civil registration records:

• France Church Records
• France Civil Registration- Vital Records

Another resource is the French Records Extraction Manual, Full Manual. Much more is covered, but these first four lessons are especially useful.

• Chapter 1: OLD FRENCH RECORDS
  
• Chapter 2: PARISH CHRISTENING AND CIVIL BIRTH ENTRIES
  
• Chapter 3: MARRIAGE ENTRIES
  
• Chapter 4: OTHER ENTRIES
  
• Chapter 5: FRENCH HANDWRITING AND SPELLING
  

For Records in Catalan

• Genealogical word lists : Catalan, Greek, Latvian, Lithuanian, Romansh, Serbo-Croatian, Swiss German

For Records in Latin

• Latin Genealogical Word List