Languages in Majorca

There are two major languages spoken and officially recognized. They are Catalan and Spanish. The local vernacular of Catalan is known as Mallorquí by native population which is also often referred to as Balear or Balearic, although the languages are different in each island and in each village. Characteristically, young Majorcans are bilingual in Catalan and Spanish, with some knowledge of English or German as a foreign language, particularly due to the large number of tourists and foreign residents on the island.