Talk:ONA/@comment-5057772-20131120130703/@comment-5665682-20131120154347

Catalan and Spanish are two separate languages.

The reason why Ona can't speak properly spanish (even if some phonemes are compatible with spanish) is because the pronounciation of some vowels (catalan have 8 vowels, while spanish have 5) and different consonant grammar rules.

Historically, you can say spanish is an evolution of catalan. That's why catalan is such a more "complex" language. The phonetics and grammar are quite antique.