Asturian language
The Asturian language is the native language of Asturias. Between 200,000 and 600,000 people speak it in Asturias.[1][2] This language is very similar to Leonese Language, spoken in other territories that once made up the Kingdom of León (León, Western Zamora, Salamanca and Northwestern Cáceres where is called extremaduran), and to Mirandes Language, spoken in Miranda do Douro in Portugal. In Asturias, primary and secondary students can choose to study it.
| Asturian | |
|---|---|
| Astur-Leonese asturianu | |
| Native to | Spain |
| Region | Autonomous Community of Asturias |
| Native speakers | 110,000 (2007)e17 450,000 L2 speakers (1994) |
| Language family | |
| Dialects | |
| Writing system | Latin |
| Official status | |
| Regulated by | Academy of the Asturian Language (Asturian) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | ast |
| ISO 639-3 | ast |
| Linguasphere | 51-AAA-ca |
 Linguistic area of asturian language | |
Asturian Language Media
Victor Suárez speaking Asturian.
Kingdom of Asturias about 910 AD, after the reign of King Alfonso III of Asturias (848–910)
19th-century sketch of 17th-century author Antón de Marirreguera
Jurist and neoclassical author Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos (1744–1811), who envisaged the Academy of the Asturian Language
Asturian place-name status, 2017* Conceyos (municipalities) whose traditional place names have been codified* Conceyos which have applied for approval* Conceyos which have not applied
Asturian dialects: western, central and eastern
Large- and small-scale maps of the Asturian-speaking region
Asturian characters for h and ḥ
che vaqueira lletra
Asturian dictionary, published by the Academy of the Asturian Language
References
- ↑ "«Si los asturianos no creen en el bable no tendrá futuro aunque los políticos y las leyes digan otra cosa»". September 15, 2014.
- ↑ Academia de la Llingua Asturiana (October 16, 2017). "III Encuesta Sociolingüística de Asturias" (PDF).
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This language has its own Wikipedia project. See the Asturian language edition. |
