Mirandese language
The Mirandese language or lhéngua mirandesa is an Astur-Leonese language or language variety[2] that is sparsely spoken in a small area of northeastern Portugal in Terra de Miranda (made up of the municipalities of Miranda do Douro, Mogadouro and Vimioso).
| Mirandese | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mirandés | ||||
| Native to | Portugal | |||
| Region | Terra de Miranda (Miranda do Douro, Vimioso and Mogadouro) | |||
| Native speakers | 15,000 (2000)e18 (10,000 use it regularly, 5,000 when they return to the area)[1] | |||
| Language family | ||||
| Official status | ||||
| Official language in | Co-official recognition. Special protection status in Miranda do Douro, Portugal. Statutory language of provincial identity in 4 municipalities, northeast Portugal (1999, Law No. 7-99 of 29 January).[1] | |||
| Regulated by | Anstituto de la Lhéngua Mirandesa | |||
| Language codes | ||||
| ISO 639-2 | mwl | |||
| ISO 639-3 | mwl | |||
| Linguasphere | 51-AAA-cb | |||
 Locator map of the Miranda do Douro municipality, which harbors the vast majority of Mirandese speakers. | ||||
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Recognition
The Assembly of the Republic granted it official recognition alongside Portuguese for local matters on 17 September 1998 with the law 7/99 of 29 January 1999.[3] In 2001, Mirandese was officially recognised by the European Bureau for Lesser-Used Languages, which aims to promote the survival of the least spoken European languages.[4]
Roots
Mirandese has a distinct phonology, morphology and syntax. It has its roots in the local Vulgar Latin spoken in the northern Iberian Peninsula.
Mirandese is a descendant of the Astur-Leonese variety spoken in the Kingdom of León and has both archaisms and innovations that differentiate it from the modern varieties of Astur-Leonese spoken in Spain. In recognition of these differences, and due to its political isolation from the rest of the Astur-Leonese speaking territory, Mirandese has adopted a different written norm to the one used in Spain for Astur-Leonese.
Mirandese Language Media
Reading of a poem in Mirandese, 'Lhiçon de Giografie', originally in the Sendinese dialect, named 'Liçon de Giografie', but adapted to the Central dialect
A sticker located in New York City, displaying the Mirandese text "Un mirandés stubo eiqui" A Mirandese (person) was here. Displaying an unofficial proposed flag for the Mirandese people behind the text.
Rough geographical distribution of Old Asturleonese (in light purple) in northeastern Portugal and surrounding areas, in comparison to its modern descendants, including Mirandese (in dark purple)
Map demonstrating the dialectal variations of the word “street” in mirandese: Rue/Ruga/(Rua).
Bilingual sign in the village of Pruoba (Póvoa), with the ⟨ô⟩ of the old orthography; the sign reads Dius bos l pague pula buôssa besita i buôna biaige or "Thank you (literally 'God bless you') for your visit and bon voyage
Public sign with the history of the Cathedral of Miranda do Douro, written in Mirandese.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mirandese language at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ "Discovering Mirandese". Terminology Coordination Unit. 2015-05-26. Archived from the original on 2020-08-06. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
- ↑ "Lei 7/99, 1999-01-29". Diário da República Eletrónico (in português). Retrieved 2020-01-24.
- ↑ Svobodová, Petra. "Mirandese language and its influence on the culture of the municipality of Miranda do Douro". Universidade Palacký.
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This language has its own Wikipedia project. See the Mirandese language edition. |