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The Mirandese language (autonym: mirandés or lhéngua mirandesa; Portuguese: mirandês or língua mirandesa) is a Romance language belonging to the Astur-Leonese linguistic group, sparsely spoken in a small area of northeastern Portugal, in the municipalities of Miranda do Douro, Mogadouro and Vimioso. The Portuguese Parliament granted it co ...
May 26, 2015 · Mirandese or Mirandês in Portuguese is a romance language from the Iberian Peninsula which has its origins in Latin and Astur-Leonese. For years it was considered as a dialect and only in 1999 it was officially recognized as the second official language of Portugal. José Leite de Vasconcelos did the first studies about Mirandese in the XIXth ...
The linguistic rights of Mirandese were enshrined in Portugal in 1999, though its “discovery” dates back to the very end of the 19th century at the hands of Leite de Vasconcellos. For centuries, it was the first or only language spoken by people living in the northeast of Portugal, particularly the district of Miranda do Douro. As a minority language, it has always moved among three ...
Finally, the article tries to explain how the Mirandese language nowadays represents one of the aspects of Mirandese identity and cultural heritage rather than a language that is actively used in everyday communication. Keywords: "Mirandese language"; "municipality of Miranda do Douro"; "Portuguese"; "Portugal"; "language politics" 1.
Sep 24, 2016 · Celena speaking Mirandese and Portuguese, the Romance languages of Portugal.This video was recorded by Wikitongues co-founder Daniel Bogre Udell in Miranda d...
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Two groups of 24 secondary school students each, in Miranda de l Douro (Portugal) and Xixón (Spain), filled in a questionnaire with a total of 63 questions about language use, language proficiency, and language attitudes towards the regional/minority language and both state languages (Portuguese and Spanish).
Portuguese Parliament only acknowledged Mirandese as an official language in Portugal in 1999, along with the publication of its “Spelling Convention”, whose first version appeared in 1995.
