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Mirandese (mirandés or lhéngua mirandesa) is an Asturleonese language or variety that is sparsely spoken in a small area of northeastern Portugal in eastern Tierra de Miranda (made up of the municipalities of Miranda de l Douro, Mogadouro and Bumioso, being extinct in Mogadouro and present in Bumioso only in some eastern villages, like Angueira).
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Jan 7, 2024 · There are fears that the Mirandese language could disappear in just 30 years if something isn’t done to stop it. This estimate was made in a study recently published by the University of Vigo. This institution estimates that around 3,500 people know Mirandese, but only 1,500 use it regularly.
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 ...
Apr 25, 2017 · In the US, native languages spoken by Indigenous peoples have been declining since European colonization began. Before colonialism, approximately 300 languages were used throughout the country. Today, there are around 167 languages, and estimates suggest that only 20 of these Indigenous languages will remain by 2050.
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Jan 19, 2022 · The Death and Revival of Indigenous Languages. Every two weeks, an Indigenous language dies. Some of the languages that have already disappeared were Inuit languages, spoken in the far reaches of the Arctic. Others had evolved in the leafy greenery of coastal Australia. While they differ in setting, culture, and phonetics, one aspect that most ...
speaking Mirandese and passing it on through generations. Therefore, from our perspective, this minority language is found at a crossroads, moving along three intertwining dimensions: language policy, translation and migration, all having somehow contributed to the current state of the language, which we aim at eliciting throughout this paper.
