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A Leonese speaker from Peñaparda in El Rebollar, recorded in Salamanca, Spain. Leonese (Leonese: llionés, Asturian: lleonés) is a set of vernacular Romance language varieties currently spoken in northern and western portions of the historical region of León in Spain (the modern provinces of León, Zamora, and Salamanca) and a few adjoining areas in Portugal, where it is known as Mirandese ...
Leonese. Native to. Spain, Portugal. Region. Provinces of León (north and west), Zamora (north-west) in Spain, [1] [2] [3] and the towns of Rionor and Guadramil in northeastern Portugal; [4] [5] Mirandese dialect in Portugal. Native speakers. 20,000–50,000 (2008) [6] [7] Language family. Indo-European.
Leonese; Native to: Spain, Portugal: Region: Provinces of Asturias, León (north and west), Zamora (north-west) in Spain, [1] [2] [3] and the towns of Rionor and Guadramil in northeastern Portugal; [4] [5] Mirandese dialect in Portugal.
Sample text. References. Old Leonese language. Old Leonese is a West Iberian language spoken in the Kingdom of León until 1300. Old Leonese and Asturleonese are highlighted in green. Phonology [ edit] The sound change [ʎ] to [ʝ], called yeísmo, may appear in Old East and Central Leonese. [1] .
Feb 23, 2024 · Leonese ( Leonese : llionés, Asturian: lleonés) is a set of vernacular Romance language varieties currently spoken in northern and western portions of the historical region of León in Spain (the modern provinces of León, Zamora, and Salamanca) and a few adjoining areas in Portugal.
Spanish is the dominant language spoken throughout the territory, while Galician is spoken in the occidental part of El Bierzo. Demographics. In January 2005 the population of the Leonese Region was distributed by provinces as follows: Leon, 497,387; Salamanca, 351,326; and Zamora, 197,237.
Aug 19, 2022 · The Asturian-Leonese languages are shown in blue in this map of the languages of the Iberian peninsula. Astur-Leonese —also called Asturian-Leonese or Asturian or Leonese — (in its own language: asturllionés, asturianu, llionés and popularly bable) is a Romance language spoken in part of Spain (around Asturias, northwestern León and ...
