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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).
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, sometimes considered another ...
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Among the Leonese dialects are (from south to north) Mirandese of Miranda do Douro in Portugal, Senabrés, Cabreirés, andPal.luezu; other Leonese dialects are indicated on the map of dialects below. Nowadays, Mirandese is generally discussed separately from the remaining dialects of Leonese since it is not spoken in Spain.
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Leonese; Native to: Spain, Portugal: Region: Provinces of León (north and west), Zamora (north-west) in Spain, and the towns of Rionor and Guadramil in northeastern Portugal; Mirandese dialect in Portugal.
The Mirandese language or lhéngua mirandesa is an Astur-Leonese language or language variety 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).
Galician–Portuguese (lingua vulgar; Galician: galego–portugués or galaico–portugués; Portuguese: galego–português or galaico–português), also known as Old Galician–Portuguese, Old Galician or Old Portuguese, Medieval Galician or Medieval Portuguese when referring to the history of each modern language, was a West Iberian Romance language spoken in the Middle Ages, in the ...
Jan 17, 2012 · A Romance language in the Astur-Leonese family, it is now taught as an elective in the region’s public schools, and bookstores sell a handful of books written in or translated into Mirandese, including a translation of the epic Portuguese poem “The Lusaids” and that oft-translated children’s classic, “L Princepico” — “The Little ...
