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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 lang...
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- 20,000–50,000 (2008)
The Leonese (Leonese: Llïoneses; Spanish: Leoneses) are a subgroup of Spaniards, native to León in Spain. The Leonese Kingdom was an independent kingdom in the Middle Ages until 1230 when it was joined to the Kingdom of Castile (from 1296 to 1301 the Kingdom of León was again independent); after the re-union with Castile in 1301 it remained ...
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.
- 20,000–50,000 (2008)
Spanish is the dominant language spoken throughout the territory, while Galician is spoken in the occidental part of El Bierzo. Demographics [ edit ] 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.
- 38,489 km² (14,861 sq mi)
- Castile and León
- 969,783
- Spain
Leonese is a set of vernacular Romance language varieties currently spoken in northern and western portions of the historical region of León in Spain and a few adjoining areas in Portugal. In this narrow sense, Leonese is distinct from the dialects grouped under the Asturian language.
The Dictionary of the Royal Academy of the Spanish Language defines Astur-Leonese as a term of linguistic classification: the Romance dialect originating in Asturias and in the ancient Kingdom of León as a result of the local evolution of Latin, while it defines Leonese in geographical terms: the variety of Spanish spoken in Leonese territory.
Aug 19, 2022 · 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 western Cantabria) and part of Portugal (around the boundary city of Miranda do Douro ).
