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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 ...
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- 20,000–50,000 (2008)
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. There is no real linguistic division, though; it is only a purely political and identitary division, as ...
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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 ...
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.
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Leonese. Galician. The Region of León, Leonese region or Leonese Country ( Leonese: País Llionés, Spanish: región de León and Asturian: rexón de Llión) is a historic territory defined by the 1833 Spanish administrative organisation. The Leonese region encompassed the provinces of Salamanca, Zamora, and León, now part of the modern ...
- 38,489 km² (14,861 sq mi)
- Castile and León
- 969,783
- Spain
Feb 25, 2016 · Here are three languages that originated in Portugal and are still spoken there today: 1. The Mirandese Language. In some parts of northeastern Portugal, you can hear this language being spoken. The Mirandese language belongs to the Astur-Leonese language group, and has had a distinct phonology, syntax, and morphology since before Portugal ...
For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. Leonese language ( llionés in Leonese) is the language of León and Zamora, both in Spain, and Bragança, in Portugal. A Romance language, Leonese was the language of the Kingdom of León in the Middle Ages . Leonese is recognised by the UN as "seriously endangered" and is officially ...