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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. In this narrow sense, Leonese is distinct from the dialects ...
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Leonese language. 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.
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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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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 Leonese. A Civilization Explained. The Leonese were the inhabitants of the Kingdom of León. They were among the first to take up arms against the muslim conquest of the Iberian peninsula. The kingdom rose to great heights and became one of the primary powers in the area. Their success caught up with the Leonese when a certain “breakaway ...
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It is a language continuum. Those people speaking Astur-Leonese closer to somewhere where Castilian is spoken, speak more like Castilian, and those closer to Galicia or some Portuguese regions, more similar to Portuguese. If you are interested, there are some videos in the youtube channel "Wikitongues" where you can listen to different people ...
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 recognised by Castile and León.
