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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)
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.
- 20,000–50,000 (2008)
Asturleonese (Astur-Leonese; Asturian: Asturlleonés; Spanish: Asturleonés; Portuguese: Asturo-leonês; Mirandese: Asturlhionés) is a Romance language or language family spoken in northwestern Spain and northeastern Portugal, namely in the historical regions and Spain's modern-day autonomous communities of Asturias, northwestern Castile and ...
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.
- 38,489 km² (14,861 sq mi)
- Castile and León
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- 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.
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. Native speakers. 20,000–50,000 (2008) Language family. Indo-European.
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 ...
