Iberian languages is a generic term for the languages currently or formerly spoken in the Iberian Peninsula.
Historic languages
Pre-Roman languages
- Main pages: Social:Paleohispanic languages and Social:Paleohispanic scripts
Pre-Roman languages of Iberia circa 300 BC
The following languages were spoken in the Iberian Peninsula before the Roman occupation and the spread of the Latin language.
Medieval languages
The following languages were spoken in the Iberian Peninsula in medieval times, following the fall of the Western Roman Empire.
Modern languages
The following indigenous languages are currently spoken in the Iberian Peninsula.
By linguistic group
Languages of the Iberian Peninsula (simplified).
- Basque (isolate)
- Batua
- Biscayan
- Gipuzkoan
- Upper Navarrese
- Lower Navarrese
- Lapurdian
- Souletin
- Indo-European languages
- Italic languages
- Romance languages
- Aragonese
- Aranese (dialect of Gascon Occitan)
- Astur-Leonese
- Asturian
- Cantabrian (co-dialect with Spanish)
- Leonese
- Mirandese
- Extremaduran (co-dialect with Spanish)
- Catalan
- Eastern Catalan
- Northern Catalan
- Central Catalan
- Balearic
- Western Catalan
- North-Western Catalan
- Valencian
- Ribagorçan (co-dialect with Aragonese)
- Benasquese (co-dialect with Aragonese and Gascon Occitan)
- Portugalician
- Spanish (or Castilian)
- Spanish dialects and varieties
- Germanic languages
- Mixed languages
- Caló (Ibero-Romance Romani)
- Spanish Caló
- Catalan Caló
- Portuguese Calão
- Erromintxela (Basque Romani)
- Barranquenho
- Llanito
- Sign languages
- Spanish Sign Language
- Catalan/Valencian Sign Language
- Portuguese Sign Language
By country
- Andorra:
- Gibraltar (UK dependency):
- Portugal:
- Portuguese (official recognition)
- Barranquenho (spoken in the town of Barrancos, near Portuguese–Spanish border)
- Portuguese Sign Language (official recognition)
- Mirandese (only spoken in a small eastern area of the Norte region, near Portuguese-Spanish border; official recognition)
- Spain :
- Spanish (also called Castilian, official recognition)
- Spanish Sign Language (official recognition)
- Catalan (called Valencian in the Valencian Community, official recognition)
- Catalan/Valencian Sign Language (official recognition)
- Galician (official recognition) and Fala
- Eonavian (also called Galician-asturian, official recognition) [2]
- Basque (official recognition)
- Aragonese (official recognition)
- Occitan (locally called Aranese, official recognition)[3]
- Asturian (also called Bable, official recognition)
- Cantabrian
- Leonese (official recognition)
- Extremaduran
Usage of co-official languages in Spain
Map of co-official languages in Spain
Speakers of official languages in the Spanish autonomous communities
(as a % of each region's population)
Autonomous community
|
Co-official languages
|
Co-official language speakers
|
Balearic Islands (2011)[4]
|
Catalan
|
71.5%
|
Basque Country (2011)[5]
|
Basque
|
32.0%
|
Catalonia (2011)[4]
|
Catalan
|
80.9%
|
Galicia (2007)[6]
|
Galician
|
89.3%
|
Navarre (2011)[5]
|
Basque
|
11.7%
|
Valencian Community (2011)[4]
|
Valencian (Catalan)
|
58.4%
|
Asturias[7]
|
Asturian language
|
42.0%
|
See also
External links
References
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