Languages of Iberia
Iberian languages is a generic term for the languages currently or formerly spoken in the Iberian Peninsula.
Historic languages
Pre-Roman languages
Main articles: Paleohispanic languages and 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.
- Aquitanian (probably related or the same as Proto-Basque)
- Proto-Basque
- Tartessian
- Sorothaptic
- Iberian
- Indo-European languages
- Hellenic
- Celtic languages
- Celtiberian
- Gallaecian
- Lusitanian (disputed: either Celtic, Para-Celtic or non-Celtic)
- Afro-Asiatic languages
Medieval languages
The following languages were spoken in the Iberian Peninsula in medieval times, following the fall of the Western Roman Empire.
- Medieval Basque
- Indo-European languages
- Germanic languages
- Italic languages
- Latin
- Astur-Leonese
- Galician-Portuguese (Old Portuguese)
- Old Provençal (Old Occitan)
- Old Spanish
- Mozarabic
- Navarro-Aragonese
- Latin
- Indo-Iranian languages
- Afro-Asiatic languages
- Berber languages
- Semitic languages
- Arabic languages
- Jewish languages
- Medieval Hebrew (based on Biblical Hebrew)
- Sephardi Hebrew
- Judaeo-Romance languages (also classified as Italic/Latin languages)
- Medieval Hebrew (based on Biblical Hebrew)
Modern languages
The following indigenous languages are currently spoken in the Iberian Peninsula.
By linguistic group
Language of the Iberian Peninsula (simplified).
- Basque (isolate)
- 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
- Western Catalan
- North-Western Catalan
- Valencian
- Ribagorçan (co-dialect with Aragonese)
- Benasquese (co-dialect with Aragonese and Gascon Occitan)
- Galician-Portuguese
- Spanish (or Castilian)
- Romance languages
- Germanic languages
- Italic languages
- Mixed languages
- Caló (Ibero-Romance Romani)
- Erromintxela (Basque Romani)
- Barranquenho
- Llanito
- Sign Languages
By country
Andorra:
- Catalan (official recognition)
- Spanish
- French
- Portuguese
Gibraltar (UK dependency):
- English (official recognition)
- British Sign Language[1]
- Spanish
- Llanito
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)
- Portuguese (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
| 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 (2004)[6] | Galician | 61.9% |
| Navarre (2011)[5] | Basque | 11.7% |
| Valencian Community (2011)[4] | Valencian (Catalan) | 58.4% |
| Asturias[7] | Asturian language | 42.0% |
References
- ^ Launch of British Sign Language in Gibraltar.
- ^ Act 1/1998, March 23 of Principality of Asturias)
- ^ Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia, article 6th and Act 35/2010, octuber 1st of Parlament of Catalonia
- ^ a b c "Informe sobre la situació de la llengua catalana". Observatori de la llengua catalana. 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ^ a b "V. Inkesta Soziolinguistikoa". Hizkuntza Politikarako Sailburuordetza. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ^ "Mapa Sociolingüístico de Galicia 2004 Vol 1". Real Academia Galega. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ^ "Sociollingüística". Espaciu y Tiempu de la llingua asturiana. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
