Languages of Spain - languages spoken in the Kingdom of Spain that have official status or do not have one.
| Languages of Spain | |
|---|---|
| Official | Spanish ( Castilian ) |
| Semi-official | Aransky , Basque , Catalan / Valencian and Galician |
| Unofficial | Cantabrian , Extremadura , Galician-Asturian , Fal , Rifsky , Kahlo , as well as various dialects of the Spanish language and Silbo |
| Regional | Recognized Aragonese , Asturian , Catalan [1] and Leon |
| The main languages of immigrants | American Spanish, Arabic , Romanian , British English , French , German , Italian , Bulgarian , Chinese , Portuguese and others. |
| Major foreign languages | English (31%) French (12%) German (2%) |
| Sign languages | Spanish Sign Language Catalan Sign Language Valencia Sign Language |
| Keyboard layout | |
 Spanish QWERTY | |
| Sources | europa.eu [2] |
| Castilian ( Spanish ) Catalan official Basque official Galician official | Asturian , unofficial Aragonese , unofficial Aransky , official (dialect of Occitan ) |
Spain is a multi - ethnic country. In addition to the Castilians , Catalans , Galicians , Basques , Occitan , Asturians , Aragonese , who speak their own languages (respectively, Catalan , Galician , Basque , Occitan , Asturian and Aragonese ) live in Spain. The Catalan language is spoken by Valencians (officially it is considered the Valencian language ). Catalan is also spoken by the inhabitants of the Balearic Islands .
During the Franco regime, ethnic minorities were subjected to forced assimilation, but despite this, the languages of these peoples did not disappear and are experiencing a real revival in recent decades.
The Aragonese language , which is preserved only in a few rural settlements, has practically disappeared.
The Basques experienced strong assimilation in the province of Navarra , but the Basque language has a strong position in the Basque Country .
The Asturian language is also being revived (variants of names depending on the area: Asturleonian, Asturian, Leon, Extremadura), which is found in the autonomous communities of Asturias , Castile and Leon , Extremadura , Cantabria .
See also
- Spanish
- Galician language
- Catalan
- Basque
- Asturian language
- Valencian language
- Aragonese language
- Aran language
Notes
- ↑ Catalan, together with Aragonese, are recognized by the autonomous community of Aragon .
- ↑ http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_243_en.pdf
Literature
- Shishmaryov V.F. Essays on the history of the languages of Spain. - M.-L., 1941.
- Shishmaryov V.F. Essays on the history of the languages of Spain. - 2nd ed. - M .: URSS editorial, 2002 .-- 344 p. - (History of the languages of the peoples of Europe).