Social:Languages of the Iberian Peninsula

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There have been many languages spoken in the Iberian Peninsula.

Historic languages

Pre-Roman languages

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
        • Astur-Leonese
          • Asturian
          • Cantabrian (co-dialect with Spanish)
          • Leonese
          • Mirandese
          • Extremaduran (co-dialect with Spanish)
        • Catalan
          • Eastern Catalan
            • Northern Catalan
            • Central Catalan
          • Western Catalan
            • North-Western Catalan
            • Valencian
            • Ribagorçan (co-dialect with Aragonese)
              • Benasquese (co-dialect with Aragonese and Gascon Occitan)
        • French
        • Galician-Portuguese
          • Galician
          • Eonavian
          • Fala
          • Portuguese
            • Portuguese dialects
        • 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
    • French Sign Language

By country

  • Andorra Andorra:
  • France France (Pyrénées-Orientales):
    • French (official recognition)
    • French Sign Language (official recognition)
    • Catalan (official recognition)
    • Occitan (not in the Iberian Peninsula, official recognition)
  • GibraltarUnited Kingdom Gibraltar (UK dependency):
  • Portugal Portugal:
    • Portuguese (official recognition)
    • Portuguese Sign Language (official recognition)
    • Mirandese (only spoken in a small eastern area of the Norte region, near Portuguese-Spanish border; official recognition)
    • Barranquenho (spoken in the town of Barrancos, near Portuguese–Spanish border; recognized and protected)
    • Minderico (only spoken in the town of Minde)
  • Spain Spain :
    • Spanish (also called Castilian, official recognition)
    • Spanish Sign Language (official recognition)
    • Catalan (official recognition)
    • Valencian (official recognition)
    • Catalan Sign Language (official recognition)
    • Valencian Sign Language (official recognition)
    • Galician (official recognition) and Fala
    • Eonavian (also called Galician-asturian, official recognition) [2]
    • Basque (official recognition)
    • Aragonese (official recognition)
    • Asturian (also called Bable, official recognition)
    • Cantabrian
    • Leonese (official recognition)
    • Extremaduran
    • Occitan (not in the Iberian Peninsula, locally called Aranese, official recognition)[3]
    • Moroccan Arabic (not in the Iberian Peninsula)
    • Riffian Berber (not in the Iberian Peninsula)

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 58.4%
Asturias[7] Asturian language 42.0%

See also

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