Mirandese language
Romance language belonging to the Astur-Leonese linguistic group, sparsely spoken in a small area of northeastern Portugal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Mirandolese.
The Mirandese language or lhéngua mirandesa is an Astur-Leonese language or language variety[3] that is sparsely spoken in a small area of northeastern Portugal in Terra de Miranda (made up of the municipalities of Miranda do Douro, Mogadouro and Vimioso).
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Mirandese | |
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mirandés | |
Native to | Portugal |
Region | Terra de Miranda (Miranda do Douro, Vimioso and Mogadouro) |
Native speakers | 15,000 (2000)[1] (10,000 use it regularly, 5,000 when they return to the area)[2] |
Official status | |
Official language in | Co-official recognition. Special protection status in Miranda do Douro, Portugal. Statutory language of provincial identity in 4 municipalities, northeast Portugal (1999, Law No. 7-99 of 29 January).[2] |
Regulated by | Anstituto de la Lhéngua Mirandesa |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-2 | mwl |
ISO 639-3 | mwl |
Glottolog | mira1251 |
ELP | Miranda do Douro |
Linguasphere | 51-AAA-cb |
Locator map of the Miranda do Douro municipality, which harbors the vast majority of Mirandese speakers. | |
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