Castilian languages
branch of West Iberian languages
The Castillian languages are a branch of Romance languages. They were first spoken in central Spain, and then spread to nearly all of Spain. The main language in the branch is Spanish, which has around 480 million speakers around the world. Since the colonial era, Spanish has been spoken in Latin America.[1]
| Castilian languages | |
|---|---|
| Castilic | |
| Geographic distribution: | Spain, Spanish-speaking Americas, Equatorial Guinea |
| Linguistic classification: | Indo-European |
| Subdivisions: | |
Notes change
- ↑ Extremaduran is sometimes called an Astur-Leonese dialect.
References change
- ↑ Eberhard, David M., Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig (eds.). 2020. Ethnologue: Languages of the World. Twenty-third edition. Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com.