Extremaduran language
Romance language spoken in Spain
The Extremaduran language (Extremaduran: estremeñu) is the native language of Northwestern province of Cáceres. About 150,000 people speak it in Extremadura. This language is very similar to Leonese language and Asturian or Bable, spoken in other territories that once made up the Kingdom of León. Is called artu estremeñu (High extremaduran) too. Central and Low Extremaduran (Meyu estremeñu and Bahu estremeñu) are Spanish dialects with Extremaduran influences.
Extremaduran | |
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estremeñu | |
Native to | Spain |
Region | Autonomous community of Extremadura |
Ethnicity | 1.1 million (no date)[1] |
Native speakers | (200,000 cited 1994)[2] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | ext |
Glottolog | extr1243 |
Extremaduran/Spanish differences
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change Extremaduran edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- ↑ Extremaduran at Ethnologue (13th ed., 1996).
- ↑ Extremaduran at Ethnologue (14th ed., 2000).