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THE LANGUAGES OF SPAIN
In Spain there are four different languages, which are:
Castilian Galican Catalan Basque Valencian
WHAT IS AN OFFICIAL LANGUAGE?
An official language is used in governmental events and
administrative issues.
In Spain there are four official languages: Spanish, Catalonian,
Galician and Basque.
The origin of the Spanish language is to be found in the Latin language spoken in the Northern part of the
country during the Roman invasion in the 1st century B.C.
After the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century, the Hispanic
languages developed under the influence of Latin.
SPANISH
CASTILIAN
Castilian was the name of the Spanish language. It
was called after Castilla, the main region in the centre of Spain, where many castles
-“ castillos” in Spanish – stood.
The first grammar of the Spanish language was
published by Elio Antonio de Nebrija es de 1492. A t that
time, after the Conquest, Spanish starts to spread
across America.
Yo bien.Hola Marta
Hola Carmen
Hola,¿como estas?
EL CATALONIAN
CATALONIAN LANGUAGE
It is spoken by 3 million people in the North- eastern region of
Catalonia.
I t is spoken in Cataluña, Valencia, Islas Baleares, the eastern part of
Aragón, Rosellón (France) y Cerdaña (Italia).
Hola, com aquestes?
Jo bé. Hola Marta
Hola Carmen
VALENCIAN AND BALEARIC
The Valencian language is similar to Catalonian. The two
regions are very close.
In the Balearic Isles - a touristic place -
600,000 people speak Catalonian, with some
differences in the dialect.
Hola, com estes? Hola, Carmen
Jo bé. Hola Marta.
It is spoken in the North-Western part of Spain. It shares some features with
Portuguese because this region in next to Portugal.
GALICIAN
Ola, como vai vostede?
Eu tamén. Ola Marta
Ola Carmen
BASQUE
BASQUE
It is the only language in Western Europe that does not have an
Indoeuropean origin. They say it traces back to the Bronze Era.
It was about to dissapear in the 50s and 60s, but its usage was recovered
on political grounds.
Today it is used by 60% of overall population.
Hi, zer moduz? Hi Carmen
I ondo.Hi Marta
WHERE IS SPANISH SPOKEN?
OTHER LANGUAGES IN SPAIN.
In Asturias there is a dialect called Bable. It is not considered a
language because there are not sufficient written records of it.
There are fragmented social varieties of Aragonian and
Aranian( Arán Valley), which is a variety of Gasconian.
OTHER LANGUAGES AND DIALECTS IN SPAIN