West Iberian languages facts for kids
Quick facts for kids West Iberian |
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| Western Iberian Romance | |
| Geographic distribution: |
Iberian Peninsula, Latin America, Africa, Israel, Philippines, East Timor, Easter Island, Goa |
| Linguistic classification: | Indo-European
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| Subdivisions: |
Astur-Leonese
Barranquian
Pyrenean–Mozarabic
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 Languages of the Iberian Peninsula
West Iberian: Aragonese Astur-Leonese Barranquian Extremaduran Fala Galician Portuguese Spanish-Castillian Occitano-Romance: Catalan Occitan Others: Basque (non-Romance language isolate) |
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The West Iberian languages are a branch of Romance languages. They were first spoken in central and western parts of Iberia. Spanish and Portuguese are the main languages in the branch. They have been spread to Latin America since the colonial era. There are five branches of West Iberian languages. They are Castilian, Galician-Portuguese, Astur-Leonese, Barranquian, and Pyrenean–Mozarabic. Until recently, all speakers of West Iberian languages could understand each other, but now the branches are too different.
See also
In Spanish: Lenguas iberorromances occidentales para niños
