Mirandese language

Mirandese
mirandés
Native toPortugal
RegionEastern Tierra de Miranda (Miranda de l Douro and eastern Bumioso)
Native speakers
15,000 (2000)[1]
(~10,000 use it regularly)[2]
Official status
Official language in
Co-official recognition. Special protection status in Miranda de l Douro, Portugal. Statutory language of provincial identity in 4 municipalities, northeast Portugal (1999, Law No. 7-99 of 29 January).[2]
Regulated byAnstituto de la Lhéngua Mirandesa
Language codes
ISO 639-2mwl
ISO 639-3mwl
Glottologmira1251
ELPMiranda do Douro
Linguasphere51-AAA-cb
Mirandese speaking area, highlighting its three dialects
   Central Mirandese
   Sendinese Mirandese
   Raiano Mirandese
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Street sign in Zenízio, with the street name in Mirandese and in Portuguese

Mirandese (mirandés or lhéngua mirandesa) is an Asturleonese [3] language or variety that is sparsely spoken in a small area of northeastern Portugal in eastern Tierra de Miranda (made up of the municipalities of Miranda de l Douro, Mogadouro and Bumioso, being extinct in Mogadouro and present in Bumioso only in some eastern villages, like Angueira). The Assembly of the Republic granted it official recognition alongside Portuguese for local matters with Law 7/99 of 29 January 1999.[4] In 2001, Mirandese was officially recognised by the European Bureau for Lesser-Used Languages, which aims to promote the survival of the least spoken European languages.[5]

Mirandese has a distinct phonology, morphology and syntax. It has its roots in the local Vulgar Latin spoken in the northern Iberian Peninsula.

Mirandese is a descendant of the Astur-Leonese variety spoken in the Kingdom of León and has both archaisms and innovations that differentiate it from the modern varieties of Astur-Leonese spoken in Spain. In recognition of these differences, and due to its political isolation from the rest of the Astur-Leonese speaking territory, Mirandese has adopted a different written norm to the one used in Spain for Astur-Leonese.

  1. ^ Mirandese at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ a b Mirandese language at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  3. ^ "Discovering Mirandese". Terminology Coordination Unit. 2015-05-26. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  4. ^ "Lei 7/99, 1999-01-29". Diário da República Eletrónico (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  5. ^ Svobodová, Petra. "Mirandese language and its influence on the culture of the municipality of Miranda do Douro". Universidade Palacký.

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