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Some people wish to consider the differences between Asturian and the varieties spoken in Cantabria, Spain as distinct enough to merit special consideration.

ALSO KNOWN AS		Asturiano, Leonese, Leonés, Astur-Leonese, Asturian-Leonese, Asturianu
CLASSIFICATION		Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Western Romance
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		ast
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Central Asturian West Asturian Western Asturian Eastern Asturian Leonese
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Information from: “Europe and North Asia” (211-282) . Tapani Salminen (2007) , C. Moseley · London & New York: Routledge

At risk

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
110,000
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Spoken by around 100,000 people in Spain, and 10-15,000 in Portugal.

MORE ON VITALITY

Asturian is engangered in Portugal and Spain, although still spoken by some children.

LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS

Though not recognized as official, the language is to some extent used in the
school system in Asturias.

PLACES: Asturias, Oviedo, Portugal, Miranda do Douro

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: "Asturian survives mainly in Asturias around Oviedo (Uviéu) where some children learn the language, and to much lesser extent in the western parts of León Province (Leonese) and in the Sanabria region in Zamora Province (Sanabrese) in the autonomous region of Castille-León, where probably all speakers are elderly. In Portugal, the language is spoken in the Miranda do Douro region and in two towns in the Vimioso region by some 10,000 to 15,000 people; it was officially recognised there in 1999, and it has gained some presence in education, media and public life since then" (Salminen 2007)

At risk

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
150,000
Native speakers worldwide

At risk

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
125,039
Native speakers worldwide

At risk

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
125,000
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
550,000
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
There are 100,000 speakers in Spain (1994); 50,000 in Central Asturian; 30,000 in Western Asturian; 20,000 in Eastern Asturian. Data for the ethnic population was gathered in 1996.

PLACES: Spain; Portugal;

	3rd	2010	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger				UNESCO Publishing	Paris	http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas	Christopher Moseley (ed.)	Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)	ll_pub		150,000	100000			At risk (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)				42.7954,-5.6689
		2007	Europe and North Asia	Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages	211-282	C. Moseley	London & New York: Routledge			Tapani Salminen	Salminen, Tapani. 2007. "Europe and North Asia." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 211-282. London & New York: Routledge.	HHOLD		110,000	100000	Spoken by around 100,000 people in Spain, and 10-15,000 in Portugal.	Though not recognized as official, the language is to some extent used in the school system in Asturias.	At risk (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	Asturian is engangered in Portugal and Spain, although still spoken by some children.	"Asturian survives mainly in Asturias around Oviedo (Uviéu) where some children learn the language, and to much lesser extent in the western parts of León Province (Leonese) and in the Sanabria region in Zamora Province (Sanabrese) in the autonomous region of Castille-León, where probably all speakers are elderly. In Portugal, the language is spoken in the Miranda do Douro region and in two towns in the Vimioso region by some 10,000 to 15,000 people; it was officially recognised there in 1999, and it has gained some presence in education, media and public life since then" (Salminen 2007)	Asturias, Oviedo, Portugal, Miranda do Douro	43.357138,-5.865532; 42.596565,-5.571648; 41.504464,-5.746056; 41.49945,-6.271331; 41.585661,-6.524609
0199255911		2005	The World Atlas of Language Structures			Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer	Oxford University Press	New York			2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.											43.25,-6.0
			World Oral Literature Project						http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.			125,039	100000			At risk (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
	16	2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)			M. Paul Lewis	SIL International	Dallas, TX	http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub	550,000	125,000	100000	There are 100,000 speakers in Spain (1994); 50,000 in Central Asturian; 30,000 in Western Asturian; 20,000 in Eastern Asturian. Data for the ethnic population was gathered in 1996.		At risk (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)			Spain; Portugal;

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At risk

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

110,000

At risk

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

150,000

At risk

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

125,039

At risk

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

125,000

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At risk

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

110,000

At risk

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

150,000

At risk

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

125,039

At risk

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

125,000

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