Asturian
[également appelé Asturiano, Leonese, Leonés]Classification : Indo-European
·vulnérable
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Vulnérable
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
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110,000
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Spoken by around 100,000 people in Spain, and 10-15,000 in Portugal.
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Asturian is engangered in Portugal and Spain, although still spoken by some children.
- COMMENTAIRES SUR LE CONTEXTE DE LA LANGUE
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
- COMMENTAIRES SUPPLÉMENTAIRES
"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)