Also Known As:
Aragoieraz, Altoaragonés, Aragonés, Fabla Aragonesa, Patués, High Aragonese
Dialects & Varieties
- Western Aragonese
- Southern Aragonese
- Central Aragonese
- Eastern Aragonese
L'Aragonés, an endangered minority language: the case of Ayerbe
L'Aragonés, an endangered minority language: the case of Ayerbe
Endangered
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
10,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 4
Less than half of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing at an accelerated pace.
4
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 4
Used mainly only in the home and/or with family, and may not be the primary language even in these domains for many community members.
4
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
No results found.
Second-language speakers and learners
No results found.
Semi-speakers or rememberers
30,000
Children:
No results found.
Young adults
No results found.
Older adults
No results found.
Elders
No results found.
Ethnic or community population
No results found.
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
"However, despite lack of institutional support, Aragonese society has relentlessly organized itself into cultural associations and they themselves have for the last thirty five years carried the whole weight of the scientific and economic research, the teaching, promotion, awareness and spread of Aragonese."
Location and Context
Countries
Spain
Location Description
northern Pyrenean valleys
Government Support
no
Institutional Support
no
Speakers' Attitude
"Aragonese is also commonly perceived as an incomplete means of expression."
Other Languages Used By The Community
Spanish
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
administration, culture, information
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
No results found.
Writing system:
Latin
Other writing systems used:
No results text.
Comments on writing systems:
"In 2010 the controversial new standard orthographical norms were published much to the displeasure of certain sectors of the Aragonese speaking society. Since then, mostly due to political disagreements in Aragon, the whole process has stalled and no new initiatives have been allowed to prosper."
Recent Resources
Zaragoza-native Mario explains in Aragonese the history of his region Aragon, which was one once a m
Principios y criterios para una codificación normativa del aragonés. (Juan-José Segura).
EDACAR Nº 7, 2º edición - Propuesta ortografica de l'Academia de l'Aragonés.