IBERIAN LANGUAGES

'Iberian languages' is a generic term for the languages currently or formerly spoken in the Iberian peninsula.

Contents
Historic languages
Pre-Roman languages
Medieval languages
Modern languages
By linguistic group
By country
See also
External links

Historic languages


Pre-Roman languages

Main language areas in Iberia circa 200 BC.

The following languages were spoken in the Iberian peninsula before the Roman occupation.

Aquitanian and other Basque dialects

Proto-Celtic & Celtic languages


Celtiberian


Gallaecian


★ Other Celtic languages

Lusitanian (classification is controversial; could have been Proto-Celtic, Pre-Celtic or even related to the Italic group)

Classical Greek

Iberian

Old European

Phoenician

Tartessian
Medieval languages

The following languages were spoken in the Iberian peninsula in medieval times.

Arabic


Andalusi Arabic


Classical Arabic

Berber languages

Germanic languages


Buri


Gothic


Suebian


Vandalic

Latin


Vulgar Latin



Iberian Romance languages




Galician-Portuguese




Astur-Leonese




Mozarabic




Judeo-Romance languages





Judeo-Aragonese





Judeo-Catalan





Judeo-Portuguese





Ladino

Scythian languages


Alanic

Modern languages


The following languages are currently spoken in the Iberian peninsula.
By linguistic group

Languages of the Iberian peninsula (simplified)


Basque


Biscayan Basque


Guipuscoan Basque


Upper Navarrese

Romance languages


Aragonese language


Aranese language (dialect of Gascon Occitan)


Astur-Leonese



Extremaduran



Mirandese


Caló


Spanish (or Castilian)


Catalan



Eastern Catalan: Northern Catalan, Central Catalan, Balearic



Western Catalan: North-Western Catalan, Ribagorçan, Valencian


Murcian Spanish


★ Galician-Portuguese



Galician




Eonavian



Fala



Portuguese




Barranquenho

Caló (Spanish Romani)

English language


Llanito


Inglés de escalerilla

Sign Languages


Spanish Sign Language


Catalan Sign Language


Valencian Sign Language


Portuguese Sign Language
By country


Andorra:


Catalan (official recognition)


Spanish


French


Portuguese

Gibraltar:


English (official recognition)


Spanish (Llanito dialect)

Portugal:


Portuguese (official recognition)



Barranquenho (only spoken in the town of Barrancos, near Portuguese-Spanish border; no official recognition)


Portuguese Sign language (official recognition)


Mirandese (only spoken in a small eastern area of the Norte region, near Portuguese-Spanish border; official recognition)

Spain:


Spanish (also called Castilian, official recognition)


Catalan (called Valencian in the Land of Valencia, official recognition)


Basque (official recognition)


Galician (official recognition)


Occitan (locally called Aranese, official recognition)


Asturian/Bable (also called Astur-Leonese, little protection)


Aragonese (also called ''fabla'', colloquially; little protection)


Fala (no official recognition)

See also



Languages of Spain

Languages of Portugal

Iberian Romance languages

Pre-Roman peoples of the Iberian Peninsula

External links



Detailed map of the Pre-Roman Peoples of Iberia (around 200 BC)

Detailed linguistic map of the Iberian Peninsula

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