Languages of Iberia 3606102 207802174 2008-04-24T07:14:57Z Yolgnu 6690847 Aquitanian is generally regarded to be Proto-Basque, so putting both is unnecessary; Proto-Celtic had evolved into Celtiberian before it reached Iberia; no such language as Old European '''Iberian languages''' is a generic term for the languages currently or formerly spoken in the [[Iberian peninsula]]. == Historic languages == === Pre-Roman languages === {{Main|Paleohispanic languages|Paleohispanic scripts}} [[Image:Ethnographic Iberia 200 BCE.PNG|thumb|400px|Pre-Roman languages of Iberia circa 200 BC[http://arkeotavira.com/Mapas/Iberia/Populi.htm].]] The following languages were spoken in the Iberian peninsula before the Roman occupation. * [[Aquitanian language|Aquitanian]] * [[Celtiberian language|Celtiberian]] * [[Lusitanian language|Lusitanian]] (classification is controversial; could have been Celtic, Pre-Celtic or even related to the Italic group) * [[Classical Greek language|Classical Greek]] * [[Iberian language|Iberian]] * [[Phoenician languages|Phoenician]] * [[Tartessian language|Tartessian]] === Medieval languages === The following languages were spoken in the Iberian peninsula in medieval times. * [[Arabic language|Arabic]] ** [[Andalusi Arabic]] ** [[Classical Arabic]] * [[Berber languages]] * [[Germanic languages]] ** [[Buri (Germanic tribe)|Buri]] ** [[Gothic language|Gothic]] ** [[Suebi]]an ** [[Vandalic language|Vandalic]] * [[Scythian languages]] ** [[Scythian languages#Alanic|Alanic]] * [[Latin]] ** [[Vulgar Latin]] *** [[Iberian Romance languages]] **** [[Galician-Portuguese]] **** [[Astur-Leonese]] **** [[Mozarabic language|Mozarabic]] **** [[Judeo-Romance languages]] ***** [[Judeo-Aragonese]] ***** [[Catalanic|Judeo-Catalan]] ***** [[Judeo-Portuguese]] ***** [[Ladino language|Ladino]] == Modern languages == The following languages are currently spoken in the Iberian peninsula. ===By linguistic group=== [[Image:Sprachen auf der Iberischen Halbinsel.jpg|thumb|450px|Languages of the Iberian peninsula (simplified)]] * [[Basque language|Basque]] **[[Batua]] **[[Biscayan]] **[[Gipuzkoan]] **[[Upper Navarrese]] **[[Lower Navarrese]] **[[Lapurdian]] **[[Souletin]] * [[Romance languages]] ** [[Aragonese language|Aragonese]] ** [[Aranese language|Aranese]] (dialect of [[Gascon language|Gascon]] [[Occitan]]) ** [[Astur-Leonese language|Astur-Leonese]] *** [[Asturian language|Asturian]] *** [[Leonese language|Leonese]] *** [[Extremaduran]] *** [[Mirandese language|Mirandese]] ** [[Spanish language|Spanish]] (or [[Names given to the Spanish language|Castilian]]) ***[[Spanish dialects and varieties]] ** [[Catalan language|Catalan]] ***[[Eastern Catalan]]: [[Northern Catalan]], [[Central Catalan]], [[Balearic]] ***[[Western Catalan]]: [[North-Western Catalan]], [[Ribagorçan]], [[Valencian]] **[[Galician-Portuguese]] *** [[Galician language|Galician]] **** [[Eonavian]] *** [[Fala language|Fala]] *** [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] **** [[Portuguese dialects]] **** [[Barranquenho]] *[[Mixed language]]s **[[Caló (Spanish Romani)|Caló]] or Iberian-Romani, which uses the Romani lexicon and Spanish grammar **[[Llanito]] **[[Inglés de escalerilla]] *[[English language|English]] (Gibraltar) *[[Sign Language]]s **[[Spanish Sign Language]] **[[Catalan Sign Language]] **[[Valencian Sign Language]] **[[Portuguese Sign Language]] ===By country=== *{{flagicon|Andorra}}[[Andorra]]: **[[Catalan language|Catalan]] (official recognition) **[[Spanish language|Spanish]] **[[French language|French]] **[[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] *{{flagicon|Gibraltar}}[[Gibraltar]]: **[[English language|English]] (official recognition) **[[Spanish language|Spanish]] **[[Llanito]] *{{flagicon|Portugal}}[[Portugal]]: **[[Portuguese language|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) *{{flagicon|Spain}}[[Spain]]: **[[Spanish language|Spanish]] (also called Castilian, official recognition) **[[Spanish Sign Language]] **[[Catalan language|Catalan]] (called [[Valencian]] in the [[Land of Valencia]], official recognition) **[[Catalan Sign Language]] and [[Valencian Sign Language]] **[[Basque language|Basque]] (official recognition) **[[Galician language|Galician]] (official recognition), [[Eonavian]] and [[Fala language|Fala]] **[[Occitan language|Occitan]] (locally called [[Aranese]], official recognition) **[[Asturian language|Asturian]], [[Leonese language|Leonese]] and [[Extremaduran]] **[[Aragonese language|Aragonese]] == See also == * [[Languages of Spain]] * [[Languages of Portugal]] * [[Iberian Romance languages]] *[[Pre-Roman peoples of the Iberian Peninsula]] ==External links== *[http://www.arqueotavira.com/Mapas/Iberia/Populi.htm Detailed map of the Pre-Roman Peoples of Iberia (around 200 BC)] *[http://www.proel.org/lenguas2.html Detailed linguistic map of the Iberian Peninsula] {{Languages of Europe}} [[Category:Languages of Europe]] [[Category:Paleo-Iberian languages]] [[Category:Language isolates]] [[Category:Languages of Spain]] [[Category:Languages of Portugal]] [[Category:Extinct languages of Europe]] [[ia:Linguas iberic]]