Languages of Iberia
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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]
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