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Mirandese language

NameMirandese
Nativenamemirandés
RegionNortheastern Portugal (municipalities of Miranda do Douro, Vimioso and Mogadouro)
Speakers10,000-15,000
FamilycolorIndo-European
StatesPortugal Portugal
Fam2Italic
Fam3Romance
Fam4Italo-Western
Fam5Gallo-Iberian
Fam6Ibero-Romance
Fam7West Iberian
Fam8Astur-Leonese
AgencyAnstituto de la Lhéngua Mirandesa
NationCo-official recognition. Special protection status in Miranda do Douro, Portugal
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The Mirandese language (autonym: mirandés or lhéngua mirandesa; or ) is a Romance language belonging to the Astur-Leonese linguistic group, sparsely spoken in a small area of northeastern Portugal, in the municipalities of Miranda do Douro, Mogadouro and Vimioso. The Portuguese Parliament granted it co-official recognition (along with the Portuguese language) for local matters on 17 September 1998 with the law 7/99 of 29 January 1999.

Mirandese has a distinct phonology, morphology and syntax, and has been distinct at least since the formation of Portugal in the 12th century. It has its roots in the spoken Latin of the north of the Iberian Peninsula (Portuguese developed in the northwest). It is a descendant of the ancient Astur-Leonese language of northern Iberia, the last remnant of the ancient language of the Kingdom of León, and closely related to the modern Astur-Leonese languages in Spain. However, these amalgamations in the Spanish territory did not affect Mirandese, which preserves distinct linguistic differences in relation to both Portuguese and Spanish. It shares a great deal of lexicon with regional Portuguese dialects.

Mirandese language Video

With it's roots in Latin, this Romance language is spoken in Northeastern Portugal. Got the colors figured out? Get Byki! It's free Mirandese language learning software. Learn it fast- know it forever!
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I was sick :( Sorry. I tried to sing a Mirandese Portuguese Lullaby. This is just a vocal try ( I tried different keys). This was a song that a woman sung when they were trying to make the baby sleep and the husband was in bed and the lover was waiting in the roof XD Sorry about the Picture. I didn't had one in this PC LOL
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