Aragonese | |
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aragonés | |
Pronunciation | Aragonese pronunciation: [aɾaɣoˈnes] |
Native to | Spain |
Region | Aragon; northern and central Huesca and northern Zaragoza |
Ethnicity | Aragonese people |
Native speakers | 25,500 (2011)[1] including speakers living outside the native area (2011) |
Indo-European
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Early form | |
Latin (Aragonese alphabet) | |
Official status | |
Regulated by | Academia d'a Luenga Aragonesa |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-1 | an |
ISO 639-2 | arg |
ISO 639-3 | arg |
Glottolog | arag1245 |
ELP | Aragonese |
Linguasphere | 51-AAA-d |
Map of Aragon with the dialects of northern Aragon in gray, blue, and light orange | |
The Aragonese language is a Romance language spoken in the north of Aragon by 10,000 people.
It is similar to nearby languages: Spanish, Catalan and Occitan. Also, many Aragonese words are similar to Basque words.