THE LANGUAGES OF SPAIN. In Spain there are four different languages, which are: Castilian Galican Catalan Basque Valencian.

THE LANGUAGES OF SPAIN

In Spain there are four different languages, which are:

Castilian Galican Catalan Basque Valencian

WHAT IS AN OFFICIAL LANGUAGE?

An official language is used in governmental events and

administrative issues.

In Spain there are four official languages: Spanish, Catalonian,

Galician and Basque.

The origin of the Spanish language is to be found in the Latin language spoken in the Northern part of the

country during the Roman invasion in the 1st century B.C.

After the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century, the Hispanic

languages developed under the influence of Latin.

SPANISH

CASTILIAN

Castilian was the name of the Spanish language. It

was called after Castilla, the main region in the centre of Spain, where many castles

-“ castillos” in Spanish – stood.

The first grammar of the Spanish language was

published by Elio Antonio de Nebrija es de 1492. A t that

time, after the Conquest, Spanish starts to spread

across America.

Yo bien.Hola Marta

Hola Carmen

Hola,¿como estas?

EL CATALONIAN

CATALONIAN LANGUAGE

It is spoken by 3 million people in the North- eastern region of

Catalonia.

I t is spoken in Cataluña, Valencia, Islas Baleares, the eastern part of

Aragón, Rosellón (France) y Cerdaña (Italia).

Hola, com aquestes?

Jo bé. Hola Marta

Hola Carmen

VALENCIAN AND BALEARIC

The Valencian language is similar to Catalonian. The two

regions are very close.

In the Balearic Isles - a touristic place -

600,000 people speak Catalonian, with some

differences in the dialect.

Hola, com estes? Hola, Carmen

Jo bé. Hola Marta.

It is spoken in the North-Western part of Spain. It shares some features with

Portuguese because this region in next to Portugal.

GALICIAN

Ola, como vai vostede?

Eu tamén. Ola Marta

Ola Carmen

BASQUE

BASQUE

It is the only language in Western Europe that does not have an

Indoeuropean origin. They say it traces back to the Bronze Era.

It was about to dissapear in the 50s and 60s, but its usage was recovered

on political grounds.

Today it is used by 60% of overall population.

Hi, zer moduz? Hi Carmen

I ondo.Hi Marta

WHERE IS SPANISH SPOKEN?

OTHER LANGUAGES IN SPAIN.

In Asturias there is a dialect called Bable. It is not considered a

language because there are not sufficient written records of it.

There are fragmented social varieties of Aragonian and

Aranian( Arán Valley), which is a variety of Gasconian.

OTHER LANGUAGES AND DIALECTS IN SPAIN