Leonese

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Leonese is a Romance language of the Astur-Leonese group traditionally spoken in parts of northwestern Spain, particularly in the historical region of León.

All labels observed (8)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Astur-Leonese language
Romance language
closelyRelatedTo Asturian
Mirandese
linked to: Mirandese language

Spanish
developedFrom Latin
Vulgar Latin
endangeredStatus definitely endangered
glottocode leon1250
hasAlternativeName Leonese language
linked to: Leonese

Llingua Llïonesa
Llionés
hasDialects Central Leonese
Eastern Leonese
Western Leonese
linked to: Leonese
hasLexicalInfluenceFrom Galician-Portuguese
Spanish
hasMorphologicalFeature distinct definite articles compared to Spanish
hasPhonologicalFeature preservation of Latin initial f- as aspirated sound in some areas
hasRegulator Academia de la Llingua Asturiana
Conceyu de la Llingua Llïonesa
hasStandardizationEfforts orthographic norms promoted by Leonese language associations
ISO639-3Code lns
languageFamily Ibero-Romance languages
Indo-European languages
Romance languages
Western Romance languages
legalStatus protected language in the Statute of Autonomy of Castile and León
minorityLanguageIn Castile and León
numberOfSpeakersEstimate several thousand
partOf Astur-Leonese language continuum
linked to: Asturian language
recognizedAs language of special protection in Castile and León
region Bierzo
León
Sanabria
spokenBy Leonese people
spokenIn Province of León
Province of Salamanca
Province of Zamora
Spain
northwestern Spain
linked to: northwest Spain
subclassOf West Iberian language
taughtIn some schools in León province
traditionalRegion Kingdom of León
historical region of León
usedFor cultural activities
local literature
oral communication
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

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Referenced by (56)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

León recognizedLanguage Leonese
Mozarabic language closelyRelatedTo Astur-Leonese
linked to: Leonese
Eonavian language closelyRelatedTo Leonese language
linked to: Leonese
Asturian language closelyRelatedTo Leonese language
linked to: Leonese
Peninsular Spanish influencedBy Leonese language
linked to: Leonese
Mirandés closelyRelatedTo Leonese
subject linked to: mirandés
Sendinês sharesFeaturesWith Leonese language
linked to: Leonese
Central Mirandese languageFamily Astur-Leonese
linked to: Leonese
Miranda do Douro languageFamilyOfMinorityLanguage Astur-Leonese
linked to: Leonese
King of León hasLanguage Leonese
Kingdom of Asturias language Astur-Leonese
linked to: Leonese
Leonese hasDialects Western Leonese
linked to: Leonese
Leonese hasAlternativeName Leonese language
linked to: Leonese
Province of León regionalLanguage Leonese language
linked to: Leonese
Comarca of La Maragatería languageRegion Leonese language (historical presence)
linked to: Leonese
Bable closeTo Leonese language
linked to: Leonese
Old Galician-Portuguese closelyRelatedTo Astur-Leonese
linked to: Leonese
Extremeñu closelyRelatedTo Astur-Leonese
linked to: Leonese
Extremeñu hasMorphologicalInfluenceFrom Astur-Leonese
linked to: Leonese
Extremeñu hasDialectContinuumWith Astur-Leonese
linked to: Leonese
Municipality of Miranda do Douro languageFamilyOfRegionalLanguage Astur-Leonese
linked to: Leonese
West Iberian hasPart Leonese language
linked to: Leonese
Dulce of León ethnicGroup Leonese
Central Leonese partOf Leonese language
linked to: Leonese
Central Leonese subdivisionOf Leonese language
linked to: Leonese
Conceyu de la Llingua Llïonesa field Leonese language
linked to: Leonese
Conceyu de la Llingua Llïonesa languagePromoted Leonese language
linked to: Leonese
Conceyu de la Llingua Llïonesa usesLanguage Leonese language
linked to: Leonese
Conceyu de la Llingua Llïonesa subjectOf Leonese language movement
linked to: Leonese
Llionés nativeNameOf Leonese language
linked to: Leonese
Llionés hasExonym Leonese
Llingua Llïonesa nativeNameOf Leonese language
linked to: Leonese
Llingua Llïonesa hasExonym Leonese
Llingua Llïonesa hasExonym Leonese language
linked to: Leonese
Llingua Llïonesa hasLanguageMovement Leonese language revival movement
linked to: Leonese
Leonese people usesLanguage Leonese language
linked to: Leonese
Bierzo hasRegionalLanguage Leonese
Eastern Leonese partOf Leonese language
linked to: Leonese
Eastern Leonese subdivisionOf Leonese language
linked to: Leonese