The language

In the country of Spain there are many official languages

Spanish or Castilian: Spanish or Castilian is the most dominant language in Spain and the only one that is shared with all the regions of the country. It is present in all public signage, official bodies, as well as in public education as the predominant language. As for its origin, it is a Romance language from spoken Latin, belonging to the Indo-European language family.

Catalan: With regard to Catalan, we find ourselves with another of the Romance languages that are spoken in Spain and, specifically, in Catalonia. Catalan is one of the three co-official languages of Catalonia, along with Spanish and Aranese. It must be taken into account that currently, around 16% of the population of Spain speaks Catalan and 8.45% have it as their mother tongue.

Galician: In the case of Galician, it is a Romance language of the Galician-Portuguese subgroup spoken mainly in the Spanish autonomous community of Galicia. Furthermore, it is closely related to Portuguese. It should also be taken into account that different varieties of Galician are spoken in the areas bordering Galicia: the Eo-Navia region, in western Asturias, and in the western regions of El Bierzo and Sanabria, in the northwest of Castilla. and Leon.



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