Languages of Iberia

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Iberian languages is a generic term for the languages currently or formerly spoken in the Iberian peninsula.

[edit] Historic languages

[edit] Pre-Roman languages

Main articles: Paleohispanic languages and Paleohispanic scripts

Pre-Roman languages of Iberia circa 200 BC[1].

The following languages were spoken in the Iberian peninsula before the Roman occupation.

Aquitanian
Celtiberian
Lusitanian (classification is controversial; may have been Celtic, Pre-Celtic or even related to the Italic group)
Classical Greek
Iberian
Phoenician
Tartessian

[edit] Medieval languages

The following languages were spoken in the Iberian peninsula in medieval times.

[edit] Modern languages

The following indigenous languages are currently spoken in the Iberian peninsula.

[edit] By linguistic group

The languages of Spain (simplified)

Spanish official; spoken all over the country Catalan/Valencian, co-official Basque, co-official Galician, co-official

Aranese, co-official (dialect of Occitan) Asturian, recognised Aragonese, unofficial Leonese, recognised Extremaduran, unofficial Fala, unofficial

Basque
Romance languages
- Aragonese
- Aranese (dialect of Gascon Occitan)
- Astur-Leonese
  - Asturian
  - Leonese
  - Mirandese
  - Extremaduran (codialect with Spanish)
- Spanish (or Castilian)
  - Spanish dialects and varieties
- Catalan
  - Eastern Catalan: Northern Catalan, Central Catalan, Balearic
  - Western Catalan: North-Western Catalan, Ribagorçan, Valencian
- Galician-Portuguese
Mixed languages
- Caló (also called Iberian-Romani); Romani lexicon and Spanish grammar
- Erromintxela; Romani lexicon and Basque grammar
- Llanito
- Inglés de escalerilla
English (Gibraltar)
Sign Languages

[edit] By country

Andorra:
- Catalan (official recognition)
- Spanish
- French
- Portuguese
Gibraltar:
- English (official recognition)
- Spanish
- Llanito
Portugal:
- Portuguese (official recognition)
  - Barranquenho (only spoken in the town of Barrancos, near Portuguese-Spanish border; no official recognition)
- Portuguese Sign language (official recognition)
- Mirandese (only spoken in a small eastern area of the Norte region, near Portuguese-Spanish border; official recognition)
Spain:
- Spanish (also called Castilian, official recognition)
- Spanish Sign Language
- Catalan (called Valencian in the Valencian Community, official recognition)
- Catalan Sign Language and Valencian Sign Language
- Basque (official recognition)
- Galician (official recognition), Eonavian and Fala
- Occitan (locally called Aranese, official recognition)
- Asturian or Bable (officially recognition)
- Leonese (officially recognition)
- Extremaduran
- Aragonese