Extremaduran

Also known as Extremaduran language, Extremeño

Romance language spoken in Spain

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Extremaduran is a Romance language spoken in the Extremadura region of Spain. It matters as part of Spain's linguistic diversity, representing a distinct language variety within the broader family of Romance languages used across the Iberian Peninsula.

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Wikimedia language code: ext
number of speakers, writers, or signers: 201500
native label: Ehtremeñu
Commons category: Extremaduran language
exact match: data.linguistik.de/bll/bll-ontology#bll-133080846

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An Extremaduran speaker, recorded in the Netherlands.

Extremaduran (Extremaduran: estremeñu [ehtːɾeˈmeɲʊ], Spanish: extremeño) is a Western Romance language with some traits in common with Asturleonese language, spoken primarily in northwestern Extremadura and adjacent villages in the province of Salamanca. Its northern varieties are generally considered a distinct language, while central and southern varieties are regarded as transitional dialects toward standard Spanish.