Languages of Iberia

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

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Historic languages

Pre-Roman languages

The following languages were spoken in the Iberian Peninsula before the Roman occupation and the spread of the Latin language.

Medieval languages

The following languages were spoken in the Iberian Peninsula in medieval times, following the fall of the Western Roman Empire.

Modern languages

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

By linguistic group

By country

Usage of co-official languages in Spain

Mother tongues in the Spanish autonomous communities with co-official languages
(percentage of the total population)[2]
Autonomous community Co-official languages Castilian native speakers Co-official languages native speakers Bilingual speakers Other language speakers
Balearic Islands Catalan 47.7% 42.6% 1.8% 7.9%
Basque Country Basque 76.1% 18.8% 5.1% n/d
Catalonia Catalan & Aranese 55.0% 31.7%[3] 3.8% 9.6%
Galicia Galician 30.1% 52.0% 16.3% 1.6%
Navarre Basque 89.0% 7.0% 2.0% 2.0%
Valencian Community Valencian (Catalan) 60.8% 28.8% 9.5% 0.8%

See also

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References

  1. ^ Launch of British Sign Language in Gibraltar.
  2. ^ Datos de lengua materna: Cataluña (2008), Baleares (2003), Galicia (2003), País Vasco (2001), Navarra (2001) y Comunidad Valenciana (2007).
  3. ^ Includes Catalan (31.6%) and Aranese (0.1%) native speakers.