Mirandese
A language of Portugal
| Population | 15,000 (2000). 10,000 use regularly, 5,000 when they return to the area. 2,000 Sendinese in Sendim Vila. |
| Region | Northeast, Miranda do Douro and Vimioso counties, Tras-os-Montes southeast tip area; Spain border; Miranda City. |
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Portugal and Spain |
| Alternate names | Mirandês |
| Dialects | Mirandese Central (Miranadese Normal), Mirandés Setentrional (Mirandés Raiano), Mirandés Meridional (Mirandés Sendinês, Sendinês). Related to Asturian (Leonese) [ast]. Possibly separated when Moors invaded. |
| Classification | Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Ibero-Romance, West Iberian, Asturo-Leonese |
| Language use | Official regional language. A folklore group is promoting the language and culture which has been introduced into schools. Sometimes used in court. |
| Comments | The people have a different style of dress from their neighbors (black, handwoven cloth). Agriculturalists: wheat, potatoes, oil; wine-producers; animal husbandry: sheep, cattle; commerce. |
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