ISO 639-3 · astast
Indo-European family
Asturian
asturianu
Asturian is a language of the West Iberian branch (Indo-European), spoken in Spain. Wikidata counts 110,000 first-language speakers (2007) and 450,000 who speak it as a second language. Wikidata describes it as “Romance language of the West Iberian group”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
ast- Glottocode
astu1246- Family
- Indo-European
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- UNESCO
- Definitely endangered
- Centre point
- 43.36, -5.87
- Wikipedia
- 104 language editions
110,000first-language speakers
450,000second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
9levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Asturian · asturianu |
|---|---|
| Also called | Bable, Asturian language, Asturianu |
| L1 speakers | 110,000 (2007) |
| L2 speakers | 450,000 (2007) |
| Written in | Latin script |
| Grammatical genders | 3 listed in Wikidata |
Vitality
EGIDS 6b Threatened6b
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Definitely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Indo-European to Asturian
The branches above Asturian, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
Also spoken in Spain
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