Mirandese language

E23629

Astur-Leonese language Romance language language of Portugal minority language

Mirandese language is a minority Romance language spoken in northeastern Portugal, closely related to Astur-Leonese and recognized for its distinct cultural and linguistic heritage.

Aliases (1)

lhéngua mirandesa ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Astur-Leonese language → Romance language → language of Portugal → minority language →
approximateSpeakers	thousands →
closelyRelatedTo	Asturian language → Leonese language →
country	Portugal →
culturalSignificance	part of intangible cultural heritage of Portugal → symbol of Mirandese identity →
hasDialect	Central Mirandese → Riodonorés → Sendinês →
hasGlottocode	mira1251 →
hasIETFTag	mwl →
hasISO639-3Code	mwl →
hasMorphology	inflected language →
hasRegulatingBody	Anstituto de la Lhéngua Mirandesa →
hasWordOrder	SVO →
influencedBy	Portuguese language →
languageFamily	Astur-Leonese → Indo-European → Romance →
legalStatus	recognized minority language in Portugal →
nativeName	lhéngua mirandesa → mirandés →
officialStatus	co-official language in parts of Portugal →
partOf	Indo-European languages → Western Romance languages →
recognizedBy	Portuguese Republic →
recognizedSince	1999 →
region	Trás-os-Montes →
sharesFeaturesWith	Iberian Romance languages →
spokenBy	Mirandese people →
spokenIn	Miranda do Douro → Mogadouro → Portugal → Terra de Miranda → Vimioso → northeastern Portugal →
standardized	true →
status	endangered language → vulnerable language →
subfamilyOf	Astur-Leonese →
usedFor	education in local schools → folk music → literature → local administration in Miranda do Douro → traditional theatre →
writingSystem	Latin script →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ibero-Romance languages →	hasMajorLanguage
Romance languages →	includeLanguage
Mirandese language ("lhéngua mirandesa") →	nativeName