Mirandese people

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The Mirandese people are a small ethnolinguistic community in northeastern Portugal known for preserving the Mirandese language and distinct cultural traditions within the broader Portuguese nation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
associatedMunicipality Miranda do Douro Municipality NERFINISHED
Mogadouro Municipality NERFINISHED
Vimioso Municipality NERFINISHED
bilingualism Mirandese and Portuguese
borderRegionWith Spain NERFINISHED
country Portugal
culturalArea Iberian Peninsula NERFINISHED
culturalExpression Mirandese literature
oral storytelling traditions
traditional festivals
culturalTradition Mirandese bagpipe music
Mirandese folk costumes NERFINISHED
Pauliteiros de Miranda NERFINISHED
traditional Mirandese dances
ethnicGroupOf Portugal NERFINISHED
ethnonymInMirandese lhénderes NERFINISHED
ethnonymInPortuguese mirandeses NERFINISHED
heritageStatus endangered language community
historicalInfluenceFrom Astur-Leonese culture NERFINISHED
historicalProvince Trás-os-Montes NERFINISHED
identityBasedOn Mirandese language NERFINISHED
borderland culture
local rural traditions
languageBranch West Iberian Romance NERFINISHED
languageFamily Astur-Leonese languages NERFINISHED
languageStatusInPortugal co-official in local municipalities
legalRecognition recognized as linguistic minority in Portugal
locatedIn northeastern Portugal
minorityStatus small population within Portugal
officialLanguageOfCommunity Portuguese language NERFINISHED
partOf Portuguese nation
preserves Mirandese language NERFINISHED
distinct cultural traditions
primaryLanguage Mirandese language NERFINISHED
recognizedMinorityLanguage Mirandese language NERFINISHED
region Miranda do Douro NERFINISHED
Planalto Mirandês NERFINISHED
Terra de Miranda NERFINISHED
relatedEthnicGroup Asturian people NERFINISHED
Leonese people NERFINISHED
Portuguese people NERFINISHED
traditionalEconomy agriculture
pastoralism
small-scale farming
traditionalReligion Roman Catholicism
usesWritingSystem Latin script NERFINISHED

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Terra de Miranda hasEthnographicIdentity Mirandese people
northeastern Portugal hasEthnolinguisticGroup Mirandese people
subject surface form: Northeastern Portugal