Asturianu

Asturian

Indo-European (Romance, Ibero-Romance, Astur-Leonese)

FamilyIndo-European (Romance, Ibero-Romance, Astur-Leonese) Speakers~100K-450K (depending on definition) ScriptLatin CountriesSpain (Asturias, parts of León and Cantabria); also Miranda variety in Portugal Official inSpain (Asturias: 'protected' status, not co-official) Vitalitysafe ISO 639-3ast

Asturian (asturianu, also bable) is a Romance language of the Astur-Leonese branch (sister to Spanish and Portuguese, descending separately from medieval Leonese), spoken in the autonomous community of Asturias in northern Spain plus parts of León and Cantabria, by 100K-450K speakers (estimates vary). The Mirandese variety in Portugal (mwl) is co-official there. Despite a millennium of literary tradition (medieval scriptoria), Spain's 1978 constitution did not grant Asturian co-official status; it has only "special protection" via Asturias's 1998 Law of Linguistic Use. The Academia de la Llingua Asturiana (1980) standardizes the modern orthography.

Where it is spoken

20 core words in Asturian

Water

agua

/ˈaɣwa/

Fire

fueu

/ˈfweu/

Sun

sol

/sol/

Moon

lluna

/ˈʎuna/

Mother

ma

/ma/

Father

pa

/pa/

Eat

comer

/koˈmeɾ/

Drink

beber

/beˈβeɾ/

Love

amor

/aˈmoɾ/

Heart

corazón

/koɾaˈθon/

Tree

árbol

/ˈaɾβol/

House

casa

/ˈkasa/

Dog

perru

/ˈperu/

Cat

gatu

/ˈɡatu/

Hand

mano

/ˈmano/

Eye

güeyu

/ˈɡweʝu/

Hello

hola

/ˈola/

Thank you

gracies

/ˈɡɾaθjes/

One

ún

/un/

Good

bonu

/ˈbonu/

Sources

Words compared

Compared with related Indo-European (Romance, Ibero-Romance, Astur-Leonese) languages

Meaning AsturianAragoneseSpanish (Europe)Golden Age Spanish (Siglo de Oro)ExtremaduranMirandeseOld Spanish
Water agua /ˈaɣwa/ augua /ˈawɡwa/ agua /ˈaɣwa/ agua /ˈaɣwa/ agua /ˈaɣwa/ auga /ˈawɣa/ agua /ˈaɣwa/
Fire fueu /ˈfweu/ fuego /ˈfweɣo/ fuego /ˈfweɣo/ fuego /ˈfweɣo/ huegu /ˈweɣu/ fuogo /ˈfwoɣu/ fuego /ˈfweɣo/
Sun sol /sol/ sol /sol/ sol /sol/ sol /sol/ sol /sɔl/ sol /sɔl/ sol /sol/
Moon lluna /ˈʎuna/ luna /ˈluna/ luna /ˈluna/ luna /ˈluna/ luna /ˈluna/ luna /ˈluna/ luna /ˈluna/
Mother ma /ma/ mai /maj/ madre /ˈmaðɾe/ madre /ˈmadɾe/ mai /mai/ mai /maj/ madre /ˈmaðre/
Father pa /pa/ pai /paj/ padre /ˈpaðɾe/ padre /ˈpadɾe/ pai /pai/ pai /paj/ padre /ˈpaðre/
Eat comer /koˈmeɾ/ minchar /minˈt͡ʃaɾ/ comer /koˈmeɾ/ comer /koˈmeɾ/ comel /koˈmel/ comer /koˈmeɾ/ comer /koˈmeɾ/
Drink beber /beˈβeɾ/ beber /beˈβeɾ/ beber /beˈβeɾ/ beuer /beˈβeɾ/ bebel /beˈβel/ bubir /buˈβiɾ/ bever /beˈveɾ/
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