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AsturianLanguage
The AsturianLanguage is an AsturoLeoneseLanguage of Spain. SIL code: AUB. ISO 639-2: ast. Population: 100,000 first language speakers, plus 450,000 second language speakers able to speak or understand it (1994 F. F. Botas). 50,000 in Central Asturian, 30,000 in Western Asturian, 20,000 in Eastern Asturian. 550,000 in the ethnic group. Population total both countries: 100,000 or more. Region: Princedom of Asturias except for the most western section where Galician is spoken, the western part of Cantabria and Leon, and northern Castilla-Leon. In Cantabria and Las Penamelleras (Asturies) people speak Montanes, a Spanish dialect with Asturian influence. Leonese associations promote their language variety. There are Leonese minorities in Portugal. Also spoken in Portugal. Alternate names: ASTUR-LEONESE, ASTURIAN-LEONESE, ASTURIANU. Dialects: LEONESE (LLEONES), WESTERN ASTURIAN, CENTRAL ASTURIAN (BABLE), EASTERN ASTURIAN. Comments: As different from Spanish as Galician or Catalan, more different than Murcian and Andalusian. Close to Leonese. About 80% intelligibility with Spanish (R.A. Hall, Jr. 1989), enough to cause disruption of communicative ability (T. Erickson SIL 1992). The Vaqueiros ethnic group speaks Western Asturian. Intelligibility among the three dialects is functional. Central Asturian is considered the model, and has the most speakers. Closely related to Mirandes in Portugal. Leonese may be a separate language. Bilingualism in Spanish. May be studied in school by ages 6 to 19 if teachers and books are available. They use Spanish in formal situations and with outsiders. There is literature, both popular and literary, since the 17th century, poetry, and traditional ballads and chivalric novels of oral tradition. The Academy of the Asturian Language was formed in 1981, to revive the academy of the 18th century. About 43% of the population in the region have immigrated into the region from the south since the 1950s, and they have not absorbed the Asturian culture or language. Official language. Dictionary. Western Asturian may need orthography adaptation. NT 1997. Also spoken in: Portugal. (Language name: ASTURIAN.) Alternate names: ASTURIAN-LEONESE. Dialects: WEST ASTURIAN, CENTRAL ASTURIAN (BABLE). Comments: As different from Spanish as Galician or Catalan, more different than Murcian and Andalusian. Close to Leonese. About 80% intelligibility with Spanish (R.A. Hall, Jr. 1989), enough to cause disruption of communicative ability (T. Erickson SIL 1992). Intelligibility among the dialects is adequate. Central Asturian is considered the model, and has the most speakers. Children 6 to 16 are required to study it in school. It is voluntary for those 16-19. They use Spanish in formal situations and with outsiders. There is literature, both popular and literary, since the 17th century, poetry, and traditional ballads and chivalric novels of oral tradition. The Academy of the Asturian Language was formed in 1981, to revive the academy of the 18th century. The Vaqueros ethnic group speaks Western Asturian. Dictionary. Western Asturian may need orthography adaptation. NT 1997.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
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InstancesAsturoLeoneseLanguageOf the 10 WestIberianLanguages, two of these are classified as an AsturoLeoneseLanguage.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
 ContentBearingPhysicalAny Object or Process that expresses content. This covers Objects that contain a Proposition, such as a book, as well as ManualSignLanguage, which may similarly contain a Proposition.
 EntityThe universal class of individuals. This is the root node of the ontology.
 GalloIberianLanguageOf the 32 WesternRomanceLanguages, 30 of these are classified as a GalloIberianLanguage.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
 HumanLanguageThe subclass of Languages used by Humans.
 IberoRomanceLanguageOf the 30 GalloIberianLanguages, 17 of these are classified as an IberoRomanceLanguage.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
 IndoEuropeanLanguageThere are 433 languages categorized as an IndoEuropeanLanguage, forming a major family of the world's languages and including many of the most familiar languages of Europe and South Asia.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
 ItalicLanguageAn ItalicLanguage is any of 48 closely related IndoEuropeanLanguages spoken in Europe.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
 ItaloWesternRomanceLanguageOf the 47 RomanceLanguages, 38 of these are classified as an ItaloWesternRomanceLanguage.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
 LanguageA system of signs for expressing thought. The system can be either natural or artificial, i.e. something that emerges gradually as a cultural artifact or something that is intentionally created by a person or group of people.
 LanguageFamilyA LanguageFamily is group of SpokenHumanLanguages related through descent from a common ancestral language. (reference from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_family)
 LinguisticExpressionThis is the subclass of ContentBearingPhysical which are language-related. Note that this Class encompasses both Language and the the elements of Languages, e.g. Words.
 NaturalLanguageThe subclass of HumanLanguages which are not designed and which evolve from generation to generation. This Class includes all of the national languages, e.g. English, Spanish, Japanese, etc. Note that this class includes dialects of natural languages.
 PhysicalAn entity that has a location in space-time. Note that locations are themselves understood to have a location in space-time.
 RomanceLanguageOf the 48 ItalicLanguages, 47 of these are classified as a RomanceLanguage.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
 WestIberianLanguageOf the 17 IberoRomanceLanguages, 10 of these is classified as a WestIberianLanguage.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
 WesternRomanceLanguageOf the 38 ItaloWesternRomanceLanguages, 32 of these are classified as a WesternRomanceLanguage.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
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