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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Spain
Culture

Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Spain

In recent years, it seems as though Spain is struggling to keep itself together. Primarily, this has been due to the numerous different languages of Spain, which often cause tension between the central and local governments. From a linguistic point of view, Spain has some of the most diverse languages on the planet, ranging from Slavic, to Semitic, to Germanic, to Romance languages. It even has a language isolate too! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Languages of Spain Although a number of languages hold varying degrees of "official" status, Spain currently only has one official language: Castilian Spanish According to the Spanish Constitution, the only official language of Spain, is Spanish. To be more specific, this is the varia...
13 endangered languages you need to learn!
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13 endangered languages you need to learn!

Today, there are a staggering 2500 endangered languages! However, some are incredibly endangered, and could go extinct in our lifetimes! Here they are... (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 13. Quechua Quechua's greatest claim to fame is the language of the Hutts from Star Wars, perhaps the most famous of all fictional languages. However, Quechua is also one of the most endangered languages on this list (although not as much as #1). There are currently 2.3 million speakers of Quechua, mainly in the Peruvian Andes but also Bolivian. Quechua suffers from what many indigenous languages in the former Spanish Empire do- the emergence of Spanish. Spanish has become more spoken over the years, with the government and media using it more and more. ...