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{{subpages}}'''Galician''' (in its own language: ''galego'') is the language of [[Galicia]], the region of [[Spain]] lying to the north of [[Portugal]]. It used to be classified as a [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] dialect, because it shares more features in common with that language than with [[Spanish language|Spanish]]; however, as Galician was for so long suppresssed, and its speakers required to speak the dominant language, the pronunciation does closely resemble that of Spanish. A feature of the orthography is the frequent use of ''x'', often in initial position, pronounced like English 'sh', corresponding to the soft, voiced, ''g'' in Portuguese. The language can be heard in Portugal as well as in Spain on [[TV Galicia]].
{{subpages}}'''Galician''' (in its own language: ''galego'') is a [[Romance language]] spoken in [[Galicia]], the region of [[Spain]] lying to the north of [[Portugal]], and in adjacent zones in far western [[Asturias]] and [[León (region)|León]]. Galician and [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] form together a language continuum called [[Galician-Portuguese language|Galician-Portuguese]].
 
Galician shares more features in common with Portuguese than with [[Spanish language|Spanish]]; however, as Galician has been for so long a [[minority language]] dominated by Spanish, the pronunciation resemble that of Spanish in some aspects.  
 
Two rival norms exist:
* The administrative, official norm, supported by the local government of Galicia, is very similar to that of Spanish. It is regulated by the Instituto da Lingua Galega (ILG) and the Real Academia Galega (RAG).
* The "reintegrationist" norm stresses the historical features of Galician and therefore is very similar to that of Portuguese. It is regulated by the Associaçom Galega da Língua (AGAL).
 
The language can be heard in Portugal as well as in Spain on [[TV Galicia]].

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Galician (in its own language: galego) is a Romance language spoken in Galicia, the region of Spain lying to the north of Portugal, and in adjacent zones in far western Asturias and León. Galician and Portuguese form together a language continuum called Galician-Portuguese.

Galician shares more features in common with Portuguese than with Spanish; however, as Galician has been for so long a minority language dominated by Spanish, the pronunciation resemble that of Spanish in some aspects.

Two rival norms exist:

  • The administrative, official norm, supported by the local government of Galicia, is very similar to that of Spanish. It is regulated by the Instituto da Lingua Galega (ILG) and the Real Academia Galega (RAG).
  • The "reintegrationist" norm stresses the historical features of Galician and therefore is very similar to that of Portuguese. It is regulated by the Associaçom Galega da Língua (AGAL).

The language can be heard in Portugal as well as in Spain on TV Galicia.

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