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{{subpages}}'''Galician''' 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]]; | {{subpages}}'''Galician''' 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 ''g'' in Portuguese. The language can be heard in Portugal as well as in Spain on [[TV Galicia]]. | ||
Revision as of 11:29, 29 February 2008
Galician is the language of Galicia, the region of Spain lying to the north of Portugal. It used to be classified as a Portuguese dialect, because it shares more features in common with that language than with 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 g in Portuguese. The language can be heard in Portugal as well as in Spain on TV Galicia.