1. THE LANGUAGES OF SPAIN 1

2. In Spain there are four different languages, which are:
Castilian
Galican
Catalan
Basque
Valencian

3. WHAT IS AN OFFICIAL LANGUAGE?
An official language is used in governmental events and administrative issues.
In Spain there are four official languages: Spanish, Catalonian, Galician and Basque. 3

4. SPANISH .
The origin of the Spanish language is to be found in the Latin language spoken in the Northern part of the country during the Roman invasion in the 1st century B.C.
After the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century, the Hispanic languages developed under the influence of Latin. 4

5. CASTILIAN
Castilian was the name of the Spanish language. It was called after Castilla, the main region in the centre of Spain, where many castles -“ castillos” in Spanish – stood.
The first grammar of the Spanish language was published by Elio Antonio de Nebrija es de A t that time, after the Conquest, Spanish starts to spread across America. 5

6. Hola,¿como estas?
Hola Carmen
Yo bien.
Hola Marta

7. EL CATALONIAN 7

8. CATALONIAN LANGUAGE
It is spoken by 3 million people in the North- eastern region of Catalonia.
I t is spoken in Cataluña, Valencia, Islas Baleares, the eastern part of Aragón, Rosellón (France) y Cerdaña (Italia). 8

9. Hola, com aquestes?
Hola Carmen
Jo bé. Hola Marta

10. VALENCIAN AND BALEARIC
The Valencian language is similar to Catalonian. The two regions are very close.
In the Balearic Isles - a touristic place ,000 people speak Catalonian, with some differences in the dialect.

11. Hola, com estes?
Hola, Carmen
Jo bé. Hola Marta.

12. It is spoken in the North-Western part of Spain
It is spoken in the North-Western part of Spain. It shares some features with Portuguese because this region in next to Portugal.
GALICIAN 12

13. Ola, como vai vostede?
Ola Carmen
Eu tamén. Ola Marta

14. BASQUE 14

15. Today it is used by 60% of overall population.
BASQUE
It is the only language in Western Europe that does not have an Indoeuropean origin. They say it traces back to the Bronze Era.
It was about to dissapear in the 50s and 60s, but its usage was recovered on political grounds.
Today it is used by 60% of overall population. 15

16. Hi, zer moduz?
Hi Carmen
I ondo.
Hi Marta

17. WHERE IS SPANISH SPOKEN?17

18. OTHER LANGUAGES IN SPAIN.
In Asturias there is a dialect called Bable. It is not considered a language because there are not sufficient written records of it.
There are fragmented social varieties of Aragonian and Aranian( Arán Valley), which is a variety of Gasconian. 18

19. OTHER LANGUAGES AND DIALECTS IN SPAIN19