Spanish language

Spanish ( or , Castilian) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from colloquial Latin spoken in the Iberian Peninsula (mainly in Spain) of Europe. Today, it is a global language with more than 500 million native speakers, mainly in the Americas and Spain. Spanish is the official language of 20 countries. It is the world's second-most spoken native language after Mandarin Chinese; the world's fourth-most spoken language overall after English, Mandarin Chinese, and Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu); and the world's most widely spoken Romance language. The largest population of native speakers is in Mexico.

Agency: Association of Spanish Language Academies
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Altname: enCastilian
Ancestor: Early Modern Spanish; Old Latin; Old Spanish; Vulgar Latin
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Comment: enSpanish ( or , Castilian) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from colloquial Latin spoken in the Iberian Peninsula (mainly in Spain) of Europe. Today, it is a global language with more than 500 million native speakers, mainly in the Americas and Spain. Spanish is the official language of 20 countries. It is the world's second-most spoken native language after Mandarin Chinese; the world's fourth-most spoken language overall after English, Mandarin Chinese, and Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu); and the world's most widely spoken Romance language. The largest population of native speakers is in Mexico.
Commons: enCategory:Spanish language
D: enQ1321
Date: 2021
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Fam: Castilian languages; Iberian Romance languages; Italic languages; Latino-Faliscan languages; Romance languages; Western Romance languages; West Iberian languages
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Has abstract: enSpanish ( or , Castilian) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from colloquial Latin spoken in the Iberian Peninsula (mainly in Spain) of Europe. Today, it is a global language with more than 500 million native speakers, mainly in the Americas and Spain. Spanish is the official language of 20 countries. It is the world's second-most spoken native language after Mandarin Chinese; the world's fourth-most spoken language overall after English, Mandarin Chinese, and Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu); and the world's most widely spoken Romance language. The largest population of native speakers is in Mexico. Spanish is part of the Ibero-Romance group of languages, which evolved from several dialects of Vulgar Latin in Iberia after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century. The oldest Latin texts with traces of Spanish come from mid-northern Iberia in the 9th century, and the first systematic written use of the language happened in Toledo, a prominent city of the Kingdom of Castile, in the 13th century. Spanish colonialism in the Early Modern Period spurred on the introduction of the language to overseas locations, most notably to the Americas. As a Romance language, Spanish is a descendant of Latin, and has one of the smaller degrees of difference from it (about 20%) alongside Sardinian and Italian. Around 75% of modern Spanish vocabulary is derived from Latin, including Latin borrowings from Ancient Greek. Alongside English and French, it is also one of the most taught foreign languages throughout the world. Spanish does not feature prominently as a scientific language; however, it is better represented in areas like humanities and social sciences. Spanish is also the third most used language on internet websites after English and Chinese. Spanish is one of the six official languages of the United Nations, and it is also used as an official language by the European Union, the Organization of American States, the Union of South American Nations, the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, the African Union and many other international organizations.
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Iso: enes; enspa
Iso6391Code: es
Iso6392Code: spa
Iso6393Code: spa
Is primary topic of: Spanish language
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LanguageFamily: Italic languages; Latino-Faliscan languages; Romance languages; Western Romance languages
LanguageRegulator: Association of Spanish Language Academies
Lingua: 51
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Name: enSpanish
Name: enSpanish
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Pronunciation: en,
SameAs: 4077640-2; An Spáinnis; Bahasa Sepanyol; Bahasa Spanyol; Bahaso Spanyol; Basa Spanyol; Basa Spanyol; Castellà; Castiliaans; Caxtilahtolli; Èdè Spéìn; Espagnol; Espagnol (lingaedje); Espanhòu; Espanjan kieli; Fiteny espaniôla; Gaztelania; Gjuha spanjolle; Hispaania keel; Hispana lingvo; Idioma castellán; Idioma castellanu; Idioma español; İspan dili; Ispan tili; Ispanų kalba; İspanyolca; Język hiszpański; Kastiliana linguo; Kastilla simi; Kihispania; Kinatsila; Kinatsila; Lang panyòl; Lenga spagneula; Lengua spagnöla; Lengua spagnuola; Limba spaniolă; Lingua castelá; Língua castelhana; Lingua espaniol; Lingua Hispanica; Lingua spagnola; Lingua spagnola; LjXE; m.06nm1; Mx4rvVjlY5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA; Q1321; Sbaeneg; Spaans; Spaans; Spaansche Spraak; Spaansk; Spænska; Spagnoleg; Spainish leid; Spàinntis; Španělština; Španielčina; Spanische Sprache; Spanische Sprache; Spanische Sproch; Španišćina; Spanish%20Language; Spanish language; Spanish language; Španjolski jezik; Španščina; Spansk; Spansk; Spansk (sprog); Spanska; Španski jezik; Španski jezik; Spanskt mál; Spāņu valoda; Spanyänapük; Spanyol nyelv; Spuenesch; Tiếng Tây Ban Nha; Wikang Kastila; Zimanê spanî; Łéngua spagnoła; Ισπανική γλώσσα; Іспанская мова; Іспанська мова; Забони испониёӣ; Испаан тыла; Испайнаг æвзаг; Испани йӹлмӹ; Испани хэл; Испански език; Испанский язык; Испан теле; Испан теле; Испан тили; Испан тілі; Испанхойн мотт; Испан чĕлхи; Шпански јазик; Шпански језик; Իսպաներեն; ספרדית; שפאניש; اللغة الإسبانية; ایسپانیا دیلی; ایسپانیولی; زبان اسپانیایی; زمانی ئیسپانی; لغه اسبانى; ہسپانوی; ہسپانوی زبان; स्पॅनिश भाषा; स्पेनी भाषा; स्पेनी भाषा; स्पेनी भाषा; स्पैनिशभाषा; স্পেনীয় ভাষা; ਸਪੇਨੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ; સ્પેનિશ ભાષા; எசுப்பானியம்; స్పానిష్ భాష; ಸ್ಪ್ಯಾನಿಷ್ ಭಾಷೆ; സ്പാനിഷ്‌ ഭാഷ; ස්පාඤ්ඤ භාෂාව; ภาษาสเปน; စပိန်ဘာသာစကား; ესპანური ენა; እስፓንኛ; ᨅᨔ ᨔᨄᨎᨚᨒ; スペイン語; 西班牙语; 스페인어
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SeeAlso: Canarian Spanish; Chavacano; Equatoguinean Spanish; Hispanophone; New Mexican Spanish; Phonetic change %22f → h%22; Spanish
Sign: Signed Spanish
Speakers: 493000000; 592000000; 99000000
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