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Benasquese dialect

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Native to
  
Glottolog
  
None

Recognised minoritylanguage in
  
Benasquese dialect

Region
  
Ribagorza, Campo, Estadilla, Graus

Native speakers
  
(undated figure of 1,000–2,000)

Language family
  
Indo-EuropeanItalicRomanceWesternPyrenean–MozarabicRibagorçanBenasquese

Benasquese (autonym: benasqués), often called patués by its speakers, is the native Romance linguistic variety of the Valley of Benasque, in the province of Huesca (Aragon, Spain).

Usually regarded as an Aragonese dialect (a particular variety of Ribagorçan, transitional into Catalan, Gascon and Aragonese), it has also been considered an extreme North-Western Catalan dialect in the past by a few linguists, and more recently, a microlanguage in its own right. Benasquese itself is often divided into two subdialects, Upper Benasquese and Lower Benasquese.

Although still vigorously spoken (when compared to other Aragonese varieties) by some 1,000 to 2,000 speakers, Benasquese is also in fast decline.

References

Benasquese dialect Wikipedia


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