The Institute of the Mirandese Language (''Anstituto de la Lhéngua Mirandesa'' in

Mirandese The Mirandese language ( mwl, mirandés, links=no or ''lhéngua mirandesa''; pt, mirandês or ) is an Astur-Leonese language or language variety that is sparsely spoken in a small area of northeastern Portugal in Terra de Miranda (made up of th ...

) is the institution responsible for the representation, research, promotion, codification and distribution of the

Mirandese language The Mirandese language ( mwl, mirandés, links=no or ''lhéngua mirandesa''; pt, mirandês or ) is an Astur-Leonese language or language variety that is sparsely spoken in a small area of northeastern Portugal in Terra de Miranda (made up of t ...

. Its headquarters is in the northern Portuguese town of

Miranda do Douro Miranda do Douro () or Miranda de l Douro in Mirandese () is a city and a municipality in the district of Bragança, northeastern Portugal. The population in 2011 was 7,482, in an area of 487.18 km². The town proper had a population of 1,9 ...

. It arose from the need for the existence of an entity to protect and promote the use of Mirandese. The decision to form the institute came about from a meeting in September 2000, in

, where a number of persons interested in the language met, also passing the resolution to establish Mirandese under the

European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages The European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (ECRML) is a European treaty (CETS 148) adopted in 1992 under the auspices of the Council of Europe to protect and promote historical regional and minority languages in Europe. However, the ...

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Cultural organisations based in Portugal Language regulators

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