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Omañese
Omañese dialects are varieties of Leonese language spoken in the comarca of Omaña in Castile and León, Spain. Omañese dialects form part of Western Asturleonese Asturleonese is a Romance language or language family spoken in northwestern Spain and northeastern Portugal, namely in the historical regions and Spain's modern-day autonomous communities of Asturias, northwestern Castile and León, Cantabria an .... References {{Reflist Dialects of Leonese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonese Language
Leonese (''llionés, ḷḷionés, lionés'') is a set of vernacular Romance languages, Romance language varieties spoken in northern and western portions of the historical region of León (historical region), León in Spain (the modern provinces of Province of León, León, Province of Zamora, Zamora, and Province of Salamanca, Salamanca), the village of Riudenore (in both Spain and Portugal) and Guadramil in Portugal, sometimes considered another language. In the past, it was spoken in a wider area, including most of the historical region of Leon. The current number of Leonese speakers is estimated at 20,000 to 50,000. Spanish language, Spanish is now the predominant language in the area. Leonese forms part of the Asturleonese language, Asturleonese linguistic group along with dialects of Asturian language, Asturian. The division between Asturian and Leonese is extra-linguistic, as the main divisions within the Asturleonese complex are between eastern and western varieties, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omaña
Omaña is a comarca of the province of León, autonomous community of Castile and León, in Spain. It is a historical region without administrative recognition. The traditional capital of the region is Murias de Paredes, which was the head of the judicial district until well into the 20th century. Omaña is formed by the municipalities of Soto y Amío, Murias de Paredes, Riello and Valdesamario. Although sometimes the municipality Las Omañas is considered part of Omaña, others place it, due to its physical character, on the Ribera del Órbigo. Etymology The toponym "Omaña"—''Oumaña'' in Leonese—comes from, the name given to the by the Romans inhabitants of this area: ''homus manium'' or "god men," for their hardness and resilience; This interpretation is doubtful, since the expression ''homus manium'' is not correct in Latin and is not consistent with other toponyms with the same roots. Other more rigorous etymological analyzes from the linguistic and historical p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
