Galician language

Western Ibero-Romance language GaliciangalegoPronunciation[ɡaˈleɣʊ]RegionGalicia and adjacent areas in Asturias and Castile and LeónEthnicityGalicianNative speakers2.4 million (2012)58% of the population of Galicia (c. 1.56 million) are L1 speakers (2007)Language familyIndo-European ItalicLatino-FaliscanLatinRomanceItalo-WesternWestern RomanceIbero-RomanceWest IberianGalician-PortugueseGalicianEarly formsOld Latin Vulgar Latin Proto-Romance Galician-Portuguese Middle Galician Writing systemLatin (Galician alphabet)Galician BrailleOfficial statusOfficial language inSpain Galicia Recognised minoritylanguage inEl Bierzo (Castile and León, Spain)Regulated byRoyal Galician Academy, Galician Language AssociationLanguage codesISO 639-1glISO 639-2glgISO 639-3glgGlottologgali1258Linguasphere51-AAA-abDistribution of the various dialects of Galician in Spain and the extreme north of Portugal[image reference needed] Western Areas Bergantiños Fisterra Pontevedra Central Areas Mindoniensis Central Transitional Lucu-Auriensis Eastern Transitional Eastern Areas Asturian Central Western Zamora Other Areas Fala language This article contains IPA phonetic symbols. Without proper rendering supp