Fala language

E123028

Fala is a small Ibero-Romance language spoken in a few villages in Spain’s Extremadura region, notable for its close relation to Galician-Portuguese and its strong local identity.

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Label Occurrences
Fala language canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Ibero-Romance language
language variety
minority language
closelyRelatedTo Galician language
Portuguese language
country Spain
endangermentStatus vulnerable
estimatedSpeakers about 10000
hasAlternativeName A Fala de Jálama
A Fala de Xálima
Fala de Jálama
linked to: A Fala de Jálama

Fala de Xálima
linked to: A Fala de Xálima

Xalimegu
hasDialect Lagarteiru
Mañegu
Valverdeiru
hasFeature influenced by Spanish
oral tradition stronger than written tradition
preserves Galician-Portuguese traits
strong local identity
hasLexicalSimilarityWith Galician
linked to: Galician language

Portuguese
linked to: Portuguese language
hasPhonologicalSimilarityWith Galician
linked to: Galician language

Portuguese
linked to: Portuguese language
ISO639-3Code fax
languageFamily Ibero-Romance languages
Indo-European languages
Italic languages
Romance languages
Western Romance languages
nativeName A Fala
linked to: A Fala de Jálama

Fala
recognizedBy Junta de Extremadura
region Extremadura
spokenIn Eljas
San Martín de Trevejo
Sierra de Gata
Val de Xálima
Valle de Jálama
Valverde del Fresno
status minority language in Spain
subclassOf Galician-Portuguese language group
Romance language
Western Romance language
usedIn everyday communication in the three main villages
local culture of Val de Xálima
local festivals
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

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