Extremaduran language

Extremaduran
estremeñu
Native toSpain
RegionExtremadura
Castile and León (southern Salamanca province)
EthnicityExtremadurans: 1.1 million (1994)
Native speakers
(200,000 cited 1994)
Early forms
Official status
Recognised minority
language in
Language codes
ISO 639-3ext
Glottologextr1243

Extremaduran (Extremaduran: estremeñu [ehtːɾeˈmeɲʊ], Spanish: extremeño) is a Western Romance language with some traits in common with Asturleonese language, spoken primarily in northwestern Extremadura and adjacent villages in the province of Salamanca. Its northern varieties are generally considered a distinct language, while central and southern varieties are regarded as transitional dialects toward standard Spanish.