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''' | '''Galanego''' ([[w:endonym|endonym]]: ''Galanego''; <small>Galanego: </small><span class="nowrap" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)" style="font-family:Gentium,'DejaVu Sans','Segoe UI',sans-serif">[[IPA for Gaglanego|[galaˈnego]]]</span>), also called as '''Galano''' by neibouring [[w:Galician|Galician]] speakers, is a Insular Celtic language which evolved under strong influence of vulgar Latin. Galanego has official status along with [[w:Spanish|Spanish]], and speakers of Gaglanego are basically bilingual with [[w:Galician|Galician]]. Although the area of this language is mainly restricted to [[w:Galicia|Galicia]] inside the Iberian peninsular, there are several oversea Galanego communities which are established by the immigrants to Middle and South America. | ||
Basically, | Basically, Galanego is a Brythonic language with Celtic lexicon and Iberian Latin featured sound changes, its grammar also shifts from Celtic languages to resemble its Latin neibours. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The name ''' | The name '''Galanego''' is the language of '''Galanha''', this term comes from the endonym '''Gallania''', which is used to distinct the Brythonic speakers that immigrated to Galicia around 6BC by local Vulgar Latin speakers, as they mistaken these people come from Gallia(Modern day France). While the Galanego speakers called themselves as '''Bretonado''' that time, but eventually they came to accept this exonym as their endonym in order to distinguish with the local British people. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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| {{IPA|/e/}} || e || {{lang|gl|bedo "world"}} | | {{IPA|/e/}} || e || {{lang|gl|bedo "world"}} | ||
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| {{IPA|/ɛ/}} || è || {{lang|gl|}} | | {{IPA|/ɛ/}} || è || {{lang|gl|chèdevo "sword"}} | ||
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| {{IPA|/i/}} || i || {{lang|gl|cigo "meat"}} | | {{IPA|/i/}} || i || {{lang|gl|cigo "meat"}} | ||
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| {{IPA|/o/}} || o || {{lang|gl| | | {{IPA|/o/}} || o || {{lang|gl|rodo "red"}} | ||
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| {{IPA|/ɔ/}} || ò || {{lang|gl|}} | | {{IPA|/ɔ/}} || ò || {{lang|gl|mòro "big"}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| {{IPA|/u/}} || u || {{lang|gl|}} | | {{IPA|/u/}} || u || {{lang|gl|durno "fist"}} | ||
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Revision as of 15:34, 12 June 2024
Galanego (endonym: Galanego; Galanego: [galaˈnego]), also called as Galano by neibouring Galician speakers, is a Insular Celtic language which evolved under strong influence of vulgar Latin. Galanego has official status along with Spanish, and speakers of Gaglanego are basically bilingual with Galician. Although the area of this language is mainly restricted to Galicia inside the Iberian peninsular, there are several oversea Galanego communities which are established by the immigrants to Middle and South America. Basically, Galanego is a Brythonic language with Celtic lexicon and Iberian Latin featured sound changes, its grammar also shifts from Celtic languages to resemble its Latin neibours.
Etymology
The name Galanego is the language of Galanha, this term comes from the endonym Gallania, which is used to distinct the Brythonic speakers that immigrated to Galicia around 6BC by local Vulgar Latin speakers, as they mistaken these people come from Gallia(Modern day France). While the Galanego speakers called themselves as Bretonado that time, but eventually they came to accept this exonym as their endonym in order to distinguish with the local British people.
History
Consonants
Vowels
Similar to its neibour Galician, Gaglanego also has seven vowels, but use grave marks to distinct close-mid vowels and open-mid vowels:
| Phoneme (IPA) | Grapheme | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| /a/ | a | mabo "son" |
| /e/ | e | bedo "world" |
| /ɛ/ | è | chèdevo "sword" |
| /i/ | i | cigo "meat" |
| /o/ | o | rodo "red" |
| /ɔ/ | ò | mòro "big" |
| /u/ | u | durno "fist" |