Mirandese

MWL

provincial

Alternate Names: Mirandês

Dialects: Mirandés Meridional (Mirandés Sendinês, Sendinês), Mirandés Setentrional (Mirandés Raiano), Mirandese Central (Miranadese Normal).

Genealogy:

Indo-European
Italic
Romance
Italo-Western
Western
Gallo-Iberian
Ibero-Romance
West Iberian
Asturo-Leonese

Demographics: 15,000 (2000). 10,000 use it regularly, 5,000 when they return to the area. 2,000 Sendinese in Sendim Vila.

Language Use: Officially recognized since 1999, has gained some presence in education, media and public life since then (2007). Children 6 to 16 required to study it in school; voluntary for ages 16 to 19.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Portugal

Other Comments: Have different dress style from their neighbors (black, handwoven cloth).