Galician
Name of the language
Nome da lingua
Galician
Galego
Total number of speakers
Número total de falantes
2,000,000
Number of native speakers
Número de falantes nativos
1,500,000
Regulated by
Normativa da lingua
Statute of Autonomy of Galicia (1981); Linguistic Normalization Law (1983).
O Estatuto de Autonomía de Galicia (1981) e a Lei de Normalización Lingüística (1983).
Geographical area
Área xeográfica
The Autonomous Community of Galicia and the most western areas of Asturias, Leon and Zamora. There are still large Galician-speaking communities in cities such as Barcelona, Zurich, Montevideo or Buenos Aires.
Na Comunidade Autónoma de Galicia e nas zonas occidentais das provincias de Asturias, León e Zamora.
Language family
Familia lingüística
Romance language family.
Familia das linguas románicas.
Status of the language
Estatus da lingua
Co-official.
Cooficial.
Status at the University
Estatus na universidade
Co-official.
Cooficial.
Fields of use
Ámbitos de uso
Since the language legislation approval, an appropriate framework for using Galician in all social fields is available (regional, local and judicial administration, education, media, leisure, culture and social spheres).
Desde a aprobación da lexislación lingüística, existe o marco axeitado para o uso do galego en todos os ámbitos sociais.
Member(s) of the NPLD
Entidade membro da NPLD
Full Member: Xunta de Galicia | Government of Galicia
Year of source
Ano da fonte
2017