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Spainish (español) or Castilien (castellano) is an Iberian Romance leid. It is spak bi 580 million fowk.[4] It is the mucklest braid spak Romance leid. It is the naitional leid o Spainie, Argenteinie, Bolivie, Chile, Columbie, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Dominicae Republict, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, European Union, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, New Mexico (Unitit States), Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, an Venezuela, an an offeecial leid o the Unitit Nations.

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Spainish
Castilian
español
castellano
Pronunciation[espaˈɲol], [kasteˈʎano], [kaste'ʝano]
RegionSpain, Hispanic Americae, Equatorial Guinea
EthnicitySpainyarts, Hispanics, an Latinos
Native speakers
480 million (2017)[1]
570 million total speakers
L2 speakers: 90 million (na date)[2]
Indo-European
  • Italic
    • Romance
      • Wastren
        • Ibero-Romance
          • Wast-Iberie
            • Castilian leid
              • Spainish
Early form
Auld Spainish
Laitin (Spainish alphabet)
Spainish Braille
Signed forms
Signed Spainish (Mexico, Spain an presumably ensewhaur)
Offeecial status
Offeecial leid in

Regulatit biAssociation o Spainish Leid Academies
(Real Academia Española an 22 ither naitional Spainigie leid academies)
Leid codes
ISO 639-1es
ISO 639-2spa
ISO 639-3spa
Glottologstan1288[3]
Linguasphere51-AAA-b
Spainish leid in the warld
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