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galego's Journal

Created on 2002-07-04 08:26:34 (#617799), last updated 2009-06-05

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Name:Comunidade Galega
Membership:Open
Posting Access:All Members
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¡Benvidos!

This community is for those who have an interest in the Galician language of Galicia, Spain. You may post in galego, português, español or in English.

The language of Galiza (Galicia) is known as Galego. It is spoken in the north western part of Spain.

Galego is also spoken in western Asturias, western León, western Zamora and in northern Portugal near the Galician border. It is very similar to Portuguese and some say that it is an intermediary language between Spanish and Portuguese. A few examples.

English - person, man, very
Spanish - persona, hombre, muy
Galego - persoa, home, moi
Portuguese - pessoa, homem, muito

The population of Galiza is around 3,173,400. There are 4 provinces. A Coruña, Lugo, Ourense, and Pontevedra.

Galician Links.

Televisión de Galicia:
REAL PLAYER/AUDIO" or WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER

Galician Newspaper:
O Correo Galego/El Correo Gallego

Fillos de Galicia:
Fillos de Galicia
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