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unusual facts about Leonese dialect



Asturian language

Western Asturian, is a linguistic variety in Western Asturian lands between the rivers Navia and Nalón, and western provinces of León, where is called Leonese as endonym, Zamora and Salamanca.

The dialects in adjoining areas of Castile and León have continuity with the Asturian dialects; in that area they are referred to as Leonese.

Santa Cruz de Abranes

Santa Cruz de Abranes (Santa Cruz d'Abranes in the vernacular Leonese language) is a Spanish village in the municipality of Pedralba de la Pradería (Zamora, Castile and León) and is situated on the Spanish-Portuguese border.


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