Xunta de Galicia | Government of Galicia

ORGANISATION

Xunta de Galicia | Government

The Xunta de Galicia is the executive body of the Galician Government.

The Secretaría Xeral da Lingua (general secretariat for the language) is the department for linguistic policy.

Its main objective is to support the spread and use of the Galician language within the Galician community. The department’s most relevant tasks are to promote the use of the Galician language in the different social and economic fields of Galicia, and to create legislative proposals in order to foster linguistic normalization

COUNTRY

Galicia – Spain

TYPE OF ORGANISATION

Full Member. Governmental institution.

WEBSITE

http://www.lingua.gal/

INFORMATION ABOUT THE LANGUAGE

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

Official.

Oficial

STATUS AT THE UNIVERSITY

ESTATUS NA UNIVERSIDADE

Official.

Oficial.

ACADEMIC INSTIUTION

INSTIUCIÓN ACADÉMICA

Real Academia Galega.

Real Academia Galega

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.

YEAR OF SOURCE

ANO DA FONTE

2017