Galician Language
Linguistic Classification Galician is a Western Ibero-Romance language, closely related to Portuguese, with both languages originating from the medieval Galician-Portuguese.
Number of Speakers Approximately 2.4 million people have at least some degree of competence in Galician, primarily in Galicia.
Official Status Galician is an official language in Galicia, Spain, alongside Spanish.
Historical Significance Between the 12th and 14th centuries, Galician-Portuguese was a prominent language for lyric poetry in the Iberian Peninsula.