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.