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Spanish (español) or Castilian (castellano) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin spoken on the Iberian Peninsula of Europe. It originated in the Kingdom of Castile, a historical kingdom in north-central Spain. Today, it is a global language with 519 million native speakers, mainly in the Americas and Spain, and about 636 million speakers tot
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| Spanish | |
|---|---|
| Castilian | |
| |
| Pronunciation | [espaˈɲol] [kasteˈʎano] (pron. with yeísmo: [kasteˈʝano] ) |
| Native to | Spain, Hispanic America, Equatorial Guinea |
| Speakers | L1: 519 million (2025) L2: 117 million (2025) Total: 636 million (2025) |
Early forms | |
| Latin script (Spanish alphabet) Spanish Braille | |
| Signed Spanish (using signs of the local language) | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | |
| Regulated by | Association of Spanish Language Academies |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | es |
| ISO 639-2 | spa |
| ISO 639-3 | spa |
| Glottolog | stan1288 |
| Linguasphere | 51-AAA-b |
Official majority language
Co-official or administrative language but not majority native language
Secondary language (more than 20% Spanish speakers) or culturally important | |
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