Spanish Language

Spanish (español) is a Romance language named for its origins as the native tongue of a large proportion of the inhabitants of Spain. It is also named Castilian (castellano  listen (help·info)) after the Spanish region of Castile where it originated. Spanish is the second most natively spoken language in the world, after Mandarin Chinese. In 1999 there were, according to Ethnologue, 358 million people speaking Spanish as a native language and a t... More

ISO 639-2 Code:

  • spa

ISO 639-3 Code:

  • spa

Also known as:

  • Spanish language,
  • Castillian,
  • Castellano,
  • Castilian,
  • Castillan,
  • Spanish,
  • Español
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