In Spain we have a vast mixture of cultures, influenced by Arabic, French, and Portuguese cultures . All of them have a part to play in the different languages or dialects which are spoken by people in the country nowadays,
The most widely-spoken language in Spain is Spanish.It is also sometimes called Castilian. Spanish is the official language of Spain and it is used all over the country, also by the central government, the media and in education, although the regional languages are also used in schools and universities. It is the mother tongue of about three-quarters of the population but most people can speak it and understand it. Spanish it is also spoken in parts of South-America, and in the USA.
In addition to Spanish, there are several other languages or dialects in Spain. Some people in the north speak Catalan (Cataluna), Basque (Basque Country), Gallego (Region of Galicia) ,Valenciano (Region of Valencia and nearby in the South), and finally the Andaluz (Region of Andalucia).
On the one hand we have The Catalan, Basque, Gallego and Valenciano which are kinds of "Languages " that are approved by the region but not by the government which means that even if people want to change it to their Principal language or become independent it is completely illegal!(even if the politics of this regions most of the time is done in their " Language " when they meet the Spanish President they all must speak Castilian).
On the other hand we have Madrileno , Aragones , Malagueno, which are dialects approved by the Government because they are derivations of the Spanish Language. By this, I mean that they speak Spanish but the accents may vary a lot.
Castilian is a very old language, but it has changed over many centuries.
Nowadays, our alphabet is composed of 27 letters and we also have different words from other languages as well as English, Arabic and French. For example la Tilde.
David Jesus Esteban Carmona
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