Spanish language - Wikipedia
WebSpanish ( 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. Today, it is a global language with about 500 million native speakers, mainly in the Americas and Spain, and about 600 million when including second language speakers.
Spanish language, alphabet and pronunciation - Omniglot
WebSpanish at a glance. Native names: español, castellano. Language family: Indo-Europea, Italic, Romance, Western Romance, Ibero-Romance, West-Iberian, Castilian. Number of speakers: c. 470 million. Spoken in: Spain, Latin America, USA, Equatorial Guinea. First written: 11th century.
Spanish language | History, Speakers, & Dialects | Britannica
WebSpanish language, Romance language (Indo-European family) spoken as a first language by some 360 million people worldwide. In the early 21st century, Mexico had the greatest number of speakers, followed by Colombia, Argentina, the United States, and Spain. It is an official language of more than 20 countries.
Spanish language - Simple English Wikipedia, the free ...
WebSpanish (Spanish: español, pronounced "Eh-span-yole", IPA: /espaɲol/), also called Castilian, is a Romance language. It is the most spoken Romance language in the world. As of December 2021, over 489 million people in …
History of the Spanish language - Wikipedia
WebThe language known today as Spanish is derived from spoken Latin, which was brought to the Iberian Peninsula by the Romans after their occupation of the peninsula that started in the late 3rd century BC. Today it is the world's 4th most widely spoken language, after English, Mandarin Chinese and Hindi. [1]
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