Languages
The only language that is officially recognized is Spanish (whose local dialects are collectively called Castúo), but other languages are also spoken:
- Portuguese, with many varieties: Oliventine Portuguese in Olivenza, the Portuguese of Herrera de Alcántara, the Portuguese of Cedillo, as well as the Portuguese of Valencia de Alcántara and La Codosera. The majority of these varieties of Portuguese are endangered. Some Extremaduran schools teach these as a foreign language, but not usually to the level of fluency.
- A Fala, a Galician-Portuguese language, is a specially protected language and is spoken in the valley of Jálama.
- The Extremaduran language. It is related to Leonese and is severely endangered. It is taught neither publicly nor privately.
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