Asturian

Asturia +‎ -an

• (UK) IPA^(key): /æsˈtʊə.ɹi.ən/, /əˈstjʊə.ɹi.ən/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /æsˈtʊɹ.i.ən/, /əˈstʊɹ.i.ən/

Asturian (comparative more Asturian, superlative most Asturian)

1. Of or pertaining to the region of Asturias in Spain.
   • 1878, Charlotte Mary Yonge, The story of the Christians and Moors of Spain, page 86:

     This gave time to many families to escape; and Bermudo even carried away the bodies of his predecessors to the old refuge in the Asturian hills.

2. Of or pertaining to the Asturian language.
   • 2002, M. Teresa Turell, Multilingualism in Spain, page 167:

     The winning entry was a poem written in Asturian, one of the first such in Asturian literature.

Asturian (plural Asturians)

1. A native of Asturias in northern Spain.
   • 2000, Richard Sterling, Allison Jones, Spain, Lonely Planet; World Food, page 145:

     To this day the Asturians say to each other "Have a care. Asturias is Spain. The rest is Araby."

Asturian

1. A Romance language spoken in Asturias, Spain.
   • 2002, M. Teresa Turell, Multilingualism in Spain, page 167:

     The winning entry was a poem written in Asturian, one of the first such in Asturian literature.

   • 2007, Paolo Coluzzi, Minority language planning and micronationalism in Italy, page 272:

     In Asturias/Asturies 18.3% of the respondents said they spoke Asturian always or most of the time with friends […]

• Astur
• Astur-Leonese
• Wiktionary’s coverage of Asturian terms

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*Appendix:Asturian Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Asturian

• Asturias

• Ethnologue entry for Asturian, ast ⁠

• Austrian, Taurians, saturnia