Spanish Language

Romance language evolved from Vulgar Latin on the Iberian Peninsula, spoken across 20+ countries.

Core Principles & Analysis

• Second most spoken native language in the world, with roughly 490 million native speakers.
• Nebrija's 1492 Gramática was the first published grammar of any Romance language.
• Absorbed thousands of Arabic loanwords during eight centuries of Moorish rule in Iberia.

Specifications & Metrics

• FAMILY: Indo-European