Re: http://gl.wikipedia.com/

Jay Bowks wrote:

> From: "Krzysztof P. Jasiutowicz" <kpj-zE2mUH9TyAc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> > Funny, we do have a historical land called Galicja but I've never heard
> > people there speak some distinct dialect. Never heard about Gallician
> > either.
>
> Hi Krzysztof,
> Thanks, I appreciate your message
> about Galicja, the region in North
> West Spain is called Galicia, and 
> the language is gallego or galego.
> In English I've seen it spelled
> Gallician, but I think the proper
> thing would be to call it "galego"
> as this is the way speakers of
> the language make reference to
> it.(Galego is very similar to Portuguese
> with which it shares a developmental
> and historical connection.)
Although "Galician" (with single "l") can be used for the name of the 
language in Northwest Spain, the same word can refer both to the people 
in that region and the people in the region in Poland.  Whatever is 
spoken by the group in Poland it does not appear to be recognized as a 
distinct language.  "Galego" is the name used by the speakers of the 
language themselves.  "Gallego" appears to be the Spanish name for the 
language.  "Gallegan" is the English name for the language, and is so 
recognized by the Library of Congress in its capacity as Registration 
Authority for ISO 639-2.

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