Valencian supporter by UE's European Charter of Minority Languages

From: Jaime Vicente Hurtado Perea (jaihurpe_at_cam.upv.es)
Date: Mon Nov 10 2003 - 15:15:46 EST

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    I copied this from the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. I
    hope that you decide to open your program also into Valencian language, so 2
    million people find themselves identified with Abiword. In Valencia, live 4
    million people, and more than 50 % speak it, and 90 % understand. Thank you for
    your attention, and thanks for help conserve and protect minority languages.
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    2. Regional or minority languages spoken in Spain

    In view of the provisions laid down in the European Charter for Regional or
    Minority Languages and in accordance with the level of legal protection given
    by the Spanish Constitution and the Statutes of Autonomy, Spain's Instrument of
    Ratification of the Charter distinguishes between two types of languages, which
    correspond to different paragraphs in the Instrument of Ratification.

    1. Languages that are co-official with Castilian/Spanish in their respective
    territories, in accordance with the provisions of the corresponding Statutes of
    Autonomy, namely:

    - Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country: Euskera/Basque
    - Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia: Catalan
    - Statute of Autonomy of Galicia: Galician
    - Statute of Autonomy of the Community of Valencia: Valencian
    - Organic Law Reintegrating and Improving the Fuero of Navarre: Euskera/Basque
    - Statute of Autonomy of the Balearic Islands: Catalan

    2. Languages which are not co-official but appear in the respective Statutes of
    Autonomy as protected languages:

    - Statute of Autonomy of Asturias: Bable/Asturian
    - Statute of Autonomy of Aragon: "the various linguistic varieties spoken in
    Aragon", later clarified in Act 3/1999 on Aragon as meaning Aragonese and
    Catalan
    - Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia: Aranese (from Aran)
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    Here is the link:

    http://www.coe.int/T/E/Legal_Affairs/Local_and_regional_Democracy/Regional_or_Mi
    nority_languages/Documentation/1_Periodical_reports/2002_7e_MIN-
    LANG_PR_Spain.asp#TopOfPage

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