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{{subpages}}'''Galician''' is the language of [[Galicia]], the region of [[Spain]] lying to the north of [[Portugal]].  It used to be classified as a [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] dialect, because it shares more features in common with that language than with [[Spanish language|Spanish]]; but of course the pronunciation closely resembles that of Spanish.  A feature of the orthography is the wide use of ''x'', pronounced like English 'sh', corresponding to the soft ''g'' in Portuguese.  The language can be heard in Portugal as well as in Spain on [[TV Galicia]].
{{subpages}}'''Galician''' is the language of [[Galicia]], the region of [[Spain]] lying to the north of [[Portugal]].  It used to be classified as a [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] dialect, because it shares more features in common with that language than with [[Spanish language|Spanish]]; although of course the pronunciation closely resembles that of Spanish.  A feature of the orthography is the wide use of ''x'', pronounced like English 'sh', corresponding to the soft ''g'' in Portuguese.  The language can be heard in Portugal as well as in Spain on [[TV Galicia]].

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Galician is the language of Galicia, the region of Spain lying to the north of Portugal. It used to be classified as a Portuguese dialect, because it shares more features in common with that language than with Spanish; although of course the pronunciation closely resembles that of Spanish. A feature of the orthography is the wide use of x, pronounced like English 'sh', corresponding to the soft g in Portuguese. The language can be heard in Portugal as well as in Spain on TV Galicia.