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Galician-Portuguese

Also known as Old Galician

Galician-Portuguese was the Romance language of medieval Galicia and northern Portugal, from which modern Galician and Portuguese developed. From the late 12th to the mid-14th century it was the main language of lyric poetry across the Iberian kingdoms, used by troubadours and by Alfonso X in the Cantigas de Santa Maria.

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Kingdom of Galicia

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Galician-Portuguese. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/galician-portuguese
MLA: “Galician-Portuguese.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/galician-portuguese. Accessed .
Chicago: The Epoch Institute. “Galician-Portuguese.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/galician-portuguese.
Harvard: The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Galician-Portuguese’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/galician-portuguese (Accessed: ).

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