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Is Spanish a language that is Latin-based?
Yes, Spanish is a language that is Latin-based. It evolved from Latin and is part of the Romance language family, which also includes Italian, French, Portuguese, and Romanian.
What language is spoken on the Iberian Peninsula?
Iberian Peninsula includes 2 independent countries, Portugal and Spain. In Portugal the language is the Portuguese language, also spoken in 9 other countries including Brazil. This language does not descent from Spanish. Portuguese language derives from the medieval language Galician-Portuguese which in its turn is a descendant of ancient Latin. In Spain they have several languages. When one says Spanish language one is making reference to the Castilian Language, which is the language spoken nationwide and its also spoken in other countries like Mexico. But Spain have 4 big languages: - Castilian aka Spanish - Basque - Catalan - Galician There are some controversy about calling Castilian Language Spanish, since every other languages spoken in Spain are also Spanish. Both Portuguese Language and Spanish Language are part of the Romance Languages Group. Romance language Group is a Group which include Portuguese, Spanish, French, Italian and Romanian and are all derived from Ancient Latin.
Why doesn't Portugal speak Spanish?
Portugal is a country. Spain is another. In Portugal you speak Portuguese and in Spain, Spanish. Portugal has been a country since 1143 and since then Portuguese has always been it's official language.
What language inspired Portuguese?
No language "inspired" Portuguese, but Latin was the language that Portuguese evolved from.
What branch of the Indo-European language family do French Spanish Italian and Portuguese belong to?
Romance
