Asturian (/æsˈtʊəriən/; autonym: asturianu [astuˈɾjanu], or bable [ˈbaβle]) is a Romance language of the West Iberian group, Astur-Leonese subgroup, spoken in Asturias (Spain). Asturian is part of a wider linguistic group known as Astur-Leonese languages. The current number of speakers of Asturian is estimated at about 100,000 first-language speakers and 450,000 second-language speakers.