Edited sentence: Astur-Leonese dialects (closer to Spanish) are also spoken in Extremadura (where it is called Extremaduran, estremeñu) and Cantabria (where it is called Cantabrian, or Montañés).The linguistc varieties in the group are assigned different names: Asturian, asturianu, or Bable, in the Spanish province of Asturias; Leonese language, llïonés.There are different positions about whether these speech forms are to be considered dialects of the Spanish language, varieties of Astur-Leonese or independent languages on their own right.llionés, in the provinces of León, Zamora and Salamanca; and Mirandese in Miranda do Douro (Portugal)