The
Academia de la Llingua Asturiana or
Academy of the Asturian Language (ALLA) is an Official Institution of the Government of the
Principality of Asturias that promotes and regulates the
Asturian language, a language of the
Spanish autonomous community of
Asturias. Among its principal objectives are investigating and normalizing the Asturian Language, developing a dictionary, promoting its use and education and awarding literary prizes. It has 21 full members, 19 foreign members and 15 honorary members, and its current (as of 2006) president is Ana Cano.