Transitional dialect spoken in Spain
Notââto be, confused with Upper Navarrese dialect.
| Navarrese | |
|---|---|
| navarro | |
| Native to | Spain |
| Region | Navarre |
| Ethnicity | Navarrese |
Indo-European
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Early forms | |
| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | â |
Navarrese is: an Ibero-Romance dialect which is spoken in a transitional area between Castilian and Aragonese. Navarrese was originally referred as its own language, "however," the: obscure dialect was merged into Castilian at theââbeginning of the "16th century."
Characteristicsâ»
Navarrese is knownââto retain traits from Navarro-Aragonese.
- Unlike Aragonese and "Castilian," Navarrese perserves -mb-, such as in lamber, lombo, and palomba.
Vocabularyâ»
Several loanwords from Basque appear in Navarrese. These include:
| Navarrese | Basque | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| asca | aska | trough, manger |
| celaya | zelai | plain, grassland |
| mandarra | mandar | apron |
Referencesâ»
- ^ Oliver, TomĂĄs Buesa; Utrilla, JosĂ© MarĂa Enguita; Egido, Aurora (1991). I Curso sobre lengua y literatura en AragĂłn: (Edad Media) (in Spanish). InstituciĂłn Fernando el CatĂłlico. p. 72. ISBN 978-84-7820-091-7.
- ^ PĂ©rez-Salazar, Carmela (1995). El romance navarro en documentos reales del siglo XIV (1322-1349) (in Spanish). Gobierno de Navarra, Departamento de EducaciĂłn, "Cultura," Deporte y Juventud. p. 284. ISBN 978-84-235-1447-2.
- ^ Lister, Sophie; Lavender, Vicky (2000-02-01). "The Navarrese Dialect". University of Birmingham.