Navarrese is an Ibero-Romance dialect which is spoken in a transitional area between Castilian and Aragonese.[1][2] Navarrese was originally referred as its own language, however, the obscure dialect was merged into Castilian at the beginning of the 16th century.[3]
| Navarrese | |
|---|---|
| navarro | |
| Native to | Spain |
| Region | Navarre |
| Ethnicity | Navarrese |
Early forms | Old Latin
|
| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
Characteristics
editNavarrese is known to retain traits from Navarro-Aragonese.[3]
- Unlike Aragonese and Castilian, Navarrese perserves -mb-, such as in lamber, lombo, and palomba.
Vocabulary
editSeveral loanwords from Basque appear in Navarrese.[3] These include:
| Navarrese | Basque | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| asca | aska | trough, manger |
| celaya | zelai | plain, grassland |
| mandarra | mandar | apron |
References
edit- ^ Oliver, Tomás Buesa; Utrilla, José María Enguita; Egido, Aurora (1991). I Curso sobre lengua y literatura en Aragón: (Edad Media) (in Spanish). Institución Fernando el Católico. p. 72. ISBN 978-84-7820-091-7.
- ^ Pérez-Salazar, Carmela (1995). El romance navarro en documentos reales del siglo XIV (1322-1349) (in Spanish). Gobierno de Navarra, Departamento de Educación, Cultura, Deporte y Juventud. p. 284. ISBN 978-84-235-1447-2.
- ^ a b c Lister, Sophie; Lavender, Vicky (2000-02-01). "The Navarrese Dialect". University of Birmingham.