Murcian Spanish is a dialect of the Spanish language spoken mainly in the Spanish autonomous region of Murcia, Alicante and the province of Albacete.
Murcian's unique features have evolved as a result of the coexistence of Phoenician, Berber, Latin, Arabic, Catalan, Castilian, Mudejar, Morsico Mozarabic and Aragonese-speaking communities at various times in the region's history. The main influences on Murcian today are Aragonese and Catalan. Murcian Spanish also contains evident Arabic influences, more so than Andalucian Spanish. It is believed that this may be because the Murcian Moors submitted to the Christian reconquest of Spain, whereas those in Andalucia resisted the reconquest and were forced to leave their homes, where they were replaced by a Castillian-speaking population.[citation needed] In Murcia, the Moorish population converted to Christianity, and managed to avoid direct conflict with the Inquisition in the 16th and 17th century.[citation needed]
Eight official subvariants of Murcian Spanish exist today, some of them defined solely by administrative borders of the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia, as variants of Murcian are also spoken in the regions of Almería, Granada and Jaen.
2007-02-18 08:25:05
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answered by Martha P 7
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Spanish, of course, but a little bit to the northeast on the coast towards Barcelona, Catalan is also spoken. (Catalan is spoken nearby, but not really in Murcia)
2007-02-18 04:42:32
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answered by Devin O 4
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They speak Spanish and Catalan. Catalan it is a mixture between Spanish and French.
2007-02-18 03:16:15
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answered by chettyms 2
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Catalan and Spanish.
2007-02-18 04:29:14
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answered by viticox1984 1
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it's obviously spanish
2007-02-18 03:17:18
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answered by Jo:Nico 3
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spanish
or portugeese
2007-02-18 03:12:31
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answered by shelbin 2
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