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Languages and Dialects (37)

Sunday, 02 June 2019 19:30

Arabic's Influence on Northern New Mexico Spanish

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Arabic's Influence on Northern New Mexico Spanish

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Thursday, 02 May 2019 02:06

The Plaza of Abiquiu

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The plaza of Abiquiu, 1920. Spanish Governor Cachupin, issued a land grant to genizaros and others in the Abiquiu region around 1754. The northern New Mexico Spanish word does not originate from an indigenous culture in New Mexico or the New World. In fact the origins of genizaro can be traced to Turkey in the Middle East.

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Thursday, 02 May 2019 02:02

Pueblo Language's Influence on Spanish in New Mexico

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Pueblo Language's Influence on Spanish in New Mexico

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Thursday, 07 March 2019 20:15

Nahuatl Words Found in Modern Spanish

Contributed by Michael Miller

Husking corn to be ground for atole. In northern New Mexico Spanish the word atole is used to describe a blue corn mush. Atole has Aztec origins. In many New Mexico communities the word chaquegue is used to describe a white corn mush. This word has Tewa roots.

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