Andalusian Arabic
E195433
Andalusian Arabic was a historical variety of Arabic once spoken in Al-Andalus (the Iberian Peninsula under Muslim rule), notable for its influence on modern Spanish and North African dialects.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Andalusi Arabic | 5 |
| Andalusian Arabic canonical | 2 |
| Andalusian Arabic culture | 1 |
| Hispano-Arabic | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1760797 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Andalusian Arabic Context triple: [Kingdom of Granada, language, Andalusian Arabic]
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A.
Peninsular Arabic
Peninsular Arabic is a group of Arabic dialects spoken across the Arabian Peninsula, encompassing varieties such as Najdi, Hejazi, and Gulf Arabic.
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B.
Andalusian Spanish
Andalusian Spanish is a prominent regional variety of the Spanish language spoken mainly in Andalusia in southern Spain, known for distinctive phonetic features such as consonant weakening and seseo/ceceo.
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C.
Maghrebi Arabic
Maghrebi Arabic is a group of closely related Arabic dialects spoken in North Africa, particularly in countries like Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Mauritania, characterized by significant Berber, French, and other linguistic influences.
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D.
Gulf Arabic
Gulf Arabic is a regional variety of the Arabic language spoken primarily in the countries bordering the Persian Gulf, characterized by distinct phonological and lexical features.
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E.
Hijazi Arabic
Hijazi Arabic is a major regional variety of Arabic spoken primarily in western Saudi Arabia, especially in the Hijaz region including cities like Mecca, Medina, and Jeddah.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Andalusian Arabic Target entity description: Andalusian Arabic was a historical variety of Arabic once spoken in Al-Andalus (the Iberian Peninsula under Muslim rule), notable for its influence on modern Spanish and North African dialects.
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A.
Peninsular Arabic
Peninsular Arabic is a group of Arabic dialects spoken across the Arabian Peninsula, encompassing varieties such as Najdi, Hejazi, and Gulf Arabic.
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B.
Andalusian Spanish
Andalusian Spanish is a prominent regional variety of the Spanish language spoken mainly in Andalusia in southern Spain, known for distinctive phonetic features such as consonant weakening and seseo/ceceo.
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C.
Maghrebi Arabic
Maghrebi Arabic is a group of closely related Arabic dialects spoken in North Africa, particularly in countries like Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Mauritania, characterized by significant Berber, French, and other linguistic influences.
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D.
Gulf Arabic
Gulf Arabic is a regional variety of the Arabic language spoken primarily in the countries bordering the Persian Gulf, characterized by distinct phonological and lexical features.
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E.
Hijazi Arabic
Hijazi Arabic is a major regional variety of Arabic spoken primarily in western Saudi Arabia, especially in the Hijaz region including cities like Mecca, Medina, and Jeddah.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
extinct language variety
ⓘ
historical Arabic dialect ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Caliphate of Córdoba
ⓘ
Taifas of Al-Andalus ⓘ
surface form:
Taifa kingdoms of al-Andalus
Emirate of Córdoba ⓘ
surface form:
Umayyad Emirate of Córdoba
|
| closelyRelatedTo |
Maghrebi Arabic
ⓘ
Maghrebi Arabic ⓘ
surface form:
Moroccan Arabic
|
| declineCause |
Reconquista
ⓘ
surface form:
Christian Reconquista of Iberian Peninsula
expulsion of Muslims from Iberia ⓘ language shift to Romance varieties ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Classical Arabic ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Arabic poetry of al-Andalus
ⓘ
jarchas ⓘ kharjas ⓘ medieval Andalusi texts ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Andalusian Arabic
ⓘ
surface form:
Andalusi Arabic
Andalusian Arabic ⓘ
surface form:
Hispano-Arabic
|
| hasNotableFeature |
contact-induced change with Romance dialects
ⓘ
extensive lexical borrowing into Spanish ⓘ merger of some interdental and sibilant consonants ⓘ phonological simplification of consonant clusters ⓘ vocalic influence from Romance languages ⓘ |
| influenced |
Maghrebi Arabic
ⓘ
surface form:
Algerian Arabic
Andalusian Spanish ⓘ Ibero-Romance lexicon ⓘ Maghrebi Arabic ⓘ
surface form:
Maghrebi Arabic dialects
Maghrebi Arabic ⓘ
surface form:
Moroccan Arabic
Mozarabic language ⓘ
surface form:
Mozarabic
Spanish ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish language
Maghrebi Arabic ⓘ
surface form:
Tunisian Arabic
|
| influencedBy |
Berber languages
ⓘ
Romance languages of Iberia ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Semitic languages ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Afro-Asiatic languages ⓘ |
| legacy |
Arabic loanwords in Spanish
ⓘ
Arabic toponyms in Iberia ⓘ loanwords in Catalan ⓘ loanwords in Portuguese ⓘ substrate influence in North African Arabic ⓘ |
| region |
Andalusia
ⓘ
surface form:
al-Andalus
|
| spokenIn |
Andalusia
ⓘ
surface form:
Al-Andalus
Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf |
Arabic
ⓘ
surface form:
Arabic language
|
| timePeriod | 8th century to 15th century ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Muslim inhabitants of al-Andalus
ⓘ
some Christian communities in al-Andalus ⓘ some Jewish communities in al-Andalus ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Muslim rule in Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Arabic script ⓘ |
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Subject: Andalusian Arabic Description of subject: Andalusian Arabic was a historical variety of Arabic once spoken in Al-Andalus (the Iberian Peninsula under Muslim rule), notable for its influence on modern Spanish and North African dialects.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.