Aljamiado

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Aljamiado is a form of written Romance (mainly Spanish) used by Moriscos, characterized by the use of Arabic script to transcribe the vernacular language.

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Aljamiado canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical script tradition
orthographic practice
writing system
associatedWith Moriscos
Muladis
surface form: Mudejars
contains Islamic legal texts
devotional texts
legends and stories
translations of the Qur’an
culturalContext Islamic Spain
surface form: Islam in Iberia

Moriscos
surface form: Morisco culture
declineCause expulsion of the Moriscos from Spain
developedFrom Arabic script usage among Iberian Muslims
documentType catechisms
prayers
sermons
function identity marker for Morisco communities
genre didactic texts
narrative literature
poetry
religious literature
historicalPeriod Early Modern period
Late Middle Ages
surface form: late Middle Ages
languageFamilyWritten Romance
linguisticFeature Romance phonology adapted to Arabic script
occasional use of additional diacritics
use of Arabic letters for Spanish sounds
medium codices
manuscripts
notableFeature mixing of Arabic and Romance vocabulary
use under religious persecution
orthographicBasis Arabic alphabet adapted to Spanish
purpose to preserve Islamic teachings under Christian rule
to transcribe vernacular Romance in Arabic script
relatedConcept Andalusia
surface form: Al-Andalus

Morisco literature
ajami scripts
scriptType consonant-based alphabet
status no longer used as a living writing practice
studiedBy Islamic studies scholars
historians of language
philologists
timeOfPeakUse 16th century
usedIn Iberian Peninsula
Spain
usesScript Arabic script
writesLanguage Romance languages
Spanish language
writingDirection right-to-left

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Moriscos language Aljamiado