Navalese is a variant of
Southern Aragonese. The main characteristic of this local
speech
Speech is the use of the human voice as a medium for language. Spoken language combines vowel and consonant sounds to form units of meaning like words, which belong to a language's lexicon. There are many different intentional speech acts, suc ...
is the conservation of the articles system ''lo'', ''la'', ''los'', ''las'' (that we can find in
Hecho and
Aragüés Aragonese
Aragüés Aragonese is the Aragonese variety spoken in Aragüés and Jasa. It is very similar to Cheso, and better preserved than Aísa Aragonese.
Morphology
* Define article system is ''lo'', ''la'', ''los'', ''las''.
* The endings in i ...
, that some authors believe is an archaism),
[* Anchel Conte et al. EL ARAGONÉS IDENTIDAD Y PROBLEMÁTICA DE UNA LENGUA. Colección Aragón. Librería general.
] instead of the general system ''o'', ''a'', ''os'', ''as''.
Naval
A navy, naval force, military maritime fleet, war navy, or maritime force is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral, or ocean-borne combat operatio ...
is a place located in
El Grado
El Grado is a municipality located in the province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. According to 2009 data ( INE), the municipality has a population of 506 inhabitants.
There is a large reservoir, managing the waters of river Cinca in this town's munic ...
, in the county of
Somontano de Barbastro
Somontano de Barbastro ( Aragonese: ''Semontano de Balbastro)'' is a comarca in Province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain.
Somontano borders the ''comarcas'' of Sobrarbe and Alto Gállego to the north, Ribagorza and La Litera to the east, Cinca Med ...
.
See also
*
Aragonese dialects
The Aragonese language has many regional dialects, which can be grouped by valley or larger ''comarca'' areas. The area where Aragonese is spoken has quite a rugged relief and is generally sparsely populated with many tracts and valleys pretty ...
Sources
* Chesús de Mostolay EL ARAGONÉS EN EL SOMONTANO DE BARBASTRO: GLOSARIO DE VOCES Y EXPRESIONES.
* Chusé Inazio Navarro García SOBRE LA SUFIJACIÓN APRECIATIVA EN ''A LUECA'', DE JUANA COSCUJUELA
References
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External links
Article about navalese local speech in the Gran Enciclopedia Aragonesa
Aragonese dialects