This article is about the dialect of Menorca. For the breed of horse, see Menorquín horse.
Menorcan
menorquí
Native to
Spain
Region
Menorca
Language family
Indo-European
Italic
Romance
Western Romance
Gallo-Romance
Occitano-Romance
Catalan
Eastern
Insular
Balearic
Menorcan
Early forms
Proto-Indo-European
Proto-Italic
Old Latin
Vulgar Latin
Proto-Romance
Old Occitan
Old Catalan
Language codes
ISO 639-3
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Western Menorcan
Eastern Menorcan
Menorcan or Minorcan (Catalan: menorquí, Spanish: menorquín) is a dialect of Catalan spoken on the island of Menorca, one of the Balearic Islands. It is very similar linguistically to the dialects of Catalan spoken in the other islands: Mallorquí in Mallorca and Eivissenc in Ibiza. It also has many similarities to English and French, as well as containing anglicisms of the British rule on the island. Some examples are xoc ('chalk'), boínder ('bow-window') or bòtil ('bottle').[1]
Until the 17th century, the Minorcan subdialect had been a very uniform variant of Eastern Catalan (and therefore, with few differentiating points Balearic), and today it is still in certain aspects, especially by the closure of unstressed /o/ in [ʊ], which is one of the main differences that the phonetics of Menorca presents in relation to Mallorca (except for Sóller and its dialect, which otherwise has some points of resemblance to that of Ciutadella).
Menorcan or Minorcan (Catalan: menorquí, Spanish: menorquín) is a dialect of Catalan spoken on the island of Menorca, one of the Balearic Islands. It is...
pro-Nationalist Italians of the Corpo Truppe Volontarie Air Force. Many Menorcans were also killed when taking part in a failed invasion of Mallorca. During...
Menorcan Union (Catalan: Unió Menorquina, UMe; IPA: [uniˈo mənuɾˈkinə]) was a regional liberal party in Menorca. It was registered as a party since 1993...
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Fort-de-l'Eau Neighborhood Association holds an annual meeting of Algerians of Menorcan descent in the Provencal commune of L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue. In 2001, some...
their most sought after dishes. Mayonnaise is said to originate from the Menorcan city of Maó (Mahón) which also produces its own cheese. Local pastries...
Lobster stew is found in a variety of cuisines. Two famous versions are Menorcan caldera de llagosta (with European spiny lobster), and Maine lobster stew...
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been used since the English influence during the 17th century in typical Menorcan and Catalan dishes, as for example macarrons amb grevi (pasta). Food portal...
reorganization of Menorcan society into chieftainships and towns occurred on similar lines to societal changes on Mallorca, although some Menorcan towns were...
Islands differ according to the specific variant being spoken (Mallorcan, Menorcan, or Ibizan). Vowels Most variants preserve a vocalic system of eight stressed...
Judaeo-Spanish). Its other main language constituents are Maltese and Portuguese, Menorcan Catalan and Darija Arabic. It often also involves code-switching (using...
found on Majorca. Despite this, very few grave goods have been found in Menorcan talayots, leading historians to believe that the island had a poorer economy...
The settlement of Cala Morell is a Menorcan pre-talayotic archaeological site which is located in Ciutadella de Menorca. It is situated on a 35-meter-high...
Trebol (foaled 2007) is a Spanish Menorcan Standardbred trotter who was the first Spanish-bred trotter to win an international Grade 1 harness race. Later...
the benefit of tourists and expatriates, alongside Castilian Spanish and Menorcan Catalan. There are also pockets of native English speakers to be found...
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