That is a lie. I have posted this dozens of times, and it seems that I will have to post it another dozens
There are 1.300 words, not 4.000
From the 44.310 words that the RAE (Real Academia Española de la Lengua) knows or believes knowing its origin only a 2´9%, ie one thousand three hundred (1300), being generous, are of Arabic origin.
We say "being generous" because we take the words in which the Arabic language has had influence in the formation, not only from the direct heritage (which would be a few thousand one hundred sixty - 1160-).
Also we take into account for this purpose all variations of Arabic language: regular, Bedouin, classic, dialectal, Hispanic, Moroccan and vulgar.
Among all these variants of the Arabic language, which further presence has as origin of Castilian words is the only one which was spoken in the peninsula at a certain time, the Hispanic, nine hundred and ninety five (995) words.
The real significance of all this? It´s the fact that the Latin, along with its derived languages (the Romances) add thirty and eight thousand four hundred sixty three words (38.463), a 86´8% of the words whose origin the RAE knows.
http://castellanoactual.blogspot.com...caminos-i.html
BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT FACT, DEAR NASSBEAN, IS THAT OF THESE 1.300 WORDS (OR 4.000, OR 27.000 IF YOU PREFER), WE REALLY BARELY USE A FEW DAILY (almohada, alcohol, aceite, alcalde and a few dozens more). I DONT DENY THIS. IT IS A FACT THAT THE BIG MAJORITY OF THESE ARABIC WORDS LEFT TO BE USED CENTURIES AGO. HERE A WEB ABOUT THESE WORDS http://www.arabespanol.org/andalus/palabras.htm
GOD KNOWS WE DONT USE 99% OF THE WORDS OF THAT LIST I HAVE LITERALLY NO IDEA WHAT THEY MEAN, AND FOR SURE IT IS THE FIRST TIME I HEAR ABOUT THEM WHAT THE FUCK IS ALBORNIA? ALBUDECA? ALCAFAR? ALCAMONIAS?? ALCAMONIAS, WHAT A WORD
The RAE indeed includes it in our vocabulary, but they are not used. You can ask any Spaniard if they know these words, he/she will laugh with no doubt.
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