Did you know there is a non-Spanish-language that derived from Old Spanish? Old Spanish was spoken between the 10th century and the 15th century, and from this language, Judaeo-Spanish (Ladino) was born as Modern Spanish did. The reason why this language derived differently from Modern Spanish is that Spain expelled Jewish people who did not want to convert in Christian in 1492. Thus, Old Spanish Speaking communities spread to various regions in Europe, Balkans, Anatolia, northern Africa, and islands in Mediterrane. This Judaeo-Spanish is spoken by Sephardic Jews, Jewish people who live in Iberica Penninsula. Because they are spread to many different places and had contact with so many different … Continue reading Judaeo-Spanish