
Notes on Haketia or Moroccan Judeo-SpanishHaketia is the variety of Spanish historically spoken by the Jews of Morocco. It is similar to Ladino (another variety of “Judeo-Spanish”), but with a more significant component borrowed from Arabic. This is reflected in the name ‘Haketia’ itself, derived from the Arabic حكى

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