The Origin of the Spanish Language

Spanish is the native language of about 332 million people in the world. In addition to Spain, Spanish is the official language of several other countries. These countries include the following: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela. In addition, it is widely spoken in other nations, but not as the official language. Some of which are Canada, …

…from Andalucia, the Andalusian dialect also traveled to the Spanish colonies. Spain lost control of its American colonies in the 1800s, but the Spanish language remained and is now the official language of most Latin Americal nations. The Spanish spoken in the Americas differs from that spoken in Europe today because many words were borrowed from the languages of the indigenous peoples. Most of these words reflect proper names, plants and animals, and geographic features.