[pierrem15]

Speaking to Turks who spoke 15th century Spanish...

I believe the name of the language is Ladino. Many Jews in Bosnia-Herzogovina also spoke Ladino, as their ancestors fled there after the expulsion from Spain. Sorry, but I find these kind of linguistic anachronisms fascinating. Thanks for the info. Did you know there's a canton in Switzerland where they speak Low Latin mixed with a little German? It's called Romansch or Romantsch. For a sample see this link

[Don Carlos]

Did you see Turk2's post #36? I dragged my wife off the sofa to read it!

It is indeed interesting how these tiny splinters, broken off the main branch hundreds of years before, manage to survive.

Thanks for responding!