Tetuani (or Tétouani; Arabic: تطوانى; or Haketia) is a dialect of Judaeo-Spanish, a Jewish Romance language historically spoken by the North African Sephardim in the Algerian city of Oran.[1] The origin of the name is believed to be the city of Tétouan, Morocco, the origin of some of the Jewish residents.
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Region | now mostly Israel |
Native speakers | a few thousand[citation needed] |
Language family | Indo-European
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