[TANGO-L] Milongueo del Ayer - The language of Argentina

[Sergio Vandekier <sergiovandekier990 @HOTMAIL.COM>]

ASTRID SAYS:  "Milonguea del

> Ayer.  > Regarding the funny spelling of milonga in the title,
> we will have to
> ask some Argentines.
In the Argentines' language (can this called be Castellano in this case?)
there is not only the noun "la milonga" but also the verb "milonguear". I
suppose, "milonguea del ayer" must mean "He has been dancing since
yesterday".


The correct name of this very well known music of Abel Fleury is " Milongueo
del ayer".

Milongueo is a noun form the result of a verbal action, it comes from
milonguear.  It means then the result of the act of dancing milonga.

Milongueo del ayer : means : The product resulting from the act of dancing
milonga in the old times.

Similarly from Cantar (to sing) one has canturrear (to sing in low voice)
and then canturreo (the result or object of the act of singing in low
voice). Canturrear - canturreo.

As to the language spoken in Argentina. It is Spanish . Since Spain has four
mayor languages (Castilian, Catalonian, Galician and Vasque) and a number of
dialects and the language taken to the colonies is Castilian we say that we
speak  Castilian.

Spain recognizes the existence of its languages and dialects and they  are
all taught in school along with the official language : The Castilian also
known as Spanish.

Castilian like all the languages of the world has evolved throughout the
times. So we have "Old Castilian" and "Modern Castilian". Old Castilian is
still spoken by  Sephardic Jewish communities in Israel and in the North of
Africa.

Argentina along with some countries in Central America still uses a form of
Old Castilian in familiar  speech, but all the countries of the Spanish
Empire speak Castilian with certain different pronunciation or intonation
depending on the areas of the world or inside the same country, the same as
it happens with English in The USA or in England.

Further more some words are in popular use in same areas and have been
forgotten or are for highly educated use in other, some nations enriched
their language by incorporating indian native words to their popular speech.

Summary: despite of the differences above mentioned everyone understands any
member of the Spanish Community except for some isolated words.

The language of Argentina is Castilian but and archaic form is used for
familiar speech.

Best regards, Sergio.

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