Castilian

Romance, a sub-dialect of Spanish; see Dicty. of “Galligo-Castella no,” by Rodriguez, Coruña, 1863. ⁂ In the thirteenth century Castilian (la lengua Castellan a) prevailed exclusively in the two Castiles and Leon. It is now the proper name for modern Spanish.     W. W. S.   Catalan , Catalonian . A dialect of Spanish , vernacular in the province of Catalonia; it consists of a mixture of corrupted Latin and Gothic . ⁂ The old Catalonian strongly resembled Provençal , and was spoken in Catalonia, Aragon, part of Valencia, and the Balearic Islands.     W. W. S.   See “Diccionario,” by Cerda, Barcelona, 1824. Catawbas or Kutahbas . American: dialect of the Catawhays , formerly vernacular in N. and S. Carolina. Gall at in’s “Synopsis,” Camb., U. S. 1836. See Waccoa .