Language
The Spanish spoken in the region has its own accent and local words. The Murcian dialect tends to eliminate many syllable-final consonants and to emphasize regional vocabulary, much of which is derived from Aragonese, Catalan and Arabic words. The general intonation and some of the distinctive vocabulary of the Spanish dialect spoken in Murcia share several traits with the one spoken in the neighboring province of AlmerÃa, in Andalusia, and the Vega Baja del Segura in the Alicante province.
Valencian (Catalan) is spoken in a small area of the region known as El Carche.
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