tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113320021394571753.post2867498401204387858..comments2023-12-12T15:24:23.409+01:00Comments on BeyondThePale: FingerprintsDvorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16677105625085234763noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113320021394571753.post-24804089332044090532010-11-18T14:57:28.280+01:002010-11-18T14:57:28.280+01:00Thanks for your comment. The Balearic Islands are...Thanks for your comment. The Balearic Islands are not now policitally part of Catalunya, but they once were and the language is still spoken there, albeit it is a dialect and is called Mallorqui. In fact, it is very similar if someone like me, who is not a native Catalan-speaker, can understand it. When Catalans talk of Catalunya they distinguish between what is now politically Catalunya and what once was, those areas (such as Valencia and the Rousello area in the South of France, and that are now referred to as Paisos CatalansDvorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16677105625085234763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113320021394571753.post-35721605652978417282010-11-18T13:09:48.159+01:002010-11-18T13:09:48.159+01:00Just a little correction, Rafa Nadal is not Catala...Just a little correction, Rafa Nadal is not Catalan; he is Balear (although he speaks catalan).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com