ALJAMEIA is a name which the Moriscos in Spain give to the language of the Spaniards. Among other articles agreed on by the junta which was appointed by the emperor Charles V. in 1526, in favour of the Moriscos, this was one, that the Moriscos should no longer speak Algavareia, i.e. Moorish, or Arabic; but should all speak Aljameia, i.e. Spanish, as it was called by the Moors, and all their writings and contracts should be in that language.