Possible Clues:

• Eg, native to Madrid
• Kind of onion, rice or omelet
• 'Cómo está usted?' language
• Foreign language is hard -- get cross to start with
• It's heard a lot in Los Angeles
• Language in Lima
• Language of the words dropped from 1-, 19-, 36-, and 56-Across
• Where ''abalone'' comes from
• Language that utilizes the letter 'ñ'
• __ rice