The Spanish of the Andean highlands across Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador. Heavily influenced in pronunciation, grammar, and lexicon by Quechua and Aymara.
- Approximate centre
- -12.05°, -77.04°
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Andean Spanish vs Castilian Spanish
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Castellano · Peninsular Spanish
The standard variety of Spain, centred on Madrid and the historical kingdom of Castile. Distinguished from American varieties by the distinción between /θ/ and /s/.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 40.42°, -3.70°
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DialectAndean SpanishThe Spanish of the Andean highlands across Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador. Heavily influenced in pronunciation, grammar, and lexicon by Quechua and Aymara.DialectCastilian SpanishThe standard variety of Spain, centred on Madrid and the historical kingdom of Castile. Distinguished from American varieties by the distinción between /θ/ and /s/.CompareAndalusian Spanish vs Andean SpanishAtlasExplore the atlasRead the full picture of Spanish and the dialects within it.