Dialect comparison

Andean Spanish vs Chicano Spanish

Compare two dialects of Spanish side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.

Andean Spanish

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°
Chicano Spanish

Mexican-American Spanish · US Spanish

The Spanish of Mexican-American communities across the US Southwest. Diverse and bilingual; shaped by long contact with English and characterised by code-switching (Spanglish).

Approximate centre
34.05°, -118.24°

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