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 Rioplatense Spanish
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Río de la Plata Spanish
The Spanish of Argentina and Uruguay. Distinctive for its voseo verb forms, the sheísmo / zheísmo realisation of <ll>/<y>, and a strong Italian-influenced intonation.
- Approximate centre
- -34.61°, -58.38°
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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.DialectRioplatense SpanishThe Spanish of Argentina and Uruguay. Distinctive for its voseo verb forms, the sheísmo / zheísmo realisation of <ll>/<y>, and a strong Italian-influenced intonation.CompareAndalusian Spanish vs Andean SpanishAtlasExplore the atlasRead the full picture of Spanish and the dialects within it.