Canario
The Spanish of the Canary Islands. Linguistically a bridge between Andalusian and Caribbean varieties, with shared seseo and weakened final consonants.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 28.13°, -15.43°
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Canarian Spanish vs Northern Mexican Spanish
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Norteño Spanish
The Spanish of northern Mexico, centred on Monterrey and Chihuahua. Distinct from central Mexican Spanish in vowel realisation, intonation, and a distinct lexicon shaped by long contact with US English.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 25.69°, -100.32°
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DialectCanarian SpanishThe Spanish of the Canary Islands. Linguistically a bridge between Andalusian and Caribbean varieties, with shared seseo and weakened final consonants.DialectNorthern Mexican SpanishThe Spanish of northern Mexico, centred on Monterrey and Chihuahua. Distinct from central Mexican Spanish in vowel realisation, intonation, and a distinct lexicon shaped by long contact with US English.CompareAndalusian Spanish vs Canarian SpanishAtlasExplore the atlasRead the full picture of Spanish and the dialects within it.