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 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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DialectCanarian SpanishThe Spanish of the Canary Islands. Linguistically a bridge between Andalusian and Caribbean varieties, with shared seseo and weakened final consonants.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 Canarian SpanishAtlasExplore the atlasRead the full picture of Spanish and the dialects within it.