The Spanish of Central America, centred on Guatemala City. Linguistically transitional between Mexican and Caribbean varieties, with widespread voseo verb forms.
- Approximate centre
- 14.63°, -90.51°
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Central American Spanish vs Yucatec Spanish
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Yucatecan Spanish · Español yucateco
The Spanish of the Yucatán peninsula. Heavily shaped by contact with Yucatec Maya, with distinctive intonation, glottalised stops, and a substantial Mayan-derived lexicon.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 20.97°, -89.62°
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