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Chicano Spanish vs Yucatec Spanish

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

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).

Spoken in
Approximate centre
34.05°, -118.24°
Yucatec Spanish

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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