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Ecuadorian Spanish vs Ladino

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

Ecuadorian Spanish

Costeño Ecuadoriano

The Spanish of coastal Ecuador, centred on Guayaquil. Distinct from the Andean Quito variety, with stronger Caribbean Spanish features including /s/-aspiration.

Spoken in
Approximate centre
-2.17°, -79.92°
Ladino

Judeo-Spanish · Judezmo · Djudeo-Espanyol

The Sephardic Jewish Romance language descended from the Spanish varieties carried out of Iberia after the expulsions of the late fifteenth century. Historically spoken across the Ottoman Empire and North Africa, today it survives mainly as an endangered heritage language in Turkey, Israel, the Balkans, and diaspora communities.

Approximate centre
41.01°, 28.97°

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