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Rioplatense Spanish vs Yucatec Spanish

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

Rioplatense Spanish

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°
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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