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Dialect comparison

Venezuelan Spanish vs Yucatec Spanish

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

Venezuelan Spanish

The Spanish of Venezuela, centred on Caracas. A Caribbean Spanish variety closely related to Cuban and Dominican Spanish, with strong /s/-aspiration and a distinctive lexicon.

Spoken in
Approximate centre
10.49°, -66.88°
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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