Amazonic Spanish

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Amazonic Spanish
español amazónico, español de la selva
Pronunciation[espaˈɲol amaˈsoniko], [espaˈɲol de la ˈselβa]
Native toPeru
RegionLoreto River, Ucayali River
Native speakers
2,700 (2011)[1]
Early forms
Language codes
ISO 639-3spq
Glottologlore1243  Peruvian Amazonian Spanish

Amazonic Spanish (español amazónico), also known as Charapa Spanish, Loreto-Ucayali Spanish or informally known in Peru simply as Jungle Spanish (español de la selva), is a variety of

Ucayali. Amazonic Spanish is also spoken in areas of Brazil adjoining Loreto and Ucayali and in the Amazonas Department of Colombia.[2][1][3]

Distinctive features

Morphosyntax

One of the distinguishing features of Amazonic Spanish is the method of constructing the possessive form: speakers say "de la X su Y" (of the X its Y), instead of standard Spanish "la Y de X" (the Y of X).[3][4] Another distinctive grammatical feature is the use of possessive forms in place of certain genitive forms; compare standard Spanish "Le preguntó a la yaminahua delante de mí" (He asked the Yaminahua woman in front of me) with the Loreto-Ucayali "Le preguntó a la yaminahua en mi delante" (He asked the Yaminahua woman in my front).[5]

Personal names are prefixed with a definite article (el or la, depending on the gender).[3]

Phonology

/x/ and especially the sequence /xw/ are frequently realized as [f] (as in Juana [ˈfana]).[3]

Amazonic Spanish also incorporates words and expressions borrowed from local indigenous languages.

Status

Amazonic Spanish is classified as a separate language from standard Spanish by Ethnologue, with its own ISO 639-3 code: spq.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Amazonic Spanish at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Castro-Gómez, S. and Grosfoguel, R. (2007) El giro decolonial Siglo del Hombre Editores, page 170.
  3. ^ a b c d Spanish in Brazil, http://www.spanish-in-the-world.net/Spanish/brasil.php Archived 2013-05-29 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Situacion linguistica del Peru L2: http://separatasudep.blogspot.com/2007/11/situacion-linguistica-del-per-l2.html
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