Colombian Spanish

E11921

Colombian Spanish is a regional variety of the Spanish language spoken in Colombia, noted for its clear pronunciation and diverse local accents.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (6)

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf dialect of Spanish
regional variety of Spanish
country Colombia
hasCharacteristic clear pronunciation
diverse regional accents
seseo
yeísmo
hasRegionalVariety Colombian Spanish self-linksurface differs
surface form: Bogotá Spanish

Caleño Spanish
Chocoano Spanish
Caribbean Spanish
surface form: Costeño Spanish

Island Caribbean Colombian Spanish
Colombian Spanish self-linksurface differs
surface form: Llanero Spanish

Paisa Spanish
Pastuso Spanish
Colombian Spanish self-linksurface differs
surface form: Santanderean Spanish
influencedBy African languages (via Afro-Colombian communities)
Caribbean Spanish
Indigenous languages of Colombia
languageFamily Romance languages
lexicalFeature distinct regional slang (jerga) such as "parce" in Paisa Spanish
use of voseo in some regions
morphosyntacticFeature use of diminutives such as -ico and -ica in some regions
officialStatusIn Colombia
partOf Spanish language
phonologicalFeature aspiration or deletion of syllable-final /s/ in many Caribbean coastal areas
generally clear articulation of consonants in many Andean areas
sharesFeatureWith Latin American Spanish
spokenInCity Barranquilla
Bogotá
Cali
Cartagena, Colombia
surface form: Cartagena

Medellín
spokenInRegion Colombian Amazon region
surface form: Amazon region of Colombia

Andean Region of Colombia
surface form: Andean region of Colombia

Colombian Caribbean region
surface form: Caribbean region of Colombia

Orinoquía region of Colombia
Pacific region of Colombia
usedIn Colombian education system
Colombian government communication
Colombian media
usesPhoneme /r/
/s/
/x/
/ɟʝ/
/ɾ/
/ʎ/ (in some regions)
/ʝ/
writingSystem Latin alphabet

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Spanish hasMajorDialect Colombian Spanish
Colombian Spanish hasRegionalVariety Colombian Spanish self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Bogotá Spanish
Colombian Spanish hasRegionalVariety Colombian Spanish self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Santanderean Spanish
Colombian Spanish hasRegionalVariety Colombian Spanish self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Llanero Spanish
Paisa Spanish partOfLanguage Colombian Spanish
Pastuso Spanish partOf Colombian Spanish
Chocoano Spanish hasInfluenceFrom Colombian Spanish
this entity surface form: Standard Colombian Spanish
Muysccubun containsLoanwordsIn Colombian Spanish
La Merced hasLocalLanguage Colombian Spanish
this entity surface form: Spanish of Colombia
Cuban Spanish isMutuallyIntelligibleWith Colombian Spanish