Chilean Spanish
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Chilean Spanish is a distinctive variety of Spanish spoken in Chile, characterized by unique pronunciation, vocabulary, and informal expressions that set it apart from other Latin American dialects.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dialect of Spanish
ⓘ
variety of Spanish ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
castellano chileno
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español chileno ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
aspiration of final s
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distinct intonation patterns ⓘ distinctive pronunciation ⓘ distinctive vocabulary ⓘ frequent use of diminutives ⓘ influence from English loanwords ⓘ influence from Quechua vocabulary ⓘ influence from indigenous Mapudungun vocabulary ⓘ informal expressions ⓘ informal second person pronoun tú ⓘ occasional use of vos in colloquial speech ⓘ rapid speech rhythm ⓘ reduction of final syllables ⓘ use of al tiro for right away ⓘ use of bacán as slang for great ⓘ use of carrete for party ⓘ use of chamba or pega for work ⓘ use of chilenismos ⓘ use of filler word cachai ⓘ use of fome for boring ⓘ use of guagua for baby ⓘ use of huevón or weón as slang ⓘ use of luca for thousand pesos ⓘ use of micro for bus ⓘ use of particle po or poh ⓘ use of pega for job ⓘ use of pololo and polola for boyfriend and girlfriend ⓘ use of shortened words in casual speech ⓘ use of slang across social classes ⓘ use of usted for politeness ⓘ use of voseo in some regions ⓘ yeísmo ⓘ |
| hasRegister |
formal Chilean Spanish
ⓘ
informal Chilean Spanish ⓘ youth slang ⓘ |
| hasStandardForm | based on standard Latin American Spanish ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Romance languages ⓘ |
| mutuallyIntelligibleWith | other varieties of Spanish ⓘ |
| partOf | Spanish language ⓘ |
| region | Southern Cone ⓘ |
| regulatedBy |
Royal Spanish Academy
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surface form:
Real Academia Española (de facto)
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| spokenIn | Chile ⓘ |
| usedBy | majority of population of Chile ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
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