Tabasco Spanish

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Tabasco Spanish is a regional variety of Mexican Spanish spoken in the state of Tabasco, characterized by distinctive local pronunciation and vocabulary.

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Tabasco Spanish canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dialect of Mexican Spanish
regional variety of Spanish
associatedWith Tabasco culture
closeTo Chiapas Spanish
Veracruz Spanish
country Mexico
hasFeature aspiration or weakening of syllable-final /s/ in some speakers
distinctive local pronunciation
distinctive local vocabulary
influence from indigenous languages of Tabasco
use of regional lexical items not common in standard Mexican Spanish
yeísmo
hasPhonology accent characteristic of Tabasco speakers
hasRegister primarily informal register
hasVocabulary regionalisms specific to Tabasco
languageFamily Ibero-Romance languages
Indo-European language family
surface form: Indo-European languages

Romance languages
partOf Mexican Spanish
recognizedAs regional dialect within Mexican Spanish
region southeastern Mexico
surface form: Southeastern Mexico
spokenIn Gulf Coast of Mexico
surface form: Gulf Coast region of Mexico

Tabasco
standardLanguage Spanish
subordinateTo Spanish
surface form: Spanish language
usedBy inhabitants of Tabasco
usedIn everyday conversation
informal contexts
local media in Tabasco
writingSystem Latin alphabet

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Veracruz Spanish closeTo Tabasco Spanish