Chiapas Spanish
E927058
Chiapas Spanish is a regional variety of Mexican Spanish spoken in the state of Chiapas, characterized by distinctive phonetic features and influences from indigenous languages such as Tzotzil and Tzeltal.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chiapas Spanish canonical | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dialect of Mexican Spanish
ⓘ
regional variety of Spanish ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
bilingual speakers of Spanish and Tzeltal
ⓘ
bilingual speakers of Spanish and Tzotzil ⓘ indigenous communities in Chiapas ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Spanish language dialect continuum ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
español de Chiapas
ⓘ
variedad chiapaneca del español ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
code-switching with indigenous languages in some communities
ⓘ
distinctive phonetic traits compared to standard Mexican Spanish ⓘ indigenous loanwords in everyday vocabulary ⓘ influence from contact with Mayan language phonology ⓘ lexical borrowings from Tzeltal ⓘ lexical borrowings from Tzotzil ⓘ regional idioms specific to Chiapas ⓘ regional intonation patterns ⓘ regional pronunciation of consonants ⓘ regional pronunciation of vowels ⓘ |
| hasRegister |
informal speech
ⓘ
rural speech ⓘ urban speech ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Mayan languages
ⓘ
Tzeltal NERFINISHED ⓘ Tzotzil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Romance languages ⓘ |
| partOf | Mexican Spanish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | state-level variety ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Chiapas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southeastern Mexico ⓘ |
| standardLanguage | Spanish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamily | Ibero-Romance languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Spanish-speaking population of Chiapas ⓘ |
| usedIn |
everyday communication in Chiapas
ⓘ
local media in Chiapas ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.