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.

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Chiapas Spanish canonical 1

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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

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