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Colombia (Cartagena)
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Colombia · Cartagena / Bolívar
Cartagena shares Barranquilla's aspiration and /d/-elision but leans even further into syllable dropping, giving it the loosest, most syncopated feel on the Caribbean coast.
Heavy /d/ elisionHeavy /s/ aspirationSyllable syncopation-ico diminutive
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Every phonetic parameter that deviates from this schema’s diffing anchor, with a plain-English gloss.
| Feature | Value | Meaning | Drill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed Languagesmixed_languages | — | Drill | |
| Jota Realizationjota_realization | glottal_h | Drill | |
| Vowel Reductionvowel_reduction | nasalized_open | Drill | |
| Hiatus Resolutionhiatus_resolution | syncopate | Drill | |
| Syncopationsyncopation | Yes | Drill | |
| Intonation Contourintonation_contour | caribbean_staccato | Drill | |
| Speech Ratespeech_rate | fast | Drill | |
| Diminutive Stylediminutive_style | ico | Drill |