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andean_pacific · Colombia
Colombia (Paisa / Medellín-Antioquia)
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Colombia · Medellín / Antioquia
Paisa Spanish is one of the most recognizable accents in the Spanish-speaking world: a buzzy assibilated /r/, voseo, and a sing-song intonation all its own.
Assibilated /r/: buzzy, retroflex-adjacentVoseo: vos sabésRetained sharp /s/Distinctive Paisa intonation
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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 | |
| S Treatments_treatment | sibilant_sharp | Drill | |
| R Initialr_initial | assibilated | Drill | |
| Vowel Reductionvowel_reduction | crisp_open | Drill | |
| Intonation Contourintonation_contour | andean_rising | Drill | |
| Tuteo Voseotuteo_voseo | voseo | Drill |