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Costa Rica
central_americanintermediate
Costa Rica · Central Valley
Costa Rican Spanish pairs an assibilated, buzzy /r/ (like 'pero' sounding almost like 'pedro') with the -ico diminutive and a strong ustedeo default among Ticos.
Assibilated /r/-ico diminutive: momentico, chiquiticoUstedeo as the default register
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| Feature | Value | Meaning | Drill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed Languagesmixed_languages | — | Drill | |
| S Treatments_treatment | standard | Drill | |
| R Initialr_initial | assibilated | Drill | |
| Intonation Contourintonation_contour | central_american_sing | Drill | |
| Final Syllable Lengtheningfinal_syllable_lengthening | Yes | Drill | |
| Tuteo Voseotuteo_voseo | ustedeo | Drill | |
| Diminutive Stylediminutive_style | ico | Drill |