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Cuba (Western / Havana)
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Cuba · Havana / Western
Havana's trademark is gemination: a lost coda /s/ or /r/ doesn't just vanish, it assimilates and doubles the next consonant, so carta becomes "catta".
Gemination: /s/, /r/ assimilate to next consonantcarta -> catta, mismo -> mimmoFast, breezy rhythm
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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 | gemination | Drill | |
| Liquid Neutralizationliquid_neutralization | gemination_assimilation | Drill | |
| Jota Realizationjota_realization | glottal_h | Drill | |
| Vowel Reductionvowel_reduction | nasalized_open | Drill | |
| Intonation Contourintonation_contour | caribbean_staccato | Drill | |
| Speech Ratespeech_rate | fast | Drill |