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Spain (Extremadura)

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Spain · Extremadura

A transitional zone between Castilian distinción and Andalusian lenition: Extremaduran Spanish aspirates coda /s/ and elides intervocalic /d/ like its southern neighbor, while remaining a seseo area like the rest of non-Andalusian Spain.

Aspirated coda /s/ (Andalusian-adjacent)Intervocalic /d/ elisionSeseoVowel opening compensating for /s/ loss

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FeatureValueMeaningDrill
Mixed Languagesmixed_languagesDrill
R Infinitiver_infinitivesoftenDrill
Jota Realizationjota_realizationuvularDrill