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Guatemala (Highland / Maya Contact)
central_americanintermediate
Guatemala · Western Highlands
Maya-substrate Spanish in the western highlands fortifies /b d g/ and keeps coda /s/ sharp, standing apart from Guatemala City's mixed tú/vos, aspirated norm.
/b d g/ resist lenition (Maya contact)Retained sibilant /s/Tuteo more common than voseo hereCentral American sing-song intonation
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| Feature | Value | Meaning | Drill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed Languagesmixed_languages | — | Drill | |
| S Treatments_treatment | sibilant_sharp | Drill | |
| D Intervocalicd_intervocalic | standard | Drill | |
| B D G Fortitionb_d_g_fortition | Yes | Drill | |
| Vowel Reductionvowel_reduction | crisp_open | Drill | |
| Intonation Contourintonation_contour | central_american_sing | Drill |