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Puerto Rico (Rural Highland / Jibaro)
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Puerto Rico · Central Highlands / Jibaro
The rural highland jibaro register pushes past the island-wide velar-R norm: lambdacism runs heavier, /f/ aspirates to [h] before /w/, and casual speech drops whole unstressed syllables.
Heavier lambdacism than the urban norm/f/ -> [h] before /w/: fuerte -> juerteSyncopated, clipped rural speechVelar/guttural R retained
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| Feature | Value | Meaning | Drill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed Languagesmixed_languages | — | Drill | |
| R Initialr_initial | velar_h | Drill | |
| Lambdacismlambdacism | Yes | Drill | |
| Liquid Neutralizationliquid_neutralization | lambdacism | Drill | |
| Jota Realizationjota_realization | glottal_h | Drill | |
| F Aspirationf_aspiration | Yes | Drill | |
| Vowel Reductionvowel_reduction | nasalized_open | Drill | |
| Hiatus Resolutionhiatus_resolution | syncopate | Drill | |
| Syncopationsyncopation | Yes | Drill | |
| Intonation Contourintonation_contour | caribbean_staccato | Drill | |
| Speech Ratespeech_rate | fast | Drill |