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Paraguay (Asunción / Guaraní Contact)
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Paraguay · Asunción
Widespread Guaraní-Spanish bilingualism shapes Asunción Spanish: /ll/ survives distinct as [ʎ], /r/ is assibilated, voseo is universal, and /b d g/ resist the lenition common elsewhere in Latin America.
Lleísmo: /ll/ kept distinct as [ʎ]Assibilated /r/Voseo: vos tenés/b d g/ resist lenition (Guaraní contact)
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| Feature | Value | Meaning | Drill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed Languagesmixed_languages | — | Drill | |
| S Treatments_treatment | sibilant_sharp | Drill | |
| D Intervocalicd_intervocalic | standard | Drill | |
| R Initialr_initial | assibilated | Drill | |
| Yeismo Styleyeismo_style | lleismo_distinction | Drill | |
| B D G Fortitionb_d_g_fortition | Yes | Drill | |
| Vowel Reductionvowel_reduction | crisp_open | Drill | |
| Tuteo Voseotuteo_voseo | voseo | Drill |