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El Salvador
central_americanintermediate
El Salvador · San Salvador
Salvadoran Spanish uses voseo consistently and carries the region's sing-song contour, with coda /s/ softening toward aspiration in casual speech and jota realized as [h] like the rest of Central America.
Voseo: vos hablás, vos tenésCentral American sing-song intonationAspirated coda /s/ in casual speechJota aspirated to [h]
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| Feature | Value | Meaning | Drill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed Languagesmixed_languages | — | Drill | |
| Jota Realizationjota_realization | glottal_h | Drill | |
| Intonation Contourintonation_contour | central_american_sing | Drill | |
| Final Syllable Lengtheningfinal_syllable_lengthening | Yes | Drill | |
| Tuteo Voseotuteo_voseo | voseo | Drill |