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andean_pacific · Venezuela
Venezuela (Andean / Mérida-Táchira)
andean_pacificintermediate
Venezuela · Mérida / Táchira
Conservative highland Venezuelan Spanish bordering Colombia keeps coda /s/ sharp and defaults to ustedeo, standing apart from the aspirating, tuteo-leaning Caribbean coast.
Retained sharp /s/ (unlike coastal Venezuela)Ustedeo as the default registerConservative, unreduced consonantsAndean rising intonation
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Every phonetic parameter that deviates from this schema’s diffing anchor, with a plain-English gloss.
| Feature | Value | Meaning | Drill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed Languagesmixed_languages | — | Drill | |
| S Treatments_treatment | sibilant_sharp | Drill | |
| N Final Velarizationn_final_velarization | No | Drill | |
| Vowel Reductionvowel_reduction | crisp_open | Drill | |
| Intonation Contourintonation_contour | andean_rising | Drill | |
| Tuteo Voseotuteo_voseo | ustedeo | Drill |