Central American Spanish
Central American Spanish (Spanish: español centroamericano or castellano centroamericano) is the general name of the Spanish language dialects spoken in Central America. More precisely, the term refers to the Spanish language as spoken in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. Panamanian Spanish is considered a variety of Caribbean Spanish, it is transitional between Central American and Caribbean dialects.
| Central American Spanish | |
|---|---|
| Español centroamericano | |
| Pronunciation | [espaˈɲol sentɾoameɾiˈkano] |
| Native to | Guatemala El Salvador Honduras Nicaragua Costa Rica Belize Chiapas (Mexico) |
Native speakers | Native: 39 million (2018) L2: 4 million (2018) |
Indo-European
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Early forms | Old Latin
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| Dialects | Guatemalan Honduran Salvadoran Nicaraguan Costa Rican |
Writing system | Latin (Spanish alphabet) |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Guatemala El Salvador Honduras Nicaragua Costa Rica |
| Regulated by | Academia Guatemalteca de la Lengua Academia Hondureña de la Lengua Academia Salvadoreña de la Lengua Academia Nicaragüense de la Lengua Academia Costarricense de la Lengua |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | es |
| ISO 639-2 | spa |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | None |
| IETF | es-GT |
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