castúo
{{Short description|Spanish dialects spoken in Extremadura, Spain}}
Castúo is the generic name for the dialects of Spanish spoken in the autonomous community of Extremadura, in Spain. It is not to be confused with Extremaduran, a language between Asturleonese and Castilian, or with Fala, another language spoken in Extremadura that is most similar to Galician-Portuguese.
Phonology
- Debuccalization (reduction to {{IPAblink|h}}) of {{IPA|es|s|}} and {{IPA|es|θ|}} in syllable-final position, as is common in Spanish varieties in the southern half of Spain.
- Frequent loss of d, in any position, as is common in Spanish varieties in the southern half of Spain.
- Simplification of the consonantic group -nf, to f
- Simplification of the consonantic group -rj, to j
- Simplification of the consonantic group rn, to nn
- Pronunciation of word-initial 'h' as a glottal fricative, {{IPA|[h]}}, in many words in which Latin had an initial 'f', as is common in most Andalusian varieties.
- Occasional consonantic change l/r and r/l, which occurs in Andalusian Spanish as well
- General loss of r in final position
Morphology
- Anteposition of article before possessive pronoun, as in Extremaduran
- Use of diminutives ino and ina, a product of contact with Leonese
- Use of masculine article er before a consonant
Writers
References
[http://www.aplexextremadura.com/agenda/creacion/2007/06%20Junio/15%20San%20Roque%20los%20Feijoo/index.htm APLEx Association for the study and divulgation of Extremaduran linguistic patrimony]
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090907104306/http://www.navezuelas.net/castuo/index.html José María Gabriel y Galán's poems, poetry in castúo]
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Category:Spanish dialects of Spain
Category:Culture of Extremadura
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