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Chilean Spanish
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Spanish dialect written and spoken in Chile
Chilean Spanish is the variety of the Spanish language used by people in Chile, with its own distinctive pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar patterns. It matters because understanding how Spanish varies by region helps people communicate more effectively and appreciate the cultural differences within the Spanish-speaking world.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Chilean Spanish is referenced by 432 other articles, and connects out to Quechua, Mapudungun and Rioplatense Spanish.
It sits within the topics Dialects of languages with ISO 639-3 code, Language articles with IETF language tag and Languages of Chile.
Its subject is documented across 72 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Instance of
- Spanish dialects and varieties
- Country
- Chile
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- Chilean Spanish
- indigenous to
- Chile
- native label
- Español chileno
- writing system
- Latin script
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Encyclopedic overview
Primary dialects of Spanish Chilean Spanish (Spanish: español chileno or castellano chileno) is any of several varieties of the Spanish language spoken in most of Chile. Chilean Spanish dialects have distinctive pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, and slang usages that differ from those of Standard Spanish, with various linguists identifying Chilean Spanish as one of the most divergent varieties of Spanish.
The Royal Spanish Academy recognizes 2,214 words and idioms exclusively or mainly produced in Chilean Spanish, in addition to many still unrecognized slang expressions. Formal Spanish in Chile has recently incorporated an increasing number of colloquial elements.
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