Ecuadorian Spanish
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Spanish is the most-widely spoken language in Ecuador, though great variations are present depending on several factors, the most important one being the geographical region where it is spoken. The three main regional variants are:
- Equatorial Pacific Spanish or Equatorial Coastal Spanish[citation needed]
- Andean Spanish[citation needed]
- Amazonic Spanish[citation needed]
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Ecuadorian Spanish | |
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Español ecuatoriano | |
Pronunciation | [espaˈɲol ekwatoˈɾjano] |
Native to | Ecuador |
Native speakers | 13.5 million (2014)[1] 742,000 in Ecuador (2014) |
Early forms | |
Latin (Spanish alphabet) | |
Official status | |
Official language in | Ecuador |
Regulated by | Academia Ecuatoriana de la Lengua |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-1 | es |
ISO 639-2 | spa[2] |
ISO 639-3 | – |
Glottolog | None |
IETF | es-EC |
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Additionally to the characteristics described below, Ecuadorian Spanish shares many characteristics that are widespread in Spanish in the Americas.
Other sociolinguistic factors that influence in the way of speaking are the ethnic or social class of the speaker, and whether the speaker lives in an urban or rural area. Since the Coast and the Highlands are the most populous areas, these are the country's most widely used dialects, despite being quite different from each other. For instance, there are many idioms specific to each region or province, and others that are used and understood nationwide.