| Amazonic Spanish | |
|---|---|
| español amazónico, español de la selva | |
| Pronunciation | [espaˈɲol amaˈsoniko], [espaˈɲol de la ˈselβa] |
| Native to | Peru |
| Region | Loreto River, Ucayali River |
Native speakers | 2,700 (2011)[1] |
Early forms | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | spq |
| Glottolog | lore1243 Peruvian Amazonian Spanish |
Amazonic Spanish (español amazónico), also known as Charapa Spanish, Loreto-Ucayali Spanish or informally known in Peru simply as Jungle Spanish (español de la selva), is a variety of Spanish spoken in the Amazon, especially in the Peruvian provinces of Loreto, San Martín and Ucayali. Amazonic Spanish is also spoken in areas of Brazil adjoining Loreto and Ucayali and in the Amazonas Department of Colombia.[2][1][3]
- ^ a b Amazonic Spanish at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Castro-Gómez, S. and Grosfoguel, R. (2007) El giro decolonial Siglo del Hombre Editores, page 170.
- ^ Spanish in Brazil, http://www.spanish-in-the-world.net/Spanish/brasil.php Archived 2013-05-29 at the Wayback Machine
