Mexican Spanish

Mexican Spanish
Español mexicano
Pronunciation[espaˈɲol mexiˈkano]
Native toMexico
EthnicityMexicans
Native speakers
L1: 120 million (2021)[citation needed]
L2: 8.2 million (2021)[citation needed]
DialectsNew Mexican
Sabine River dialect
Latin (Spanish alphabet)
Official status
Official language in
 Mexico (de facto)
Regulated byAcademia Mexicana de la Lengua
Language codes
ISO 639-1es
ISO 639-2spa[1]
ISO 639-3None (mis)
Glottologmexi1248
IETFes-MX
Varieties of Mexican Spanish.[citation needed]
  Northeastern
  Northwestern
  Northern peninsular
  Western
  Abajeño
  Central
  Southern
  Coastal
  Chiapaneco[2]
  Yucateco
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Mexican Spanish (Spanish: español mexicano) is the variety of dialects and sociolects of the Spanish language spoken in the United Mexican States. Mexico has the largest number of Spanish speakers, more than double any other country in the world. Spanish is spoken by over 99% of the population, being the mother tongue of 93.8%, and the second language of 5.4%.[3]

  1. ^ "ISO 639-2 Language Code search". Library of Congress. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  2. ^ Similar to Central American Spanish in border zones and on low-class speakers.
  3. ^ "CIA World Fact Book - Mexico". Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook. 4 March 2022. Archived from the original on 21 March 2022.