Rioplatense Spanish
variant of Spanish spoken in Argentina and Uruguay From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rioplatense Spanish (/ˌriːoʊpləˈtɛnseɪ/),[3] also known as Rioplatense Castilian, is a variety of Spanish.[4][5][6]
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Location of speakers
It is spoken mainly in and around the Río de la Plata Basin of Argentina and Uruguay.[7] It is also referred to as River Plate Spanish or Argentine Spanish.[8]
It is the most prominent dialect to employ voseo in both speech and writing. Many features of Rioplatense are also shared with the varieties spoken in south and eastern Bolivia, and Paraguay.
Intonation
This dialect is often spoken with an intonation resembling that of the Neapolitan language of Southern Italy, but there are exceptions.
References
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