Spanish (Andalusian)

Andalusian Spanish (español andaluz) refers to a diverse group of Spanish varieties spoken across Andalusia in southern Spain, not to a single uniform dialect. Prominent phonetic patterns include weakening or aspiration of syllable-final /s/ and other coda consonants, though their realization varies substantially by place, age, style, and social setting. Depending on locality and context, speakers may distinguish /s/ from /θ/, merge them as /s/ in seseo, or merge them as /θ/ in ceceo. Western and eastern areas also differ in features such as second-person plural forms and vowel effects associated with lost final consonants. Andalusian speech contributed to the historical formation of several Atlantic Spanish varieties, including those of the Canary Islands and the Americas, but present-day Andalusian remains internally varied and sociolinguistically dynamic.