Español ecuatoriano
Spanish (Ecuadorian)
Romance
Highland (Serrano) Ecuadorian Spanish represents the conservative phonological variety spoken in the Andean mountain regions (Sierra) including Quito, Cuenca, and Ambato. This variety is characterized by: (1) Preservation of clear final /s/ (not aspirated like coastal variants), (2) Full consonant pronunciation with slower, measured pace, (3) Seseo (merger of /s/ and /θ/ into [s]), (4) Yeísmo presence (though /ʎ/ vs /ʝ/ distinction maintained in some Highland areas, particularly Loja), (5) Fricative trill realization of /r/ as [r̝] or assibilated variant, (6) Preservation of intervocalic stops
Where it is spoken
20 core words in Spanish (Ecuadorian)
Water
agua
/aɣwa/
Fire
fuego
/fweɣo/
Sun
sol
/sol/
Moon
luna
/luna/
Mother
madre
/maðɾe/
Father
padre
/paðɾe/
Eat
comer
/komeɾ/
Drink
beber
/beβeɾ/
Love
amor
/amoɾ/
Heart
corazón
/koɾason/
Tree
árbol
/aɾβol/
House
casa
/kasa/
Dog
perro
/pero/
Cat
gato
/ɡato/
Hand
mano
/mano/
Eye
ojo
/oxo/
Hello
hola
/ola/
Thank you
gracias
/ɡɾasjas/
One
uno
/uno/
Good
bueno
/bweno/
Words compared
Compared with related Romance languages
| Meaning | Spanish (Ecuadorian) | Spanish (Mexico) | Spanish (Colombia) | Spanish (Argentina) | Spanish (Peruvian) | Panamanian Spanish | Spanish (Nicaragua) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | agua /aɣwa/ | agua /aɣwa/ | agua /aɣwa/ | agua /aɣwa/ | agua /aɣwa/ | agua /aɣwa/ | agua /aɣwa/ |
| Fire | fuego /fweɣo/ | fuego /fweɣo/ | fuego /fweɣo/ | fuego /fweɣo/ | fuego /fweɣo/ | fuego /fweɣo/ | fuego /fweɣo/ |
| Sun | sol /sol/ | sol /sol/ | sol /sol/ | sol /sol/ | sol /sol/ | sol /sol/ | sol /sol/ |
| Moon | luna /luna/ | luna /luna/ | luna /luna/ | luna /luna/ | luna /luna/ | luna /luna/ | luna /luna/ |
| Mother | madre /maðɾe/ | madre /maðɾe/ | madre /maðɾe/ | madre /maðɾe/ | madre /maðɾe/ | madre /maðɾe/ | madre /maðɾe/ |
| Father | padre /paðɾe/ | padre /paðɾe/ | padre /paðɾe/ | padre /paðɾe/ | padre /paðɾe/ | padre /paðɾe/ | padre /paðɾe/ |
| Eat | comer /komeɾ/ | comer /komeɾ/ | comer /komeɾ/ | comer /komeɾ/ | comer /komeɾ/ | comer /komeɾ/ | comer /komeɾ/ |
| Drink | beber /beβeɾ/ | beber /beβeɾ/ | beber /beβeɾ/ | beber /beβeɾ/ | beber /beβeɾ/ | beber /beβeɾ/ | beber /beβeɾ/ |
| Love | amor /amoɾ/ | amor /amoɾ/ | amor /amoɾ/ | amor /amoɾ/ | amor /amoɾ/ | amor /amoɾ/ | amor /amoɾ/ |
| Heart | corazón /koɾason/ | corazón /koɾason/ | corazón /koɾason/ | corazón /koɾason/ | corazón /koɾason/ | corazón /koɾason/ | corazón /koɾason/ |
| Tree | árbol /aɾβol/ | árbol /aɾβol/ | árbol /aɾβol/ | árbol /aɾβol/ | árbol /aɾβol/ | árbol /aɾβol/ | árbol /aɾβol/ |
| House | casa /kasa/ | casa /kasa/ | casa /kasa/ | casa /kasa/ | casa /kasa/ | casa /kasa/ | casa /kasa/ |
| Dog | perro /pero/ | perro /pero/ | perro /pero/ | perro /pero/ | perro /pero/ | perro /pero/ | perro /peɾo/ |
| Cat | gato /ɡato/ | gato /ɡato/ | gato /ɡato/ | gato /ɡato/ | gato /ɡato/ | gato /ɡato/ | gato /ɡato/ |
| Hand | mano /mano/ | mano /mano/ | mano /mano/ | mano /mano/ | mano /mano/ | mano /mano/ | mano /mano/ |
| Eye | ojo /oxo/ | ojo /oxo/ | ojo /oxo/ | ojo /oxo/ | ojo /oxo/ | ojo /oho/ | ojo /oxo/ |
| Hello | hola /ola/ | hola /ola/ | hola /ola/ | hola /ola/ | hola /ola/ | hola /ola/ | hola /ola/ |
| Thank you | gracias /ɡɾasjas/ | gracias /ɡɾasjas/ | gracias /ɡɾasjas/ | gracias /ɡɾasjas/ | gracias /ɡɾasjas/ | gracias /ɡɾasjas/ | gracias /ɡɾasjas/ |
| One | uno /uno/ | uno /uno/ | uno /uno/ | uno /uno/ | uno /uno/ | uno /uno/ | uno /uno/ |
| Good | bueno /bweno/ | bueno /bweno/ | bueno /bweno/ | bueno /bweno/ | bueno /bweno/ | bueno /bweno/ | bueno /bweno/ |
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