español

Spanish

Romance

FamilyRomance SpeakersApproximately 9.5 million native speakers in Honduras (out of 10 million population); over ScriptLatin CountriesHonduras Official inYes, Spanish is the sole official language of Honduras

Honduran Spanish (es_hn) data represents the Central American variety spoken in Honduras. Key phonetic features of this dialect include: (1) aspiration or deletion of syllable-final /s/ (particularly in Caribbean coastal regions), (2) velarization of word-final /n/ to [ŋ], (3) aspiration of /x/ (written j or g) as [h], and (4) yeísmo (merger of /ʎ/ and /ʝ/). These IPA transcriptions represent standard Spanish as spoken in Honduras, which follows general Latin American Spanish [Provisional - limited documentation; pending native-speaker verification.]

Where it is spoken

20 core words in Spanish

Water

agua

/aɣwa/

Fire

fuego

/fweɣo/

Sun

sol

/sol/

Moon

luna

/luna/

Mother

madre

/madɾe/

Father

padre

/padɾe/

Eat

comer

/komer/

Drink

beber

/beβer/

Love

amor

/amor/

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

/ɡɾaθjas/

One

uno

/uno/

Good

bueno

/bweno/

Words compared

Compared with related Romance languages

Meaning SpanishSpanish (Ecuadorian)Spanish (Mexico)Spanish (Colombia)Spanish (Argentina)Spanish (Peruvian)Spanish (Dominican Republic)
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 /madɾe/ madre /maðɾe/ madre /maðɾe/ madre /maðɾe/ madre /maðɾe/ madre /maðɾe/ madre /maðɾe/
Father padre /padɾe/ padre /paðɾe/ padre /paðɾe/ padre /paðɾe/ padre /paðɾe/ padre /paðɾe/ padre /paðɾe/
Eat comer /komer/ comer /komeɾ/ comer /komeɾ/ comer /komeɾ/ comer /komeɾ/ comer /komeɾ/ comer /kome/
Drink beber /beβer/ beber /beβeɾ/ beber /beβeɾ/ beber /beβeɾ/ beber /beβeɾ/ beber /beβeɾ/ beber /beβe/
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