Ecuadorian Spanish

Ecuadorian Spanish
Español ecuatoriano
Pronunciation[espaˈɲol ekwatoˈɾjano]
Native toEcuador
Native speakers
13.5 million (2014)[1]
742,000 in Ecuador (2014)
Early forms
Latin (Spanish alphabet)
Official status
Official language in
 Ecuador
Regulated byAcademia Ecuatoriana de la Lengua
Language codes
ISO 639-1es
ISO 639-2spa[2]
ISO 639-3
GlottologNone
IETFes-EC
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Map of the main dialects spoken in Ecuador.

Spanish is the most-widely spoken language in Ecuador, though great variations are present depending on several factors, the most important one being the geographical region where it is spoken. The three main regional variants are:

Additionally to the characteristics described below, Ecuadorian Spanish shares many characteristics that are widespread in Spanish in the Americas.

Other sociolinguistic factors that influence in the way of speaking are the ethnic or social class of the speaker, and whether the speaker lives in an urban or rural area. Since the Coast and the Highlands are the most populous areas, these are the country's most widely used dialects, despite being quite different from each other. For instance, there are many idioms specific to each region or province, and others that are used and understood nationwide.

  1. ^ Spanish → Ecuador at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ "ISO 639-2 Language Code search". Library of Congress. Retrieved 22 June 2019.

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