Popular Spanish Dialects You Should Know
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With 460 million native speakers Spanish is officially the second most popular language in the world. While you may assume these speakers are located in Spain, you’re entirely mistaken. Spanish is also used in other countries, mainly Latin America, which contains Mexico – the highest Spanish-speaking nation globally.
1. Castilian
(Peninsular Spanish)
2. Andalusian
(Peninsular Spanish)
3. Murcian
(Peninsular Spanish)
4. Canarian
(Canarian Spanish)
5. Llanito
(Gibralter Spanish)
6. Latin American Spanish
(LATAM Spanish)
7. Rioplatense Spanish
(LATAM Spanish)
8. Caribbean Spanish
(LATAM Spanish)
9. Equatoguinean Spanish
(African Spanish)
This form of Spanish is the only kind you will hear in Africa. It is mainly spoken in Equatorial Guinea and is more like Peninsular Spanish than American Spanish dialects. The language has taken on characteristics from native Guineans and immigrant Germans of Cameroon such as its vocabulary and pronunciations.