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Castúo is the generic name for the dialects of Spanish spoken in the autonomous community of Extremadura, in Spain. It is not to be confused with Extremaduran, a language between Asturleonese and Castilian, or with Fala, another language spoken in Extremadura that is most similar to Galician-Portuguese.

Phonology

• Debuccalization (reduction to [h]) of [s] and [θ] in syllable-final position, as is common in Spanish varieties in the southern half of Spain.
• Frequent loss of d, in any position, as is common in Spanish varieties in the southern half of Spain.
• Simplification of the consonantic group -nf, to f
• Simplification of the consonantic group -rj, to j
• Simplification of the consonantic group rn, to nn
• Pronunciation of word-initial 'h' as a glottal fricative, [h], in many words in which Latin had an initial 'f', as is common in most Andalusian varieties.
• Occasional consonantic change l/r and r/l, which occurs in Andalusian Spanish as well
• General loss of r in final position

Morphology

• Anteposition of article before possessive pronoun, as in Extremaduran
• Use of diminutives ino and ina, a product of contact with Leonese
• Use of masculine article er before a consonant

Writers

• José María Gabriel y Galán
• Luis Chamizo Trigueros
• Miguel Herrero Uceda
• Elisa Herrero Uceda

References

APLEx Association for the study and divulgation of Extremaduran linguistic patrimony

External links

• José María Gabriel y Galán's poems, poetry in castúo