Castúo

Castúois the generic name for the dialects ofSpanishspoken in the autonomous community ofExtremadura,inSpain.Not to be confused withExtremaduran,a language betweenAsturleoneseandCastilian,orFala,another language spoken in Extremadura which is most similar toGalician-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 ofd,in any position, as is common in Spanish varieties in the southern half of Spain.
• Simplification of the consonantic group-nf,tof
• Simplification of the consonantic group-rj,toj
• Simplification of the consonantic grouprn,tonn
• Pronunciation of word-initial 'h' as aglottal fricative,[h],in many words in which Latin had an initial 'f', as is common in mostAndalusianvarieties.
• Occasional consonantic changel/randr/l,which occurs inAndalusian Spanishas well
• General loss ofrin final position

Morphology

• Anteposition ofarticlebeforepossessive pronoun,as inExtremaduran
• Use ofdiminutivesinoandina,a product of contact withLeonese
• Use of masculine articleerbefore aconsonant

Writers

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

References

APLExAssociation for the study and divulgation of Extremaduran linguistic patrimony

External links

• José María Gabriel y Galán's poems, poetry incastúo