Amazonic Spanish
Amazonic Spanish, also known as Charapa Spanish, Loreto-Ucayali Spanish or informally known in Peru simply as Jungle Spanish, is a variety of Spanish spoken in the Amazon, especially in the Peruvian provinces of Loreto, San Martín and Ucayali. Amazonic Spanish is also spoken in areas of Brazil adjoining Loreto and Ucayali and in the Amazonas Department of Colombia.
Distinctive features
Morphosyntax
One of the distinguishing features of Amazonic Spanish is the method of constructing the possessive form: speakers say "de la X su Y", instead of standard Spanish "la Y de X". Another distinctive grammatical feature is the use of possessive forms in place of certain genitive forms; compare standard Spanish "Le preguntó a la yaminahua delante de mí" with the Loreto-Ucayali "Le preguntó a la yaminahua en mi delante".Personal names are prefixed with a definite article.
Phonology
and especially the sequence are frequently realized as .Amazonic Spanish also incorporates words and expressions borrowed from local indigenous languages.