Castúo
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 of and 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,, 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