Peruvian Spanish | |
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Español peruano | |
Pronunciation | [espaˈɲol peˈɾwano] |
Native to | Peru |
Native speakers | 29 million (2018)[1] 2,060,000 as L2 in Peru (2018) |
Early forms | |
Latin (Spanish alphabet) | |
Official status | |
Official language in | ![]() |
Regulated by | Peruvian Academy of Language |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-1 | es |
ISO 639-2 | spa[2] |
ISO 639-3 | – |
Glottolog | None |
IETF | es-PE |
Peruvian Spanish (Español peruano) is a family of dialects of the Spanish language that have been spoken in Peru since its introduction by Spanish conquistadors in 1532. There are five varieties spoken in the country, by about 94.4% of the population.[citation needed] The five Peruvian dialects are Andean Spanish, Peruvian Coastal Spanish, Andean-Coastal Spanish, Equatorial Spanish, and Amazonic Spanish.