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Spanish Pronunciation Variances
Within Spain, one can more or less tell the difference between Andalusian (southern Spain) dialects and the Castilian dialects further north. The main differences are that some Andalusian dialects use seseo (pronouncing 'z', 'ce' and 'ci' with an 's' sound), while Castilian Spanish does not. Also, it is much more common in Andalusian dialects to not pronounce 's' before consonants ('casta' = 'cahta' where the 'h' represents either a slightly elongated 'a' or an aspirated 'h'), nor final 's' ('los niños' = 'loh niño'). This is important because most of first settlers in the Americas were Andalusian and by taking these dialects with them, the differences in pronunciation between peninsular Spanish (Spain) and the Americas evolved. Seseo is typical of Latin American Spanish and parts of Andalusia while ceceo (pronouncing 'z', 'ce' and 'ci' with a 'th' sound as pronounced in the English word 'thin') is the only variety found in Central and Northern Spain.
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