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In other languages: EspañolDescription[edit | edit source]
Languages spoken in Uruguay
- Uruguayan Spanish - also known as Rioplatense Spanish or Rioplatense Castilian. A variety of Spanish spoken in Uruguay. [1] [2]
- English - used in the business world.
- Uruguayan Portuguese - also known as Fronteiriço and Riverense and Portunhol. Spoken by 3% to 15% of the population. Second most spoken language in the country.
- Patois - considered a dead language
- Uruguayan Sign Language is recognized as an official language.
Word List(s)[edit | edit source]
Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]
Alphabet
- Spanish alphabet - Omniglot
Pronunciation
- Spanish Pronunciation - Omniglot
Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]
Dictionaries
- Jarman, Beatriz Galimberti, Roy Russell, Carol Styles Carvajal, and Nicholas Rollin. The Oxford Spanish dictionary : Spanish-English, English-Spanish. New York: Oxford University Press Inc., 2008. Available at: WorldCat.
- Gooch, Anthony and Angel García de Paredes. Cassell's Spanish-English, English-Spanish dictionary. Macmillan, London, New York: Cassell, 1978. Available at: WorldCat.
- Collins Spanish dictionary. Glasgow: Collins, 2018. Available at: WorldCat.
Online Dictionaries
- Dictionary English - Spanish - Glosbe
Language Aids
- García, Teresa Alvarez and Susie Beattie. Collins Spanish dictionary & grammar. Glasgow, Scotland: Collins, 2018. Available at: WorldCat.
- Rioplatense Spanish grammar - Wikipedia
- Uruguayan Portuguese grammar - Wikipedia
Additional Resources[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Uruguayan Spanish," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguayan_Spanish, accessed 15 May 2023.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Rioplatense Spanish," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rioplatense_Spanish, accessed 15 May 2023.