Puerto Rican Spanish

Puerto Rican Spanish (español puertorriqueño Spanish pronunciation: [espaˈɲol pwertoriˈkeɲo]) is the Spanish language as characteristically spoken in Puerto Rico and by millions of people of Puerto Rican descent living in the United States and elsewhere. It belongs to the group of Caribbean Spanish variants. Since most of the original settlers of Puerto Rico between the 15th and 18th centuries came from Andalusia, the basis for most of Puerto Ric... More

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