history of any state in detail the history of the development is reflected in the languages spoken by its population.Today we find out what language is official in Argentina, and what other dialects and dialects can be heard in this country.Such knowledge will help in some way closer to the culture and spirit of the people inhabiting the amazing South American republic.
Argentina: the language they speak in this country officially
Argentines joke that they, in fact, descended from the ship.And it is far from the truth, as 90% of the population - the descendants of immigrants from Europe to swim in the ocean of time.
Argentine population speaks at least 40 languages and dialects.But, despite the fact that the ancestors of the bulk of the citizens of the republic - it does not come only from Spain, but also Italy, France and Germany, Spanish - the official language of Argentina.They, accordingly, holds the majority of the population (nearly 33 million people).However, in each of the 22 provinces of the Republic speak it with their own unique accent.
Among other things, the country ranked fourth after Spain, Colombia and Mexico, the number of people who speak Spanish.True, he is represented here dialect, which the Argentines called themselves "kastelzhano."This is a unique mix of Spanish and Italian, approaching the pronunciation to the Neapolitan dialect.
How do they feel indigenous languages of Argentina
Today indigenous languages of South America says only 1% of the population.Current residents of Argentina, the descendants of natives, using the Mapuche Pilagá Language, Aymara, mokovi, Toba, Chorote, tuelche, Guarani and several dialects.
And some dialects drevneamerikanskim unlucky: two of them have disappeared completely - this ancient languages abilon and vat, and several other owns only a small number of elderly people, with death as they sink into oblivion.For example, as of the year 2000 in terms of puelche language spoken by only six people, and tehuelche - 4 people!
Carriers local languages - Indians - live in small tribes and speaking to each other, use the native tongue, and when dealing with representatives of official organizations, and other inhabitants of the state - Spanish.But the proud descendants of Indians and mestizos prefer to communicate only the official language of Argentina.
Unfortunately, as in many countries, the ancient linguistic heritage is constantly suffered from cultural genocide, which could not but affect its safety.Languages
first immigrants
Most early settlers from Europe spoke Cocoliche and Spanish-Italian, Creole.These dialects disappeared with time, thanks to all the new and new flows of immigrants, fills the country in search of a better life.Now they do not speak, but sometimes, it is true, use the old language of Argentina in the theater.
In modern slang survived only a few words and phrases borrowed from Cocoliche.
What other languages in addition to Spanish, popular in Argentina
On the streets of Buenos Aires and you can hear Italian, and French and German speech.
Italian - is the second largest language-speaking Argentina: it is used by more than fifteen million inhabitants.Incidentally, this is with the help of immigrants from Italy, and their descendants, the official language of the country took a look that many foreigners confuse it by ear with the Italian.
Quite common is in the state and the German language (he uses at least 1 800 000 people).It is recognized as the third in the number of carriers.Mingling with the locals, the Germans created a dialect "belgrandoych" - a mixture of German and local Spanish.
Thanks to immigrants arriving from the Middle East, Israel, Lebanon and Palestine, one million people communicate in Levantine Arabic.
list of languages Argentina
More than eight thousand people used to communicate Quechuan languages Argentina and six dialects (they spoke the indigenous population of the territory).Moreover, the use of writing and Quechua, which was developed on the basis of the Spanish alphabet.
Due to the constant rush of foreigners wishing to settle in the country, in the state speak Yiddish, Russian and Chinese, as well as Welsh and Catalan dialects.There are residents of Argentina, speaking in Ukrainian, Romanian and Bulgarian.However, their number is not established.
In the country there are immigrant communities, bringing together people who speak Japanese, Korean and Cantonese languages.
And the natives of South Africa, was brought to the South American territory of its many dialects.
What language in Argentina is rejection of Linguists
addition to the above, the Argentines are widely used dialect of Spanish, which can probably be attributed to a variety of street slang (so-called Sociolect) - "lyunfardo."
This remarkable voices of the poor working-class neighborhoods stands a large number of interjections, and, like any street language - an absolute lack of political correctness.It is something akin to the Russian "hair dryer."So, perhaps, part of the Argentine linguists refuses to consider this criminalized derivative dialect of Spanish.
Formation of the modern Argentine language
Due to the fact that the population is using many languages, classical Spanish and local "Argentine" are different as well as different, for example, surzhik spokenin the border regions of Ukraine and Russia, and from the Russian and the Ukrainian.Many words may seem unfamiliar, surprising or even amusing, but nevertheless you can communicate.
large number of turns and the individual words of the modern language of Argentina took from the Italian and Portuguese, and something borrowed from the English, while radically changing the meaning.And, for example, the French took over the Argentine accent on the last syllable in the imperative mood pronouns.And, despite this, the person who knows the classic Spanish, can quite easily communicate with local communities.
