Castúo

Castúo is the generic name for the dialects of Spanish spoken in the autonomous community of Extremadura, in Spain. Not to be confused with Extremaduran, a language between Asturleonese and Castilian, or Fala, another language spoken in Extremadura which is most similar to Galician-Portuguese.

Phonology

 * Debuccalization (reduction to ) of and  in syllable-final position, as is common in Spanish varieties in the southern half of Spain.
 * Frequent loss of d, in any position, as is common in Spanish varieties in the southern half of Spain.
 * Simplification of the consonantic group -nf, to f
 * Simplification of the consonantic group -rj, to j
 * Simplification of the consonantic group rn, to nn
 * Pronunciation of word-initial 'h' as a glottal fricative,, in many words in which Latin had an initial 'f', as is common in most Andalusian varieties.
 * Occasional consonantic change l/r and r/l, which occurs in Andalusian Spanish as well
 * General loss of r in final position

Morphology

 * Anteposition of article before possessive pronoun, as in Extremaduran
 * Use of diminutives ino and ina, a product of contact with Leonese
 * Use of masculine article er before a consonant

Writers

 * José María Gabriel y Galán
 * Luis Chamizo Trigueros
 * Miguel Herrero Uceda
 * Elisa Herrero Uceda