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Old 02-10-2012, 01:01 PM
 
Location: Old Town
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Some interesting tidbits about Spanish spoken in NM.

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New Mexican Spanish (Spanish: español neomexicano, or ladino as it is known in Mexico) is a variant or dialect of Spanish spoken in the United States, primarily in the northern part of the state of New Mexico and the southern part of the state of Colorado. Despite a continual influence from the Spanish spoken in Mexico to the south, New Mexico's relative geographical isolation and unique political history has made New Mexican Spanish differ notably from Spanish spoken in other parts of Latin America, including northern Mexico and Texas.

Speakers of New Mexican Spanish are mainly descendants of Spanish colonists who arrived in New Mexico in the sixteenth through the eighteenth centuries. During this time, contact with the rest of Spanish America was limited, and New Mexican Spanish was allowed to develop on its own course. In the meantime, Spanish colonists coexisted with Puebloan peoples and Navajos. After the Mexican-American War, New Mexico and all its inhabitants came under the governance of the English-speaking United States, and for the next hundred years, English-speakers increased in number.

For these reasons, the main differences between New Mexican Spanish and other forms of Latin American Spanish are these: the preservation of forms and vocabulary from colonial-era Spanish (e.g., in some places haiga instead of haya or Yo seigo instead of Yo soy); the borrowing of words from Rio Grande Indian languages for indigenous vocabulary (in addition to the Nahuatl additions that the colonists had brought); a tendency to "re-coin" Spanish words that had fallen into disuse (for example, ojo, whose literal meaning is "eye," was repurposed to mean "hot spring" as well); and a large proportion of English loan words, particularly for technological words (e.g. bós, troqua, and telefón). Pronunciation also carries influences from colonial, Native American, and English sources.

New Mexican Spanish - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Online book if you are so inclined.

The Spanish language of New Mexico and southern Colorado: a linguistic atlas - Garland D. Bills, Neddy A. Vigil - Google Books
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Old 02-10-2012, 03:24 PM
 
Location: New Mexico
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There's hardly any Spanish in the video at all. It's the English that could be seen as slang, but then if she used perfect English it wouldn't be funny.

Some more stuff I have heard: "a-LA!" (or "ar-LA!") when surprised.
Ending English sentences with "que no?".
Saying "Bueno bye" on the phone (do people still do this?).
"Kipaho?" for "qué pasó?"
Calling people "mijo", "mija," or "son" or "tio/tia", "uncle" and not using their names. My nephew says "hey tio" to me even though I am not Hispanic.
Things translated from Spanish like "who threw a fart?" (from "tirar un pedo")
...and saying "watch!" for "look!" (both "mirar" in Spanish): "Have you seen my new tattoo? It's over here, watch!"
Using Spanish "la/el" with first names: "Did you hear what la Vicki said yesterday?"
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Old 02-10-2012, 07:02 PM
 
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I'm sorry but I do not let my children use this kind of language-slang. I have family members that speak like this, I've taught my children that it's improper. Sorry but I feel that it just dumb-downs and stereotypes the Hispanic people. Also speaking like this isn't something someone does naturally, it's learned. Please speak proper English or please speak proper Spanish.
Some Vato needs to chill. Seriously, It's all for fun. I mean good for you if you don't have this accent or if you do....

Great video, it cracks me up every time!
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Old 02-10-2012, 11:09 PM
 
Location: northern Vermont - previously NM, WA, & MA
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I love caricature stereotypes. They are indeed funny.
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Old 02-11-2012, 07:29 AM
 
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Very funny video! Not sure if it could be appreciated without living here awhile.
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Old 02-12-2012, 12:43 AM
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I lol'd:

"you're so gaddo, aye"
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Old 02-12-2012, 03:49 AM
 
Location: Albuquerque, NM
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Having just moved here, I really loved the part where she is driving and says, "I love it when it rains." There are two drops, and then she says, "Oh, it stopped." I know I have felt that more than once
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Old 02-12-2012, 02:29 PM
 
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That chick in the video is HOT!!!! What's her name?
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Old 02-12-2012, 03:09 PM
 
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Haha! I have to admit I'm guilty of the cop/cell phone thing. But overall, I'd say this is more like "Sh*t Ghetto Cholas & Vatos Say".
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Old 02-12-2012, 07:13 PM
 
Location: Old Town
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Haha! I have to admit I'm guilty of the cop/cell phone thing. But overall, I'd say this is more like "Sh*t Ghetto Cholas & Vatos Say".

You're wrong.
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