Mexican Spanish
| Mexican Spanish | |
|---|---|
| Español mexicano | |
| Pronunciation | [espaˈɲol mexiˈkano] |
| Native to | Mexico |
| Ethnicity | Mexicans |
Native speakers | L1: 120 million (2021) L2: 8.2 million (2021) |
| Dialects | New Mexican Sabine River dialect |
| Latin (Spanish alphabet) | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Mexico (de facto) |
| Regulated by | Academia Mexicana de la Lengua |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | es |
| ISO 639-2 | spa |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | mexi1248 |
| IETF | es-MX |
Varieties of Mexican Spanish.
Northeastern
Northwestern
Northern peninsular
Western
Abajeño
Central
Southern
Coastal
Chiapaneco
Yucateco | |
Mexican Spanish (Spanish: español mexicano) is the variety of dialects and sociolects of the Spanish language spoken in Mexico and its bordering regions. Mexico has the largest number of Spanish speakers, more than double any other country in the world. Spanish is spoken by over 99% of the population, being the mother tongue of 93.8%, and the second language of 5.4%.