Peruvian Spanish

Peruvian Spanish
Español peruano
Pronunciation[espaˈɲol peˈɾwano]
Native toPeru
Native speakers
29 million (2018)
2,060,000 as L2 in Peru (2018)
Early forms
Latin (Spanish alphabet)
Official status
Official language in
 Peru
Regulated byPeruvian Academy of Language
Language codes
ISO 639-1es
ISO 639-2spa
ISO 639-3
GlottologNone
IETFes-PE

Peruvian Spanish (Español peruano) is a family of dialects of the Spanish language that have been spoken in Peru since its introduction by Spanish conquistadors in 1532. There are five varieties spoken in the country, by about 94.4% of the population. The five Peruvian dialects are Andean Spanish, Peruvian Coastal Spanish, Andean-Coastal Spanish, Equatorial Spanish, and Amazonic Spanish.