Sabine River Spanish
| Sabine River Spanish | |
|---|---|
| Adaeseño, Adaesano | |
| Pronunciation | [aðaeˈseɲo], [aðaeˈsano] |
| Native to | United States |
| Region | Sabine Parish, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, Nacogdoches County, Texas |
Native speakers | (< 100 cited 1980s) |
Early forms | Early Modern Spanish
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | adae1234 Adaeseño Spanish |
The Sabine River is marked in lighter blue ■ on the right. The Neches River is marked in darker blue ■ on the left. | |
Sabine River Spanish is a variety of the Spanish language spoken on both sides of the Sabine River between Texas and Louisiana. It has been spoken by a few communities descended from the 18th-century colonists who established Los Adaes and Nacogdoches. Due to its historical origins, it has a mostly conservative phonology with a vocabulary derived from rural Mexican Spanish. It is facing language death as it has not been passed onto children for several generations.