Spanish was introduced in Venezuela by colonists. Italian and Portuguese immigrants from the late 19th and the early 20th century have also had an influence. German settlers also left an influence when Venezuela was contracted as a concession by the King of Spain to the German Welser banking family Klein-Venedig , β Other non-Romance words came from indigenous languages, such as guayoyo a type of coffee and caraota black bean.
Venezuelan Spanish, like that of the rest of Spanish America and Castilian in general, has taken many words from indigenous languages. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
Language family. Writing system. Spanish around the 13th century. Library of Congress. Retrieved 21 September Folio Society.
Magis ed. Retrieved Varieties of Spanish by continent. Canarian Equatoguinean Philippine Saharan. Cuban Dominican Puerto Rican. Languages of Venezuela. Spanish Llanero Maracucho. Cuiba Guahibo. Ayoman Gayon Jirajara. German Colonia Tovar Italian. Venezuelan Sign Language. Namespaces Article Talk. Views Read Edit View history. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Latin Spanish alphabet. Academia Venezolana de la Lengua. Kinds of spanish spoke in Venezuela. This article contains IPA phonetic symbols. Without proper rendering support , you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Unicode characters.
