The Maracucho Spanish (also called maracaibero, marabino or zuliano) is the

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generally spoken in the

Zulia Zulia State ( es, Estado Zulia, ; Wayuu: ''Mma’ipakat Suuria'') is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is Maracaibo. As of the 2011 census, it has a population of 3,704,404, the largest population among Venezuela's states. It ...

state in the northwest of

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and the west of the Falcón state ( Mauroa Municipality). Unlike the dialects from Caracas or the Venezuelan Andean region, the maracucho is typically voseante. Preserves for this combination the shape of the second person plural familiar (''vosotros''), without apocope or syncope, which distinguishes it from the Chilean and Rioplatense voseo, respectively. Besides, the maracucho is characterized by the use of many words and expressions different from the particular Spanish from Venezuela and an accent markedly different from those of other regions of the country. An interesting fact is that the demonyms of Maracaibo are due to the type of speech used by the people of

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. The maracuchos are characterized (in other states of Venezuela) for being foul-mouthed and sometimes cracked, but this depends on which part of the region they are in. The maracuchos are distinguished by the use of unique phrases in

, and the use of colloquial language, some examples of which are: , , that indicate astonishment, to mean something big. Also used are expressions such as "" and "", for example "" and the "" when something seems surprising them also to emphasize that if in the size, color, odor and other characteristics of what they refer to, example; "" or "" usually it is used by the maracaiberos as these expressions are seen as rude or vulgar.

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