Castúo is the generic name for the dialects of Spanish spoken in the autonomous community of Extremadura, in Spain. Not to be confused with Extremaduran, a language between Asturleonese and Castilian, or Fala another language spoken in Extremadura which is most similar to Galician-Portuguese. Phonology Debuccalization (reduction to ) of and in syllable-final position, as is common in Spanish varieties in the southern half of Spain. Frequent loss of d, in any position, as is common in Spanish varieties in the southern half of Spain. Simplification of the consonantic group -nf, to f Simplification of the consonantic group -rj, to j Simplification of the consonantic group rn, to nn Pronunciation of word-initial 'h' as a glottal fricative, , in many words in which Latin had an initial 'f', as is common in most Andalusian varieties. Occasional consonantic change l/r and r/l, which occurs in Andalusian Spanish as well General loss of r in final position Morphology Anteposition of article before possessive pronoun, as in Extremaduran Use of diminutives ino and ina, a product of contact with Leonese Use of masculine article er before a consonant Writers José María Gabriel y Galán Luis Chamizo Trigueros Miguel Herrero Uceda Elisa Herrero Uceda References APLEx Association for the study and divulgation of Extremaduran linguistic patrimony External links José María Gabriel y Galán's poems, poetry in castúo Spanish dialects of Spain Extremaduran culture