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<p>Law Office of<br>
<strong>F.ANDREKITA SILVA</strong><br>
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November 5, 2021<br>
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Dalynne,<br>
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I am bilingual. I speak Spanish fluently. <br>
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There are indigenous populations in both Mexico and Guatemala (and I assume all countries south of Mexico down to South America) that speak an indigenous language.<br>
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However, Spanish of Guatemala is just like Spanish of Mexico (maybe a different accent and some different phrases). <br>
These indigenous languages do not sound like spanish AT ALL - not even a little bit. Usually indigenous populations that still speak their native language have a modest understanding of Spanish, especially the younger population that has more access to TV and internet. <br>
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You’ll need to find out what language specifically this person speaks. If they are truly monolingual in an indigenous language, an interpreter may be needed. If no professional interpreter can be found, perhaps a family or friend from the person’s home country can be used.<br>
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andrekita<br>
Law Office of F. Andrekita Silva<br>
1325 Fourth Avenue, Suite 2000<br>
Seattle, Washington 98101<br>
206-224-8288<br>
www.seattle-silvalaw.com<br>
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Quoting Dalynne Singleton <<a href="mailto:dalynne@glgmail.com">dalynne@glgmail.com</a>>:</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">It is not just Spanish from what I understand. From Wiki:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_language" title="Spanish language">Spanish</a> is the official language of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guatemala" title="Guatemala">Guatemala</a>. As a first and second language, Spanish is spoken by 93% of the population. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guatemalan_Spanish" title="Guatemalan Spanish">Guatemalan Spanish</a> is the local variant of the Spanish language.</span></p>
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