Because of its relative isolation from other Spanish-speaking areas over most of its 400-year existence, New Mexico Spanish, and in particular the Spanish of northern New Mexico and Colorado has retained many elements of 16th- and 17th-century Spanish and has developed its own vocabulary. In addition, it contains many words from Nahuatl, the language spoken by the ancient Aztecs of Mexico. New Mexican Spanish also contains loan words from the Pueblo languages of the upper Rio Grande Valley, Mexican-Spanish words (mexicanismos), and borrowings from English. Grammatical changes include the loss of the second person verb form, changes in verb endings, particularly in the preterite, and partial merging of the second and third conjugations. COUNT 5
QSN1 Why is New Mexico always an after thought in American -Spanish speaking society? ANS1 Because of its relative isolation from other Spanish-speaking areas over most of its 400-year existence QSN2 Is New Mexico's language different than from other Spanish dialect  ANS2 , New Mexico Spanish, and in particular the Spanish of northern New Mexico and Colorado has retained many elements of 16th- and 17th-century Spanish QSN3 How does New Mexico's Spanish dialect differ? ANS3 has developed its own vocabulary. In addition, it contains many words from Nahuatl, the language spoken by the ancient Aztecs of Mexico. QSN4 Does New Mexico's language also include other dialect? ANS4 New Mexican Spanish also contains loan words from the Pueblo languages of the upper Rio Grande Valley, Mexican-Spanish words (mexicanismos) QSN5 Does New Mexico also use language from the  American language when spoken in Spanish? ANS5 borrowings from English. Grammatical changes include the loss of the second person verb form, changes in verb endings