Coda Deletion in Andalusian Spanish

Andalusian Spanish is well-known for the aspiration and also deletion of word-final /s/. This process also applies syllable-finally. However, Andalusian Spanish also deletes other coda consonants.

Word-final nasals are often dropped with nasalization of the preceding vowel. In infinitives, word-final /r/ is often dropped. In certain cases, regressive assimilation occurs and the /r/ is deleted with lengthening of the following consonant. This often occurs in words such as carne (meat) in which the /r/ is deleted and the nasal is lengthened. Coda consonants can also be dropped word-internally such as in the word doctor, which results in deletion of the /k/. 

The following words have coda consonants which are often deleted in Andalusian Spanish:

arroz (rice) 

bien (well)

cantar (to sing)

ciudad (city)

escribir (to write)

luz (light)

mitad (half)

pan (bread)

razón (reason)

seis (six)

Consonant coda deletion is very common in Andalusian Spanish. Word-final deletion of the interdental fricative, i.e., ciudad (city) is in fact common in all varieties of Spanish. Andalusian Spanish is spoken in southern Spain and exhibits extensive deletion of coda consonants.