Llanito
Spanish variety spoken in Gibraltar / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Llanito or Yanito (Spanish pronunciation: [ɟʝaˈnito]) is a Romance dialect. It is a mix of English and Spanish, laced with words from other languages, such as Ligurian; it is spoken in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar.[3] It is commonly marked by a great deal of code switching between Andalusian Spanish and British English and by the use of Anglicisms and loanwords from other Mediterranean languages and dialects.[4]
Llanito | |
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Yanito | |
Pronunciation | Spanish: [ɟʝaˈnito] |
Native to | Gibraltar |
Ethnicity | Gibraltarians |
Early forms | |
Latin | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | – |
IETF | es-GI-spanglis |
The majority of Gibraltar's population speaks Llanito. | |
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The English language is becoming increasingly dominant in Gibraltar, with the younger generation speaking little or no Llanito despite learning Spanish in school.[5][6] It has been described as "Gibraltar's dying mother-tongue".[7] Llanito is a Spanish word meaning "little plain". Gibraltarians also call themselves Llanitos.