| Llanito | |
|---|---|
| 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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Llanito or Yanito (Spanish pronunciation: [ɟʝaˈnito]) is a form of Andalusian Spanish heavily laced with words from English and 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]
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.
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- ^ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2022). "Castilic". Glottolog 4.6. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
- ^ "Culture of Gibraltar". Everyculture. Retrieved 5 October 2007.
- ^ David Levey (January 2008). Language Change and Variation in Gibraltar. John Benjamins Publishing. pp. 1–4. ISBN 978-90-272-1862-9.
- ^ Financial Times. Gibraltar fears loss of identity over Yanito decline. Retrieved 17 November 2022
- ^ English.elpais.com. The decline of Llanito: Gibraltar struggles to preserve its singular linguistic identity. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ Wright, Laura (Spring 2024). "Gibraltar, LLanito and Marlboro Men" (PDF). 9 West Road. 23: 23–4.