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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. The etymology of the term Llanito is uncertain, and there are a number of theories about its origin. In Spanish, llanito means "little flatland" and one interpretation is that it refers to the "people of the flatlands".[8] It is thought that the in

Llanito - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Spanish variety spoken in Gibraltar For the use of the term as a demonym, see Gibraltarian people . Not to be confused with Gibraltarian English or Spanglish . Eberhard, David M., Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig (eds.). 2020. ''Ethnologue: Languages of the World''. Twenty-third edition. Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com.</ref><ref name=\"Glottolog\">{{cite book|chapter=Castilic|chapter-url=http://glottolog.org/resource/languoid/id/cast1243|editor1-first=Harald|editor1-last=

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