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| ==Description==
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| *The sole official language of Gibraltar, a British overseas territory, is '''English''', which is used by the Government and in schools.
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| *Most locals are bilingual, also speaking [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_language '''Spanish'''], because of Gibraltar's proximity to Spain.
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| *Though most Gibraltarians converse in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llanito '''Llanito'''], which is mostly based on Andalusian Spanish but with numerous loanwords from English as well other Mediterranean languages.
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| *Because of the varied mix of ethnic groups which reside there, other languages such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berber_languages '''Moroccan Berber'''], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moroccan_Arabic '''Moroccan Arabic'''] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindi '''Hindi'''] are also spoken <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of Gibraltar," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Gibraltar, accessed 25 October 2021.</ref>
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| ==Word List(s)==
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| [https://omniglot.com/writing/llanito.htm '''Llanito Examples''']
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| ::Llanito: Hombre, I'm telling you que no puede...
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| ::Spanish: Hombre, te digo que no puedes...
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| ::English: Man, I'm telling you (that) you can't...
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| ::Llanito: Hay un call pa ti.
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| ::Spanish: Tienes una llamada.
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| ::English: There's a call for you.
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| ::Llanito: Sí, pero at the end of the day...
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| ::Spanish: Sí, pero a fin de cuentas...
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| ::English: Yes, but at the end of the day...
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| ::Llanito: Te llamo p'atrá anyway
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| ::Spanish: Te devuelvo la llamada de todas maneras
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| ::English: I’ll call you back anyway
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| '''Spanish'''
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| *[[Spanish Genealogical Word List]]
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| *[https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/spanish.php Useful Spanish phrases (Omniglot)]
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| '''Moroccan Berber'''
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| *[https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Berber_phrasebook Berber Phrasebook (Wikivoyage)]
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| '''Moroccan Arabic'''
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| *[https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/arabic_moroccan.php Useful Moroccan Arabic phrases (Omniglot)]
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| '''Hindi'''
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| *[https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/hindi.php Useful Hindi phrases (Omniglot)]
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| ==Alphabet and Pronunciation==
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| '''Llanito'''
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| *[https://omniglot.com/writing/llanito.htm Llanito Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]
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| '''Spanish'''
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| *[https://omniglot.com/writing/spanish.htm Spanish Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_orthography Spanish Alphabet and Pronunciation (Wikipedia)]
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| '''Moroccan Berber or Tamazight'''
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berber_languages#Phonology Berber Phonology (Wikipedia)]
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| *[https://omniglot.com/writing/tamazight.htm Central Atlas Tamazight Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]
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| '''Moroccan Arabic'''
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_phonology Arabic Phonology (Wikipedia)]
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| *[https://omniglot.com/writing/arabic.htm Arabic Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]
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| '''Hindi'''
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| *[https://omniglot.com/writing/hindi.htm Hindi Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]
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| ==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
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| '''Llanito'''
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| *[https://theculturetrip.com/europe/united-kingdom/articles/a-brief-introduction-to-llanito-europes-most-quirky-language/ A Brief Introduction to Llanito (Culture Trip)]
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| '''Spanish'''
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| *[[Spanish Letter Writing Guide]]
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| *[[Spanish Handwriting Clarified]]
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| *[https://glosbe.com/es/en Spanish to English Dictionary (Glosbe)]
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| *[[Spanish Records Extraction Manual|Spanish Records Extraction Manual]]
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| *[https://script.byu.edu/spanish-handwriting/introduction BYU Spanish Script Tutorial]
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| '''Moroccan Berber or Tamazight'''
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| *[https://glosbe.com/en/zgh English to Standard Moroccan Tamazight (Glosbe)]
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| '''Moroccan Arabic'''
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| *[https://glosbe.com/en/ary English to Moroccan Arabic Dictionary (Glosbe)]
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| '''Hindi'''
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| *[https://glosbe.com/en/hi English to Hindi Dictionary (Glosbe)]
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| *[https://www.hindipod101.com/ Learn Hindi (Hindipod 101)]
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| ==Additional Resources==
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| *[https://wikitravel.org/en/Gibraltar Gibraltar (Wikitravel)]
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| *[https://www.britannica.com/place/Gibraltar Gibraltar (Britannica)]
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| == References ==
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| [[Category:Gibraltar]] | | [[Category:Gibraltar]] |
