"Hebrew is spoken by the significant Jewish community. Arabic is also spoken by the Moroccan community, similar to Hindi and Sindhi being spoken by the Indian community of Gibraltar. Maltese is still spoken by some families of Maltese descent. Gibraltarians have a light, but unique accent when speaking English, primarily influenced by Andalusian Spanish and southern British English. Many educated Gibraltarians are able to converse in Received Pronunciation. Gibraltarians The Gibraltarians (colloquially Llanitos) are a cultural group native to Gibraltar, a British overseas territory located near the southernmost tip of the Iberian Peninsula at the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea."
"When speaking in English, the people of Gibraltar tend to use the word ""Gibraltarians"" to refer to themselves but when speaking in Spanish they prefer to use the word ""Llanitos"" rather than the Spanish name for their official demonym, ""Gibraltareños"". The truncated term ""Llanis"" is also used by the people of Gibraltar, where it can be heard all around the territory and chanted in songs during the annual Gibraltar National Day. The etymology of the term ""Llanito"" is uncertain. In Spanish, ""Llanito"" means ""little flatland"" and has been interpreted as ""people of the flatlands"". It is thought that the inhabitants"
"(/dʒɨb/). They are colloquially referred to as Llanitos (or Yanitos), both locally and in Spain. Additional nicknames exist for them in English for Gibraltar relating to the Rock of Gibraltar. Statistics for the usually-Resident Population and Persons Present in Gibraltar. A usual resident of Gibraltar, for census purposes, is anyone who, on 12 November 2012: (a) was in Gibraltar and had stayed or intended to stay in Gibraltar for a period of 12 months or more, or; (b) has a permanent Gibraltar address but is outside Gibraltar and intends to be outside Gibraltar for less than 12 months. The 2012"
"Pot"" was a cookery programme/program which also used Llanito. A documentary film, ""People of the Rock: The Llanitos of Gibraltar"" (2011) discusses Llanito speech characteristics, history and culture. Notable interviews include Pepe Palmero (of GBC's ""Pepe's Pot""), Kaiane Aldorino (Miss World 2009) and Tito Vallejo (author of ""The Llanito Dictionary""). The official demonym of Gibraltar is ""Gibraltarians"". However, the people of Gibraltar may also be referred to as ""Llanitos"" (female: ""Llanitas""). This term is commonly used in the neighbouring towns of La Línea, San Roque, Algeciras and the rest of the Campo de Gibraltar, as well as in Gibraltar itself."
"Rock. Llanito (pronounced ) is the main local vernacular, and is unique to Gibraltar. It consists of an eclectic mix of Andalusian Spanish and British English, as well as languages such as Maltese, Portuguese, Italian of the Genoese variety and Haketia. Andalusian Spanish is the main constituent of Llanito, but is also heavily influenced by British English. However, it borrows words and expressions of many other languages, with over 500 words of Genoese and Hebrew origin. It also typically involves code-switching to English. The term ""Llanito"" is also used as an alternative demonym to ""Gibraltarian"". Over the course of its"
"full of Genoese words, later substituted mainly by Spanish words and by some English words. Llanito has significant Jewish influence, because of a long standing Jewish population in Gibraltar. They introduced words and expressions from Haketia, a largely extinct Judeo-Spanish language spoken by the Sephardic communities of Northern Morocco, such as Tetuan and Tangiers and the Spanish exclaves of Ceuta and Melilla in North Africa. Even though Llanito is seldom written, a Llanito dictionary, ""Diccionario Yanito"", was published in 1978 by Manuel Cavilla, and in 2001 Tito Vallejo published ""The Yanito Dictionary. Including Place Names and Yanito Anecdotes"". Although Llanito"
"ceded the territory in perpetuity to Great Britain in the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht. The small territories Gibraltarian inhabitants have a rich cultural heritage as a result of the mix of the neighbouring Andalusian population with immigrants from Great Britain, Genoa, Malta, Portugal, Morocco and India. The vernacular language of the territory is Llanito. It consists of an eclectic mix of Andalusian Spanish and British English as well as languages such as Maltese, Portuguese, Italian of the Genoese variety and Haketia. Even though Andalusian Spanish is the main constituent of Llanito, it is also heavily influenced by British English, involving"
"other languages are also spoken on the Rock. Berber and Arabic are spoken by the Moroccan community, as are Hindi and Sindhi by the Indian community. Maltese is spoken by some families of Maltese descent. Gibraltarians often converse in ""Llanito"" (), a vernacular unique to Gibraltar. It is based on Andalusian Spanish with a strong mixture of British English and elements from languages such as Maltese, Portuguese, Genoese Italian and Haketia (a Judaeo-Spanish dialect). Llanito also often involves code-switching to English and Spanish. Gibraltarians often call themselves ""Llanitos"". According to the 2012 census, approximately 72.1% of Gibraltarians are Roman Catholics."
"of La Línea with important social and economic ties with Gibraltar, were actually the first to be referred to as ""Llanitos"" since La Línea lies in the plain and marsh land surrounding The Rock. Another theory for the origin of the word is that it is a diminutive of the name ""Gianni"": ""gianito"", pronounced in Genoese slang with the ""g"" as ""j"". During the late 18th century 34% of the male civilian population of Gibraltar came from Genoa and ""Gianni"" was a common Italian forename. To this day, nearly 20% of Gibraltarian surnames are Italian in origin. Llanito Llanito or"
"sylvanus""). The local people simply refer to them as ""monos"" () when conversing in Spanish or Llanito (the local vernacular). The name Barbary refers to the Berber People of Morocco who since the beginning of history had ties with the animals surrounding their region, as the Barbary macaques. The macaque population had also been present on the Rock of Gibraltar long before Gibraltar was captured by the British in 1704 and according to records, since prior to reconquest of Gibraltar from the Muslims. It was during the Islamic period where a purported introduction may have taken place. In his work"
"(and/or Italian) surnames make up almost 20% of the total population. This group is integrated in the Gibraltarian society and there it is no association related specifically to them. The Genoese in Gibraltar have left partially their presence even in the Llanito, the local Gibraltarian dialect used by most of the descendants of these Ligurians, that has nearly 700 words borrowed from the Genoese dialect. Some scholars (like Manuel Cavilla) believe that the word """"Llanito"""" is of Italian origin, because comes from the common diminutive of the Italian name Gianni (John in English), pronouncied in the Genoese dialect ""iannito"". According"
"of over 1,500 Welsh speakers. In addition, a Brittonic legacy remains in England, Scotland and Galicia in Spain, in the form of often large numbers of Brittonic place and geographical names. Some examples of geographical Brittonic names survive in the names of rivers, such as the Thames, Clyde, Severn, Tyne, Wye, Exe, Dee, Tamar, Tweed, Avon, Trent, Tambre, Navia and River Forth. A number of place names in England and Scotland are of Brittonic rather than Anglo-Saxon or Gaelic origin, such as; London, Manchester, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Carlisle, Caithness, Aberdeen, Dundee, Barrow, Exeter, Lincoln, Dumbarton, Brent, Penge, Colchester, Durham, Dover, Leatherhead"
"is largely based on the colloquial Spanish spoken in the Campo de Gibraltar, there are numerous elements beyond code-switching to English which make it unique. These are as follows. The word ""Liquirba"" in llanito means ""Regaliz"" in Spanish, stemming from ""Liquorice Bar"" Many Llanito terms have been introduced into the Andalusian Spanish dialect of the bordering city La Línea de la Concepción, where the resulting dialect is known as Linense. However, according to Gibraltarian linguist Tito Vallejo, a few words common throughout Spain may be of Llanito origin, notably ""Chachi"" meaning ""Cool"" or ""Brilliant"" (from Winston Churchill) and ""Napia"" meaning"
"2002. Defence of the Overseas Territories is the responsibility of the UK. Many of the overseas territories are used as military bases by the UK and its allies. Most of the languages other than English spoken in the territories contain a large degree of English, either as a root language, or in codeswitching, e.g. Llanito. They include: Forms of English: The many British overseas territories use a varied assortment of currencies, including the euro, pound, US dollar, NZ dollar, or their own currencies, which may be pegged to one of these. Each overseas territory has been granted its own flag"
"However, it borrows words and expressions of many other languages, with over 500 words of Genoese (Ligurian) medieval dialect (with additionally some of Hebrew origin). Its other main language constituents are Maltese and Portuguese. It often also involves code-switching from Spanish to English. Some ""Llanito"" words are also widely used in the neighbouring Spanish town of La Línea de la Concepción (due to the influx of people from La Línea working in Gibraltar over many years). To some outsiders who only speak either English or Spanish, ""Llanito"" may sound incomprehensible, as speakers appear to switch languages in mid-sentence, but to"
"well into the 19th century, dying out in the early decades of the twentieth. Hebrew is also spoken by the Jewish community. Languages of Gibraltar As Gibraltar is a British overseas territory, its sole official language is English, which is used by the Government and in schools. The eponymous Gibraltarian English accent is spoken in the territory. Most locals are bilingual, also speaking Spanish, because of Gibraltar's proximity to Spain. Most Gibraltarians converse in ""Llanito"", their vernacular which is mostly based on Andalusian Spanish but with numerous loanwords from English as well other Mediterranean languages. However, because of the varied"
"people who are bilingual in both languages, it can sound interesting and unique. One feature of the language is the pronunciation of English words with an Andalusian flavour. For example, bacon is pronounced ""beki""; cake, ""keki""; battery, ""batteria""; a policeman is known as ""la parma"", and porridge is called ""kuecaro"" (a hispanicization of the brand Quaker Oats). Most Gibraltarians, especially those with higher education, also speak standard Spanish with either Andalusian or normative pronunciations and standard English of the British English variety. According to the Italian scholar Giulio Vignoli, Llanito originally, in the first decades of the 19th century, was"
"Languages of Gibraltar As Gibraltar is a British overseas territory, its sole official language is English, which is used by the Government and in schools. The eponymous Gibraltarian English accent is spoken in the territory. Most locals are bilingual, also speaking Spanish, because of Gibraltar's proximity to Spain. Most Gibraltarians converse in ""Llanito"", their vernacular which is mostly based on Andalusian Spanish but with numerous loanwords from English as well other Mediterranean languages. However, because of the varied mix of ethnic groups which reside there, other languages such as Moroccan Berber, Moroccan Arabic and Hindi are also spoken on The"
"about the lack of parking on the road as the government had removed existing parking before constructing the new parking spaces. Flat Bastion Road Flat Bastion Road is a road in Gibraltar, the British Overseas Territory at the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula. The road runs north-south, providing views of the city and Bay of Gibraltar. Previously known in Spanish as ""Senda del Moro"" (), the traditional Llanito name for the road is ""Cuesta de Mr. Bourne"". The road angles along the west side of the Rock of Gibraltar to the Flat Bastion, a fortification. Married quarters were built"
"""Big Nose"" from Lord Napier. Churchill was associated with foreign imports from the United Kingdom which were highly sought in Gibraltar and, according to Vallejo, Lord Napier had a particularly big nose. However, linguists also propose ""chachi"" to be a contraction of the Caló term ""chachipén"" meaning ""truth"", since this language is the source of a significant proportion of Spanish slang. The Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation has also aired some programmes in Llanito including ""Talk About Town"" – a discussion series in which three presenters discuss local affairs, from the need to replace a street sign to important political affairs. ""Pepe's"
"Flat Bastion Road Flat Bastion Road is a road in Gibraltar, the British Overseas Territory at the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula. The road runs north-south, providing views of the city and Bay of Gibraltar. Previously known in Spanish as ""Senda del Moro"" (), the traditional Llanito name for the road is ""Cuesta de Mr. Bourne"". The road angles along the west side of the Rock of Gibraltar to the Flat Bastion, a fortification. Married quarters were built along the road. In the nineteenth century there were outbreaks of yellow fever in the 1820s and of diphtheria in the"
"Mynytho Mynytho is a small village in the parish of Llangian near the southern coast of the Llŷn Peninsula in north-west Wales. It consists of only a few houses, beautiful scenery and some farmland. There are also campsites scattered around the village's outskirts. Mynytho's memorial hall occupies a significant place in the history of the struggle for the recognition of Welsh culture and the Welsh language. The following ""englyn"" by the poet R. Williams Parry appears on a plaque mounted on the wall of the hall. In English this means Another Welsh, Jones (a.k.a. ) was a lifelong resident of"
"they established English families in other areas of the country, such as Santiago, Coquimbo, the Araucanía, and Chiloé. Australian prime minister Chris Watson was born in Valparaiso to British and German-Chilean parents. English Chileans English Chileans (Spanish: ""Anglochilenos"") are citizens of Chile who are descended from English people who have emigrated. They are estimated to number 700,000 (4% of the national population). Since the Port of Valparaíso opened its coasts to free trade in 1811, the English began to congregate in Valparaíso. The first to arrive brought with them tools, articles of china, wool and cotton, with instructions to return"
"and its loom can be seen over a distance of . It is the southernmost lighthouse for which Trinity House is responsible, and the only one outside the UK. Gibraltarians refer to it as """"la farola"""" when conversing in Llanito. The Gibraltar Amateur Radio operators transmit from the area of the lighthouse. The mosque, also known as the ""King Fahd bin Abdulaziz al-Saud Mosque"" or the ""Mosque of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques"", is a mosque located at Europa Point. The building was a gift from King Fahd of Saudi Arabia and took two years to build at"
"Gibraltarian English Gibraltarian English (abbreviated GibE) denotes the accent of English spoken in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. The English language has been present at Gibraltar for approximately 300 years, and during these centuries English has mixed with diverse languages, particularly Spanish and a type of Spanish called Andalusian. Gibraltarian English has become a subject of study for linguists interested in how English and other languages mix. While the primary language of Gibraltarians is a mix of Spanish and Andalusian known as Llanito or Yanito, Gibraltarian English is becoming more prominent, and there has been a theory proposed that"
"English Chileans English Chileans (Spanish: ""Anglochilenos"") are citizens of Chile who are descended from English people who have emigrated. They are estimated to number 700,000 (4% of the national population). Since the Port of Valparaíso opened its coasts to free trade in 1811, the English began to congregate in Valparaíso. The first to arrive brought with them tools, articles of china, wool and cotton, with instructions to return with copper and hemp. This was the first exchange of what would become a deep-rooted commercial relationship between the UK and Chile. In Valparaíso they constructed their largest and most important colony,"
"Llangeitho Llangeitho is a village and community in Ceredigion, Wales. It lies on the upper River Aeron, about west of Tregaron and north of Lampeter. The population of 874 in 2001 fell to 819 at the time of the 2011 Census. The village is primarily associated in history with the name of Daniel Rowland (born in the village in 1713) and the Welsh Methodist revival of the 18th century. Rowland served as curate at Nantcwnlle and Llangeitho. The village's chapel, built in 1760, became famous throughout Wales as a Calvinistic Methodist centre, and thousands of people visited it to listen"
"British Honduras British Honduras was a British Crown colony on the east coast of Central America, south of Mexico, from 1862 to 1964, then a self-governing colony, renamed Belize in June 1973, until September 1981, when it gained full independence as Belize. British Honduras was the last continental possession of the United Kingdom in the Americas. The colony grew out of the Treaty of Versailles (1783) between Britain and Spain, which gave the British rights to cut logwood between the Hondo and Belize rivers. The Convention of London (1786) expanded this concession to include the area between the Belize and"
"Prostitution in the British Overseas Territories The British Overseas Territories (BOT) or alternatively, United Kingdom Overseas Territories (UKOTs), are 14 territories under the jurisdiction and sovereignty of the United Kingdom. They are the parts of the British Empire that have not been granted independence or have voted to remain British territories. These territories do not form part of the United Kingdom and, with the exception of Gibraltar, are not part of the European Union. Most of the inhabited territories are internally self-governing, with the UK retaining responsibility for defence and foreign relations. The rest are either uninhabited or have a"
"in the Chagos, all of which comprise the British Indian Ocean Territory, usually abbreviated as ""BIOT"". It is an Overseas territory of the United Kingdom, and the Government of the BIOT consists of Commissioner appointed by the Queen. The Commissioner is assisted by an Administrator and small staff, and is based in London and resident in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. This administration is represented in the Territory by the Officer commanding British Forces on Diego Garcia, the ""Brit Rep"". Laws and regulations are promulgated by the Commissioner and enforced in the BIOT by Brit Rep. There are no indigenous"
"were Moroccan and 18 Spanish. Five Jews came from other European Union countries, and 39 did not hail from Gibraltar, the United Kingdom, Morocco, Spain, or any other countries in the European Union. Presently a large percentage of Gibraltar's Jews are Sephardic, but there are a number of British Jews as well. Languages spoken in the Jewish community include English, Spanish, Ladino (spoken by the large Sephardic population) and Arabic (traditionally spoken by some of the population which traces its origins back to Morocco). Llanito, the vernacular language for the majority of Gibraltarians, has significant Jewish influence. Some 500 words"
"British Indian Ocean Territory The British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom situated in the Indian Ocean halfway between Tanzania and Indonesia. The territory comprises the seven atolls of the Chagos Archipelago with over 1,000 individual islandsmany very smallamounting to a total land area of . The largest and most southerly island is Diego Garcia, , the site of a joint military facility of the United Kingdom and the United States. The only inhabitants of the territory are US and British military personnel and associated contractors, who collectively number around 2,500 (2012 figures). The"
"Northern Ireland. The breakdown is as follows (the population columns do not count the same people, i.e. 9,000 people live in Montserrat whilst close to 8,000 Montserratian born people are residing in the UK, so before their migration the population of Montserrat would have been over 17,000): British Overseas Territories citizens in the United Kingdom British Overseas Territories Citizens in the United Kingdom is a term referring to individuals who have migrated to the United Kingdom from a British overseas territory; it could also include UK-born people descended of these individuals. Despite being under the jurisdiction and sovereignty of the"