Yanito
E276839
Yanito is an alternative name for Llanito, the unique mixed language spoken in Gibraltar that blends Andalusian Spanish, British English, and other linguistic influences.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yanito canonical | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
contact language
ⓘ
mixed language ⓘ |
| alternativeNameOf | Llanito ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | Andalusian Spanish ⓘ |
| culturalRole | marker of Gibraltarian identity ⓘ |
| dominantLexifier | Spanish ⓘ |
| etymology | diminutive of Spanish gentilicio "llano" or from "Gianni" (Genoese influence) as commonly proposed ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext |
Gibraltar
ⓘ
surface form:
British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar
|
| hasAlternativeSpelling |
Llanito
ⓘ
Yanito ⓘ |
| hasComponentLanguage |
Arabic
ⓘ
Genoese Italian ⓘ Haketia ⓘ Hebrew ⓘ Maltese ⓘ Portuguese language ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese
|
| hasMajorComponentLanguage |
Andalusian Spanish
ⓘ
British English ⓘ |
| hasPhonologySimilarTo | Andalusian Spanish ⓘ |
| hasSyntacticInfluenceFrom | English ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
| influencedBy |
British colonial presence in Gibraltar
ⓘ
Mediterranean trade communities ⓘ |
| ISO639Status | no separate ISO 639-3 code ⓘ |
| languageContactType | Spanish–English contact variety ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Germanic languages
ⓘ
Romance languages ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | Gibraltar ⓘ |
| secondaryLexifier | English ⓘ |
| spokenIn | Gibraltar ⓘ |
| status |
minority language
ⓘ
vernacular language ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature |
code-switching between Spanish and English
ⓘ
lexical borrowing from multiple languages ⓘ |
| usedBy | Gibraltarians ⓘ |
| usedInDomain |
informal conversation
ⓘ
local media ⓘ popular culture in Gibraltar ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.