One of the many bilingual signs found in the Gibraltar Nature Reserve, printed in both English and Spanish.
Official
English
Recognised
Spanish
Main
English
Vernacular
Llanito
Minority
Maghrebi Arabic, Sindhi, Hindi, Maltese, Hebrew
Signed
British Sign Language
Keyboard layout
British (QWERTY)
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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. The eponymous Gibraltarian English accent is spoken in the territory.
Many of Gibraltar's linguistic influences come from its neighbours, Spain and Morocco.
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 Rock.
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