GI
Gibraltar
Summary
Official Name
Population
33,700
Principal Languages
English
Literacy Rate
80% (Roser and Ortiz-Ospina 2018)
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Gibraltar is 2. All are living languages. Of these, 1 is indigenous and 1 is non-indigenous. Furthermore, 2 are institutional. Also listed is 1 unestablished language.
Languages
- Arabic, Moroccan Spoken ary
- Users: 2,800 in Gibraltar (2015). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic
- English eng
- Users: 30,000 in Gibraltar, all users. L1 users: 28,000 in Gibraltar (Crystal 2003a). L2 users: 2,000 (Crystal 2003a). Status: 1 (National). De facto national language. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, English
- Spanish spa
- Widespread. Users: 16,650 in Gibraltar, all users. L1 users: 1,250 in Gibraltar (2019). L2 users: 15,400 (2019). Status: 3 (Wider communication). Alternate Names: Español Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Ibero-Romance, West Iberian, Castilian
Languages by Status
English
[eng] 1 (National). De facto national language. 30,000 in Gibraltar, all users. L1 users: 28,000 in Gibraltar (Crystal 2003a). L2 users: 2,000 (Crystal 2003a).
Language Vitality Profile
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Language Status Profile
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