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  • Languages: A rank ordering of languages starting with the largest and sometimes includes the percent of total population speaking that language.
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English status Yanito is spoken by most Gibraltarians among themselves. It is a dialect of English with a strong Spanish influence, with over 500 words coming from Genoese (Ligurian) and Hebrew. Official language. Bible 1535-1989. 1989
Languages English (used in schools and for official purposes), Spanish, Italian, Portuguese 2011
Linguistic diversity index 0.498 2009 87th out of 200
Spanish status Bible 1553-1979. 1979

SOURCES: Ethnologue; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; Wikipedia: Linguistic diversity index (Rankings by country) (UNESCO World Report – Investing in Cultural Diversity and Intercultural Dialogue)

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