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In Peru, as throughout most of Latin America, Spanish is considered the 'H' language while indigenous languages like Quechua dialects or Ayamara are considered the 'L' language. This has resulted in most Peruvians who do speak an indigenous language using Spanish more and more in everyday life. [9]
The four national languages of Switzerland are German, French, Italian, and Romansh. [4] German, French, and Italian maintain equal status as official languages at the national level within the federal administration of the Swiss Confederation, while Romansh is used in dealings with people who speak it. [5]
Ecuador defines Spanish as its official language, but Spanish, Quechua and Shuar – as official languages of intercultural relations in the Article 2 of the 2008 Constitution. [145] Falkland Islands, English is the official & dominant language. Spanish is spoken by a minority of the population who comes from Chile and Argentina.
Spoken on Annobón island, Equatorial Guinea; Forro: Forro is becoming the language of social networks. Spoken on São Tomé Island, São Tomé and Príncipe. Principense Creole: Almost extinct. Spoken on Príncipe island, São Tomé and Príncipe. Tonga Portuguese (Português dos Tongas) Americas Papiamento; Asia Indo-Portuguese creoles
A language island (a calque of German Sprachinsel; also language enclave, language pocket) is an enclave of a language that is surrounded by one or more different languages. [1] The term was introduced in 1847. [2] Many speakers of these languages also have their own distinct culture.
The Ticinese dialect is the set of dialects, belonging to the Alpine and Western branch of the Lombard language, [3] spoken in the northern part of the Canton of Ticino [4] (Sopraceneri); the dialects of the region can generally vary from valley to valley, often even between single localities, [4] while retaining the mutual intelligibility that is typical of the Lombard linguistic continuum.
The term diaspora language, coined in the 1980s, [1] is a sociolinguistic idea referring to a variety of languages spoken by peoples with common roots who have dispersed, under various pressures and often globally. The emergence and evolution of a diaspora language is usually part of a larger attempt to retain cultural identity.
Ñ-shaped animation showing flags of some countries and territories where Spanish is spoken. Spanish is the official language (either by law or de facto) in 20 sovereign states (including Equatorial Guinea, where it is official but not a native language), one dependent territory, and one partially recognized state, totaling around 442 million people.