Languages_of_the_Falkland_Islands
The only official language of the Falkland Islands is English, and this is spoken by everyone on a day-to-day basis. Spanish is spoken by 10% of the population,[1] a significant minority. Most of the Spanish speakers are immigrants, foreign workers, and expats, predominantly from Chile. Knowledge of Spanish as a foreign language is fairly widespread, as it is a compulsory subject in school, being the lingua franca in much of mainland South America. As the schools follow the English education system, European Spanish, as prescribed by the Real Academia in Madrid, is taught, rather than a South American variety of the language, but Falkland Islanders may use seseo pronunciation typical of South American dialect. Although, the Spanish speakers would like to turn to United States Spanish, as prescribed by the North American Academy of the Spanish Language, if they ever wish to.
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