Language profiles in Manchester
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Spanish
Language | Spanish |
Language name transliterated | español |
Distribution | Spain, South America, Central America, |
Estimated number of speakers worldwide | 350m (native) 420m (total) |
Language classification | Indo-European; Romance |
Related to which languages | Portuguese, Catalan, Italian |
Distinctive features in sounds | stops become fricatives after vowels |
Distinctive features in grammar | Words are inflected; subject pronouns can be omitted |
Writing system | Roman script |
Distinctive graphemes | á, é, í, ó, ú, ñ, ¿, ¡
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Status | Official language in Spain, Central & South American countries |
Number of persons identifying as “main language” in England & Wales (Census 2011) | 120,222 |
Number of persons identifying as “main language” in Greater Manchester (Census 2011) | 3,252 |
Number of persons identifying as “main language” in City of Manchester (Census (Census 2011) | 1,869 |
Number of persons identifying as “main language” in Greater Manchester as percentage of total in England & Wales (Census 2011) | 3% |
Number of persons identifying as “main language” in City of Manchester as percentage of total in England & Wales (Census 2011) | 2% |
Proficiency in English, self-reported in City of Manchester (Census 2011)* | Can speak English very well (58%), Can speak English well (35%), Cannot speak English well (7%), Cannot speak English (1%) |
Distribution in City of Manchester (Census 2011) | City Centre (272), Hulme (175), Ardwick (118), Ancoats and Clayton (100), Old Moat (85) |
Distribution in Greater Manchester (Census 2011) | Salford (328), Trafford (279), Stockport (230) |
First language of pupils in Manchester schools (2015) | 380 |
Distribution in City of Manchester schools (2015) | Abraham Moss High School (15), St. Catherine’s R.C. Primary (12), Cedar Mount Academy (12), Wright Robinson College (11), The Barlow R.C. High School (10) |
Total interpreter requests in Manchester’s GP practices (2014/2015) | 282 |
Library loans (2012/2013) | 511 |
Library acquisitions (2012/2013) | |
M-4 interpreter requests (2012/2013) | 155 |
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*Percentages rounded to nearest whole number