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Initially competing in use among Ganymedians with Swahili and the colonial ''[[w:Dachsprache|Dachsprache]]'' of [[w:American English|English]], all three of these languages gradually [[w:Spanish-based creole languages|creolised]] to form modern [[Ganymedian]] and eventually fell out of everyday use in favour of Ganymedian. Both Ganymedian Spanish and Swahili were designated co-official languages alongside Ganymedian in the 2222 constitution of the [[Verse:Ganymede|First Ganymede Republic]], but Ganymedian ''de facto'' took precedence and Ganymedian was designated the sole official language in the 2267 constitution of the Second Ganymede Republic, which it remains to this day.
Initially competing in use among Ganymedians with Swahili and the colonial ''[[w:Dachsprache|Dachsprache]]'' of [[w:American English|English]], all three of these languages gradually [[w:Spanish-based creole languages|creolised]] to form modern [[Ganymedian]] and eventually fell out of everyday use in favour of Ganymedian. Both Ganymedian Spanish and Swahili were designated co-official languages alongside Ganymedian in the 2222 constitution of the [[Verse:Ganymede|First Ganymede Republic]], but Ganymedian ''de facto'' took precedence and Ganymedian was designated the sole official language in the 2267 constitution of the Second Ganymede Republic, which it remains to this day.


Ganymedian Spanish experienced a resurgence from 2262-2271 with the emergence of [[Verse:Ganymede/Bolívarismo|Bolívarismo]], a [[w:Nationalism|nationalist]] movement inspired by the [[w:Chicano Movement|Chicano Movement]] of the 1960s that promoted reconnecting to one's Latin American roots through a reappropriation and celebration of pseudo-Hispanic culture, in particular through the revering of so-called "great Hispanic men" (''hombres grandes'' or simply ''los Grandes''), such as [[w:Simón Bolívar|Simón Bolívar]], [[w:Cesar Chavez|Cesar Chavez]] and [[w:Che Guevara|Che Guevara]]. Bolivarists formed independent Bolivarian communes in Latin American-majority colonies like Río Seco, Cérapiz and Tros neighbourhoods like Pico de Frigia and Onolucia where Spanish was once again taught to children, increasing Ganymedian Spanish speakers to a record 20,000 by 2268. Although the movement petered out by around 2271-2273, descendants of these Bolivarists today still mostly speak Spanish fluently alongside Ganymedian, and number around 700,000 in total.
Ganymedian Spanish experienced a resurgence from 2262-2271 with the emergence of [[Verse:Ganymede/Bolívarismo|Bolívarismo]], a [[w:Nationalism|nationalist]] movement inspired by the [[w:Chicano Movement|Chicano Movement]] of the 1960s that promoted reconnecting to one's Latin American roots through a reappropriation and celebration of pseudo-Hispanic culture, in particular through the revering of so-called "great Hispanic men" (''grandes hombres'' or simply ''los Grandes''), such as [[w:Simón Bolívar|Simón Bolívar]], [[w:Cesar Chavez|Cesar Chavez]] and [[w:Che Guevara|Che Guevara]]. Bolivarists formed independent Bolivarian communes in Latin American-majority colonies like Río Seco, Cérapiz and Tros neighbourhoods like Pico de Frigia and Onolucia where Spanish was once again taught to children, increasing Ganymedian Spanish speakers to a record 20,000 by 2268. Although the movement petered out by around 2271-2273, descendants of these Bolivarists today still mostly speak Spanish fluently alongside Ganymedian, and number around 700,000 in total.


Ganymedian Spanish is a recognised language (''idioma reconocido'', Ganymedian: ''lega konosi'') under Ganymedian law, alongside Swahili and English.  
Ganymedian Spanish is a recognised language (''idioma reconocido'', Ganymedian: ''lega konosi'') under Ganymedian law, alongside Swahili and English.