Carlota (San Benito de la Contienda). El portugués

Atravessa frequentemente a fronteira; com as pessoas de Elvas entendem-se bem, mas já não dentro de Portugal. The informant speaks Spanish with her children and grandchildren; she has lost quite a lot of fluency in the language. In the village (600-700 people) there are still people who speak Portuguese, but the younger ones do not speak it any more; there are also new houses, of people from outside.

There is a teacher for the children. It often crosses the border; with the people from Elvas they understand each other well, but not any more inside Portugal.