Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Summary

Official Name

Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Population

540

Principal Languages

English

Language Counts

The number of established languages listed for Cocos (Keeling) Islands is 2. All are living languages. Of these, 1 is indigenous and 1 is non-indigenous. Furthermore, 1 is institutional and 1 is vigorous.

Languages

English eng: West island. Users: 120 in Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2018 World Factbook). Status: 1 (National). De facto national working language. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, English
Malay, Cocos Islands coa: Home island. Users: 500 in Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2012 World Factbook). Total users in all countries: 1,060. Status: 6a* (Vigorous). Alternate Names: Cocos, Kokos, Kukus Classification: Creole, Malay based