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Dominican Republic
Summary
Official Name
International Conventions
CDE (1977), CPPDCE (2009), CSICH (2006), ICCPR (1978), UNCRPD (2009), UNDRIP (2007)
Population
10,500,000
Principal Languages
Spanish
Literacy Rate
94% (2016 UNESCO)
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Dominican Republic is 5. All are living languages. Of these, 1 is indigenous and 4 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 1 is institutional, 3 are developing, and 1 is dying. Also listed are 4 unestablished languages.
Languages
- Arabic, North Levantine Spoken apc
- Users: 3,700 in Dominican Republic (2021 Joshua Project). , based on ethnicity. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic
- Chinese, Mandarin cmn
- Users: 50,000 in Dominican Republic (2021 Joshua Project). , based on ethnicity. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Sino-Tibetan, Chinese
- Dominican Sign Language doq
- Scattered. Users: 32,000 (2021 DBS/DOOR/SIL). Estimated 21,000–43,000, based on 0.2%–0.4% of the general population. Status: 5 (Developing). Classification: Sign language, Deaf community sign language
- English eng
- Cibao Nordeste and Samaná regions, northeastern peninsula. Users: 49,300 in Dominican Republic (2021 Joshua Project). , based on ethnicity. Status: 8a (Moribund). Alternate Names: Inglés Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, English
- French fra
- Users: 159,100 in Dominican Republic, all users. L1 users: 2,100 in Dominican Republic (2021 Joshua Project). , based on ethnicity. L2 users: 157,000 (Beck et al 2018). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Gallo-Romance, Gallo-Rhaetian, Oïl, French
- Haitian Creole hat
- Dajabón, Distrito Nacional, El Seibo, Elías Piña, Independencia, La Altagracia, La Romana, Monte Cristi, Pedernales, and Valverde regions. Users: 569,000 in Dominican Republic (2021 Joshua Project). , based on ethnicity. Status: 5* (Dispersed). Alternate Names: Creole, Haitian Classification: Creole, French based
- Japanese jpn
- Users: 1,700 in Dominican Republic (2021 Joshua Project). , based on ethnicity. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Japonic
- Southwestern Caribbean English Creole jam
- Users: 22,000 in Dominican Republic. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Creole, English based, Atlantic, Western
- Spanish spa
- Users: 10,464,200 in Dominican Republic, all users. L1 users: 10,400,000 in Dominican Republic (2020). L2 users: 64,200 (2020). Status: 1 (National). Statutory national language (2000, Law 44.00). Alternate Names: Español Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Ibero-Romance, West Iberian, Castilian
Languages by Status
Spanish
[spa] 1 (National). Statutory national language (2000, Law 44.00). 10,464,200 in Dominican Republic, all users. L1 users: 10,400,000 in Dominican Republic (2020). L2 users: 64,200 (2020).
French
[fra] 5* (Dispersed). 159,100 in Dominican Republic, all users. L1 users: 2,100 in Dominican Republic (2021 Joshua Project). , based on ethnicity. L2 users: 157,000 (Beck et al 2018).
Haitian Creole
[hat] 5* (Dispersed). 569,000 in Dominican Republic (2021 Joshua Project). , based on ethnicity.
Dominican Sign Language
[doq] 5 (Developing). 32,000 (2021 DBS/DOOR/SIL). Estimated 21,000–43,000, based on 0.2%–0.4% of the general population.
English
[eng] 8a (Moribund). 49,300 in Dominican Republic (2021 Joshua Project). , based on ethnicity.
Creole Languages of the Northern Caribbean
Language Vitality Profile
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Language Status Profile
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