GP
Department of Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe
Summary
Official Name
Department of Guadeloupe
Population
400,000
Principal Languages
French
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Guadeloupe is 3. All are living languages. Of these, 1 is indigenous and 2 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 1 is institutional, 1 is developing, and 1 is vigorous. Also listed are 2 unestablished languages.
Languages
- French fra
- Users: 377,400 in Guadeloupe, all users. L1 users: 6,400 in Guadeloupe (2019). L2 users: 371,000 (Beck et al 2018). Status: 1 (National). Statutory national language (1958, French Constitution, Article 2). Alternate Names: Français Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Gallo-Romance, Gallo-Rhaetian, Oïl, French
- French Sign Language fsl
- Scattered. Users: 2,000 in Guadeloupe (2021 DBS/DOOR/SIL). Estimated 1,200–2,400 deaf signers, assuming 0.3%–0.6% of the total population. Another estimate: 3,520 deaf, based on a reported 0.8% incidence of significant hearing loss (Parks and Williams 2011:24). Status: 5* (Developing). Classification: Sign language, Deaf community sign language
- Guadeloupean French Creole gcf
- Marie Galante islands. Users: 430,000 in Guadeloupe (2001). Total users in all countries: 433,500. Status: 6a* (Vigorous). De facto language of national identity. Alternate Names: Guadeloupean Creole, Kreyol, Patois, Patwa Classification: Creole, French based
- Haitian Creole hat
- Users: 12,000 in Guadeloupe (2004). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Creole, French based
- Tamil tam
- Users: 4,400 in Guadeloupe (2008 J. Leclerc). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Dravidian, Southern, Tamil-Kannada, Tamil-Kodagu, Tamil-Malayalam, Tamil
Languages by Status
French
[fra] 1 (National). Statutory national language (1958, French Constitution, Article 2). 377,400 in Guadeloupe, all users. L1 users: 6,400 in Guadeloupe (2019). L2 users: 371,000 (Beck et al 2018).
French Sign Language
[fsl] 5* (Developing). 2,000 in Guadeloupe (2021 DBS/DOOR/SIL). Estimated 1,200–2,400 deaf signers, assuming 0.3%–0.6% of the total population. Another estimate: 3,520 deaf, based on a reported 0.8% incidence of significant hearing loss (Parks and Williams 2011:24).
Guadeloupean French Creole
[gcf] 6a* (Vigorous). De facto language of national identity. 430,000 in Guadeloupe (2001). Total users in all countries: 433,500.
Creole Languages of the Eastern Caribbean
Language Vitality Profile
Click to enlarge with explanation
Language Status Profile
Click to enlarge with explanation