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Saint Martin
Summary
Official Name
Population
38,000
Principal Languages
French
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Saint Martin is 5. All are living languages. Of these, 1 is indigenous and 4 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 2 are institutional and 3 are vigorous.
Languages
- English eng
- Widespread. Users: 5,000 in Saint Martin (2011 SIL). Status: 3 (Wider communication). Alternate Names: Anglais Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, English
- French fra
- Users: 3,000 in Saint Martin (2011 SIL). 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
- Guadeloupean French Creole gcf
- Users: 2,500 in Saint Martin (2010 SIL). Status: 6a* (Vigorous). Classification: Creole, French based
- Haitian Creole hat
- Scattered. Users: 4,000 in Saint Martin (2011 SIL). Status: 6a* (Vigorous). Classification: Creole, French based
- Leeward Caribbean English Creole aig
- Widespread. Users: 14,000 in Saint Martin (2011 SIL). Status: 6a* (Vigorous). Alternate Names: Broken English, Creole, Dialect, Patwa, Simaatn Creole English, Sint Maarten Creole English Classification: Creole, English based, Atlantic, Eastern, Southern
Languages by Status
French
[fra] 1 (National). Statutory national language (1958, French Constitution, Article 2). 3,000 in Saint Martin (2011 SIL).
Creole Languages of the Eastern Caribbean
Language Vitality Profile
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Language Status Profile
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