RE
Department of Réunion
Réunion
Summary
Official Name
Department of Réunion
Population
889,000
Principal Languages
French
General References
Holm 1989
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Réunion is 3. All are living languages. Of these, 1 is indigenous and 2 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 1 is institutional, 1 is vigorous, and 1 is dying. Also listed are 7 unestablished languages.
Languages
- Chinese, Hakka hak
- Users: 11,400 in Réunion (2017). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Sino-Tibetan, Chinese
- Chinese, Yue yue
- Users: 14,000 in Réunion (2017). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Sino-Tibetan, Chinese
- Comorian, Maore swb
- Users: 1,500 in Réunion (Johnstone and Mandryk 2001). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, G, Swahili (G.44)
- Comorian, Ndzwani wni
- Users: 3,000 in Réunion (Johnstone and Mandryk 2001). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, G, Swahili (G.44)
- Comorian, Ngazidja zdj
- Users: 4,000 in Réunion (Johnstone and Mandryk 2001). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, G, Swahili (G.44)
- French fra
- Users: 777,000 in Réunion, all users. L1 users: 189,000 in Réunion (2019). L2 users: 588,000 (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
- Gujarati guj
- Users: 21,000 in Réunion (2017). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Intermediate Divisions, Western, Gujarati
- Malagasy plt
- Users: 22,800 in Réunion (2017). Status: Unestablished. Alternate Names: Malgache Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Greater Barito, East, Malagasy
- Réunion French Creole rcf
- Widespread. Users: 484,000 in Réunion (2017). Total users in all countries: 595,000. Status: 6a* (Vigorous). Alternate Names: Créole réunionnais Autonym: Kréol rénioné Classification: Creole, French based
- Tamil tam
- Scattered. Users: 880 in Réunion (2017). Status: 8a (Moribund). 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). 777,000 in Réunion, all users. L1 users: 189,000 in Réunion (2019). L2 users: 588,000 (2018).
Réunion French Creole
[rcf] 6a* (Vigorous). 484,000 in Réunion (2017). Total users in all countries: 595,000.
Tamil
[tam] 8a (Moribund). 880 in Réunion (2017).
Language Vitality Profile
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Language Status Profile
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