Sint Maarten

Summary

Official Name

Population

42,400

Principal Languages

Dutch, English

Language Counts

The number of established languages listed for Sint Maarten is 5. All are living languages. Of these, 0 are indigenous and 5 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 3 are institutional, 1 is developing, and 1 is vigorous. Also listed is 1 unestablished language.

Languages

Dutch nld: Users: 2,000 in Sint Maarten (2011 SIL). Status: 1 (National). Statutory national language (2010, Constitution, Article 1(2)). Alternate Names: Nederlands Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, Low Saxon-Low Franconian, Low Franconian
English eng: Users: 5,000 in Sint Maarten (2011 SIL). Status: 1 (National). Statutory national language (2010, Constitution, Article 1(2)). Alternate Names: Engels Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, English
Hindi hin: Users: 2,000 in Sint Maarten (2011 SIL). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Western Hindi, Hindustani
Leeward Caribbean English Creole aig: South Sint Martin: Philipsburg west. Users: 12,000 in Sint Maarten (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
Papiamentu pap: Scattered. Users: 7,000 in Sint Maarten (2011 SIL). Status: 4 (Educational). De facto language of national identity. Alternate Names: Papiamen, Papiamento, Papiamentoe Classification: Creole, Iberian based
Spanish spa: Users: 5,470 in Sint Maarten (2019 World Factbook). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Ibero-Romance, West Iberian, Castilian