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VG

British Virgin Islands

Summary

Official Name
Population
30,000
Principal Languages
English
General References
Holm 1989
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for British Virgin Islands 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.

Languages

English eng
Users: 3,000 in British Virgin Islands (2019). Status: 1 (National). De facto national language. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, English
Spanish spa
Users: 3,000 in British Virgin Islands (2019). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Ibero-Romance, West Iberian, Castilian
Virgin Islands English Creole vic
Widespread. Users: 18,000 in British Virgin Islands (2019). Status: 6a* (Vigorous). Classification: Creole, English based, Atlantic, Eastern, Southern

Languages by Status

    English
    [eng] 1 (National). De facto national language. 3,000 in British Virgin Islands (2019).
    Spanish
    [spa] 5* (Dispersed). 3,000 in British Virgin Islands (2019).
    Virgin Islands English Creole
    [vic] 6a* (Vigorous). 18,000 in British Virgin Islands (2019).

Creole Languages of the Eastern Caribbean

Language Vitality Profile

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Language Status Profile

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