Languages (2003) | Languages (2002) | ||
Bahamas, The | English (official), Creole (among Haitian immigrants) | English, Creole (among Haitian immigrants) | |
Costa Rica | Spanish (official), English | Spanish (official), English spoken around Puerto Limon | |
East Timor | Tetum (official), Portuguese (official), Indonesian, English
note: there are about 16 indigenous languages; Tetum, Galole, Mambae, and Kemak are spoken by significant numbers of people |
Tetum (official), Portuguese (official), Indonesian, English
note: there are a total of about 16 indigenous languages, of which Tetum, Galole, Mambae, and Kemak are spoken by significant numbers of people |
|
Eritrea | Afar, Arabic, Tigre and Kunama, Tigrinya, other Cushitic languages | Afar, Amharic, Arabic, Tigre and Kunama, Tigrinya, other Cushitic languages | |
Finland | Finnish 93.4% (official), Swedish 5.9% (official), small Sami- and Russian-speaking minorities | Finnish 93.4% (official), Swedish 5.9% (official), small Lapp- and Russian-speaking minorities | |
Malaysia | Bahasa Melayu (official), English, Chinese dialects (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai; note - in addition, in East Malaysia several indigenous languages are spoken, the largest are Iban and Kadazan | Bahasa Melayu (official), English, Chinese dialects (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai; note - in addition, in East Malaysia several indigenous languages are spoken, the largest of which are Iban and Kadazan | |
Moldova | Moldovan (official, virtually the same as the Romanian language), Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect) | Moldovan (official, virtually the same as the Romanian language), Russian (official), Gagauz (a Turkish dialect) | |
Netherlands | Dutch (official language), Frisian (official language) | Dutch | |
Palau | English and Palauan official in all states except Sonsoral (Sonsoralese and English are official), Tobi (Tobi and English are official), and Angaur (Angaur, Japanese, and English are official) | English and Palauan official in all states except Sonsoral (Sonsorolese and English are official), Tobi (Tobi and English are official), and Angaur (Angaur, Japanese, and English are official) | |
Portugal | Portuguese (official), Mirandese (official - but locally used) | Portuguese | |
Romania | Romanian (official), Hungarian, German | Romanian, Hungarian, German | |
Spain | Castilian Spanish 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2%
note: Castilian is the official language nationwide; the other languages are official regionally |
Castilian Spanish (official) 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2% | |
Switzerland | German (official) 63.7%, French (official) 19.2%, Italian (official) 7.6%, Romansch (official) 0.6%, other 8.9% | German (official) 63.7%, French (official) 19.2%, Italian (official) 7.6%, Romansch 0.6%, other 8.9% |