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  • Languages: A rank ordering of languages starting with the largest and sometimes includes the percent of total population speaking that language.
  • Languages > Note: This entry provides a rank ordering of languages starting with the largest and sometimes includes the percent of total population speaking that language.
  • Linguistic diversity index: LDI.
  • Major language(s): Country major languages.
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STAT East Timor United States HISTORY
Languages Tetum (official), Portuguese (official), Indonesian, English; <i>note:</i> there are about 16 indigenous languages; Tetum, Galole, Mambae, and Kemak are spoken by significant numbers of people English 82.1%, Spanish 10.7%, other Indo-European 3.8%, Asian and Pacific island 2.7%, other 0.7%; <i>note:</i> Hawaiian is an official language in the state of Hawaii
Languages > Note there are about 16 indigenous languages; Tetum, Galole, Mambae, and Kemak are spoken by significant numbers of people Hawaiian is an official language in the state of Hawaii
Linguistic diversity index 0.897
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than United States 		0.353
Ranked 114th.
Major language(s) Tetum and Portuguese (official), Indonesian and English (working languages) English

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; Wikipedia: Linguistic diversity index (Rankings by country) (UNESCO World Report – Investing in Cultural Diversity and Intercultural Dialogue); British Broadcasting Corporation 2014

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