Language Stats: compare key data on Philippines & Zambia

Languages: 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	Philippines	Zambia
English status	National <a href=/cat/Language>language</a>. Bible 1535-1989.	Spoken as mother tongue by Europeans mainly. A small minority of Zambian <a href=/encyclopedia/Africa>Africans</a> speak it as a mother tongue. Used as a second <a href=/cat/Language>language</a>. The only <a href=/cat/Language>language</a> of <a href=/encyclopedia/Parliament-(band)>Parliament</a>. Official <a href=/cat/Language>language</a>. Bible 1535-1989.
Languages	Filipino (official; based on Tagalog) and English (official); eight major dialects - Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinan	English (official), major vernaculars - Bemba, Kaonda, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Nyanja, Tonga, and about 70 other indigenous languages
Linguistic diversity index	0.849 Ranked 23th.	0.855 Ranked 21st. 1% more than Philippines
Major language(s)	Filipino, English (both official)	English (official), Bemba, Lozi, Nyanja, Tonga

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