NationMaster - American Samoan Language statistics

English speakers	1,248	[40th of 52]
English speakers (per capita)	2.156 per 100 people	[22nd of 46]
English status Official language. Bible 1535-1989.
English-speaking population > As an additional language	15,050	[51st of 59]
English-speaking population > First language	1,248	[46th of 62]
English-speaking population > Total	16,298	[61st of 99]
Languages Samoan 90.6% (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English 2.9%, Tongan 2.4%, other Pacific islander 2.1%, other 2%; note: most people are bilingual
Languages > A note	most people are bilingual
Languages > Note most people are bilingual (2000 census)

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SOURCES: Ethnologue; Wikipedia: List of countries by English-speaking population ; Wikipedia: List of countries by English-speaking population; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: American Samoa, Territory of American Samoa

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