English status
The indigenous population no longer resides in the islands. Current residents include members of the USA military, a small detachment of British officials, and support staff, mainly of Mauritian and Philippine origin. Official language. Bible 1535-1989. |
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English-speaking population > First language
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3,500
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[35th of 62]
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DEFINITION:
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SOURCE: Ethnologue |
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English-speaking population > Total
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3,500 |
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[73rd of 99]
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DEFINITION: English-speaking population includes both native speakers and second language speakers of English. A first language, native language, arterial language, mother tongue, or L1 in linguistics, is the first language that a person learned. In terms of that view, the person is defined as a native speaker of the first language. A second language (L2) is any language learned after the first language or mother tongue (L1). |
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SOURCE: Wikipedia: List of countries by English-speaking population
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