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Africa > Zambia > Language

English speakers	41,434	[17th of 52]
English speakers (per $ GDP)	0.077 per $10,000 of GDP	[14th of 35]
English status Spoken as mother tongue by Europeans mainly. A small minority of Zambian Africans speak it as a mother tongue. Used as a second language. The only language of Parliament. Official language. Bible 1535-1989.
SOURCE: Ethnologue
English-speaking population > As an additional language	1,800,000	[34th of 59]
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SOURCE: Ethnologue
English-speaking population > First language	110,000	[14th of 62]
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SOURCE: Wikipedia: List of countries by English-speaking population
English-speaking population > Total	1,900,000	[36th of 99]
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).
SOURCE: Wikipedia: List of countries by English-speaking population
Languages of the African Union > Illiteracy > Literacy rate	67.9	[137th of 174]
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SOURCE: Wikipedia: List of countries by English-speaking population