Language Stats: compare key data on Cameroon & Canada

French status: Status of French language in selected countries. Additional information for Mauritius provided by the Ministry of Tourism website of the Republic of Mauritius
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	Cameroon	Canada
English status	Official <a href=/cat/Language>language</a>. Bible 1535-1989.	National <a href=/cat/Language>language</a>. Bible 1382-1989.
French status	Official <a href=/cat/Language>language</a>. Bible 1530-1986.	Difficult intelligibility between speakers of Quï¿½bï¿½cois and Acadian for speakers not fluent in Standard <a href=/country/fr>French</a>. National <a href=/cat/Language>language</a>. Bible 1530-1986.
Languages	24 major African language groups, English (official), French (official)	English (official) 59.3%, French (official) 23.2%, other 17.5%
Linguistic diversity index	0.942 Ranked 8th. 72% more than Canada	0.549 Ranked 77th.
Major language(s)	French, English, languages of Bantu, Semi-Bantu and Sudanic groups	English, French (both official)

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