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  • Languages: A rank ordering of languages starting with the largest and sometimes includes the percent of total population speaking that language.
  • Languages > Note: This entry provides 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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English status Official <a href=/cat/Language>language</a>. Used in schools. Bible 1535-1989. There are many regional dialects. Official <a href=/cat/Language>language</a>. Bible 1382-1989.
Languages Melanesian Pidgin serves as the lingua franca, English spoken by 1%-2%, Motu spoken in Papua region; <i>note:</i> 820 indigenous languages spoken (over one-tenth of the world's total) English 82.1%, Spanish 10.7%, other Indo-European 3.8%, Asian and Pacific island 2.7%, other 0.7%; <i>note:</i> Hawaiian is an official language in the state of Hawaii
Languages > Note 820 indigenous languages spoken (over one-tenth of the world's total) Hawaiian is an official language in the state of Hawaii
Linguistic diversity index 0.99
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than United States 		0.353
Ranked 114th.
Major language(s) English, Tok Pisin, Hiri Motu English

SOURCES: Ethnologue; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; Wikipedia: Linguistic diversity index (Rankings by country) (UNESCO World Report – Investing in Cultural Diversity and Intercultural Dialogue); British Broadcasting Corporation 2014

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  • English is the official language in over 20 countries. However, it's spoken in 85.

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