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STAT Seychelles United States
English status Principal <a href=/cat/Language>language</a> of the schools. Official <a href=/cat/Language>language</a>. Bible 1382-1989. There are many regional dialects. Official <a href=/cat/Language>language</a>. Bible 1382-1989.
Languages Creole 91.8%, English 4.9% (official), other 3.1%, unspecified 0.2% 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
Linguistic diversity index 0.067
Ranked 167th. 		0.353
Ranked 114th. 5 times more than Seychelles
Major language(s) English, French, Creole 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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