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Main languages. Spanish is the most spoken language of South America with Portuguese as a very close second. Other official languages with substantial number of speakers are: Aymara in Bolivia and Peru. Guaraní in Bolivia and Paraguay. Quechua in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru. Language. Speakers. Countries.
Indigenous languages of South America. The principal families of South America (except Quechua, Aymaran, and Mapuche). The indigenous languages of South America are those whose origin dates back to the pre-Columbian era. The subcontinent has great linguistic diversity, but, as the number of speakers of indigenous languages is diminishing, it is ...
Languages of Chile. Spanish is the de facto official and administrative language of Chile. It is spoken by 99.3% of the population in the form of Chilean Spanish, as well as Andean Spanish. Spanish in Chile is also referred to as "castellano ". Although an officially recognized Hispanic language does not exist at the governmental level, the ...
Languages of Peru. No officially designated keyboard layout. Both the Latin American Spanish layout and the Spaniard Spanish layout are de facto in use side by side. Peru has many languages in use, with its official languages being Spanish, Quechua and Aymara. Spanish has been in the country since it began being taught in the time of José ...
In these countries and territories, Portuguese is the main or mostly used language of communication of the vast majority of the population; official documents are written chiefly or solely in that language; and it is taught in schools and utilized as the primary medium of instruction as part of the official curriculum.
Portuguese is the third most spoken language of the Americas, and the second most spoken language in South America. [ 1][ 2] It is the sole official language of Brazil and is a co-official language of several regional organizations, notably Mercosul, UNASUL, ACTO, CELAC, the Rio Group, and ALADI . The main varieties of Portuguese spoken in ...
Portuguese is spoken by approximately 200 million people in South America, 30 million in Africa, 15 million in Europe, 5 million in North America and 0.33 million in Asia and Oceania. It is the native language of the vast majority of the people in Portugal, [45] Brazil [46] and São Tomé and Príncipe (95%). [47]
This is the list of countries sorted by the number of official languages. Only countries with three or more official languages, either nationally or locally, are included. Country. Official. Including minority. Ref. Bolivia. 37. 37.