Countries where Spanish is a minority

Les pays où l'espagnol est minoritaire

Peru, Bolivia and Paraguay live in a particular situation. Au Pérou , 47 % des Péruviens parlent l'espagnol alors que le reste de la population utilise l'une des 85 langues «indiennes» (dont l'aymara et le quechua). L'espagnol est minoritaire également en Bolivie (43 %) et au Paraguay (3 %). On compte une bonne quarantaine de langues «indiennes» en Bolivie (dont l'aymara et le quechua).

Enfin, dans deux pays, le Paraguay en Amérique du Sud et la Guinée équatoriale en Afrique, la quasi-totalité de la population emploie une autre langue que l'espagnol comme langue maternelle. Cette situation ressemble à celle de plusieurs États francophones ou anglophones d'Afrique: une infime minorité utilise la langue officielle comme langue maternelle. Au Paraguay, près de 97 % de la population parle le guarani. Selon le paragraphe 2 de l'article 140 de la Constitution paraguayenne (1992): «Ses langues officielles sont le castillan et le guarani.»

Quant à la Guinée équatoriale , coincée par le Cameroun et le Gabon (deux États de langue française), l'espagnol y demeure la langue officielle (avec le français), mais 75 % de la population parlent le fang et 25 % se partagent les sept autres langues de ce petit État de 410 000 habitants. Durant l'année 1998, le Parlement a adopté la Loi constitutionnelle portant modification de l'article 4 de la Loi fondamentale et établissant que «les langues officielles de la république de Guinée équatoriale sont l'espagnol et le français». Dans les faits, l'espagnol est la première langue officielle, le français, la seconde.

Countries where Spanish is a minority

Peru, Bolivia and Paraguay live in a particular situation. Peru, Bolivia and Paraguay live in a particular situation. In Peru, 47% of Peruvians speak Spanish while the rest of the population uses one of 85 languages "Indian" (including the Aymara and Quechua). Spanish is also a minority in Bolivia (43%) and Paraguay (3%). Spanish is also a minority in Bolivia (43%) and Paraguay (3%). There are a good forty languages "Indian" in Bolivia (with Aymara and Quechua).

Finally, in two countries, Paraguay in South America and Equatorial Guinea in Africa, almost all of the population uses a language other than Spanish as their mother tongue. This situation resembles that of several states of Francophone and Anglophone Africa: a small minority use the official language as mother tongue. In Paraguay, about 97% of the population speaks Guarani. According to paragraph 2 of Article 140 of the Constitution of Paraguay (1992): "Its official languages are Castilian and Guarani."

As for Equatorial Guinea, squeezed between Cameroon and Gabon (two French-speaking states), including the Spanish remains the official language (with French), but 75% of the population speaks the blood and 25% share seven other languages of this small country of 410 000 inhabitants. During 1998, Parliament adopted the Constitutional Act Amending Article 4 of the Basic Law and stating that "the official languages of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea are Spanish and French. In fact, Spanish is the first official language, French, second. In fact, Spanish is the first official language, French the second.

http://www.tlfq.ulaval.ca/axl/Langues/2vital_inter_espagnol.htm

<< Au Pérou , 47 % des Péruviens parlent l'espagnol alors que le reste de la population utilise l'une des 85 langues «indiennes» (dont l'aymara et le quechua). L'espagnol est minoritaire également en Bolivie (43 %) et au Paraguay (3 %). On compte une bonne quarantaine de langues «indiennes» en Bolivie (dont l'aymara et le quechua). >>

Why I didn't know that just 3% of the population of Paraguay speaks Spanish as a native language.

This is more reliable than the information found on Wikipedia.

Countries,where Spanish is minority:
<<...............Brazil- 12,445,005( all population-196,342,587)
France- 6,161,486 ( all population-64,057,790)
USA-50,000,000 (all population-304,059,724)-15.4% of all population
United Kingdom 3,922,500 (all population-60,943,912)
Germany 2,706,972 (all population-82,369,548)
..................................................................>>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_language

I don't get it. If 47% of the population of Peru speaks Spanish, and the remaining 53% speak one of the 85 Indian languages how is the former a minority?

I mean, if 53% spoke the same one Indian language that would surely make Spanish a minority, but not 85 different languages...

Spanish is spoken natively by 80% of people in Peru, not 47%.
Quechua is spoken by 16% and other indigenous languages are spoken by 4%.

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Per%C3%BA#Idiomas

<< Countries,where Spanish is minority:
<<...............Brazil- 12,445,005( all population-196,342,587)
France- 6,161,486 ( all population-64,057,790)
USA-50,000,000 (all population-304,059,724)-15.4% of all population
United Kingdom 3,922,500 (all population-60,943,912)
Germany 2,706,972 (all population-82,369,548)
..................................................................>>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_language >>

Crap again. Those are mere inventions made by hispanics in Wikpedia.

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Map-Hispanophone_World%28temporary%29.png.

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File_talk:Map-Hispanophone_World.png/Archive1

Spanish is fast becoming a minority language in Guatemala because 30% of its people don't even understand Spanish.

The Central American country of Guatemala is one of the most linguistically diverse in the world, and certainly the most diverse in the Western Hemisphere. Five hundred years ago, Guatemala was ruled by the Mayas. Actually, there was no Mayan empire, but rather a loose collection of city-states, each with its own language. In 1523 the Spanish showed up. Within twenty years they had conquered most of the country, although a few remote pockets held out into the 1600s.

Despite the passage of 450 years since the Spanish conquest, a large percentage of the population continues to speak various Mayan Indian languages. In 1940, the Guatemalan census reported that 68% of the population were Indians. But, in 1973, the census showed a drop to only 44%. However, most scholars consider that figure to be too low (Suarez, 1983). Usual figures given for the current Indian population are in the range of 50- 55% (del Aguila, 1987; Simon, 1987; Stewart, 1981, 1984; Suarez, 1983).

Linguistically, these Indians speak a large number of languages and dialects, although there is some slight disagreement as to precise numbers. Figures include twenty languages with seventy dialects (Stewart, 1981), twenty-three languages with over one hundred dialects (del Aguila, 1987), twenty-two languages (Simon, 1987), and twenty-four to thirty languages (Britnall, 1977). However, the languages are related and are similar in vocabulary and grammar. While the differances between languages are enough to make them mutually unintelligible, the differance between dialects is usually small (Britnall, 1977).

The Indians are usually divided into major and minor languages, depending on the number of speakers. There are four major languages; Quiche with 520,000 speakers and fourteen dialects, Mam with 321,000 speakers and fifteen dialects, Cakchiquel with 271,000 speakers and twelve dialects, and Kekchi with 209,000 speakers (Stewart, 1981). Minor languages, which range from the nearly extinct to 60,000 speakers, include Pocomchi, Ixil, Kanjobel, Tzutujil, Pocomam, and Chorti (Stewart, 1981)

http://www.pateplumaradio.com/central/guatemala/guatlg1.html

Although the official language is Spanish, it is not universally spoken among the indigenous population, or is often spoken as a second language; 21 distinct Mayan languages are still spoken, especially in rural areas, and Garifuna is spoken by a small number of people on the Caribbean coast.

http://www.travelexpertguide.org/forum/Latin-America/About-20-Indian-languages-are-spoken-in-Guatemala-T-or-F-377134.htm

Languages(Guatemala): Spanish 60%, Indian language 40% (23 Indian dialects, including Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi)

http://www.travellog.com/guatemala/mayastoday.html

Por favor, no me hagais reir. El Español lo hablan 495 millones de personas,y de ellos solo 20 como segunda Lengua. Esos 20 millones están en Perú(el 79% tiene como Lengua materna el Español),Guatemala(65%),Bolivia(42%),y Paraguay(55). De todas maneras,esos 20 millones que hablan Lenguas indígenas son tribus que viven todavía en la selva y en taparrabos. A medida que esa gente emigran a las ciudades paulatinamente van aprendiendo Español.

Por ejemplo el Francés lo hablan como primera Lengua o materna solo 90 millones de personas,y como segunda Lengua otros 35 millones adicionales. JA JA JA JA JA JA JA JA.........

S'il te plaît, ne me faites pas rire. Le français a de 110 millions de locuteurs comme langue première et y compris ceux d'Afrique, 190 million comme langue secondaire et 200 millions de locuteurs comme langue étrangère speakers.A total de 500 millions d'euros.

L'espagnol est parlé de 330 millions comme langue maternelle, 25 millions d'usagers secondaires et encore de 25 millions de personnes qui le parlent comme langue Etrangère. Un total de 380 millions d'euros.

Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

El Francés ya no se habla ni en Argelia o Marruecos. Se está hundiendo. Además,¿de qué sirve que se hable en sitios como Senegal o el Congo cuando en esos países no se puede vivir porque pasan de los 40-50 grados centígrados?. El Español ya está muy por encima del Francés. Está a años luz del Francés.

El Francés ya no puede compararse ni siquiera con el Portugués, el Indi,el Ruso, o el Árabe, y por tanto mucho menos aún con el Español.

"El Francés ya no se habla ni en Argelia o Marruecos. Se está hundiendo. Además,¿de qué sirve que se hable en sitios como Senegal o el Congo cuando en esos países no se puede vivir porque pasan de los 40-50 grados centígrados?. El Español ya está muy por encima del Francés. Está a años luz del Francés.

El Francés ya no puede compararse ni siquiera con el Portugués, el Indi,el Ruso, o el Árabe, y por tanto mucho menos aún con el Español."



Well, Red Echelon you are completely right. Even French can't be compared with Hiri Motu, Pular or Wolof-Wolof...

GUEST, Cacophonie,estoooooooo,sorry,want to say FRANCOPHONIE, is Tutancamón momy of Languages in all around the world. It's an absolutely DEAD tongue. Even Morocco & Algeria fucks Francaise every day. Only speaks Francaise in France and 4 madman in Tombuctú.

Cacophonie is a dead culture,and in Spain we says that to speak very well Francaise you must to move the lips and the tongue like if somebody were introducing his "banana" in your mouth.