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1 (National)
Dutch
[nld]
1 (National). Statutory national language (2010, Provisional Official Languages Law, BWBW0028827, Article 2). Bonaire 15,800 (Dutch and Papiamentu [pap]), St. Eustatius 3,100 (Dutch and English), Saba 2,000 (Dutch and English).
English
[eng]
1 (National). Statutory national language (2010, Provisional Official Languages Law, BWBR0028827, Article 2). Bonaire 15,800 (Dutch [nld], Papiamentu [pap] and English), St. Eustatius 3,100 (Dutch and English), Saba 2,000 (Dutch and English).
Papiamentu
[pap]
1 (National). Statutory national language (2010, Provisional Official Languages Law, BWBR0028827, Article 2).
3 (Wider communication)
Spanish
[spa]
3 (Wider communication).
6b (Threatened)
Netherlands Antilles Creole English
[vic]
6b (Threatened). 4,500 in Caribbean Netherlands (2011 SIL).
