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1 (National)
Portuguese
[por]
1 (National). Statutory national language (1992, Constitution, Article 9(1)). There are very few L1 speakers, mostly Portuguese or Brazilian citizens, who tend to remain monolingual in Portuguese.
4 (Educational)
Kabuverdianu
[kea]
4 (Educational). Statutory language of national identity (1992, Constitution, Article 9(2)), not co-equal with Portuguese. 492,000 in Cape Verde Islands (2010 census), increasing. 80,000 to 100,000 monolinguals. 66% in Kabuverdianu-Sotaventu, 34% in Kabuverdianu-Barlavente. Population total all countries: 1,202,000. Ethnic population: 1,000,000.
