French Guiana

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1 (National)

French

[fra] 1 (National). Statutory national language (1958, French Constitution, Article 2), French overseas department.

4 (Educational)

Guianese Creole French

[gcr] 4 (Educational). 50,000 (1977 SIL).

5 (Developing)

Chinese, Hakka

[hak] 5 (Developing). 5,000 in French Guiana.

Eastern Maroon Creole

[djk] 5 (Developing). 18,000 in French Guiana (2011 SIL), increasing. Less than 6,000 monolinguals.

Javanese, Caribbean

[jvn] 5 (Developing).

Palikúr

[plu] 5 (Developing). 250 in French Guiana (Queixalos 2000). No monolinguals. Ethnic population: 500.

Saramaccan

[srm] 5 (Developing). 3,000 in French Guiana (1994), decreasing.

6a (Vigorous)

French Sign Language

[fsl] 6a (Vigorous).

Wayampi

[oym] 6a (Vigorous). 650 in French Guiana (2000 SIL), increasing. 120 Camopí and Masikilí on middle Oyapock River, and 180 in 3 villages on upper Oyapock around Trois-Sauts (Grenand 1980). Ethnic population: 1,200.

6b (Threatened)

Carib

[car] 6b (Threatened). 1,200 in French Guiana. No monolinguals. Ethnic population: 2,000 (Crevels 2007).

Emerillon

[eme] 6b (Threatened). 400 (2001), increasing. Ethnic population: 400 (Crevels 2007).

7 (Shifting)

Wayana

[way] 7 (Shifting). 200 in French Guiana, decreasing. Ethnic population: 1,000.

8a (Moribund)

Arawak

[arw] 8a (Moribund). 150 in French Guiana. Ethnic population: 350–600 (Crevels 2007).

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