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1 (National)
Danish
[dan]
1 (National). Statutory national working language (1978, Home Rule Act No. 577, Article 9(2)). 7,830 in Greenland (1986).
Inuktitut, Greenlandic
[kal]
1 (National). Statutory national language (1978, Home Rule Act No. 577 of 29 November, Article 9.1). 50,000 in Greenland (2007 I. Larsen). 3,000 East Greenlandic, 44,000 West Greenlandic, 800 North Greenlandic. Population total all countries: 57,000.
