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Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau is a country in Africa that is home to 1,968,000 people. It is also home to 19 living indigenous languages. In addition, 7 living non-indigenous languages are established within the country. One of these, Portuguese, is the official language of the country.

  • Geography

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  • Demographics

    1,968,000

    people

    19

    living languages

    60%
    literate
  • Language Vitality Count

    1. 1
    2. 5
    3. 13
    4. 0

Guinea-Bissau has adopted the following international conventions which speak to indigenous language rights.