Singapore

English

[eng] 1 (National). Statutory national working language (1963, Constitution (amended), Article 153A(1)). 665,000 in Singapore (2000 census).

Malay

[zlm] 1 (National). Statutory national language (1963, Constitution, Article 153A(2)), not dominant despite status. 414,000 in Singapore (2010 census).

3 (Wider communication)

Chinese, Min Nan

[nan] 3 (Wider communication). 471,000 in Singapore (2000 census). 330,000 speakers of Hokkien and 142,000 of Teochew (2000 census). Ethnic population: 1,720,000, including 1,030,000 Hokkien, 526,000 Teochew, 168,0000 Hainanese (2000 census).

4 (Educational)

Chinese, Mandarin

[cmn] 4 (Educational). Recognized language (1963, Constitution (amended), Article 153A(1)). 1,210,000 in Singapore (2010 census).

Gujarati

[guj] 4 (Educational). 800 in Singapore (1985). Ethnic population: 1,620 (1985).

Tamil

[tam] 4 (Educational). Recognized language (1963, Constitution (amended), Article 153A(1)). 111,000 in Singapore (2010 census). Ethnic population: 111,000 (1993).

5 (Dispersed)

Hindi

[hin] 5 (Dispersed). 9000 in Singapore (2010 R. Jain).

5 (Developing)

Chinese, Min Dong

[cdo] 5 (Developing). 34,200 in Singapore (2000). Ethnic population: 31,400.

Chinese, Pu-Xian

[cpx] 5 (Developing). 14,100 in Singapore (2000).

Chinese, Yue

[yue] 5 (Developing). 164,000 in Singapore (2000 census). Ethnic population: 385,630 (2000 census).

Sindhi

[snd] 5 (Developing). 5,000 in Singapore (1993).

Telugu

[tel] 5 (Developing). 600 in Singapore (2000).

6a (Vigorous)

Singapore Sign Language

[sls] 6a (Vigorous). 3,000 (2007 SIL). Very few monolinguals. Ethnic population: 4,000 (2007 SIL).

6b (Threatened)

Bengali

[ben] 6b (Threatened). 600 in Singapore (1985). Ethnic population: 80,000 (2006 People’s Daily).

Chinese, Hakka

[hak] 6b (Threatened). 69,000 in Singapore (1980). Ethnic population: 199,000 (2000 census).

Chinese, Min Bei

[mnp] 6b (Threatened). 4,000 in Singapore (1985). Ethnic population: 11,000 in Singapore.

Javanese

[jav] 6b (Threatened). 800 in Singapore (1985). Ethnic population: 21,200.

Madura

[mad] 6b (Threatened). 900 in Singapore (1985). Ethnic population: 14,300 (1985).

Malay, Standard

[zsm] 6b (Threatened). Few L1 speakers. L2 speakers include ethnic Malays and some others, particularly the older generation.

Malayalam

[mal] 6b (Threatened). 10,000 in Singapore. Ethnic population: 14,000 (1993).

Panjabi, Eastern

[pan] 6b (Threatened). 9,500 in Singapore (1987). Ethnic population: 14,000 (1993).

Sinhala

[sin] 6b (Threatened). 850 in Singapore (1987). Ethnic population: 12,000 (1993).

7 (Shifting)

Malay, Baba

[mbf] 7 (Shifting). 10,000 in Singapore (Pakir 1986). Population total all countries: 12,000. Ethnic population: 250,000–400,000 (1986).

8a (Moribund)

Orang Seletar

[ors] 8a (Moribund). 880 in Singapore (2000).

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