Swaziland

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Swaziland
A country in Africa
The number of individual languages listed for Swaziland is 5. All are living languages. Of these, 1 is indigenous and 4 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 2 are institutional and 3 are developing.
Official Name
Kingdom of Swaziland
Population

1,303,000 (2012 census)

Principal Languages
English, Swati
Literacy Rate
87% (2010 UNESCO)
Immigrant Languages
Chichewa (5,700), Southern Sotho (4,700)
General References
Bendor-Samuel and Hartell 1989, Welmers 1971a
Language Counts
The number of individual languages listed for Swaziland is 5. All are living languages. Of these, 1 is indigenous and 4 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 2 are institutional and 3 are developing.
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