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Eswatini
A country in Africa
The number of individual languages listed for Eswatini 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 eSwatini
Population Full

1,304,000 (2016 UNDESA)

Principal Languages
English, Swati
Literacy Rate
88% (2017 World Factbook)
Immigrant Languages
Chichewa (6,520), Southern Sotho (5,220)
International Conventions
ACHPR (1995), CDE (1970), CPPDCE (2012), CSICH (2012), ICCPR (2004), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Bendor-Samuel and Hartell 1989, Welmers 1971a
Language Counts
The number of individual languages listed for Eswatini 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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