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1 (National)
English
[eng]
1 (National). De facto national language. 42,000 in Barbados, all users. L1 users: 29,000 in Barbados (2018). L2 users: 13,000 (Crystal 2003a).
6a (Vigorous)
American Sign Language
[ase]
6a* (Vigorous). 290 in Barbados (2011 J. Parks and L. Parks). Approximately 0.1% of the total population.
Bajan
[bjs]
6a* (Vigorous). De facto language of national identity. 257,000 (2018).