Brunei

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Official Name
State of Brunei Darussalam
Population Full

460,000 (2019 census)

Principal Languages
Brunei, English, Standard Malay
Literacy Rate
97% (2018 UNESCO)
International Conventions
CDE (1985), CSICH (2011), UNCRPD (2016), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Martin 1995, Martin et al 1996, Purnama 1991, Wurm and Hattori 1981
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Brunei is 16. All are living languages. Of these, 7 are indigenous and 9 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 3 are institutional, 8 are developing, 1 is vigorous, and 4 are in trouble. Also listed are 3 unestablished languages.