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1 (National)
Papiamentu
[pap]
1 (National). De facto national language. 135,000 in Curacao, all users. L1 users: 115,000 in Curacao (2011 SIL). L2 users: 20,000. Total users in all countries: 343,100 (as L1: 323,100; as L2: 20,000).
3 (Wider communication)
Dutch
[nld]
3 (Wider communication). De facto national working language. 11,400 in Curacao (2011 SIL).
5 (Dispersed)
English
[eng]
5* (Dispersed). 5,000 in Curacao (2018).
Spanish
[spa]
5* (Dispersed). 8,960 in Curacao (2018 World Factbook).
6a (Vigorous)
Sign Language of the Netherlands
[dse]
6a* (Vigorous).
