Martinique
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French
[fra] Users: 312,000 in Martinique, all users. L1 users: 15,000 in Martinique (2019). L2 users: 297,000 (2018). Status: 1 (National). Statutory national language (1958, French Constitution, Article 2). Alternate Names: Français. Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Gallo-Romance, Gallo-Rhaetian, Oïl, French.
French Sign Language
[fsl] Scattered. Users: 1,100 in Martinique (2021 DBS/DOOR/SIL). Estimated 750–1,500 deaf signers, assuming 0.2%–0.4% of total population. Another estimate: 400–3,200 (Parks and Williams 2011). Status: 6a* (Vigorous). Classification: Sign language, Deaf community sign language.
Lesser Antillean French Creole
[acf] Widespread. Users: 361,000 in Martinique (2019). Status: 6a* (Vigorous). De facto language of national identity. Alternate Names: Kwéyòl, Patois, Patwa. Classification: Creole, French based.