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1 (National)
French
[fra]
1 (National). Statutory national language (1958, French Constitution, Article 2). 312,000 in Martinique, all users. L1 users: 15,000 in Martinique (2019). L2 users: 297,000 (2018).
6a (Vigorous)
French Sign Language
[fsl]
6a* (Vigorous). 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).
Lesser Antillean French Creole
[acf]
6a* (Vigorous). De facto language of national identity. 361,000 in Martinique (2019).
