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1 (National)
English
[eng]
1 (National). Statutory national working language (1993, Official Languages Act No. 1, Article 1). 1,551,000 in Puerto Rico, all users. L1 users: 61,000 in Puerto Rico (2020 J. Leclerc). L2 users: 1,490,000 (2020).
Spanish
[spa]
1 (National). Statutory national language (1993, Official Languages Act No. 1, Article 1). 3,112,000 in Puerto Rico, all users. L1 users: 3,080,000 in Puerto Rico (2020). L2 users: 32,000 (Instituto Cervantes 2019).
5 (Developing)
Puerto Rican Sign Language
[psl]
5 (Developing). 10,000 (2021 DBS/DOOR/SIL). Estimated 6,000–13,000 deaf signers, based on 0.2%–0.4% of the general population. another estimate: 8,000–40,000 deaf persons (Van Cleve 1986).
9 (Dormant)
Taíno
[tnq]
9 (Dormant). No known L1 speakers. The last fluent speaker died no later than the late 19th century (Wahayona Campos Reyes 2004).
Unestablished
Chinese, Yue
[yue]
Unestablished. 1,680 in Puerto Rico (2020).
French
[fra]
Unestablished. 2,100 in Puerto Rico (2020).
German, Standard
[deu]
Unestablished. 1,300 in Puerto Rico (2020).
Hindi
[hin]
Unestablished. 3,670 in Puerto Rico (2020).
Italian
[ita]
Unestablished. 1,400 in Puerto Rico (2020).
