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1 (National)
English
[eng]
1 (National). De facto national language. 93,700 in U.S. Virgin Islands, all users. L1 users: 18,500 in U.S. Virgin Islands (2019). L2 users: 75,200 (2019 World Factbook).
5 (Dispersed)
Spanish
[spa]
5* (Dispersed). 16,800 in U.S. Virgin Islands (Instituto Cervantes 2019).
5 (Developing)
American Sign Language
[ase]
5 (Developing). 110 in U.S. Virgin Islands (Parks and Williams 2011). Approximately 0.1% of total population.
6a (Vigorous)
Virgin Islands English Creole
[vic]
6a* (Vigorous). De facto language of national identity. 67,200 in U.S. Virgin Islands (2019). Total users in all countries: 89,700.
10 (Extinct)
Negerhollands
[dcr]
10 (Extinct). No known L1 speakers. The last speaker, Alice Stevens, died in 1987 (Van Rossem and van der Voort 1996).
