April 12, 2006

Where are Native Languages Official

A friend asked me where in the Americas indigenous languages are official at the national level and I thought other people might be interested. As far as I know only three countries have a native language as an official language:

BoliviaAymara
Quechua
Spanish
Paraguay     Guaraní
Spanish
PeruAymara
Quechua
Spanish

If you use a broader notion of "indigenous" you could include Haiti, where both French and Haitian Creole are official.

Posted by Bill Poser at April 12, 2006 09:16 PM