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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
The major languages spoken in Belize include '''English''', [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_language '''Spanish'''] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belizean_Creole '''Kriol or Belizean Creole'''] and all three are spoken by more than 40% of the population according to the 2010 census. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayan_languages '''Mayan languages'''] are also spoken in certain areas, as well as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_language '''German''']. < | The major languages spoken in Belize include '''English''', [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_language '''Spanish'''] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belizean_Creole '''Kriol or Belizean Creole'''] and all three are spoken by more than 40% of the population according to the 2010 census. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayan_languages '''Mayan languages'''] are also spoken in certain areas, as well as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_language '''German''']. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of Belize," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Belize, accessed 15 May 2023.</ref> | ||
'''English''' is the official language of Belize, a former British colony. It is the dominant language of public education, government and most media outlets. The majority of Belizeans, regardless of ethnicity, speak an English-based creole called '''Kriol or Belizean Creole''' during most informal, social and interethnic dialogue. < | '''English''' is the official language of Belize, a former British colony. It is the dominant language of public education, government and most media outlets. The majority of Belizeans, regardless of ethnicity, speak an English-based creole called '''Kriol or Belizean Creole''' during most informal, social and interethnic dialogue. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Standard English and Belizean Creole," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Belize#Standard_English_and_Belizean_Creole, accessed 15 May 2023.</ref> | ||
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|+ Languages spoken in Belize (2010) < | |+ Languages spoken in Belize (2010) <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of Belize," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Belize, accessed 15 May 2023.</ref> | ||
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