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The majority of Colombians speak Spanish (see also Colombian Spanish), but in total 90 languages are listed for Colombia in the Ethnologue database. The specific number of spoken languages varies slightly since some authors consider as different languages what others consider to be varieties or dialects of the same language.
Indigenous peoples hold title to substantial portions of Colombia, primarily in the form of Indigenous Reserves (Spanish: resguardos), which encompass one-third of the country's land. [1] The Indigenous Affairs division of the Ministry of Interior has 567 reserves on record, covering approximately 365,004 km 2 which are home to 800,272 persons ...
The indigenous languages of South America are those whose origin dates back to the pre-Columbian era. The subcontinent has great linguistic diversity, but, as the number of speakers of indigenous languages is diminishing, it is estimated that it could become one of the least linguistically diverse regions of the planet.
Spanish (of which Colombia has the third-largest population of speakers in the world after Mexico and the United States) is the official language, with 99.2% of Colombians speaking Spanish, and there are small communities in urban areas speaking other European languages such as German, French, English, Italian, and Portuguese.
The remaining people either did not respond or replied that they did not know. In addition to the above statistics, 35.9% of Colombians reported that they did not practice their faith actively. [58] [59] [60] 1,519,562 people in Colombia, or around 3% of the population reported following an Indigenous religion.
In 1771, a Spanish force sent from Cartagena to squash Indigenous insurgency in the Guajira Peninsula, and what they found was a fearsome army with British guns. On top of having connections with both British and Dutch merchants, Wayuu people would trade pearls and brazilwood to these merchants in return for contraband slaves.
Ñ-shaped animation showing flags of some countries and territories where Spanish is spoken. Spanish is the official language (either by law or de facto) in 20 sovereign states (including Equatorial Guinea, where it is official but not a native language), one dependent territory, and one partially recognized state, totaling around 442 million people.
During the period of 2001 to 2010, a total of 7,870 Indian students came for higher studies in Sweden. [1] According to Statistics Sweden, as of 2016, there are a total 25,719 India-born immigrants living in Sweden. [2] Most of these people of Indian origin are Punjabis, Bengalis, and South Indians. Some Indians sought and obtained political ...