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What are the languages of south america and the contries speak them?

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  1. The sole official language of Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Uruguay, and Venezuela is Spanish.

    Paraguay has two official languages: Guarani (a Native America language) and Spanish. About 95% of the population speaks Guarani and about 75% speaks Spanish. Paraguay is very much a bilingual country.

    Bolivia has three official languages: Spanish, Quechua (a Native American language), and Aymara (a Native American language). About 80% of the population speaks Spanish, 30% speaks Quechua, and 25% speaks Aymara. Unlike Paraguay, Spanish is the dominant language.

    Peru also has three official languages: Spanish, Quechua, and Aymara. However, only about 17% of the population speaks Quechua and less than 2% speaks Aymara.

    The official language of Brazil is Portuguese.

    The official language of Guyana is English.

    The official language of Suriname is Dutch.

    The official language of French Guiana (which is a French colony, not an independent country) is French.

    The official language of the Falkland Islands (a British colony) is English.

    The official language of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (another British colony) is English.

    Quechua is spoken by over 10 million people in Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, and Argentina. Guarani is spoken by 7 million people in Paraguay, Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil. Aymara is spoken by over 2 million people in Bolivia, Peru, and Chile. Many other Native American languages are spoken by smaller numbers of people.


  2. Spanish

  3. The language of you getting an F for a grade!

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  4. all countries speak either spanish, portuguese, french guiana speaks french.

    brazil speaks portuguese

    all the others speak spanish, the falkland islands speak english i think

  5. Every country in South America speaks Spanish as their main language, except Brazil, who speak Portuguese.

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