How many Languages are spoken in Venezuela

 

Spanish is the most widely spoken language in the country of Venezuela, even though there are approximately 40 different languages are spoken all over the country. In 1999’s constitution made Spanish language as well as the nation's indigenous forms of language as the official languages. Most of the languages in the country of Venezuela are still unclassified. Country’s ethnic population includes mestizos, approximately who make up about 51 percent of the total inhabitants, and 44 percent of the population is of European descent. 3.5 percent of Venezuelans have African ancestry, while 2.5 percent are Amerindians.

Venezuela’s Official Language

A lot colonizer who settled in the country of Venezuela was from the Galicia, Canary Islands, Andalusia, and Basque Country. Canarian particularly had a major effect on the structure Spanish language that is spoken in the country of Venezuelan, and the Canarian and the Canarian accents may prove difficult for the people who speak Spanish to differentiate between them. Italian and Portuguese immigrants aided contact between their languages and Venezuelan Spanish. Slaves from Africa also contributed some African words to the language, as did the native communities. One distinction of Venezuelan Spanish is the Caracas dialect, which is familiar in the capital city of Caracas. And this particular dialect is viewed as the standard Spanish and used by the media in the country. Other dialects are Zulian, Lara, Margaritan, and Andean.

Indigenous Languages Of Venezuela

The indigenous languages spoken in the country of Venezuela trace their origin to the languages of the Chibcha, Arawaks, and Caribs. In remote areas some indigenous societies are only familiar with their languages and do not understand Spanish. Among the Warao community the Warao language is common. Approximately Its 28,000 speakers mostly live in the Orinoco Delta region in northeastern Venezuela. The Wayuu language has 305,000 speakers from the Wayuu community that settled in northwestern Venezuela. Wayuu is amid the Arawakan languages. The Pemon language is classified in the Cariban family, and in the Pemon society it has 30,000 speakers that is located in the country's southeast. Panare is the another Cariban dialect, which has 3 thousand to 4 thousand speakers residing in the Bolivar State situated in southern Venezuela. Mapoyo dialect is another Carib dialect which is used along the Sia[ire Rovers amd Parguaza. Mapoyo dialect speakers are about 365 and its dialects, namely Pémono and Yabarana, are considered extinct.

The Yaruro language is local to the Yaruro people whose settlements lie along the Orinoco, Apure , Meta, and Cinaruco Rivers. Many languages of Venezuela's native languages lie in the Arawakanfamilies and Cariban families.

What Foreign Languages Spoken In Venezuela?

The English language has mostly been adopted by Venezuelan academics, professionals, and in high and middle-class societies in the country.  In the 20^th century the use of the language increased in the country as oil companies from English speaking nations set up operations in the country of Venezuela. English is included in bachillerato as well as in the secondary education. Waves of over 300,000 people from Italy migrated to Venezuela in the latter half of the 20th century and introduced their language in the country, and also influenced Venezuela’s local idioms. Latin and French are part of the humanities curriculum of the high schools. The presence of the Chinese language in the country is attributed to Chinese immigrants and descendants. Portuguese language is spoken by about 254,000 residents of Venezuela.

Venezuelan Sign Language

In 1930’s the first Venezuelan deaf community to make use of a sign language. In 1935 the first institution for the hearing impaired began operating in Caracas. First time Venezuelan Sign Language was used in schools in 1937. If you want to learn more about cultures next time keep visiting our website thanks.