OLPC Argentina/Languages
Although Argentina, as part of spanish america is usually basically considered as a spanish-speaking country, other languages are also spoken and used by descendants of the native inhabitants (Guaraní, Quechua & Mapudungun) or immigrants (Arabic, German & Italian).
Main Languages
| Language / Family | ISO 639-1 / -2 / -3 (SIL) | Writing system | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic wikipedia |
ar / ara / ara, — / / apc (North Levantine Arabic), — / / ajp (South Levantine Arabic) |
Arabic alphabet | ~1,000,000 speakers |
| German, Standard wikipedia |
de / ger-deu / deu | Latin alphabet —German variant |
~400,000 - 1,000,000 speakers |
| Guaraní wikipedia |
gn / grn / grn (Generic), — / / nhd (Chiripá), — / / gui (Eastern Bolivian Guaraní), — / / gun (Mbyá Guaraní), — / / gug (Paraguayan Guaraní), — / / gnw (Western Bolivian Guaraní) |
Latin alphabet —Guaraní variant |
~220,000 speakers Official in Corrientes |
| Italian wikipedia |
it / ita / ita | Latin alphabet —Italian variant |
~1,500,000 speakers |
| Mapudungun wikipedia |
none / arn / arn | Latin alphabet —none official |
~100,000 speakers |
| Quechua wikipedia |
qu / que / que, — / / quh (Quechua, South Bolivian), — / / qus (Quichua, Santiago del Estero) |
Latin alphabet | ~900,000 speakers |
| Spanish wikipedia |
es / spa / spa | Latin alphabet —Spanish variant |
~40,000,000 inhabitants Official Nationwide |
| Yiddish wikipedia |
yi / yid / yid, — / / ydd (Eastern Yiddish), — / / yih (Western Yiddish) |
Hebrew based alphabet | ~200,000 speakers |
All languages
| KEY | # of Speakers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Few Speakers | < 100 | < 1,000 | < 10,000 | |
| Several Speakers | < 50,000 | < 100,000 | < 200,000 | |
| Many Speakers | < 500,000 | < 1,000,000 | < 2,000,000 | |
By Speakers
| Code | Language | Ethnologue / Wikipedia | Classification |
|---|---|---|---|
| [spa] | Spanish Note: Official Nationwide |
(E 1995) 33,000,000 / (W 2006) 40,000,000 |
Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Ibero-Romance, West Iberian, Castilian |
| [aed] | Argentine Sign Language | < 2,000,000 | Deaf sign language |
| [ita] | Italian | 1,500,000 | Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Italo-Dalmatian |
| [apc]? | North Levantine Arabic | 1,000,000 | Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic |
| [deu] | German, Standard | E 400,000 / W 1,000,000 | Indo-European, Germanic, West, High German, German, Middle German, East Middle German |
| [quh] | Quechua, South Bolivian | 850,000 | Quechuan, Quechua II, C |
| [gug] | Guaraní, Paraguayan Note: Official Corrientes |
200,000 | Tupi, Tupi-Guarani, Subgroup I |
| [ydd]? | Yiddish | W 200,000 | Indo-European, Germanic, West, High German, Yiddish |
| [arn] | Mapudungun (Mapuche) | 100,000 | Araucanian |
| [qus] | Quichua, Santiago del Estero | 60,000 | Quechuan, Quechua II, C |
| [jpn] | Japanese | E 32,000 | Japanese |
| [cym] | Welsh | 25,000 | Indo-European, Celtic, Insular, Brythonic |
| [wlv] | Wichí Lhamtés Vejoz | 25,000 | Mataco-Guaicuru, Mataco |
| [tob] | Toba | 19,810 | Mataco-Guaicuru, Guaicuruan |
| [gui] | Guaraní, Western Argentine | 15,000 | Tupi, Tupi-Guarani, Subgroup I |
| [mzh] | Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay | 15,000 | Mataco-Guaicuru, Mataco |
| [slv] | Slovenian | E 10,000 | Indo-European, Slavic, South, Western |
| [moc] | Mocoví | 4,525 | Mataco-Guaicuru, Guaicuruan |
| [gun] | Guaraní, Mbyá | 3,000 | Tupi, Tupi-Guarani, Subgroup I |
| [plg] | Pilagá | 2,000 | Mataco-Guaicuru, Guaicuruan |
| [crq] | Chorote, Iyo'wujwa | 1,500 | Mataco-Guaicuru, Mataco |
| [crt] | Chorote, Iyojwa'ja | E 800 | Mataco-Guaicuru, Mataco |
| [kgk] | Kaiwá | 512 | Tupi, Tupi-Guarani, Subgroup I |
| [cag] | Nivaclé | 200 | Mataco-Guaicuru, Mataco |
| [pdt] | Plautdietsch | 140 | Indo-European, Germanic, West, Low Saxon-Low Franconian, Low Saxon |
| [tpj] | Tapieté | 100 | Tupi, Tupi-Guarani, Guarani I |
| [mtp] | Wichí Lhamtés Nocten | 100 | Mataco-Guaicuru, Mataco |
| [vil] | Vilela | 20 | Lule-Vilela |
| [pue] | Puelche | 5 - 6 | Language Isolate |
| [teh] | Tehuelche | 4 | Chon |
| [ona] | Ona (Selknam) | 1-3 | Chon |
| [ayr] | Aymara, Central | #NA | Aymaran |
| [nhd] | Chiripá | #NA | Tupi, Tupi-Guarani, Subgroup I |
- OTHERS by Ethnologue
- Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Eastern Yiddish, Lithuanian, South Levantine Spoken ArabicTuroyo, Ukrainian, and Vlax-Romani are referenced but no number is given.
- OTHERS by Wikipedia
- Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Turoyo, Ukrainian, and Vlax-Romani are all reportedly spoken, but the number of speakers are not known.
Many Aymará speakers have migrated to Argentina ... more than 2.2 million speakers globally, many are in Argentina.
There are Mandarin-, Cantonese-, Japanese-, Korean-, and Russian-speaking immigrant communities.
By Classification
| Indo-European, | Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, | Western, Gallo-Iberian, Ibero-Romance, West Iberian, Castilian (41,500,000) | [spa] Spanish | 40,000,000 | |
| Italo-Dalmatian | [ita] Italian | 1,500,000 | |||
| Celtic, Insular, Brythonic | [cym] Welsh | 25,000 | |||
| Germanic, West, | High German, | German, Middle German, East Middle German | [deu] German, Standard | 1,000,000 | |
| Yiddish | [ydd] Yiddish | 200,000 | |||
| Low Saxon-Low Franconian, Low Saxon | [pdt] Plautdietsch | 140 | |||
| Slavic, South, Western | [slv] Slovenian | 10,000 | |||
| Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic | [apc] North Levantine Arabic | 1,000,000 | |||
| Japanese | [jpn] Japanese | 32,000 | |||
| Deaf sign language | [aed] Argentine Sign Language | <2,000,000 | |||
| Language Isolate | [pue] Puelche | 5 - 6 | |||
| Araucanian | [arn] Mapudungun (Mapuche) | 100,000 | |||
| Aymaran | [ayr] Aymaran, Central | #NA | |||
| Chon (5-7) | [ona] Ona (Selknam) | 1-3 | |||
| [teh] Tehuelche | 4 | ||||
| Lule-Vilela | [vil] Vilela | 20 | |||
| Mataco-Guaicuru, (68,935) | Mataco (42,600) | [crt] Chorote, Iyojwa'ja | 800 | ||
| [crq] Chorote, Iyo'wujwa | 1,500 | ||||
| [cag] Nivaclé | 200 | ||||
| [mzh] Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay | 15,000 | ||||
| [mtp] Wichí Lhamtés Nocten | 100 | ||||
| [wlv] Wichí Lhamtés Vejoz | 25,000 | ||||
| Guaicuruan (26,335) | [moc] Mocoví | 4,525 | |||
| [plg] Pilagá | 2,000 | ||||
| [tob] Toba | 19,810 | ||||
| Quechuan, Quechua II, C (910,000) | [quh] Quechua, South Bolivian | 850,00 | |||
| [qus] Quichua, Santiago del Estero | 60,000 | ||||
| Tupi, Tupi-Guarani, (218,612) | Subgroup I (218,512) | [nhd] Chiripá | #NA | ||
| [gun] Guaraní, Mbyá | 3,000 | ||||
| [gug] Guaraní, Paraguayan | 200,000 | ||||
| [gui] Guaraní, Western Argentine | 15,000 | ||||
| [kgk] Kaiwá | 512 | ||||
| Guarani I | [tpj] Tapieté | 100 | |||
