60,800 (1995); 66% of African descent. British dependency. Literacy rate 97% to 99%. Christian. Data accuracy estimate: A2. The number of languages listed for Bermuda is 1.
ENGLISH [ENG] 58,800 in Bermuda (1989 estimate); 322,000,000 in all countries (1995 WA). Indo-European, Germanic, West, North Sea, English. Colloquial English may not be a creole but a regional variety of uncreolized English. National language. Bible 1535-1989. NT 1525-1985. Bible portions 1530-1987.
Part of the Ethnologue, 13th Edition, Barbara F. Grimes, Editor.
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