Republic of Cuba, Repúlica de Cuba. 10,620,000 (1991 National Geographic). Literacy rate 94% (1991 National Geographic). Secular 57, Christian, traditional religion. Deaf institutions: 4. Data accuracy estimate: A2. The number of languages listed for Cuba is 2. Of those, 1 is a living language and 1 is a second language with no mother tongue speakers.
LUCUMI [LUQ] Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Defoid, Yoruboid, Edekiri. A secret language used for ritual by the Santeria religion. Santeria. Second language only. No mother tongue speakers.
SPANISH [SPN] 10,000,000 in Cuba (1995 estimate); 266,000,000 in all countries (1987 Time). Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Ibero-Romance, North, Central. National language. Bible 1553-1979. NT 1543-1986. Bible portions 1514-1985.
Part of the Ethnologue, 13th Edition, Barbara F. Grimes, Editor.
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