338,000 (1995). A French department in the Windward Islands. Literacy rate 89% to 93%. Also includes Arabic 500, Chinese 500. Christian, secular. Data accuracy estimate: A1. The number of languages listed for Martinique is 2.
FRENCH [FRN] 72,000,000 in all countries (1995 WA). Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Romance. National language. Bible 1530-1986. NT 1474-1980. Bible portions 1483-1987.
LESSER ANTILLEAN CREOLE FRENCH (PATWA, PATOIS) [DOM] 325,000 in Martinique (1975); 1,024,980 in all countries. Also in St. Lucia, Guadeloupe, Dominica, Grenada, and France. Creole, French based. Dialect of Guadeloupe is close to Martinique. Comprehension of St. Lucia Creole is 89%. Bible portions 1894-1992. Work in progress.
Part of the Ethnologue, 13th Edition, Barbara F. Grimes, Editor.
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