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What Language Do They Speak in Argentina?
The official language of Argentina is Spanish. In total about 16 living languages are spoken there, the most common being Spanish (100%), English (7%) and Santiago del Estero Quichua (0%).
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Official languages of Argentina
Most spoken languages in Argentina
All languages of Argentina (16)
| Language | Speakers here | Family | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish | 46,994,400 · 100% | Indo-European | Official |
| English | 3,289,608 · 7% | Indo-European | Safe |
| Santiago del Estero Quichua | 60,000 · 0.13% | Quechuan | Threatened |
| Toba | 41,000 · 0.09% | Guaicuruan | Threatened |
| Welsh | 31,016 · 0.07% | Indo-European | Threatened |
| Wichí Lhamtés Vejoz | 25,000 · 0.05% | Mataguayan | Threatened |
| Guarani | 22,087 · 0.05% | — | — |
| Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay | 15,000 · 0.03% | Mataguayan | Threatened |
| Nivaclé | 14,000 · 0.03% | Mataguayan | Vulnerable |
| Pilagá | 4,000 · 0.01% | Guaicuruan | Vulnerable |
| Mocoví | 3,000 · 0.01% | Guaicuruan | Vulnerable |
| Iyo'wujwa Chorote | 2,200 · 0% | Mataguayan | Vulnerable |
| Iyojwa'ja Chorote | 800 · 0% | Mataguayan | Vulnerable |
| Wichí Lhamtés Nocten | 100 · 0% | Mataguayan | Threatened |
| Tapieté | 100 · 0% | Tupian | Vulnerable |
| Huilliche | — | Araucanian | Moribund |
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Frequently asked questions
What language do they speak in Argentina?
The official language of Argentina is Spanish. In total about 16 living languages are spoken there, the most common being Spanish (100%), English (7%) and Santiago del Estero Quichua (0%).
What is the official language of Argentina?
Spanish.
Is English spoken in Argentina?
About 7% of people in Argentina speak English (3.3 million).
How many languages are spoken in Argentina?
About 16 living languages — #79 in the world for linguistic diversity. 7 of them are endangered.
Data: Languages of the World dataset (MIT) — ISO 639-3, Glottolog (CC BY 4.0), Unicode CLDR, Google LinguaMeta (CC BY 4.0) and Wikidata; country lists: samayo/country-json (MIT).