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Flag of Dominican RepublicWhat Language Do They Speak in the Dominican Republic?

The official language of the Dominican Republic is Spanish. In total about 2 living languages are spoken there, the most common being Spanish (78%) and English (0%).

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Official language
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Living languages · #198
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Regional official languages
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Endangered languages

Official languages of Dominican Republic

Official

Spanish

español

78% of the population · Indo-European

Most spoken languages in Dominican Republic

Spanish Official
78%
0.07%
Share of the population who speak the language (first or second language).

Languages commonly listed for Dominican Republic

Creole FrenchSpanish

Languages of neighbouring countries

Flag of HaitiFrench

All languages of Dominican Republic (2)

LanguageSpeakers hereFamilyStatus
Spanish8,436,402 · 78%Indo-EuropeanOfficial
English8,003 · 0.07%Indo-EuropeanSafe

Frequently asked questions

What language do they speak in Dominican Republic?

The official language of the Dominican Republic is Spanish. In total about 2 living languages are spoken there, the most common being Spanish (78%) and English (0%).

What is the official language of Dominican Republic?

Spanish.

Is English spoken in Dominican Republic?

About 0% of people in Dominican Republic speak English (8,003).

How many languages are spoken in Dominican Republic?

About 2 living languages — #198 in the world for linguistic diversity.

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).