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Languages Guinea-Bissau, in 36 editions.
The entry for Guinea-Bissau published Languages in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 5 editions. Each is shown as published. Languages in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 5
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Language” (1990 to 1991) and “Languages” (1992 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Same as 2024The same text in 1990 and 1991.
Published as “Language”
Portuguese (official); Criolo and numerous African languages
Portuguese (official); Criolo and numerous African languages
Portuguese (official); Criolo and numerous African languages
Portuguese (official); Criolo and numerous African languages
The same text in 1993 and 1994.
- Portuguese (official),
- Criolo,
- African languages
Portuguese (official); Criolo and numerous (official), Criolo, African languages
Entry published as “Guinea-bissau”.
- Portuguese (official),
- Criolo,
- African languages
Portuguese (official), Criolo, African languages
The same text in 1996 and 1997.
- Portuguese (official),
- Criolo,
- African languages
Portuguese (official), Criolo, African languages
The same text in 17 editions, 1998 to 2014.
- Portuguese (official),
- Crioulo,
- African languages
Portuguese (official), Criolo, Crioulo, African languages
The same text in 2015 and 2016.
note: shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census (2008 est.)
Rewritten: too little of the 2014 text remains to mark the changes.
Crioulo 90.4%, Portuguese 27.1% (official), French 5.1%, English 2.9%, other 2.4%
note: shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census (2008 est.)
The same text in 4 editions, 2017 to 2020.
- Crioulo (lingua franca),
- Portuguese (official; largely used as a second or third language),
- Pular (a Fula language),
- Mandingo
Rewritten: too little of the 2016 text remains to mark the changes.
Crioulo (lingua franca), Portuguese (official; largely used as a second or third language), Pular (a Fula language), Mandingo
The same text in 5 editions, 2021 to 2025.
- Portuguese-based Creole,
- Portuguese (official; largely used as a second or third language),
- Pular (a Fula language),
- Mandingo
Crioulo (lingua franca), Portuguese-based Creole, Portuguese (official; largely used as a second or third language), Pular (a Fula language), Mandingo
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Guinea-Bissau: Languages.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/guinea-bissau/languages.