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What languages are spoken in Northern Ireland?

April 26, 2017Languages northern ireland spoken

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What languages are spoken in Northern Ireland?

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English is the most widely spoken language in Northern Ireland Here are estimates of the number of people who speak languages other than English in Northern Ireland: Irish 106,844 Ulster Scots 35,000 Chinese 4,200 British Sign Language 3,000 Irish Sign Language 1,500 Cant/Shelta/Gammon 1,700 Arabic 1000-1500 Portuguese 1000+ Tagalog 600 Bengali 450-500 Hindi or Punjabi 1,700 Southern Indian Languages 500 Farsi 350 There has been a significant increase in the numbers of migrant workers entering Northern Ireland particularly from the new EU accession States, but figures on the number of people who speak languages from these areas are not yet available. From a variety of sources: 2001 Census. 1999 Northern Ireland Life and Times survey, ‘In other words’ report by Daniel Holder, Kirk/O’Baoil, British Deaf Association.