In this series of articles we overview languages present in any given country. This time we are looking at the languages spoken in Colombia
The most prominent language of Colombia is Spanish.
The same 1 languages serve as the official languages of the country.
Below you will find summaries for the languages supported by our translation services.
Spanish
Spanish is a Indo-European language, distantly related to English, Bulgarian, Armenian, German, as well as a number of other languages. It is one of the official languages of Colombia, alongside 2 other.
| Number of speakers worldwide | 558 million |
|---|---|
| Language family | Indo-European |
| Writing | Spanish alphabet |
| Major Spanish-speaking populations in: | 20 countries |
Demographics and geographic distribution
More than a hundred million people use Spanish as their language of day-to-day communication. Argentinian, Equatorial Guinean, and Spanish markets, for example, might be expected to use Spanish in business and daily communications, at least to some extent.
Around 99% of the population of Colombia speak Spanish.
Writing
The Spanish alphabet is used for writing the Spanish language. Being a subset of the Latin script, it uses some non-standard characters like á, é, í, ó, overall 9 symbols.
Translation services
If you intend to expand to the Colombian market via the Spanish language, you might be interested in the following services:
- Spanish Document Translation
- Spanish Desktop Publishing and InDesign Translation
- Spanish E-Commerce Translation
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