In this series of articles we overview languages present in any given country. This time we are looking at the languages spoken in Belize
The biggest languages present in Belize include:
- English
- Spanish
- Mayan
- Garifuna
- Beliz Creole
- German
The sole official language of the country is English.
Below you will find summaries for the languages supported by our translation services.
English
English is a Indo-European language, distantly related to Lithuanian, Slovak, Bengali, Albanian, as well as a number of other languages. It is the sole official language of Belize.
| Number of speakers worldwide | 1.15 billion |
|---|---|
| Language family | Indo-European |
| Writing | English alphabet |
| Major English-speaking populations in: | 35 countries |
Demographics and geographic distribution
There are major English-speaking populations in more than 30 countries of the world. With regard to the number of speakers, the most notable 3 countries are United Kingdom, United States, and New Zealand.
Around 63% of the population of Belize speak English.
Writing
English employs the English script, which in itself is a sub-type of the Latin script. It is written in the left-to-right fashion.
Translation services
If you intend to expand to the Belizian market via the English language, you might be interested in the following services:
Spanish
Spanish is a Indo-European language, distantly related to Urdu, Latvian, Norwegian, Russian, as well as a number of other languages. It has no country-wide official status in Belize.
| Number of speakers worldwide | 558 million |
|---|---|
| Language family | Indo-European |
| Writing | Spanish alphabet |
| Major Spanish-speaking populations in: | 20 countries |
Demographics and geographic distribution
Spanish is spoken by around 558 million people around the world. With regard to the number of speakers, the most notable 3 countries are Spain, Argentina, and Mexico.
Around 57% of the population of Belize speak Spanish.
Writing
The Spanish alphabet is used for writing the Spanish language. Being a subset of the Spanish script, it uses some non-standard characters like á, é, í, ó, overall 9 symbols.
Translation services
If you intend to expand to the Belizian 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
German
German belongs to the Germanic branch of the Indo-European language family. It has no country-wide official status in Belize.
| Number of speakers worldwide | 230 million |
|---|---|
| Language family | Indo-European |
| Writing | German alphabet |
| Major German-speaking populations in: | 12 countries |
Demographics and geographic distribution
German is spoken by around 230 million people around the world. Swiss, Liechtenstein, and Slovenian markets, for example, might be expected to use German in business and daily communications, at least to some extent.
Around 3% of the population of Belize speak German.
Writing
German employs the German script, which in itself is a sub-type of the Latin script. It is written in the left-to-right fashion.
Translation services
If you intend to expand to the Belizian market via the German language, you might be interested in the following services:
- German Document Translation
- German Desktop Publishing and InDesign Translation
- German E-Commerce Translation
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