Name: ________________________________ Hour: ____
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES OF SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES
Country Official & National Languages
Argentina Spanish
Bolivia Spanish, Quechua, Aymara
Brazil Portuguese
Chile Spanish
Colombia Spanish
Ecuador Spanish
French Guiana French
Guyana English
Paraguay Spanish, Guarani
Peru Spanish, Quechua
Suriname Dutch
Uruguay Spanish
Venezuela Spanish
SOURCE: http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/american_languages.htm
1. How many South American countries have Spanish as an official language?
2. How many South American countries do NOT have Spanish as an official
language?
3-16. Use this chart to color-code the language map of South America on the
other side of this paper. MAKE SURE you also put the color code in the MAP KEY.
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For the countries that speak Spanish AND Indian
language(s), color them the same color as Spanish-speaking countries,
but also ADD stripes or dots.
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OFFICIAL LANGUAGES OF SOUTH AMERICA
 Spanish only
 Spanish and Indian language(s)
 Portuguese
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Dutch
English
French