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Chile has no official language. Spanish is the de facto language, however. English is widely spoken throughout the country, however, and many students are taught English as early as 5th grade.

Mostly Spanish

Spanish is the only major Language. However, There are several indigenous languages spoken in Chile: Mapudungun, Quechua, Aymara and Rapa Nui.

German is also also large minority language.

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'Castellano' is the official language of Chile. It is a spanish dialect. In Santiago and the whole central region of Chile people speak very fast and cut word endings, making the language hard to understand even for native spanish speakers

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Spanish is the main language spoken along with a few Native American dialects such as Quechua.
Since The Spanish Conquest in 1532 by Francisco Pizarro, Spanish has been dominate. Even though half of the population is Indian.

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The 1 national language of Chile is Spanish, spoken by more than 99% of the population.

Some sources claim Spanish is the official language and some claim it only has de facto status.


The 11 languages of Chile are:

  1. Aymara, Central
  2. Chilean Sign Language
  3. Huilliche
  4. Kakauhua
  5. Kunza
  6. Mapudungun
  7. Qawasqar
  8. Quechua, Chilean
  9. Rapa Nui
  10. Spanish
  11. Yámana

In addition, some German is spoken in the south.

English is the most widely studied foreign language in Chile.

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Today, Spanish is the primary language of the people living in the Atacama. However, there are also a number of native Americans there who speak Aymara or Quechua. The Atacameno Indians who still live in the Atacama have mostly lost the ability to speak their native language.

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Spanish is the main language spoken along with a few Native American dialects such as Quechua.

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Spanish is the language of Chile but some native languages are spoken in some areas, particularly Quechua and Aymara.

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Spanish is Chile's official language

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Chilean mostly

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Most people in Santiago speak Spanish.

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