Languages of Venezuela

There are at least 40 languages around Venezuela, but Spanish is the language spoken by the majority of Venezuelans. The Constitution of Venezuela of the year 1999 declared Spanish and languages spoken by Indigenous people from Venezuela as official languages. Deaf people use Venezuelan Sign Language (lengua de señas venezolana, LSV).

Chinese (400,000), Portuguese (254,000) and Italian (200,000), are the most spoken language in Venezuela after the official language of Spanish. Wayuu is the most spoken indigenous language with 170,000 speakers.

Spanish is one of the official languages in Venezuela

Below is a non-exhaustive list of these languages.

Native language of Venezuela by number of speakers:

Languages spoken by immigrants and their descendants are found in Venezuela. The most important are Chinese (400,000), Portuguese (254,000), Italian (200,000),Arabic (110,000), German (20,000) and English (20,000).

Some people who live next to the border of Brazil speak Portuguese. In the areas located near to Guyana English language is used by some inhabitants, especially in the Ankoko Island. Colonia Tovar dialect, a dialect of German language, is spoken in the Colonia Tovar.

English is a foreign language with a great demand in Venezuela. It is spoken by many academics and professionals and by some members of the middle and high social classes. There is an English language newspaper in Caracas: The Daily Journal, founded in 1946. The use of English arose in part due to the presence of oil companies from English speaking countries (especially from the United States) since the beginning of the 20th century.

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