Language Questions by Country
South America — countries documented in the supplied census questionnaires
GuyanaParaguayArgentina
- Status
- Yes
- Year
- 2022
- Form
- Censo Nacional de Población, Hogares y Viviendas — Individual Population Questionnaire
- Question
- 24
Responses:
| Code / item | Response |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sí |
| 2 | No |
| 9 | Ignorado |
Question type: 2 — language ability tied specifically to the Indigenous/original people identified in Q23
Bolivia
- Status
- Yes
- Year
- 2024
- Form
- Censo de Población y Vivienda 2024 — Boleta Censal
- Question
- 33
Responses:
| Code / item | Response |
|---|---|
| Primero | First language by greatest use. |
| Segundo | Second language by use. |
| Tercero | Third language by use. |
| No habla | Does not speak. |
Question type: 2 — open language fields allowing up to three languages by greatest use
Chile
- Status
- Yes
- Year
- 2024
- Form
- Censo de Población y Vivienda 2024 — Cuestionario Censal
- Question
- 30
Responses:
| Code / item | Response |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mapuzugun (lengua mapuche) |
| 2 | Aymara |
| 3 | Quechua |
| 4 | Rapa Nui |
| 5 | Ckunza |
| 6 | Kawésqar |
| 7 | Yagán |
| 8 | Otra lengua indígena de Chile — Other Indigenous language of Chile |
| 9 | No habla ni entiende ninguna lengua indígena de Chile — Does not speak or understand any Indigenous language of Chile |
Question type: 2 — specified response; for persons age 5 or older
Source: Chile_2024_cuestionario_viviendas_particulares_INE.pdf
Brazil
- Status
- Yes
- Year
- 2022
- Form
- Censo Demográfico 2022 — Questionário Amostra
- Question
- 4.04–4.05
Responses:
| Question | Responses |
|---|---|
| 4.04 — Indigenous language at home | 1 — Sim; 2 — Não |
| 4.04.1 — Specify Indigenous language(s) | Up to three Indigenous languages; selectable list |
| 4.05 — Portuguese at home | 1 — Sim; 2 — Não |
Question type: 2 — specified response, followed by language specification
Colombia
- Status
- Yes
- Year
- 2018
- Form
- Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018 — Cuestionario para hogares
- Question
- 38–38.1
Responses:
| Item | Response |
|---|---|
| 38 | Yes / No — Does the person speak the native language of their people? |
| 38.1 | Yes / No; if yes, record how many other native languages. |
Question type: 2 — language-use questions focused on native/Indigenous languages
Ecuador
- Status
- Yes
- Year
- 2022
- Form
- Censo de Población y Vivienda 2022 — Cuestionario para viviendas particulares
- Question
- 10–10.1
Responses:
| Code / item | Response |
|---|---|
| 1 | Indígena? — Indigenous language; specify the language |
| 2 | Castellano/Español — Spanish |
| 3 | Idioma extranjero — Foreign language |
| 4 | Lengua de señas ecuatoriana — Ecuadorian Sign Language |
| 5 | No habla/No se comunica — Does not speak/communicate |
Question type: 3 — multiple-response language-use question with Indigenous-language follow-up
Guyana
- Status
- Yes
- Year
- 2022
- Form
- 2022 Population & Housing Census — Individual Questionnaire
- Question
- P1.6
Responses:
| Code / item | Response |
|---|---|
| 1 | English |
| 2 | Portuguese |
| 3 | Spanish |
| 4 | Haitian Creole |
| 5 | Mandarin/Cantonese |
| 6 | Traditional Language — specify |
| 7 | Other — specify |
Question type: 2 — specified response with write-ins for traditional and other languages
Source: guyana_2022_combined_EN.pdf
Paraguay
- Status
- Yes
- Year
- 2022
- Form
- Censo 2022 — Cuestionario de Población
- Question
- 16
Responses:
| Code / item | Response |
|---|---|
| 01 | Guaraní |
| 02 | Castellano |
| 03 | Portugués |
| 05 | Alemán |
| 06 | Inglés |
| 07 | Francés |
| Other | Lengua indígena — specify |
| Other | Otro idioma no indígena — specify |
| 98 | No habla |
Question type: 2 — multiple-response language question with Indigenous-language and other-language write-ins
Falkland Islands
- Status
- Yes
- Year
- 2021
- Form
- Falkland Islands Census 2021 — Draft Census Form
- Question
- 15–17
Responses:
| Question | Response |
|---|---|
| Q15 | No / Yes |
| Q16 | Very well / Well / Not well / Not at all |
| Q17 | No / Yes; if yes, state which language below. |
Question type: 2 — specified first-language, English-proficiency, and other-language-at-home questions