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Languages of El Salvador

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Languages, writing systems and language context

El Salvador
COUNTRY LANGUAGE PROFILE
español
Spanish
Text direction: LTR

Spanish is the official language of El Salvador. Indigenous languages spoken in the country are separately protected as part of its cultural heritage.

1
Core language shown
Country-level reference set
Spanish
First listed core language
Not a speaker-share estimate
1
Writing system represented
Across the core language set
LTR
Primary text direction
Additional directions noted below

Language Overview

Spanish

Read the Characters

Spanish · 27 characters

Spanish · 27 characters
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a
B
b
C
c
D
d
E
e
F
f
G
g
H
h
I
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J
j
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k
L
l
M
m
N
n
Ñ
ñ
O
o
P
p
Q
q
R
r
S
s
T
t
U
u
V
v
W
w
X
x
Y
y
Z
z

How to Read the Language Landscape

PolicyLegal and administrative language status may differ between national and subnational government.
Everyday useA language can be socially dominant without being the only language used at home, school, work or in media.
Community diversityIndigenous, minority, migrant and sign languages can remain important even when they are not part of a short national headline list.

Frequently Asked Questions

What languages are used in El Salvador?

Spanish is the official language of El Salvador. Indigenous languages spoken in the country are separately protected as part of its cultural heritage.

What writing systems are used in El Salvador?

The represented writing system is Latin and the primary direction shown is left to right.

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Sources & methodology

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El Salvador Legislative Assembly: Constitution, Article 62

Primary constitutional source. Article 62 establishes Castilian Spanish as the official language and provides protection for Indigenous languages.

Unicode CLDR: Country/Region Names

Localized country display-name reference. CLDR names are customary UI/display names, not claims about a state’s full constitutional long-form name.

Unicode: Supported Scripts

Reference for the writing-system/script families represented in the character component.

Unicode: Writing Direction and Bidirectional Text

Reference for left-to-right and right-to-left script direction and bidirectional text behavior.

Unicode Character Database: NamesList

Reference for Unicode character names used as small readout labels under selected character samples; these labels are not presented as a complete transliteration standard.