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Major Languages of the AmericasCreate symbols to represent the major languages of the Americas. If a row in the Language Symbols column is gray, copy the language symbol you already created above. Then place these language symbols on the appropriate countries on a large map of the Americas. The first one has been done for you.

Language Symbols Countries Spoken InLanguages

Amerindian languagesCreole (Creole often has European, Indigenous, and African influences.)DanishEskimo/AleutEnglishFrenchGreenlandic (East Inuit)Mayan dialectsOther Indo-European languagesSpanish

Canada, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, United StatesBelize

GreenlandCanada, United StatesBelize (official), Canada (official), Costa Rica, Greenland, Panama, United States Canada (official)GreenlandBelize, MexicoUnited StatesBelize, Costa Rica (official), El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua (official), Panama (official), United States

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North American Countries

Caribbean HindustaniCreole (Creole often has European, Indigenous, and African influences.)EnglishFrenchPatois (Patois often has European, Indigenous, and African influences.)Spanish

Trinidad and TobagoBahamas, Haiti (official)

Bahamas (official), Barbados, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago (official)Guadeloupe, Haiti (official), Martinique, Trinidad and TobagoGuadeloupe, Jamaica

Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago

Caribbean Countries

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Amerindian languagesAymaraCaribbean HindustaniCreole (Creole often has European, Indigenous, and African influences.)DutchEnglishFrenchGermanGuaraniItalianPortuguesePortunol/Brazilero (Portuguese-Spanish mix near border with Brazil)QuechuaSpanish

Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, VenezuelaBolivia (official)GuyanaGuyana, Suriname

Suriname (official)Argentina, Chile, Guyana, SurinameArgentina, French GuianaArgentina, ChileParaguay (official)ArgentinaBrazil (official)Uruguay

Bolivia (official), Ecuador, Peru (official) Argentina (official), Bolivia (official), Chile (official), Colombia, Ecuador (official), Paraguay (official), Peru (official), Uruguay, Venezuela (official)

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South American Countries

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