Languages of Costa Rica

BET Costa Rica

The official and predominant language of Costa Rica is Spanish; the variety spoken there is a form of Central American Spanish. In addition, several Chibchan languages, including Boruca and Bribri, are spoken there. The Oto-Manguean language Chorotega is extinct. An English-based creole language, Limón Coastal Creole, commonly called Mekatelyu, is spoken by the descendants of Jamaican laborers on the east coast of the country. Mennonite immigrants to the country also speak Plautdietsch.

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