Editing Panama (section)

===Languages===
{{Further|Panamanian Spanish}}

Spanish is the official and dominant language. The Spanish spoken in Panama is known as Panamanian Spanish. About 93 percent of the population speak Spanish as their first language. Many citizens who hold jobs at international levels, or at business corporations, speak both English and Spanish. About 14 percent of Panamanians speak English;<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-languages-are-spoken-in-panama.html |title=What Languages Are Spoken in Panama? |date=August 24, 2017 |publisher=World Atlas |access-date=January 1, 2020 |archive-date=June 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604131839/https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-languages-are-spoken-in-panama.html |url-status=live }}</ref> this number is expected to rise because Panama now requires English classes in its public schools.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pearsonlearned.com/improving-english-for-panamas-first-bilingual-generation/ |title=Improving English for Panama's First Bilingual Generation |publisher=Pearson |access-date=January 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101163727/https://www.pearsonlearned.com/improving-english-for-panamas-first-bilingual-generation/ |archive-date=January 1, 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Native languages, such as [[Guaymí language|Ngäbere]], are spoken throughout the country, mostly in their native territories. Over 400,000 Panamanians keep their native languages and customs.<ref name="Ethnologue Report for Panama">{{cite web|url=http://www.ethnologue.com/country/PA|title=Panama|access-date=August 5, 2010|archive-date=March 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230309065853/https://www.ethnologue.com/country/PA/|url-status=live}}</ref> About 4 percent speak French and 1 percent speak Arabic.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2098.html|title=The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency|website=www.cia.gov|language=en|access-date=October 11, 2017|archive-date=March 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307124031/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2098.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>