SIMS Ethnic
Categories
The following list enables you to
establish the most likely language(s) spoken by your customers and
their ethnicity based on their country of origin. The languages and
ethnicities are listed alphabetically by country of
origin.
This list has been put together from information
supplied by the Department for Children, Schools and Families
(DCSF) (Form 7) and Logical-Level Data Sharing (LLDS). It is used
in the DCSF's Schools Information Management System (SIMS).
Once you have identified the language(s) spoken, check the
Translated Documents page to see if there are any documents that
have been translated into that language.
A: SIMS
Ethnic Categories and languages spoken by country of
origin
| Country of origin |
Most likely languages |
Most likely SIMS Ethnic
Category |
| Afghanistan |
Dari, Pushto |
Asian Other |
| Albania |
Albanian |
White European |
| Algeria |
Arabic, Berber (Tamezight),
French |
North African |
| Armenia |
Armenian, Russian |
Middle East |
| Austria |
German |
White European |
| Angola |
Portuguese, Kikongo, Chokwe,
Lingala, Mbundu |
Black
African |
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B: SIMS Ethnic
Categories and languages spoken by country of origin
| Country of origin |
Most likely languages |
Most likely SIMS Ethnic
Category |
| Bangladesh |
Bengali, Sylheti |
Bangladeshi |
| Republic of Belarus |
Belorussian, Russian |
White European |
| Belgium |
Flemish, French |
White European |
| Bosnia |
Bosnian, Serbian, Croatian,
Serbo-Croat |
White European |
| Brazil |
Portuguese |
South American |
| Bulgaria |
Bulgarian |
White
European |
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C: SIMS Ethnic
Categories and languages spoken by country of origin
| Country of origin |
Most likely languages |
Most likely SIMS Ethnic
Category |
| Cameroon |
French, English, Fang, Bulu,
Fulani, Mbum |
Black African |
| China |
Mandarin, Cantonese, Hakka,
Hokkein |
Chinese |
| Colombia |
Spanish |
South American |
| Republic of the Congo |
French, Lingala,
Kiswahili/Kingwana, Kikongo, Tshiluba |
Black African |
| D R Congo (Zaire) |
French, Lingala,
Kiswahili/Kingwana, Kikongo, Tshiluba |
Black African |
| Croatia |
Croatian |
White European |
| Cyprus |
Greek, Turkish |
White European |
| Czech Republic |
Czech, Roma |
White
European |
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D: SIMS
Ethnic Categories and languages spoken by country of
origin
| Country of origin |
Most likely languages |
Most likely SIMS Ethnic
Category |
| Denmark |
Danish |
White
European |
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E: SIMS
Ethnic Categories and languages spoken by country of
origin
| Country of origin |
Most likely languages |
Most likely SIMS Ethnic
Category |
| Ecuador |
Spanish |
White European |
| Eritrea |
Tigrinya, Tigre, Arabic, Saho,
Beja, Danakil, Baza, Barya, Bilen, Afar |
Black African |
| Estonia |
Estonian, Russian |
White European |
| Ethiopia |
Amharic, Tigrinya, Galle/Oromo,
Somali, Sidamo |
Black
African |
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F: SIMS Ethnic
Categories and languages spoken by country of origin
| Country of origin |
Most likely languages |
Most likely SIMS Ethnic
Category |
| Finland |
Finnish |
White European |
| France |
French |
White
European |
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G: SIMS Ethnic
Categories and languages spoken by country of origin
| Country of origin |
Most likely languages |
Most likely SIMS Ethnic
Category |
| Germany |
German |
White European |
| Ghana |
Twi, Ga, Fanti, Ewe, Adangme,
Gurma, Dagbane |
Black African |
| Greece |
Greek |
White
European |
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H: SIMS
Ethnic Categories and languages spoken by country of
origin
| Country of origin |
Most likely languages |
Most likely SIMS Ethnic
Category |
| Hungary |
Hungarian |
White
European |
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I: SIMS Ethnic
Categories and languages spoken by country of origin
| Country of origin |
Most likely languages |
Most likely SIMS Ethnic
Category |
| Iran |
Farsi, Azerbaijani, Kurdish,
Assyrian, Armenian, Turkmen, Arabic |
Middle East |
| Iraq |
Arabic, Kurdish, Assyrian,
Armenian, Turkmen |
Middle East |
| Iceland |
Icelandic |
White European |
| India |
Hindi, Punjabi, Gujerati, Urdu,
Malayalam, Tamil, Bengali |
Indian |
| Republic of Ireland |
English, Erse (Gaelic) |
White European |
| Italy |
Italian |
White European |
| Ivory Coast |
French |
Black
African |
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K: SIMS Ethnic
Categories and languages spoken by country of origin
| Country of origin |
Most likely languages |
Most likely SIMS Ethnic
Category |
| Kenya |
Kiswahili, Luo, Kikuyu |
Black African |
| Kosova |
Albanian, Serbo-Croat |
White European |
| Kurdistan |
Kurmanji, Sorani and Zaza
dialects |
Middle
East |
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L: SIMS Ethnic
Categories and languages spoken by country of origin
| Country of origin |
Most likely languages |
Most likely SIMS Ethnic
Category |
| Latvia |
Latvian, Russian |
White European |
| Lebanon |
Arabic, French, Armenian |
Middle East |
| Liechtenstein |
German |
White European |
| Liberia |
Kpelle, Vai, Bassa, Kru,
Grebo |
Black African |
| Lithuania |
Lithuanian, Russian,
Rumanian |
White European |
| Luxembourg |
Letzerbuergisch, German,
French |
White
European |
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M: SIMS Ethnic
Categories and languages spoken by country of origin
| Country of origin |
Most likely languages |
Most likely SIMS Ethnic
Category |
| Malta |
Maltese |
White European |
| Moldova |
Moldavian |
White European |
| Monaco |
French |
White European |
| Mozambique |
Portuguese, Makua,
Tsonga/Thonga |
Black
African |
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N: SIMS
Ethnic Categories and languages spoken by country of
origin
| Country of origin |
Most likely languages |
Most likely SIMS Ethnic
Category |
| Netherlands |
Dutch |
White European |
| Nigeria |
Yoruba, Ibo, Hausa, Binni |
Black African |
| Norway |
Norwegian |
White
European |
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P: SIMS Ethnic
Categories and languages spoken by country of origin
| Country of origin |
Most likely languages |
Most likely SIMS Ethnic
Category |
| Palestine |
Arabic |
Middle East |
| Pakistan |
Urdu, Punjabi, Pushto,
Baluchi |
Pakistani |
| Philippines |
Tagalog, Pilipino, Ilonko,
Ilocano |
Asian Other |
| Poland |
Polish, Roma |
White European |
| Portugal |
Portuguese |
White
European |
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R: SIMS
Ethnic Categories and languages spoken by country of
origin
| Country of origin |
Most likely languages |
Most likely SIMS Ethnic
Category |
| Romania |
Romanian, Roma, Hungarian |
White European |
| Russia |
Russian, Chechen |
White European |
| Rwanda |
Kinyarwanda |
Black
African |
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S: SIMS Ethnic
Categories and languages spoken by country of origin
| Country of origin |
Most likely languages |
Most likely SIMS Ethnic
Category |
| San Marino |
Italian |
White European |
| Serbia |
Serbian, Albanian |
White European |
| Sierra Leone |
Krio, English, Mende, Temne,
Vai |
Black African |
| Slovak Republic |
Slovakian, Roma |
White European |
| Slovenia |
Slovenian |
White European |
| Somalia |
Somali, Chimiini/Bravanese,
Kibajuni, Arabic |
Black African |
| Spain |
Spanish, Catalan, Eusk |
White European |
| Sri Lanka |
Singhalese, Tamil |
Asian Other |
| Sudan |
Arabic, Nubian, Acholi, Beja,
Dinka, Nuer, Shilluk, Zande, Bari |
Black African |
| Sweden |
Swedish, Finnish |
White European |
| Switzerland |
German, French, Italian,
Romansch |
White
European |
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T: SIMS Ethnic
Categories and languages spoken by country of origin
| Country of origin |
Most likely languages |
Most likely SIMS Ethnic
Category |
| Togo |
French, Ewe, Kabre, Gurma |
Black African |
| Turkey |
Turkish, Kurdish, Arabic |
Middle
East |
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U: SIMS Ethnic
Categories and languages spoken by country of origin
| Country of origin |
Most likely languages |
Most likely SIMS Ethnic
Category |
| Uganda |
Luganda, Acholi, Kiswahili,
Nkole, Chige, Gisu, Toro, Nyoro, Lango, Alur, Karamojong |
Black African |
| Ukraine |
Ukrainian, Russian |
White
European |
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V: SIMS
Ethnic Categories and languages spoken by country of
origin
| Country of origin |
Most likely languages |
Most likely SIMS Ethnic
Category |
| Venezuela |
Spanish |
South American |
| Vietnam |
Vietnamese |
Asian
Other |
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Y: SIMS Ethnic
Categories and languages spoken by country of origin
| Country of origin |
Most likely languages |
Most likely SIMS Ethnic
Category |
| (Former) Yugoslavia |
Serbo-Croat, Slovenian,
Macedonian, Albanian |
White
European |