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• Official language
  ...ited States of America|United States]] at a national level. Frequently, an official language serves a unifying purpose, allowing peoples of differing linguistic backgro ...di language|Hindi]] was awarded official status, with English a subsidiary official language.<ref>Wardhaugh (2006: 357-358).</ref>
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• Official language/Definition
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• Official language/Bibliography
  ''Works cited in the [[official language]] article''
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• Official language/Related Articles
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• Arabic language/Definition
  is a [[Semitic language]] used by [[Islam]] and is an official or co-official language in the 22 countries which together make up the Arab World.
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• Official English movement/External Links
  ==Groups supporting English as the sole official language of the U.S.==
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• Indonesian language/Definition
  ...used as a ''lingua franca'' in and around Indonesia, where it is also the official language.
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• Official language
  ...ited States of America|United States]] at a national level. Frequently, an official language serves a unifying purpose, allowing peoples of differing linguistic backgro ...di language|Hindi]] was awarded official status, with English a subsidiary official language.<ref>Wardhaugh (2006: 357-358).</ref>
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• German language/Definition
  A [[West Germanic languages|West-Germanic language]], the [[official language]] of [[Germany]], [[Austria]] and [[Liechtenstein]], one of several officia
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• Namibia
  ...009). Namibia is a [[republic]] with [[English language|English]] as its [[official language]] and regional recognition for [[Afrikaans language|Afrikaans]], [[German l
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• Macedonian language/Definition
  A [[language]] in the Eastern group of South [[Slavic languages]] and the official language of the [[Republic of Macedonia]].
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• Arabic language
  ...t. Arabic is the liturgical language of [[Islam]] and is an official or co-official language in the 22 countries which together make up the [[Arab World]].
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• Hungarian language/Definition
  The official language of [[Hungary]].
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• Indonesian language
  ...uages|Austronesian language]] spoken in [[Indonesia]]. It is Indonesia's [[official language]].
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• Norwegian language
  ...anguage') keeps heavy influences from Danish, which used to be the former, official language of Norway. This standard is majoritary in the whole of Norway.
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• Official English movement/Definition
  Campaigns in the USA which call for English to be made the only official language of the country; a common name for this is 'English Only', often used by civ
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• Kannada language
  ...[[South India|southern Indian]] state of [[Karnataka]], where it is the [[official language]].
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• Language planning/Related Articles
  {{r|Official language}}
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• Vietnamese language
  ...]], but also in some other countries around the world. Vietnamese is the [[official language]] of Vietnam.
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• Languages of the United States of America
  ...s campaign for [[Official English movement|English to be the nation's only official language]]. However, not only does English remain the language of the vast majority
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• Tagalog
  ...by natives of southern [[Luzon]]. It is the foundation of the national and official language of the [[Philippines]] - [[Filipino]]. English and Spanish are widely spoke
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• Valencian Country
  ...uages are official within the autonomous community, Spanish being also the official language of the whole Spanish state.
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• Language planning
  ...olves changing the political recognition of a language - by making it an [[official language]] of a country, for example, or banning it altogether. Various degrees of r ...ficial'. This happened in [[Indonesia]], where [[Bahasa Indonesia]] is the official language. In other cases, states may adopt policies of ''linguistic pluralism'' or '
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• Lebanon/Definition
  ...t, [[Israel]] to the south, and the [[Mediterranean Sea]] to the west. Its official language is [[Arabic language|Arabic]], although [[French]] is widely spoken. The ca
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• Official language/Bibliography
  ''Works cited in the [[official language]] article''
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• Catalan language
  It is the only official language of Andorra. It is official beside Spanish in the Spanish autonomous regions
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• Nepali language
  '''Nepali''' is the official language of [[Nepal]] and the mother tongue of the majority of Nepal's population.
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• Aranese Occitan
  ...Valley is the sole place where Occitan is recognized and implemented as an official language.
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• Czech Republic
  ...d largest city is [[Prague]] (in [[Czech language|Czech]]: ''Praha''). The official language is [[Czech language|Czech]]<ref>''Czech'' is pronounced [ˈtʃek].</ref>. T
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• Ecuador
  ...(2008)|2008 constitution]] establishes [[Spanish language|Spanish]] as the official language of Ecuador, it also recognizes [[Kichwa language|Kichwa]] and [[Shuar langu
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• Official English movement/Related Articles
  {{r|Official language}}
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• Asturian-Leonese language
  ...e support by the autonomous region of Asturias but is not recognized as an official language neither in Asturias, nor in León and Cantabria. A lot of inhabitants can s
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• Hawaii (U.S. state)
  ...sh]] and [[Hawaiian language|Hawaiian]] (a Polynesian language) are both [[official language|official]] in Hawaii. Reflecting high immigration in preceding centuries, s
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• Hawaiian Creole
  [[English language|English]] and Hawaiian, a [[Polynesia]]n language, are [[official language|official]] in Hawaii. Reflecting high immigration in the nineteenth and twe
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• Vernacular
  ...es that is also spoken in the same region. For example, [[Latin]] was the official language of the Church and state in medieval Europe, but most people did not underst
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• Ladin language
  ...age]] has the status of a protected language in Italy and the status of an official language in the autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige. It remains dominated by th
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• Northern Italian language
  ...f the Ligurian dialect is taught in Monaco's primary schools but is not an official language. Everywhere, Northern Italian is dominated by official languages such as It
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• Caribbean
  ...he Caribbean population today are descended from [[Africa]]n slaves; the [[official language]]s are generally those of their former oppressors, such as [[English langua
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• Official English movement
  ...merica]] which call for [[English language|English]] to be made the only [[official language]] of the country. A common name for this is 'English Only', which is often The U.S. currently has no official language, but local legislation has made it [[Languages of the United States of Amer
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• Singapore/Related Articles
  {{r|Official language}}
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• Italian language
  ...an-speakers are mostly found in [[Italy]], [[Switzerland]] (where it is an official language spoken by 6.5% of the population), [[France]], [[Argentina]], [[Canada]], a
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• Singapore English
  ...'' situation.<ref>Deterding (2007:6).</ref> Though there are three other [[official language]]s in Singapore - [[Mandarin language|Mandarin]], [[Malay language|Malay]]
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• Welsh language
  ...encouraged to provide Welsh language provision. In 2011, Welsh became an [[official language]] of Wales through legislation passed by the [[Welsh Assembly]].<ref>''BBC
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• Bosnia and Herzegovina
  *The official language of the state is [[Serbo-Croatian]], officially “designated by one of the
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• Zambia
  ...h-largest [[river]] in Africa, which begins precisely in this country. Its official language is [[English language|English]], although other vernaculars exist. Its [[ca ...f>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1069294.stm</ref> The official language spoken in Zambia is [[English language|English]], although many others are
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• Hawaiian language
  ...val of the Hawai{{Okina}}ian language. In 1978 Hawai{{Okina}}ian became an official language of the [[Hawaii (U.S. state)|State of Hawai{{Okina}}i]], making Hawai{{Okin
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• Greece
  ...;km² and population of over 11 million. The capital is [[Athens]], and the official language is [[Greek language|Greek]].
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• Serbo-Croatian language
  ...roatian language|Croatian]]''' is claimed by [[Croatian people]]. It is an official language in [[Croatia]] and in [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]]. It is always written in t ...an]]''' is claimed by [[Bosniak people]] (also called “Muslims”). It is an official language in [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]]. It is always written in the Latin script (th
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• Iran
  ...e]] and Persians make up an ethnic majority of the Iranian population. The official language of the country is [[Persian language|Persian]]. The official religion of th
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• Occitania
  ...]] but simultaneously, a dynamic movement supports Occitan which is now an official language in Aran Valley and a protected language in Italy. ...ional autonomy to full independence. In 1990, Occitan was recognized as an official language in Aran Valley (Spain)<ref>Act no. 16 of 1990 (''Regim especiau dera Val d'
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• British English
  ...e British form. Likewise, countries where English has been adopted as an [[official language|official]] or recognised language make use of British or 'Commonwealth' Eng
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• Budapest
  ...e|commercial]], [[Industry|industrial]] and [[transportation]] center. The official language spoken is [[Hungarian_language|Hungarian]].
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• Monaco
  ...') has been taught in elementary schools but has not been recognized as an official language. The state of Monaco backs also an [[Academy of Dialectal Languages]] (''Ac
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• Oman
  ...di Arabia]] and [[Yemen]]. The capital city of Oman is [[Muscat]], and the official language is [[Arabic]]. The total population of Oman is estimated at 2.87 million f
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• Kazakhstan
  ...try. Islam is the primary religion, followed by Orthodox Christianity. The official language is Kazakh, and Russian is a language of interethnic communication.
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• French in Canada
  ...h]] is also the [http://www.olf.gouv.qc.ca/english/charter/index.html sole official language] in [[Quebec]], while it is co-official with [[English language|English]] i ..., over 80% of the population of Quebec speaks French. It has been the sole official language of Quebec since 1974; this was reiterated in law with the 1977 adoption of
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• Côte d'Ivoire
  ...hern Mandes (16.5%); the Krous (11%); and the Southern Mandes (10%). The [[official language]] is [[French language|French]], but the country is home to 77 indigenous [
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• Serbian language
  The state of Montenegro states that its official language is '''Montenegrin''' (''црногорски, crnogorski''). In fact, there
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• Africa
  ...'s 54 countries use European languages or [[Arabic language|Arabic]] for [[official language|official]] purposes, allowing them to speak both to the descendants of the
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• Punjabi language
  Punjabi is the official language of the Indian state of [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]] and [[Chandigarh]]. It is
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• Irish language
  ...and in a region known as the [[Gaeltacht]]. Nevertheless, it remains an [[official language]] of the Irish state; its teaching is mandated in public schools.
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• Indonesia
  ...tal and largest city is [[Jakarta]], and the currency is [[Rupiah]]. The [[official language]] is ''[[Bahasa Indonesia]]''.
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• Belarussian language
  It is one of the two [[official language]]s of Belarus, the other being [[Russian language|Russian]]. Although Belar
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• Country/Related Articles
  {{r|Official language}}
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• Quebec
  ...ingent language laws that vigorously protect the use of French as the sole official language of the province. [[Québecois]] culture has also manifested itself in uniqu
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• Africa, History
  ...f Western Africa - indeed, many West African countries retain French as an official language. The British also took large chunks. Portugal took lots of Southern Africa.
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• Libya
  | publisher = [[Central Intelligence Agency]]}}</ref> Its official language is Arabic.
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• Finland
  ...ry under the Swedish rule, Finland has also maintained Swedish as a second official language. All citizens are taught both official languages in primary and/or lower se
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• English language
  ...foreign or second language. Today, many other countries use English for [[official language|official]] purposes or have adopted it as a national language, creating new
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• German dialects
  year=2007|accessdate=2007-05-08}}</ref>), the official language of [[Germany]], [[Austria]], and some neighbouring areas. Collectively, [[D ...ary school are children in German-speaking countries required to learn the official language.
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• Romansh language
  ...[[Graubünden]] [[canton]] of eastern [[Switzerland]], and is one of the [[official language]]s of the country. It is the [[native language]] of about 35,000 Swiss peop In March 1996, a plebiscite accepted Romansh as an 'official language', allowing its use in government. This victory was rather less important in
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• French language
  ...rench speakers are mainly located in Europe, Canada and Africa. It is an [[official language]] in 41 countries, most of which form what is called in French ''[[La Franc ...tterêts]] in 1539 King [[Francis I of France|Francis I]] made French the [[official language]] of administration and court proceedings in France, ousting the [[Latin]],
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• Greek language
  ...Triantafyllidis]] in his grammar. However, it was recognized as the sole, official language by the Greek government only in 1976, as a symbol of the people's power, in
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• Haiti
  ...ajor [[language (general)|languages]]: [[French language|French]] is one [[official language]], alongside [[Haitian Creole]], a language which emerged through contact b
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• Tanzania
  ...a local president for internal affairs, currently Amani Abeid Karume. The official language is [[Swahili]], but [[English]] is also widely used, in government and educ
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• South Sudan
  ...is [[Juba]], but in the future the capital will move to [[Ramciel]]. The [[official language]] of South Sudan is English, despite [[Arabic language|Arabic]] being quite
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• Niger
  ...e world with a [[GNI]] of just US $340. The capital city is Niamey and the official language is [[French]].
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• Wallonia
  It is predominantly [[French language|French-speaking]], French is the official language in the French language region, but there is also a German language region c ...ities with language facilities|facilities]] for speakers of French) is the official language in nine eastern municipalities which belonged to [[Germany]] until 1918 and
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• Mandarin language
  ...[dialect]] once spoken by the educated elites of Beijing. Mandarin is an [[official language]] in China, including [[Taiwan]], and also in [[Singapore]].
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• German language
  ...'' (in its own language: ''Deutsch'') is a West [[Germanic language]], the official language of [[Germany]], [[Austria]] and [[Liechtenstein]], one of several official ...Austria, Germany, [[Liechtenstein]] and [[Switzerland]] where German is an official language. (Luxembourg did not agree to this standardisation, but the autonomous prov
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• Spanish language
  ...sted of the Philippine government to reinstate the status of Spanish as an official language, prior to current president's [[Gloria Arroyo]]'s state visit to Spain in D
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• Netherlands
  The official language of the Netherlands is [[Dutch language|Dutch]], which is a [[West-Germanic
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• International Organization for Standardization
  ...name. ''ISO'' is not an acronym for the organization's full name in either official language. Rather, the organization adopted ''ISO'' based on the Greek word ''isos''
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• Linguistic anthropology
  ...ndexical" of Gapuner identity, and [[Tok Pisin]] (the widely circulating [[official language]] of New Guinea). (Linguistic anthropologists use "indexical" to mean indic
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• History of Belgium
  ...n the central political issue of the Kingdom of belgium. French became the official language of government after the separation from the Netherlands in 1830. Belgian cu
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• Tajik alphabet
  ...h in [[Tajiks|Tajik]] nationalism, a law was enacted declaring Tajik the [[official language|state language]]. In addition, the law officially equated Tajik with [[Pers
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• Angola
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• Algeria
  ...mostly the Berber language, Tamazight. Since 1996 Arabic has been the only official language, although Tamazight was promoted to the status of national language in 2002
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• Scottish people
  ...and|dual language road signs]] throughout Scotland. It is recognised as an official language of Scotland with 'equal respect' to English.
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• Macedonian language
  ...[[language]] in the Eastern group of South [[Slavic languages]] and is the official language of the [[Republic of Macedonia]]. It is also officially recognised in the [ The Macedonian language has the status of official language only within the [[Republic of Macedonia]]. The language is taught in some u
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• CZ Talk:Politics Workgroup
  ...e planning]] in the [[English language]], since: ''(a)'' English is not an official language in Burma, ''(b)'' English has no prescriptive academy, ''(c)'' correct use
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• Egypt
  ...the east, where its [[Sinai Peninsula]] forms part of [[Asia]]. Egypt's [[official language]] is Arabic, and its [[capital (city)|capital]] and largest [[city]] is [[C
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• United Arab Emirates
  UAE's capital is [[Abu Dhabi]] and the largest city is [[Dubai]]. The official language is [[Arabic]]. The UAE is a founding member of the [[Gulf Co-operation Coun
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• John Tanton
  *U.S. English; 1983, founded and funded; seeks to make English the official language of the United States; headed 1987-1988 by [[Linda Chavez]] who resigned ove
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• Argentina
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• Portuguese language
  ...ean languages|Indo-European family]], originating in [[Portugal]], and the official language also of [[Angola]], [[Brazil]], [[Cape Verde]], [[Guinea-Bissau]], [[Mozamb ...tries which have Portuguese as an official language. Portuguese is also an official language of the [[European Union]], [[Mercosul]] and the [[African Union]] (one of t
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• Occitan language
  This [[minority language]] has the status of an [[official language]] in Spain (see [[Aranese Occitan]])<ref>Act no. 16 of 1990 (''Regim especi
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• Latin America
  ...and in [[Suriname]] on the continent. [[English language|English]] is the official language of [[Belize]], [[Barbados]], [[Jamaica]], and the [[US Virgin Islands]]. ...ong with Spanish. [[Guaraní language|Guarani]] is, along with Spanish, the official language of Paraguay, and is spoken by a majority of the population.
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• History of Quebec
  ...icant evolution of Quebecois collective identity. Bill 101 made French the official language of the government and of the courts in Quebec; more controversially it made
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• Yemen
  Arabic is the official language, although English is increasingly understood in major cities. In the Mahra
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• Ontario
  ...of present-day Quebec). Upper Canada used English law and English was its official language. Upper Canada's first capital was Newark (now [[Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontari
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• Pali
  ...some earlier scholars. He considers the change to reflect a change in the official language of the empire ruling most of North India at the time, and dates it to the l
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• Paraguay
  ...w.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/pa.html}}</ref> The official language is Spanish, although a large part of the rural population speaks Guarani.<r
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• South Africa
  South Africa has 11 [[official language]]s: [[Afrikaans language|Afrikaans]], [[South African English|English]], [[
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