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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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• Prague
  ...rague, among them Petrarch. Notably, he promoted the Czech language as the official language alongside that of German and Latin, and his reign is also considered to be
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• Nativism (politics)
  ...Language Amendment]] (ELA), a Constitutional amendment making English the official language of the United States.
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• United Kingdom
  ...nised in Scotland and Wales, no legal document explicitly defines it as an official language of the whole UK, meaning that the tongue of the overwhelming majority is pr
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• Sri Lanka
  The language issue is at the root of a bitter civil war; official language is [[Sinhalese language|Sinhala]], but [[Tamil language|Tamil]] theoretica
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• Mumbai
  ...yglot]] population like any other metropolitan city of India. Marathi, the official language of Maharashtra is widely spoken. Other languages spoken are Hindi (the nati
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• Aeneid
  ...andon their own [[language]] and adopt [[Latin (language)|Latin]] as the [[official language]] of the Romans. This reflects what actually happened in [[history]]; when
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• United States of America
  ...sented.<ref>Wardhaugh (2006: 367).</ref> 29 states have made English their official language; some consider this to be a response to the identification of languages oth ...recognition. The U.S. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico had Spanish as the sole official language from 1991; a 1993 law restored English to the same status.<ref>Wardhaugh (2
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• Sri Lanka, history
  ...its nationalist and socialist agenda. Sinhala replaced English as the sole official language. The military alliance with Britain was ended; British naval and air bases Resistance to the MEP's program was vocal. Imposing Sinhala as the only official language provoked Tamil opposition, and the Tamils, led by the Federal Party, began
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• Nepal
  [[nepali language|Nepali]] is the official language and the major lingua franca. However, many other languages are spoken in th
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• Lebanon
  ...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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• Colombia
  ...e located. Most of the population speaks [[Spanish language|Spanish]], the official language.
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• Kerala
  ...mostly concentrated in the eastern districts. [[Malayalam]] is Kerala's [[official language]]; [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and various ''Adivasi'' languages are also spok
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• Republican Party (United States), history
  ...0s-- immigration reform, welfare reform, affirmative action, English as an official language -- and the antagonistic positions taken by Republicans toward Hispanics on
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• Texas, history
  ...specific grievances were lack of trial by jury, the use of Spanish as the official language in legal and commercial transactions, and burdensome customs regulations. T
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