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Language with de jure or de facto national status
A national language is a language (or language variant, e.g. dialect) that has some connection—de facto or de jure—with a nation. The term is applied quite
National_language
national languages of Switzerland are German, French, Italian, and Romansh. German, French, and Italian maintain equal status as official languages at
Languages_of_Switzerland
Languages of India belong to several language families, the major ones being the Indo-Aryan languages spoken by 78.05% of Indians and the Dravidian languages
Languages_of_India
Languages designated official status by the Constitution of India
22 languages have been classified as scheduled languages under the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India. There is no national language of India
Languages with official recognition in India
Languages_with_official_recognition_in_India
the national language and the lingua franca of Pakistan, and while sharing official status with English, it is the preferred and dominant language used
Languages_of_Pakistan
Language spoken in the Philippines
[ˈwikɐŋ filiˈpino]) is the national language of the Philippines, the main lingua franca, and one of the two official languages of the country, along with
Filipino_language
state, or that have status as a national language, regional language, or minority language. Official language A language designated as having a unique legal
List of official languages by country and territory
List_of_official_languages_by_country_and_territory
West Germanic language
an official language of Luxembourg, Belgium and the Italian autonomous province of South Tyrol, as well as a recognised national language in Namibia.
German_language
This is a list of languages by total number of speakers. It is difficult to define what constitutes a language as opposed to a dialect. For example, while
List of languages by total number of speakers
List_of_languages_by_total_number_of_speakers
South Korean language regulator
The National Institute of Korean Language (NIKL; Korean: 국립국어원) is a language regulator of the Korean language based in Seoul, South Korea. It was created
National Institute of Korean Language
National_Institute_of_Korean_Language
Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines
second language by the majority. Its standardized and codified form, Filipino, is the national language of the Philippines, and is one language of the
Tagalog_language
Autonomous regulatory institution of Pakistan
The National Language Promotion Department (Urdu: اِدارۂ فروغِ قومی زُبان Idāra-ē Farōġ-ē Qaumī Zabān [ɪ.ˈd̪aː.rə.eː fə.ˈroːɣ.eː ˈqɔː.mi zə.ˈbaːn]), formerly
National Language Promotion Department
National_Language_Promotion_Department
Language spoken in Indonesia
Indonesia) is the official and national language of Indonesia. It is a standardized variety of Malay, an Austronesian language that has been used as a lingua
Indonesian_language
Constitution of Mexico does not declare an official language; however, Spanish is the de facto national language spoken by over 90% of the population, while English
Languages_of_Mexico
Japonic language
where it is the national language, and within the Japanese diaspora worldwide. The Japonic family also includes the Ryukyuan languages and the variously
Japanese_language
Austronesian and Sino-Tibetan languages
The languages of Taiwan consist of several varieties of languages under the families of Austronesian languages and Sino-Tibetan languages. The Formosan
Languages_of_Taiwan
National language regulator in Taiwan
The National Languages Committee was established in 1919 by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of China with the purpose of standardizing and popularizing
National_Languages_Committee
Language given special status in a country or territory
government in their native languages. In countries that do not formally designate an official language, a de facto national language usually evolves. English
Official_language
Indo-Aryan language
language spoken primarily in South Asia. It is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also an official Eighth Schedule language in
Urdu
Sino-Tibetan language
umbrella term for almost all Sinitic languages except Macro-Bai languages, widely recognized as a collection of language varieties, natively spoken by the
Chinese_language
Germanic language spoken in Luxembourg
and officially the national language of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. As such, Luxembourgish is different from the German language also used in the Grand
Luxembourgish
Gallo-Romance language of Switzerland
(Graubünden). Romansh has been recognized as a national language of Switzerland since 1938, and as an official language in correspondence with Romansh-speaking
Romansh_language
three official languages: French, German, and the national language Luxembourgish, established in law in 1984. These three languages are also referred
Languages_of_Luxembourg
commonly used language in the United States is English (specifically American English), which is the national language and de facto official language. While
Languages of the United States
Languages_of_the_United_States
Language spoken in Korea
is the native language of the Korean people, who make up the majority of the language's 81 million speakers. It is the national language of both North
Korean_language
North Germanic language
accent of the speaker. Standard Swedish, spoken by most Swedes, is the national language that evolved from the Central Swedish dialects in the 19th century
Swedish_language
Structured system of communication
Language is a structured system of communication that consists of grammar and vocabulary. It is the primary means by which humans convey meaning, both
Language
North Germanic language
language from the Indo-European language family spoken by about 390,000 people, the vast majority of whom live in Iceland, where it is the national language
Icelandic_language
British colony. The Constitution of Singapore designates Malay as the national language of Singapore. This plays a symbolic role as Malays are constitutionally
Languages_of_Singapore
Manding language of Mali
franca and national language of Mali spoken by perhaps 14 million people, natively by 4.2 million Bambara people and about 10 million second-language users
Bambara_language
native languages. The 1987 constitution designates Filipino, a standardized version of Tagalog, as the national language and an official language along
Languages_of_the_Philippines
There are over 250 languages indigenous to Europe, and most belong to the Indo-European language family. Out of a total European population of 744 million
Languages_of_Europe
The indigenous languages of Malaysia belong to the Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian families. The national, or official, language is Malay which is the
Languages_of_Malaysia
Afro-Asiatic language native to the Horn of Africa
of Djibouti, Eritrea and Ethiopia. It is an official language in Ethiopia; and a national language in Djibouti and Eritrea. Afar is officially written
Afar_language
status, it is the de facto official and national language. Australian English is a major variety of the language with a distinctive accent and lexicon,
Languages_of_Australia
Eastern Romance language
2023, the Moldovan Parliament approved a law on referring to the national language as Romanian in all legislative texts and the constitution. On 22 March
Romanian_language
geographically spread language, people outside Buganda were opposed to having it as a national language. English remained the official language. Ugandan English
Languages_of_Uganda
Cushitic language of the Horn of Africa
official language in Somalia, Somaliland, and Ethiopia. It serves as a national language in Djibouti, and is also a recognised minority language in Kenya
Somali_language
English-based creole spoken in Sierra Leone
Creole or Krio is an English-based creole language that is the lingua franca and de facto national language spoken throughout the West African nation
Krio_language
Large language family spoken in Sub-Saharan Africa
The Bantu languages (UK: /ˌbænˈtuː/, US: /ˈbæntuː/ Proto-Bantu: *bantʊ̀) are a language family, or a branch of the proposed Niger-Congo language family,
Bantu_languages
The National Language Service Corps (NLSC) is a US civilian corps of multilingual volunteers who are readily available to serve the American federal government
National Language Service Corps
National_Language_Service_Corps
official languages: Maltese, Maltese Sign Language and English. Maltese is the national language. Until 1934, Italian was also an official language in Malta
Languages_of_Malta
East Slavic language
Slavic language belonging to the Balto-Slavic branch of the Indo-European language family. It is one of the four extant East Slavic languages, and is
Russian_language
Austronesian language
may be considered distinct languages by their speakers. Several varieties of it are standardised as the national language (bahasa kebangsaan or bahasa
Malay_language
Indo-Aryan language
expression of Indian national unity during the Indian Independence movement, and continues to be spoken as the common language of the people of the northern
Hindustani_language
Island country in West Africa
member state of the African Union. The official language is Portuguese, while the recognized national language is Cape Verdean Creole (Crioulo), which is spoken
Cape_Verde
Indo-Aryan language
referred to as Hindi, is an Indo-Aryan language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of the government of India, and is the lingua
Hindi
distinguishing languages in a dialect continuum. For example, a language is often defined as a set of mutually intelligible varieties, but independent national standard
List of languages by number of native speakers
List_of_languages_by_number_of_native_speakers
African Sign Language was recognised as the twelfth official language of South Africa by the National Assembly on 3 May 2023. Unofficial languages are protected
Languages_of_South_Africa
Turkic language
spoken of the Turkic languages, with around 90 million speakers. It is the national language of Turkey and one of two official languages of Cyprus. Significant
Turkish_language
Austroasiatic language
Austroasiatic language spoken natively by the Khmer people and is an official language and national language of Cambodia. The language is also widely
Khmer_language
Official language regulator of China
for the standardization of national languages, and for implementing the policies and laws of the State Council on languages. The most important contributions
State_Language_Commission
The National Language Service (NLS) promotes and facilitates communication across languages in South Africa. The core objective of the NLS is to meet
National_Language_Services
Family of languages and dialects Indigenous to North Africa
Tifinagh letters. The Berber languages (also known as the Amazigh languages or Tamazight) are a branch of the Afroasiatic language family. They comprise a
Berber_languages
languages are also spoken to varying degrees, such as Alsatian, an Alemannic variety (spoken by 1.44% of the national population); Basque, a language
Languages_of_France
North Germanic language
[ˈtænˀsk] , dansk sprog [ˈtænˀsk ˈspʁɔwˀ]) is a North Germanic language from the Indo-European language family spoken by about 5.5 million people, principally
Danish_language
Country in Southeast Asia
language') but now government policy uses Bahasa Melayu (Malay language) to refer to the official language and both terms remain in use. The National
Malaysia
Southern Bantu language of Lesotho and neighbouring countries
Southern Bantu language spoken in Lesotho, as its national language, and South Africa, where it is an official language. Like all Bantu languages, Sesotho is
Sotho_language
Austronesian language of Fiji
Fijian (referred to as iTaukei) is a national language of Fiji, along with English and Hindi. Fijian is a VOS language. Standard Fijian is based on the Bau
Fijian_language
West Germanic language
Germanic language of the Indo-European language family that emerged in early medieval England and has since become a global lingua franca. The language is named
English_language
"Languages spoken across Bangladesh" (2022) Bengali (99.0%) others (1.00%) The national language and official language of Bangladesh is Bengali (also
Languages_of_Bangladesh
Creole language spoken in Central Africa
franca in Central Africa. It is a creole language based on Kikongo, a Bantu language. It is a national language in Republic of the Congo and Democratic
Kituba_language
independent countries where Arabic is a national, working language or a recognized minority language, but not the primary language. Cypriot Arabic (alongside Armenian)
List of countries and territories where Arabic is an official language
List_of_countries_and_territories_where_Arabic_is_an_official_language
The official language of Ukraine is Ukrainian, an East Slavic language of the Indo-European languages family. It is spoken regularly by 88% of Ukraine's
Languages_of_Ukraine
Semitic language spoken mostly in Malta
by the Maltese people and is a national language of Malta, and is the only official Semitic and Afroasiatic language of the European Union. The pioneering
Maltese_language
Eastern Iranian language
"one of the primary markers of ethnic identity" amongst Pashtuns. A national language of Afghanistan, Pashto is primarily spoken in the east, south, and
Pashto
due to migration. Languages in Indonesia are classified into nine categories: national language, locally used indigenous languages, regional lingua francas
Languages_of_Indonesia
Branch of the Kra–Dai language family
family. The Tai languages include the most widely spoken of the Tai–Kadai languages, including Standard Thai, or Siamese, the national language of Thailand;
Tai_languages
indigenous languages and 24 living non-indigenous languages, with the majority of people speaking languages of the Southwestern Tai family, and the national language
Languages_of_Thailand
Debate on the status of the three official languages
The National Language Debate in Fiji concerns the status of the country's three official languages: English, Fijian, and Hindustani (the name used in the
National language debate in Fiji
National_language_debate_in_Fiji
Malaysian law
The National Language Act 1963/67 (Malay: Akta Bahasa Kebangsaan 1963/67), is a Malaysian law enacted to consolidate the law relating to the use of the
National_Language_Act_1963/67
Romance language
française [lɑ̃ɡ fʁɑ̃sɛːz] ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. Like all other Romance languages, French and its closest relatives—the langues
French_language
Indo-Aryan language native to Sindh
Sindhī, [sɪndʱiː]) is an Indo-Aryan language belonging to the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European language family. It is primarily spoken by the
Sindhi_language
Critically endangered Tungusic language
Tungusic language native to the historical region of Manchuria in Northeast China. As the traditional native language of the Manchus, it was the national language
Manchu_language
Current Maltese language regulatory body
The National Council for the Maltese Language (Maltese: Il-Kunsill Nazzjonali tal-Ilsien Malti) was founded in April 2005 with the enactment of the Maltese
National Council for the Maltese Language
National_Council_for_the_Maltese_Language
Standard form of Mandarin Chinese
of the six official languages of the United Nations, one of the national languages of Taiwan, and one of the four official languages of Singapore. It is
Standard_Chinese
Karluk Turkic language
Turkic language spoken by Uzbeks. It is the official and national language of Uzbekistan and formally succeeded Chagatai, an earlier Karluk language endonymically
Uzbek_language
Manding language of Mali and Senegal
distinct from the Mandinka (Malinke) of southern Senegal, which is a national language there. Bafoulabé Kayes Kassonke at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Western
Kassonke_language
Language education program
The National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) is a US Department of State ECA program launched in 2006 by President George W. Bush to develop
National Security Language Initiative
National_Security_Language_Initiative
alongside English. Notes: In Spain, Spanish is the sole official language at the national level, while Basque, Catalan/Valencian, Aranese, and Galician are
List of countries and territories where Spanish is an official language
List_of_countries_and_territories_where_Spanish_is_an_official_language
Northwestern Iranian dialect continuum
(Kurdî, کوردی, pronounced [kʊrdiː] ) is a Northwestern Iranian language or group of languages spoken by Kurds in the region of Kurdistan, namely in southeast
Kurdish_language
The National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language (Urdu: قومی کونسل برائے فروغ اردو زبان, Qaumī Kaunsil barā-yi Farōġ-i Urdū Zabān NCPUL) is an autonomous
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language
National_Council_for_Promotion_of_Urdu_Language
Manding language of West Africa
people and is the main language in the Upper Guinea region, and in Mali, where the closely related Bambara is a national language, as well as in Liberia
Maninka_language
Mande language spoken in West Africa
The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, and Guinea. It enjoys the status of a national language in Mauritania, Mali, Senegal and The Gambia. Long vowels are written
Soninke_language
US federal government initiative
2012, the Defense Language Office and National Security Education Program were merged to form the Defense Language and National Security Education Office
Defense Language and National Security Education Office
Defense_Language_and_National_Security_Education_Office
Portuguese is the official and national language of Brazil, being widely spoken by nearly all of its population. Brazil is the most populous Portuguese-speaking
Languages_of_Brazil
another 32.2% speak a local language alongside Italian.[needs update] Italian is the country's national and official language, and has a standard form and
Languages_of_Italy
North Germanic language
sproːk]) is a North Germanic language from the Indo-European language family spoken mainly in Norway, where it is an official language. Along with Swedish and
Norwegian_language
Language spoken by a minority of the population of a territory
minority languages, insofar as they are the national language of a stateless nation. There is no scholarly consensus on what a "minority language" is, because
Minority_language
19th and 20th century dispute about popular and learned language varieties of Greek
The Greek language question (Greek: το γλωσσικό ζήτημα, to glossikó zítima) was a dispute about whether the vernacular of the Greek people (Demotic Greek)
Greek_language_question
Rwanda has four official languages: Kinyarwanda, English, French, and Swahili. Kinyarwanda is the national language and is spoken by virtually the entire
Languages_of_Rwanda
Indigenous Bantu language
Swahili, also known as Kiswahili, is a Bantu language of the Niger–Congo language family, originally spoken by the Swahili people, who are found primarily
Swahili
Effort to promote an endangered language or revive a dead language
Language revitalization, also referred to as language revival or reversing language shift, is an attempt to halt or reverse the decline of a language
Language_revitalization
which of the languages would become the dominant and national language of the Slovaks. Catholics used the first form of literary Slovak language, while Protestants
Biblical_Czech_language
Online museum in Maryland, United States
The National Museum of Language, located in College Park, Maryland, is a cultural institution incorporated in 1997 to "examine the history, impact, and
National_Museum_of_Language
Para-Mongolic extinct language
Histories National Language Explanation (欽定遼金元三史國語解) project. The Liao dynasty referred to the Khitan language with the term Guoyu (國語, "National language"),
Khitan_language
Philippine government agency that regulates the Filipino national language
as the basis of the national language, and declared and proclaimed the national language based on Tagalog, as the national language of the Philippines
Commission on the Filipino Language
Commission_on_the_Filipino_Language
Language used to facilitate communication between groups without a common native language
'Frankish tongue or language'), also known as a bridge language, common language, trade language, auxiliary language, link language, or language of wider communication
Lingua_franca
West Slavic ethnolect
international recognition as a language, there is a debate on whether Silesian is either a dialect of Polish or a distinct language, and if Silesians are either
Silesian_language
Language variety with substantially codified usage
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Standard_language
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