| Jezyki (2008) | Jezyki (2004) | ||
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Afganistan | Afghan Persian or Dari (official) 50%, Pashto (official) 35%, Turkic languages (primarily Uzbek and Turkmen) 11%, 30 minor languages (primarily Balochi and Pashai) 4%, much bilingualism | Pashtu (official) 35%, Afghan Persian (Dari) 50%, Turkic languages (primarily Uzbek and Turkmen) 11%, 30 minor languages (primarily Balochi and Pashai) 4%, much bilingualism |
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Akrotiri | English, Greek | - |
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Albania | Albanian (official - derived from Tosk dialect), Greek, Vlach, Romani, Slavic dialects | Albanian (official - derived from Tosk dialect), Greek, Vlach, Romani, Slavic dialects |
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Algieria | Arabic (official), French, Berber dialects | Arabic (official), French, Berber dialects |
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Samoa Amerykanskie | Samoan 90.6% (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English 2.9%, Tongan 2.4%, other Pacific islander 2.1%, other 2%
note: most people are bilingual (2000 census) |
Samoan (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English
note: most people are bilingual |
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Andora | Catalan (official), French, Castilian, Portuguese | Catalan (official), French, Castilian, Portuguese |
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Angola | Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages | Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages |
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Anguilla | English (official) | English (official) |
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Antigua i Barbuda | English (official), local dialects | English (official), local dialects |
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Argentyna | Spanish (official), English, Italian, German, French | Spanish (official), English, Italian, German, French |
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Armenia | Armenian 97.7%, Yezidi 1%, Rosjan 0.9%, other 0.4% (2001 census) | Armenian 96%, Rosjan 2%, other 2% |
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Aruba | Papiamento (a Spanish-Portuguese-Dutch-English dialect) 66.3%, Spanish 12.6%, English (widely spoken) 7.7%, Dutch (official) 5.8%, other 2.2%, unspecified or unknown 5.3% (2000 census) | Dutch (official), Papiamento (a Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, English dialect), English (widely spoken), Spanish |
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Australia | English 79.1%, Chinese 2.1%, Italian 1.9%, other 11.1%, unspecified 5.8% (2001 Census) | English, native languages |
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Austria | German (official nationwide) 88.6%, Turkish 2.3%, Serbian 2.2%, Chorwacjan (official w Burgenland) 1.6%, other (includes Slovene,official w Carinthia, and Hungarian, official w Burgenland) 5.3% (2001 census) | German (official nationwide), Slovene (official w Carinthia), Chorwacjan (official w Burgenland), Hungarian (official w Burgenland) |
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Azerbejdzan | Azerbejdzani (Azeri) 90.3%, Lezgi 2.2%, Rosjan 1.8%, Armenian 1.5%, other 3.3%, unspecified 1% (1999 census) | Azerbejdzani (Azeri) 89%, Rosjan 3%, Armenian 2%, other 6% (1995 est.) |
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Bahamy | English (official), Creole (among Haitian immigrants) | English (official), Creole (among Haitian immigrants) |
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Bahrajn | Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu | Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu |
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Bangladesz | Bangla (official, also known as Bengali), English | Bangla (official, also known as Bengali), English |
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Barbados | English | English |
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Bialorus | Bialorusian, Rosjan, other | Bialorusian, Rosjan, other |
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Belgia | Dutch (official) 60%, French (official) 40%, German (official) less than 1%, legally bilingual (Dutch and French) | Dutch (official) 60%, French (official) 40%, German (official) less than 1%, legally bilingual (Dutch and French) |
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Belize | Spanish 46%, Creole 32.9%, majan dialects 8.9%, English 3.9% (official), Garifuna 3.4% (Carib), German 3.3%, other 1.4%, unknown 0.2% (2000 census) | English (official), Spanish, majan, Garifuna (Carib), Creole |
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Benin | French (official), Fon and Yoruba (most common vernaculars w south), tribal languages (at least six major ones w north) | French (official), Fon and Yoruba (most common vernaculars w south), tribal languages (at least six major ones w north) |
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Bermudy | English (official), Portuguese | English (official), Portuguese |
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Bhutan | Dzongkha (official), Bhotes speak various Tibetan dialects, Nepalese speak various Nepalese dialects | Dzongkha (official), Bhotes speak various Tibetan dialects, Nepalese speak various Nepalese dialects |
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Boliwia | Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara (official) | Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara (official) |
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Bosnia i Hercegowina | Bosnian, Chorwacjan, Serbian | Bosnian, Chorwacjan, Serbian |
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Botswana | Setswana 78.2%, Kalanga 7.9%, Sekgalagadi 2.8%, English 2.1% (official), other 8.6%, unspecified 0.4% (2001 census) | English (official), Setswana |
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Brazylia | Portuguese (official), Spanish, English, French | Portuguese (official), Spanish, English, French |
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Brytyjskie Wyspy Dziewicze | English (official) | English (official) |
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Brunei | Malay (official), English, Chinese | Malay (official), English, Chinese |
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Bulgaria | Bulgarian 84.5%, Turkish 9.6%, Roma 4.1%, other and unspecified 1.8% (2001 census) | Bulgarian, secondary languages closely correspond to ethnic breakdown |
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Burkina Faso | French (official), native African languages belonging to Sudanic family spoken by 90% of the population | French (official), native African languages belonging to Sudanic family spoken by 90% of the population |
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Birma | Burmese, minority ethnic groups have their own languages | Burmese, minority ethnic groups have their own languages |
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Burundi | Kirundi (official), French (official), Swahili (along Lake Tanganyika and w the Bujumbura area) | Kirundi (official), French (official), Swahili (along Lake Tanganyika and w the Bujumbura area) |
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Kambodza | Khmer (official) 95%, French, English | Khmer (official) 95%, French, English |
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Kamerun | 24 major African language groups, English (official), French (official) | 24 major African language groups, English (official), French (official) |
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Kanada | English (official) 59.3%, French (official) 23.2%, other 17.5% | English 59.3% (official), French 23.2% (official), other 17.5% |
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Republika Zielonego Przyladka | Portuguese, Crioulo (a blend of Portuguese and West African words) | Portuguese, Crioulo (a blend of Portuguese and West African words) |
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Kajmany | English | English |
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Cesarstwo Srodkowoafrykanskie | French (official), Sangho (lingua franca and national language), tribal languages | French (official), Sangho (lingua franca and national language), tribal languages |
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Czad | French (official), Arabic (official), Sara (in south), more than 120 different languages and dialects | French (official), Arabic (official), Sara (in south), more than 120 different languages and dialects |
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Chile | Spanish | Spanish |
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Chiny | Standard Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghainese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Tajwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages (see Grupy etniczne entry) | Standard Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghaiese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Tajwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages (see Grupy etniczne entry) |
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Wyspa Bozego Narodzenia | English (official), Chinese, Malay | English (official), Chinese, Malay |
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Wyspy Kokosowe | Malay (Cocos dialect), English | Malay (Cocos dialect), English |
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Kolumbia | Spanish | Spanish |
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Komory | Arabic (official), French (official), Shikomoro (a blend of Swahili and Arabic) | Arabic (official), French (official), Shikomoro (a blend of Swahili and Arabic) |
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Kongo, Republika Demokratyczna | French (official), Lingala (a lingua franca trade language), Kingwana (a dialect of Kiswahili or Swahili), Kikongo, Tshiluba | French (official), Lingala (a lingua franca trade language), Kingwana (a dialect of Kiswahili or Swahili), Kikongo, Tshiluba |
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Kongo, Republika | French (official), Lingala and Monokutuba (lingua franca trade languages), many local languages and dialects (of which Kikongo is the most widespread) | French (official), Lingala and Monokutuba (lingua franca trade languages), many local languages and dialects (of which Kikongo is the most widespread) |
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Wyspy Cooka | English (official), Maori | English (official), Maori |
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Kostaryka | Spanish (official), English | Spanish (official), English |
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Cote d'Ivoire | French (official), 60 native dialects z Dioula the most widely spoken | French (official), 60 native dialects z Dioula the most widely spoken |
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Chorwacja | Chorwacjan 96.1%, Serbian 1%, other and undesignated 2.9% (including Italian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, and German) (2001 census) | Chorwacjan 96%, other 4% (including Italian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, and German) |
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Kuba | Spanish | Spanish |
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Cypr | Greek, Turkish, English | Greek, Turkish, English |
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Czechy | Czech 94.9%, Slovak 2%, other 2.3%, unidentified 0.8% (2001 census) | Czech |
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Dania | Danish, Faroese, Grenlandiaic (an Inuit dialect), German (small minority)
note: English is the predominant second language |
Danish, Faroese, Grenlandiaic (an Inuit dialect), German (small minority)
note: English is the predominant second language |
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Dhekelia | English, Greek | - |
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Dzibuti | French (official), Arabic (official), Somali, Afar | French (official), Arabic (official), Somali, Afar |
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Dominika | English (official), French patois | English (official), French patois |
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Republika Dominikanska | Spanish | Spanish |
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Timor Wschodni | - | Tetum (official), Portuguese (official), Indonezjan, English
note: there are about 16 indigenous languages; Tetum, Galole, Mambae, and Kemak are spoken by significant numbers of people |
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Ekwador | Spanish (official), Amerindian languages (especially Quechua) | Spanish (official), Amerindian languages (especially Quechua) |
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Egipt | Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated classes | Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated classes |
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Salwador | Spanish, Nahua (among some Amerindians) | Spanish, Nahua (among some Amerindians) |
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Gwinea Równikowa | Spanish 67.6% (official), other 32.4% (includes French (official), Fang, Bubi) (1994 census) | Spanish (official), French (official), pidgin English, Fang, Bubi, Ibo |
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Erytrea | Afar, Arabic, Tigre and Kunama, Tigrinya, other Cushitic languages | Afar, Arabic, Tigre and Kunama, Tigrinya, other Cushitic languages |
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Estonia | Estonian (official) 67.3%, Rosjan 29.7%, other 2.3%, unknown 0.7% (2000 census) | Estonian (official), Rosjan, Ukrainian, Finnish, other |
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Etiopia | Amarigna 32.7%, Oromigna 31.6%, Tigrigna 6.1%, Somaligna 6%, Guaragigna 3.5%, Sidamigna 3.5%, Hadiyigna 1.7%, other 14.8%, English (major foreign language taught w schools) (1994 census) | Amharic, Tigrinya, Oromigna, Guaragigna, Somali, Arabic, other local languages, English (major foreign language taught w schools) |
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Unia Europejska | Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, Gaelic, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Lotwan, Litwan, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Rumunian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish
note: only official languages are listed; German, the major language of Niemcy, Austria, and Szwajcaria, is the most widely spoken mother tongue - over 19% of the EU population; English is the most widely spoken language - about 49% of the EU population is conversant z it (2007) |
Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Lotwan, Litwan, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish; note - only official languages are listed |
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Falklandy | English | English |
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Wyspy Owcze | Faroese (derived from Old Norse), Danish | Faroese (derived from Old Norse), Danish |
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Fidzi | English (official), Fidzian (official), Hindustani | English (official), Fidzian, Hindustani |
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Finlandia | Finnish 92% (official), Swedish 5.6% (official), other 2.4% (small Sami- and Rosjan-speaking minorities) (2003) | Finnish 93.4% (official), Swedish 5.9% (official), small Sami- and Rosjan-speaking minorities |
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Francja | French 100%, rapidly declining regional dialects and languages (Provencal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish)
overseas departments: French, Creole patois |
French 100%, rapidly declining regional dialects and languages (Provencal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish) |
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Gujana Francuska | - | French |
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Polinezja Francuska | French 61.1% (official), Polynesian 31.4% (official), Asian languages 1.2%, other 0.3%, unspecified 6% (2002 census) | French (official), Tahitian (official) |
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Gabon | French (official), Fang, Myene, Nzebi, Bapounou/Eschira, Bandjabi | French (official), Fang, Myene, Nzebi, Bapounou/Eschira, Bandjabi |
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Gambia | English (official), Mandinka, Wolof, Fula, other indigenous vernaculars | English (official), Mandinka, Wolof, Fula, other indigenous vernaculars |
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Gaza | Arabic, Hebrew (spoken by many Palestinians), English (widely understood) | Arabic, Hebrew (spoken by Izraeli settlers and many Palestinians), English (widely understood) |
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Georgia | Georgian 71% (official), Rosjan 9%, Armenian 7%, Azeri 6%, other 7%
note: Abkhaz is the official language w Abkhazia |
Georgian 71% (official), Rosjan 9%, Armenian 7%, Azeri 6%, other 7%
note: Abkhaz is the official language w Abkhazia |
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Niemcy | German | German |
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Ghana | Asante 14.8%, Ewe 12.7%, Fante 9.9%, Boron (Brong) 4.6%, Dagomba 4.3%, Dangme 4.3%, Dagarte (Dagaba) 3.7%, Akyem 3.4%, Ga 3.4%, Akuapem 2.9%, other 36.1% (includes English (official)) (2000 census) | English (official), African languages (including Akan, Moshi-Dagomba, Ewe, and Ga) |
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Gibraltar | English (used w schools and dla official purposes), Spanish, Italian, Portuguese | English (used w schools and dla official purposes), Spanish, Italian, Portuguese |
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Grecja | Greek 99% (official), other 1% (includes English and French) | Greek 99% (official), English, French |
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Grenlandia | Grenlandiaic (East Inuit), Danish, English | Grenlandiaic (East Inuit), Danish, English |
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Grenada | English (official), French patois | English (official), French patois |
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Gwadelupa | - | French (official) 99%, Creole patois |
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Guam | English 38.3%, Chamorro 22.2%, Philippine languages 22.2%, other Pacific island languages 6.8%, Asian languages 7%, other languages 3.5% (2000 census) | English, Chamorro, Japoniaese |
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Gwatemala | Spanish 60%, Amerindian languages 40% (23 officially recognized Amerindian languages, including Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi, Mam, Garifuna, and Xinca) | Spanish 60%, Amerindian languages 40% (23 officially recognized Amerindian languages, including Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi, Mam, Garifuna, and Xinca) |
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Guernsey | English, French, Norman-French dialect spoken w country districts | English, French, Norman-French dialect spoken w country districts |
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Gwinea | French (official); note - each ethnic group has its own language | French (official), each ethnic group has its own language |
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Gwinea Bissau | Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages | Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages |
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Gujana | English, Amerindian dialects, Creole, Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Urdu | English, Amerindian dialects, Creole, Hindi, Urdu |
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Haiti | French (official), Creole (official) | French (official), Creole (official) |
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Watykan | Italian, Latin, French, various other languages | Italian, Latin, French, various other languages |
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Honduras | Spanish, Amerindian dialects | Spanish, Amerindian dialects |
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Hong Kong | Chinese (Cantonese) 89.2% (official), other Chinese dialects 6.4%, English 3.2% (official), other 1.2% (2001 census) | Chinese (Cantonese), English; both are official |
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Wegry | Hungarian 93.6%, other or unspecified 6.4% (2001 census) | Hungarian 98.2%, other 1.8% |
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Islandia | Islandiaic, English, Nordic languages, German widely spoken | Islandiaic, English, Nordic languages, German widely spoken |
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Indie | English enjoys associate status but is the most important language dla national, political, and commercial communication; Hindi is the national language and primary tongue of 30% of the people; there are 21 other official languages: Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanscrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu; Hindustani is a popular variant of Hindi/Urdu spoken widely throughout northern Indie but is not an official language | English enjoys associate status but is the most important language dla national, political, and commercial communication; Hindi is the national language and primary tongue of 30% of the people; there are 14 other official languages: Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Malayalam, Kannada, Oriya, Punjabi, Assamese, Kashmiri, Sindhi, and Sanskrit; Hindustani is a popular variant of Hindi/Urdu spoken widely throughout northern Indie but is not an official language |
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Indonezja | Bahasa Indonezja (official, modified form of Malay), English, Dutch, local dialects (the most widely spoken of which is Javanese) | Bahasa Indonezja (official, modified form of Malay), English, Dutch, local dialects, the most widely spoken of which is Javanese |
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Iran | Persian and Persian dialects 58%, Turkic and Turkic dialects 26%, Kurdish 9%, Luri 2%, Balochi 1%, Arabic 1%, Turkish 1%, other 2% | Persian and Persian dialects 58%, Turkic and Turkic dialects 26%, Kurdish 9%, Luri 2%, Balochi 1%, Arabic 1%, Turkish 1%, other 2% |
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Irak | Arabic, Kurdish (official w Kurdish regions), Assyrian, Armenian | Arabic, Kurdish (official w Kurdish regions), Assyrian, Armenian |
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Irlandia | English (official) is the language generally used, Irish (Gaelic or Gaeilge) (official) spoken mainly w areas located along the western seaboard | English is the language generally used, Irish (Gaelic or Gaeilge) spoken mainly w areas located along the western seaboard |
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Wyspa Man | English, Manx Gaelic | English, Manx Gaelic |
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Izrael | Hebrew (official), Arabic used officially dla Arab minority, English most commonly used foreign language | Hebrew (official), Arabic used officially dla Arab minority, English most commonly used foreign language |
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Wlochy | Italian (official), German (parts of Trentino-Alto Adige region are predominantly German speaking), French (small French-speaking minority w Valle d'Aosta region), Slovene (Slovene-speaking minority w the Trieste-Gorizia area) | Italian (official), German (parts of Trentino-Alto Adige region are predominantly German speaking), French (small French-speaking minority w Valle d'Aosta region), Slovene (Slovene-speaking minority w the Trieste-Gorizia area) |
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Jamajka | English, English patois | English, patois English |
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Japonia | Japoniaese | Japoniaese |
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Jersey | English 94.5% (official), Portuguese 4.6%, other 0.9% (2001 census) | English (official), French (official), Norman-French dialect spoken w country districts |
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Jordania | Arabic (official), English widely understood among upper and middle classes | Arabic (official), English widely understood among upper and middle classes |
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Kazachstan | Kazakh (Qazaq, state language) 64.4%, Rosjan (official, used w everyday business, designated the "language of interethnic communication") 95% (2001 est.) | Kazakh (Qazaq, state language) 64.4%, Rosjan (official, used w everyday business, designated the "language of interethnic communication") 95% (2001 est.) |
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Kenia | English (official), Kiswahili (official), numerous indigenous languages | English (official), Kiswahili (official), numerous indigenous languages |
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Kiribati | I-Kiribati, English (official) | I-Kiribati, English (official) |
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Polnocna Korea | Korean | Korean |
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Poludniowa Korea | Korean, English widely taught w junior high and high school | Korean, English widely taught w junior high and high school |
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Kosowo | Albanian, Serbian, Bosniak, Turkish | - |
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Kuwejt | Arabic (official), English widely spoken | Arabic (official), English widely spoken |
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Kirgistan | Kyrgyz 64.7% (official), Uzbek 13.6%, Rosjan 12.5% (official), Dungun 1%, other 8.2% (1999 census) | Kyrgyz - official language, Rosjan - official language
note: w grudzien 2001, the Kirgistani legislature made Rosjan an official language, equal w status to Kyrgyz |
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Laos | Lao (official), French, English, and various ethnic languages | Lao (official), French, English, and various ethnic languages |
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Lotwa | Lotwan (official) 58.2%, Rosjan 37.5%, Litwan and other 4.3% (2000 census) | Lotwan (official), Litwan, Rosjan, other |
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Liban | Arabic (official), French, English, Armenian | Arabic (official), French, English, Armenian |
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Lesotho | Sesotho (southern Sotho), English (official), Zulu, Xhosa | Sesotho (southern Sotho), English (official), Zulu, Xhosa |
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Liberia | English 20% (official), some 20 ethnic group languages, of which a few can be written and are used w correspondence | English 20% (official), some 20 ethnic group languages, of which a few can be written and are used w correspondence |
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Libia | Arabic, Italian, English, all are widely understood w the major cities | Arabic, Italian, English, all are widely understood w the major cities |
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Liechtenstein | German (official), Alemannic dialect | German (official), Alemannic dialect |
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Litwa | Litwan (official) 82%, Rosjan 8%, Polish 5.6%, other and unspecified 4.4% (2001 census) | Litwan (official), Polish, Rosjan |
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Luksemburg | Luksemburgish (national language), German (administrative language), French (administrative language) | Luksemburgish (national language), German (administrative language), French (administrative language) |
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Makau | Cantonese 87.9%, Hokkien 4.4%, Mandarin 1.6%, other Chinese dialects 3.1%, other 3% (2001 census) | Portuguese, Chinese (Cantonese) |
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Macedonia | Macedonian 66.5%, Albanian 25.1%, Turkish 3.5%, Roma 1.9%, Serbian 1.2%, other 1.8% (2002 census) | Macedonian 68%, Albanian 25%, Turkish 3%, Serbo-Chorwacjan 2%, other 2% |
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Madagaskar | English (official), French (official), Malagasy (official) | French (official), Malagasy (official) |
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Malawi | Chichewa 57.2% (official), Chinyanja 12.8%, Chiyao 10.1%, Chitumbuka 9.5%, Chisena 2.7%, Chilomwe 2.4%, Chitonga 1.7%, other 3.6% (1998 census) | English (official), Chichewa (official), other languages important regionally |
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Malezja | Bahasa Malezja (official), English, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai
note: w East Malezja there are several indigenous languages; most widely spoken are Iban and Kadazan |
Bahasa Melayu (official), English, Chinese dialects (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai; note - w addition, w East Malezja several indigenous languages are spoken, the largest are Iban and Kadazan |
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Malediwy | Maldivian Dhivehi (dialect of Sinhala, script derived from Arabic), English spoken by most government officials | Maldivian Dhivehi (dialect of Sinhala, script derived from Arabic), English spoken by most government officials |
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Mali | French (official), Bambara 80%, numerous African languages | French (official), Bambara 80%, numerous African languages |
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Malta | Maltese (official), English (official) | Maltese (official), English (official) |
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Wyspy Marshalla | Marshallese (official) 98.2%, other languages 1.8% (1999 census)
note: English (official), widely spoken as a second language |
English (widely spoken as a second language, both English and Marshallese are official languages), two major Marshallese dialects from the Malayo-Polynesian family, Japoniaese |
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Martynika | - | French, Creole patois |
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Mauretania | Arabic (official), Pulaar, Soninke, French, Hassaniya, Wolof | Arabic (official), Pulaar, Soninke, French, Hassaniya, Wolof |
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Mauritius | Creole 80.5%, Bhojpuri 12.1%, French 3.4%, English (official; spoken by less than 1% of the population), other 3.7%, unspecified 0.3% (2000 census) | English (official), Creole, French (official), Hindi, Urdu, Hakka, Bhojpuri |
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Majotta | Mahorian (a Swahili dialect), French (official language) spoken by 35% of the population | Mahorian (a Swahili dialect), French (official language) spoken by 35% of the population |
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Meksyk | Spanish, various majan, Nahuatl, and other regional indigenous languages | Spanish, various majan, Nahuatl, and other regional indigenous languages |
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Mikronezja, Sfederowane Stany Mikronezji | English (official and common language), Trukese, Pohnpeian, Yapese, Kosrean, Ulithian, Woleaian, Nukuoro, Kapingamarangi | English (official and common language), Trukese, Pohnpeian, Yapese, Kosrean, Ulithian, Woleaian, Nukuoro, Kapingamarangi |
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Moldawia | Moldawian (official, virtually the same as the Rumunian language), Rosjan, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect) | Moldawian (official, virtually the same as the Rumunian language), Rosjan, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect) |
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Monako | French (official), English, Italian, Monegasque | French (official), English, Italian, Monegasque |
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Mongolia | Khalkha Mongol 90%, Turkic, Rosjan (1999) | Khalkha Mongol 90%, Turkic, Rosjan (1999) |
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Czarnogora | Serbian (official; Ijekavian dialect), Bosnian, Albanian, Chorwacjan | - |
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Montserrat | English | English |
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Maroko | Arabic (official), Berber dialects, French often the language of business, government, and diplomacy | Arabic (official), Berber dialects, French often the language of business, government, and diplomacy |
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Mozambik | Emakhuwa 26.1%, Xichangana 11.3%, Portuguese 8.8% (official; spoken by 27% of population as a second language), Elomwe 7.6%, Cisena 6.8%, Echuwabo 5.8%, other Mozambican languages 32%, other foreign languages 0.3%, unspecified 1.3% (1997 census) | Makhuwa, Tsonga, Lomwe, Sena, numerous other indigenous languages, Portuguese (official; spoken by 27% of population as a second language) |
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Namibia | English 7% (official), Afrikaans common language of most of the population and about 60% of the white population, German 32%, indigenous languages 1% (includes Oshivambo, Herero, Nama) | English 7% (official), Afrikaans common language of most of the population and about 60% of the white population, German 32%, indigenous languages: Oshivambo, Herero, Nama |
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Nauru | Nauruan (official; a distinct Pacific Island language), English widely understood, spoken, and used dla most government and commercial purposes | Nauruan (official, a distinct Pacific Island language), English widely understood, spoken, and used dla most government and commercial purposes |
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Nepal | Nepali 47.8%, Maithali 12.1%, Bhojpuri 7.4%, Tharu (Dagaura/Rana) 5.8%, Tamang 5.1%, Newar 3.6%, Magar 3.3%, Awadhi 2.4%, other 10%, unspecified 2.5% (2001 census)
note: many w government and business also speak English (2001 est.) |
Nepali (official; spoken by 90% of the population), about a dozen other languages and about 30 major dialects; note - many w government and business also speak English (1995) |
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Holandia | Dutch (official), Frisian (official) | Dutch (official language), Frisian (official language) |
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Antyle Holenderskie | Papiamento 65.4% (a Spanish-Portuguese-Dutch-English dialect), English 15.9% (widely spoken), Dutch 7.3% (official), Spanish 6.1%, Creole 1.6%, other 1.9%, unspecified 1.8% (2001 census) | Dutch (official), Papiamento (a Spanish-Portuguese-Dutch-English dialect) predominates, English widely spoken, Spanish |
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Nowa Kaledonia | French (official), 33 Melanesian-Polynesian dialects | French (official), 33 Melanesian-Polynesian dialects |
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Nowa Zelandia | English (official), Maori (official), Sign Language (official) | English (official), Maori (official) |
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Nikaragua | Spanish 97.5% (official), Miskito 1.7%, other 0.8% (1995 census)
note: English and indigenous languages on Atlantic coast |
Spanish (official)
note: English and indigenous languages on Atlantic coast |
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Niger | French (official), Hausa, Djerma | French (official), Hausa, Djerma |
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Nigeria | English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani | English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani |
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Niue | Niuean, a Polynesian language closely related to Tongan and Samoan; English | Niuean, a Polynesian language closely related to Tongan and Samoan; English |
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Wyspa Norfolk | English (official), Norfolk - a mixture of 18th century English and ancient Tahitian | English (official), Norfolk a mixture of 18th century English and ancient Tahitian |
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Mariany Polnocne | Philippine languages 24.4%, Chinese 23.4%, Chamorro 22.4%, English 10.8%, other Pacific island languages 9.5%, other 9.6% (2000 census) | English, Chamorro, Carolinian
note: 86% of population speaks a language other than English at home |
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Norwegia | Bokmal Norwegian (official), Nynorsk Norwegian (official), small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities; note - Sami is official w six municipalities | Bokmal Norwegian (official), Nynorsk Norwegian (official)
note: small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities |
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Oman | Arabic (official), English, Baluchi, Urdu, Indien dialects | Arabic (official), English, Baluchi, Urdu, Indien dialects |
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Pakistan | Punjabi 48%, Sindhi 12%, Siraiki (a Punjabi variant) 10%, Pashtu 8%, Urdu (official) 8%, Balochi 3%, Hindko 2%, Brahui 1%, English (official; lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most government ministries), Burushaski and other 8% | Punjabi 48%, Sindhi 12%, Siraiki (a Punjabi variant) 10%, Pashtu 8%, Urdu (official) 8%, Balochi 3%, Hindko 2%, Brahui 1%, English (official and lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most government ministries), Burushaski, and other 8% |
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Palau | Palauan 64.7% official w all islands except Sonsoral (Sonsoralese and English are official), Tobi (Tobi and English are official), and Angaur (Angaur, Japoniaese, and English are official), Filipino 13.5%, English 9.4%, Chinese 5.7%, Carolinian 1.5%, Japoniaese 1.5%, other Asian 2.3%, other languages 1.5% (2000 census) | English and Palauan official w all states except Sonsoral (Sonsoralese and English are official), Tobi (Tobi and English are official), and Angaur (Angaur, Japoniaese, and English are official) |
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Panama | Spanish (official), English 14%; note - many Panamanians bilingual | Spanish (official), English 14%
note: many Panamanians bilingual |
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Papua-Nowa Gwinea | Melanesian Pidgin serves as the lingua franca, English spoken by 1%-2%, Motu spoken w Papua region
note: 820 indigenous languages spoken (over one-tenth of the world's total) |
Melanesian Pidgin serves as the lingua franca, English spoken by 1%-2%, Motu spoken w Papua region
note: 715 indigenous languages -- many unrelated |
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Paragwaj | Spanish (official), Guarani (official) | Spanish (official), Guarani (official) |
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Peru | Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara, and a large number of minor Amazonian languages | Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara, and a large number of minor Amazonian languages |
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Filipiny | Filipino (official; based on Tagalog) and English (official); eight major dialects - Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinan | two official languages - Filipino (based on Tagalog) and English; eight major dialects - Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocan, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinense |
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Pitcairn | English (official), Pitkern (mixture of an 18th century English dialect and a Tahitian dialect) | English (official), Pitcairnese (mixture of an 18th century English dialect and a Tahitian dialect) |
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Polska | Polish 97.8%, other and unspecified 2.2% (2002 census) | Polish |
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Portugalia | Portuguese (official), Mirandese (official - but locally used) | Portuguese (official), Mirandese (official - but locally used) |
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Portoryko | Spanish, English | Spanish, English |
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Katar | Arabic (official), English commonly used as a second language | Arabic (official), English commonly used as a second language |
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Reunion | - | French (official), Creole widely used |
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Rumunia | Rumunian 91% (official), Hungarian 6.7%, Romany (Gypsy) 1.1%, other 1.2% | Rumunian (official), Hungarian, German |
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Rosja | Rosjan, many minority languages | Rosjan, other |
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Ruanda | Kinyarwanda (official) universal Bantu vernacular, French (official), English (official), Kiswahili (Swahili) used w commercial centers | Kinyarwanda (official) universal Bantu vernacular, French (official), English (official), Kiswahili (Swahili) used w commercial centers |
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Saint-Barthelemy | French (primary), English | - |
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Swieta Helena | English | English |
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Saint Kitts i Nevis | English | English |
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Saint Lucia | English (official), French patois | English (official), French patois |
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Saint Martin | French (official language), English, Dutch, French Patois, Spanish, Papiamento (dialect of Antyle Holenderskie) | - |
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Saint-Pierre i Miquelon | French (official) | French (official) |
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Saint Vincent i Grenadyny | English, French patois | English, French patois |
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Samoa | Samoan (Polynesian), English | Samoan (Polynesian), English |
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San Marino | Italian | Italian |
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Wyspy Swietego Tomasza i Ksiazeca | Portuguese (official) | Portuguese (official) |
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Arabia Saudyjska | Arabic | Arabic |
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Senegal | French (official), Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka | French (official), Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka |
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Serbia | Serbian 88.3% (official), Hungarian 3.8%, Bosniak 1.8%, Romany (Gypsy) 1.1%, other 4.1%, unknown 0.9% (2002 census)
note: Rumunian, Hungarian, Slovak, Ukrainian, and Chorwacjan all official w Vojvodina |
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Federalna Republika Jugoslawii | - | Serbian 95%, Albanian 5% |
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Seszele | Creole 91.8%, English 4.9% (official), other 3.1%, unspecified 0.2% (2002 census) | English (official), French (official), Creole |
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Sierra Leone | English (official, regular use limited to literate minority), Mende (principal vernacular w the south), Temne (principal vernacular w the north), Krio (English-based Creole, spoken by the descendants of freed Jamajkan slaves who were settled w the Freetown area, a lingua franca and a first language dla 10% of the population but understood by 95%) | English (official, regular use limited to literate minority), Mende (principal vernacular w the south), Temne (principal vernacular w the north), Krio (English-based Creole, spoken by the descendants of freed Jamajkan slaves who were settled w the Freetown area, a lingua franca and a first language dla 10% of the population but understood by 95%) |
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Singapur | Mandarin 35%, English 23%, Malay 14.1%, Hokkien 11.4%, Cantonese 5.7%, Teochew 4.9%, Tamil 3.2%, other Chinese dialects 1.8%, other 0.9% (2000 census) | Chinese (official), Malay (official and national), Tamil (official), English (official) |
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Slowacja | Slovak (official) 83.9%, Hungarian 10.7%, Roma 1.8%, Ukrainian 1%, other or unspecified 2.6% (2001 census) | Slovak (official), Hungarian |
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Slowenia | Slowenian 91.1%, Serbo-Chorwacjan 4.5%, other or unspecified 4.4% (2002 census) | Slowenian 92%, Serbo-Chorwacjan 6.2%, other 1.8% |
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Wyspy Salomona | Melanesian pidgin w much of the country is lingua franca; English (official; but spoken by only 1%-2% of the population); 120 indigenous languages | Melanesian pidgin w much of the country is lingua franca; English is official but spoken by only 1%-2% of the population
note: 120 indigenous languages |
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Somalia | Somali (official), Arabic, Italian, English | Somali (official), Arabic, Italian, English |
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Republika Poludniowej Afryki | IsiZulu 23.8%, IsiXhosa 17.6%, Afrikaans 13.3%, Sepedi 9.4%, English 8.2%, Setswana 8.2%, Sesotho 7.9%, Xitsonga 4.4%, other 7.2% (2001 census) | 11 official languages, including Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Pedi, Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu |
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Hiszpania | Castilian Spanish (official) 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2%, are official regionally | Castilian Spanish 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2%
note: Castilian is the official language nationwide; the other languages are official regionally |
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Sri Lanka | Sinhala (official and national language) 74%, Tamil (national language) 18%, other 8%
note: English is commonly used w government and is spoken competently by about 10% of the population |
Sinhala (official and national language) 74%, Tamil (national language) 18%, other 8%
note: English is commonly used w government and is spoken competently by about 10% of the population |
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Sudan | Arabic (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, diverse dialects of Nilotic, Nilo-Hamitic, Sudanic languages, English
note: program of "Arabization" w process |
Arabic (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, diverse dialects of Nilotic, Nilo-Hamitic, Sudanic languages, English
note: program of "Arabization" w process |
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Surinam | Dutch (official), English (widely spoken), Sranang Tongo (Surinamse, sometimes called Taki-Taki, is native language of Creoles and much of the younger population and is lingua franca among others), Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Javanese | Dutch (official), English (widely spoken), Sranang Tongo (Surinamse, sometimes called Taki-Taki, is native language of Creoles and much of the younger population and is lingua franca among others), Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Javanese |
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Svalbard | Norwegian, Rosjan | Norwegian, Rosjan |
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Suazi | English (official, government business conducted w English), siSwati (official) | English (official, government business conducted w English), siSwati (official) |
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Szwecja | Swedish, small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities | Swedish
note: small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities |
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Szwajcaria | German (official) 63.7%, French (official) 20.4%, Italian (official) 6.5%, Serbo-Chorwacjan 1.5%, Albanian 1.3%, Portuguese 1.2%, Spanish 1.1%, English 1%, Romansch (official) 0.5%, other 2.8% (2000 census)
note: German, French, Italian, and Romansch are all national and official languages |
German (official) 63.7%, French (official) 19.2%, Italian (official) 7.6%, Romansch (official) 0.6%, other 8.9% |
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Syria | Arabic (official); Kurdish, Armenian, Aramaic, Circassian widely understood; French, English somewhat understood | Arabic (official); Kurdish, Armenian, Aramaic, Circassian widely understood; French, English somewhat understood |
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Tajwan | Mandarin Chinese (official), Tajwanese (Min), Hakka dialects | Mandarin Chinese (official), Tajwanese (Min), Hakka dialects |
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Tadzykistan | Tajik (official), Rosjan widely used w government and business | Tajik (official), Rosjan widely used w government and business |
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Tanzania | Kiswahili or Swahili (official), Kiunguja (name dla Swahili w Zanzibar), English (official, primary language of commerce, administration, and higher education), Arabic (widely spoken w Zanzibar), many local languages
note: Kiswahili (Swahili) is the mother tongue of the Bantu people living w Zanzibar and nearby coastal Tanzania; although Kiswahili is Bantu w structure and origin, its vocabulary draws on a variety of sources including Arabic and English; it has become the lingua franca of central and eastern Africa; the first language of most people is one of the local languages |
Kiswahili or Swahili (official), Kiunguju (name dla Swahili w Zanzibar), English (official, primary language of commerce, administration, and higher education), Arabic (widely spoken w Zanzibar), many local languages
note: Kiswahili (Swahili) is the mother tongue of the Bantu people living w Zanzibar and nearby coastal Tanzania; although Kiswahili is Bantu w structure and origin, its vocabulary draws on a variety of sources, including Arabic and English, and it has become the lingua franca of central and eastern Africa; the first language of most people is one of the local languages |
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Tajlandia | Thai, English (secondary language of the elite), ethnic and regional dialects | Thai, English (secondary language of the elite), ethnic and regional dialects |
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Timor Wschodni | Tetum (official), Portuguese (official), Indonezjan, English
note: there are about 16 indigenous languages; Tetum, Galole, Mambae, and Kemak are spoken by significant numbers of people |
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Togo | French (official and the language of commerce), Ewe and Mina (the two major African languages w the south), Kabye (sometimes spelled Kabiye) and Dagomba (the two major African languages w the north) | French (official and the language of commerce), Ewe and Mina (the two major African languages w the south), Kabye (sometimes spelled Kabiye) and Dagomba (the two major African languages w the north) |
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Tokelau | Tokelauan (a Polynesian language), English | Tokelauan (a Polynesian language), English |
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Tonga | Tongan, English | Tongan, English |
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Trynidad i Tobago | English (official), Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), French, Spanish, Chinese | English (official), Hindi, French, Spanish, Chinese |
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Tunezja | Arabic (official and one of the languages of commerce), French (commerce) | Arabic (official and one of the languages of commerce), French (commerce) |
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Turcja | Turkish (official), Kurdish, Dimli (or Zaza), Azeri, Kabardian
note: there is also a substantial Gagauz population w the European part of Turcja |
Turkish (official), Kurdish, Arabic, Armenian, Greek |
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Turkmenistan | Turkmen 72%, Rosjan 12%, Uzbek 9%, other 7% | Turkmen 72%, Rosjan 12%, Uzbek 9%, other 7% |
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Turks i Caicos | English (official) | English (official) |
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Tuvalu | Tuvaluan, English, Samoan, Kiribati (on the island of Nui) | Tuvaluan, English, Samoan, Kiribati (on the island of Nui) |
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Uganda | English (official national language, taught w grade schools, used w courts of law and by most newspapers and some radio broadcasts), Ganda or Luganda (most widely used of the Niger-Congo languages, preferred dla native language publications w the capital and may be taught w school), other Niger-Congo languages, Nilo-Saharan languages, Swahili, Arabic | English (official national language, taught w grade schools, used w courts of law and by most newspapers and some radio broadcasts), Ganda or Luganda (most widely used of the Niger-Congo languages, preferred dla native language publications w the capital and may be taught w school), other Niger-Congo languages, Nilo-Saharan languages, Swahili, Arabic |
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Ukraina | Ukrainian (official) 67%, Rosjan 24%, other 9% (includes small Rumunian-, Polish-, and Hungarian-speaking minorities) | Ukrainian, Rosjan, Rumunian, Polish, Hungarian |
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Zjednoczone Emiraty Arabskie | Arabic (official), Persian, English, Hindi, Urdu | Arabic (official), Persian, English, Hindi, Urdu |
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Wielka Brytania | English, Welsh (about 26% of the population of Wales), Scottish form of Gaelic (about 60,000 w Scotland) | English, Welsh (about 26% of the population of Wales), Scottish form of Gaelic (about 60,000 w Scotland) |
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Stany Zjednoczone | English 82.1%, Spanish 10.7%, other Indo-European 3.8%, Asian and Pacific island 2.7%, other 0.7% (2000 census)
note: Hawaiian is an official language w the state of Hawaii |
English, Spanish (spoken by a sizable minority) |
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Urugwaj | Spanish, Portunol, or Brazyliaero (Portuguese-Spanish mix on the Brazyliaian frontier) | Spanish, Portunol, or Brazyliaero (Portuguese-Spanish mix on the Brazyliaian frontier) |
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Uzbekistan | Uzbek 74.3%, Rosjan 14.2%, Tajik 4.4%, other 7.1% | Uzbek 74.3%, Rosjan 14.2%, Tajik 4.4%, other 7.1% |
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Vanuatu | local languages (more than 100) 72.6%, pidgin (known as Bislama or Bichelama) 23.1%, English 1.9%, French 1.4%, other 0.3%, unspecified 0.7% (1999 Census) | three official languages: English, French, pidgin (known as Bislama or Bichelama), plus more than 100 local languages |
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Wenezuela | Spanish (official), numerous indigenous dialects | Spanish (official), numerous indigenous dialects |
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Wietnam | Wietnamese (official), English (increasingly favored as a second language), some French, Chinese, and Khmer; mountain area languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian) | Wietnamese (official), English (increasingly favored as a second language), some French, Chinese, and Khmer; mountain area languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian) |
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Wyspy Dziewicze | English 74.7%, Spanish or Spanish Creole 16.8%, French or French Creole 6.6%, other 1.9% (2000 census) | English (official), Spanish, Creole |
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Wallis i Futuna | Wallisian 58.9% (indigenous Polynesian language), Futunian 30.1%, French 10.8%, other 0.2% (2003 census) | French, Wallisian (indigenous Polynesian language) |
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Zachodni Brzeg | Arabic, Hebrew (spoken by Izraeli settlers and many Palestinians), English (widely understood) | Arabic, Hebrew (spoken by Izraeli settlers and many Palestinians), English (widely understood) |
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Sahara Zachodnia | Hassaniya Arabic, Moroccan Arabic | Hassaniya Arabic, Moroccan Arabic |
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Swiat | Mandarin Chinese 13.22%, Spanish 4.88%, English 4.68%, Arabic 3.12%, Hindi 2.74%, Portuguese 2.69%, Bengali 2.59%, Rosjan 2.2%, Japoniaese 1.85%, Standard German 1.44%, Wu Chinese 1.17% (2005 est.)
note: percents are dla "first language" speakers only |
Chinese, Mandarin 14.37%, Hindi 6.02%, English 5.61%, Spanish 5.59%, Bengali 3.4%, Portuguese 2.63%, Rosjan 2.75%, Japoniaese 2.06%, German, Standard 1.64%, Korean 1.28%, French 1.27% (2000 est.)
note: percents are dla "first language" speakers only |
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Jemen | Arabic | Arabic |
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Zambia | English (official), major vernaculars - Bemba, Kaonda, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Nyanja, Tonga, and about 70 other indigenous languages | English (official), major vernaculars - Bemba, Kaonda, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Nyanja, Tonga, and about 70 other indigenous languages |
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Zimbabwe | English (official), Shona, Sindebele (the language of the Ndebele, sometimes called Ndebele), numerous but minor tribal dialects | English (official), Shona, Sindebele (the language of the Ndebele, sometimes called Ndebele), numerous but minor tribal dialects |