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Afghanistan | Pashtu (official) 35%, Afghan Persian (Dari) 50%, Turkic languages (primarily Uzbek and Turkmen) 11%, 30 minor languages (primarily Balochi and Pashai) 4%, much bilingualism | Pashtu 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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Albania | Albanian (official - derived from Tosk dialect), Greek, Vlach, Romani, Slavic dialects | Albanian (Tosk is the official dialect), Greek |
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Austria | German (official nationwide), Slovene (official in Carinthia), Croatian (official in Burgenland), Hungarian (official in Burgenland) | German |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian | Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian |
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Congo, Republic of the | 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 has the most users) |
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European Union | Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish; note - only official languages are listed | - |
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Ireland | English is the language generally used, Irish (Gaelic or Gaeilge) spoken mainly in areas located along the western seaboard | English is the language generally used, Irish (Gaelic) spoken mainly in areas located along the western seaboard |
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Macedonia | Macedonian 68%, Albanian 25%, Turkish 3%, Serbo-Croatian 2%, other 2% | - |
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Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | - | Macedonian 70%, Albanian 21%, Turkish 3%, Serbo-Croatian 3%, other 3% |
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Mauritania | Arabic (official), Pulaar, Soninke, French, Hassaniya, Wolof | Hassaniya Arabic (official), Pulaar, Soninke, Wolof (official), French |
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Mozambique | Makhuwa, Tsonga, Lomwe, Sena, numerous other indigenous languages, Portuguese (official; spoken by 27% of population as a second language) | Portuguese (official), indigenous dialects |
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Norway | Bokmal Norwegian (official), Nynorsk Norwegian (official)
note: small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities |
Norwegian (official)
note: small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities |
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Papua New Guinea | Melanesian Pidgin serves as the lingua franca, English spoken by 1%-2%, Motu spoken in Papua region
note: 715 indigenous languages -- many unrelated |
English spoken by 1%-2%, pidgin English widespread, Motu spoken in Papua region
note: 715 indigenous languages |
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Peru | Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara, and a large number of minor Amazonian languages | Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara |
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Slovenia | Slovenian 92%, Serbo-Croatian 6.2%, other 1.8% | Slovenian 91%, Serbo-Croatian 6%, other 3% |
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Svalbard | Norwegian, Russian | Russian, Norwegian |