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	List of official languages - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The USA Federal Government can not declare an official language by federal law, since the United States is comprised of sovreign states.
		The official language is decided by majority of the states whose official languages are declared; English is the first language by custom and majority.
		NOTE: Whether Galician is in fact a language, or a dialect of Portuguese, is a matter of debate among linguists.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_official_languages (944 words)

	Richard Kennaway's Constructed Languages List (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Gleeb or "Nu Leng Glibèn" ("The Language of the Gleebish") is the official tongue of Gleeb.
		Lifehomese is one of the alien languages of the Commonwealth.
		Lrahran is one of the alien languages of the Commonwealth.
	www2.cmp.uea.ac.uk /~jrk/conlang.html (10527 words)

	Languages in the United States - the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Hawaiian is an official language of the state of Hawaii, but has been largely displaced by English and was until recently a criticallyendangered language.
		Some states, like California, have amended their constitutions to makeEnglish the only official language, but in practice, this only means that official government documents must at least bein English, and does not mean that they should be exclusively available only in English.
		The Spanish language is the second-most common languagein the country, spoken by about 28.1 million people (or 10.7% of the population) in 2000.The United States is the fifth country in the world in Spanish-speaking population, outnumbered only by Mexico, Spain, Argentina, and Colombia.
	www.aaez.biz /?t=Languages_in_the_United_States (1158 words)

	Learn more about List of official languages in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Republic of Ireland (with English as a secondary official language)
		Official languages at the level of state or provincial unit
		See also List of official languages by institution for the official languages of regional or international institutions.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /l/li/list_of_official_languages.html (775 words)

	Encyclopedia: List of country calling codes
		The Union of the Comoros (until 2002 the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros) is a country in the Indian Ocean, situated at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique.
		Jump to: navigation, search The Republic of Honduras is an independent country in western Central America, bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the south west El Salvador, to the south east by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Ocean, to the north by the Gulf of Honduras and...
		Jump to: navigation, search The Republic of Costa Rica is a country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the south-southeast, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, and by the Caribbean Sea to the east.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/List-of-country-calling-codes (8601 words)

	Do You Speak American . Sea to Shining Sea . Official American \| PBS
		The definition of an official language is one that has been specifically designated in the Constitution of a country or territory.
		Although the official languages may be French or English, these are not the languages most widely spoken by those countries' residents.
		English, the spoken language of the majority, is the second official language.
	www.pbs.org /speak/seatosea/officialamerican (443 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Literally, over a hundred languages and their dialects are spoken in the country providing a rich ground for linguistic scholars to dig into their roots and classify them.
		Languages such as Sanskrit and Tamil are very ancient languages with a rich history of literary development and styles spanning more than two thousand years.
		The common phonetic base seen across the languages allows direct comparison of scripts with one another and thus one is able to study the influence of one script on another.
	acharya.iitm.ac.in /langscript.html (368 words)

	World Languages,Languages of the World,Language Directory,Language Websites,Language Learning Sites - 123world (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Buhi is an Austronesian language used in the Philippines particularly on the Bicol Peninsula on the island of Luzon.
		Historically, this language is derived from the Old Church Slavonic language by adapting pronunciation and orthography and replacing some old and obscure words and expressions by their vernacular counterparts (for example from the Old Russian language).
		The Dongxiang language belongs to the Mongol branch of the Altaic languages.
	www.123world.com /languages (930 words)

	List_of_national_languages_of_India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Constitution of India has stipulated the usage of Hindi and English to be the two languages of official communication for the national government.
		Additionally, it classifies a set of 22 scheduled languages which are languages that can be officially adopted by different states for administrative purposes, and also as a medium of communication between the national and the state governments, as also for examinations conducted for national government service.
		As drafted, English ceased to exist as an official language (on par with Hindi) in 1965, after which it was intended to continue as an "associate additional official language" until such time that a duly appointed committee can decide on a full-scale transition to Hindi, based on a periodic review.
	www.comicscomics.com /search.php?title=List_of_national_languages_of_India (435 words)

	South Africa (09/05)
		Languages: Afrikaans, English, isiNdebele, isiXhosa, isiZulu, Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, siSwati, Tshivenda, and Xitsonga (all official languages).
		Members of the Khoisan language groups are the oldest surviving inhabitants of the land, but only a few are left in South Africa today--and they are located in the western sections.
		The country's first nonracial elections were held on April 26-28, 1994, resulting in the installation of Nelson Mandela as President on May 10, 1994.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2898.htm (6004 words)

	Ethnologue report for India
		The number of languages listed for India is 428.
		Considered to be dialects of one language with Chaudangsi and dialects in Chhanguru and Tinker districts of Nepal.
		A separate language from Muria, Maria of Garhichiroli, Dandami Maria, and Koya.
	www.ethnologue.com /show_country.asp?name=India (7527 words)

	African Studies Center \| Mauritius Page
		The Ethnologue is a catalog of the world's languages including information on alternate names, number of speakers, location, dialects, linguistic affiliation, and other sociolinguistic and demographic information.
		UN Country Team in Mauritius consists of UNFPA UNICEF and UNDP, with additional responsibilities for programme matters in the Republic of Seychelles, and the WHO.
		List of Arab, Portuguese, Dutch, and French historical maps of Mauritius
	www.africa.upenn.edu /Country_Specific/Mauritius.html (508 words)

	Congo (Kinshasa) (11/05)
		D.R.C. lies on the Equator, with one-third of the country to the north and two-thirds to the south.
		Although 700 local languages and dialects are spoken, the linguistic variety is bridged both by the use of French and the intermediary languages Kikongo, Tshiluba, Swahili, and Lingala.
		The eastern part of the country is characterized by ongoing violence and armed conflict, which has created a humanitarian disaster and contributed to civilian deaths (more than 3.8 million, according to a prominent international non-governmental organization).
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2823.htm (4022 words)

	[No title]
		Abstract This document describes a language tag for use in cases where it is desired to indicate the language used in an information object.
		The namespace of language tags is administered by the IANA according to the rules in section 5 of this document.
		The Content-language header The Language header is intended for use in the case where one desires to indicate the language(s) of something that has RFC-822-like headers, like MIME body parts or Web documents.
	www.ietf.org /rfc/rfc1766.txt (1679 words)

	LG449, Out of Africa: Pidgins and Creoles as National Languages (Peter L Patrick, Univ of Essex)
		Sango, a contact language based on Ngbandi, had about 350,000 native speakers in the 1988 census, making it perhaps the most widely-spoken native language; it is used as a second language by almost the entire population, and by some people in neighboring nations (so, c.5 million).
		English is the official language and the language of school instruction.
		English, French and Bislama are “official languages”; Bislama is used in parliament, mass media and religion, but English and French as languages of instruction.
	courses.essex.ac.uk /lg/lg449/PCsAsNationalLanguages.htm (1091 words)

	African Languages by Countries :: Official and national Languages of Africa
		List of official, national and spoken languages of Africa.
		Native African languages belonging to Sudanic family spoken by 90% of the population.
		Afrikaans common language of most of the population and about 60% of the white population, German 32%, indigenous languages: Oshivambo, Herero, Nama.
	www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/african_languages.htm (572 words)

	African Studies Center \| Uganda Page
		The Official Statehouse Website, Republic of Uganda, with information about the country's different ministries and activities.
		Country study done by the Library of Congress, covers history, geography, politics, culture, etc.
		Uganda is one of the fastest growing economies (+6%) and one of the most liberal countries for foreign investment in Africa.
	www.africa.upenn.edu /Country_Specific/Uganda.html (491 words)

	Highest lowest biggest smallest tallest deepest oldest youngest Continents Countries Cities Dependencies Deserts ...
		Note that official depths for the Southern Ocean are not available at this time.
		Numbers shown are the population within the recognized city limits, and do not include people living in the immediate surrounding area outside of the established border of the city.
		Numbers shown are the population within the immediate surrounding area of the established border of the city, and also include the city limit population figures.
	www.worldatlas.com /geoquiz/thelist.htm (583 words)

	jGuru: Obtaining languages for a country
		We don't even know if these are official languages or just that a lot of people speak them in the given country.
		In this case, we are better off using Locale's getAvailableLocales() and pulling the associated countries and languages from the locales returned.
		Java only supports about 100 locales (Supported Locales) and there is generally a one to one mapping between country and language.
	www.jguru.com /forums/view.jsp?EID=552195 (388 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		One commentator argued that the exclusion of country names from the possibility of registration as domain names would be an appropriate form of protection. However, another commentator believed that an exclusion mechanism presented disadvantages to “[w]ork to prevent future registrations of domain names consisting of the names of countries...
		As there does not exist a list of country names which has formal status in law, the answer is not obvious.
		As the legal entitlement of a country to its corresponding name, at the international level, is not firmly established, a broadly scoped procedure would significantly increase the likelihood that the decisions will be controversial and contested at the national level.
	www.wipo.int /sct/en/documents/special_session/doc/sct_s2_3.doc (3665 words)

	African Studies Center \| Egypt Page
		Although fully integrated into the body of the Egyptian nation, the Copts have survived as a strong religious entity who pride themselves on their contribution to the Christian world.
		This section includes an index of resources for the study of ancient Egypt, including the territory under the control of the modern states of Egypt and Sudan, and part of Libya.
		The Country Analysis Briefs (CABs) provide an overview of the energy situation for Egypt which has current interest to energy analysts and policy makers.
	www.sas.upenn.edu /African_Studies/Country_Specific/Egypt.html (839 words)

	Discover South Carolina (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Unaided by a college education, he became by the assistance of private instructors a proficient in the languages of Greece, Rome, and France, and in all acquirements necessary to form a statesman.
		Pinckney was elected a member of the State legislature, which place he held until the year 1787, when he was unanimously elected by that body one of the delegates to the federal convention which met at Philadelphia to frame the present constitution.
		In 1787 he assisted in framing a national constitution; and as soon as it was in operation, he was designated by President Washington as first associate judge of the supreme court of the United States.
	www.discoversouthcarolina.com /scfacts/famouscarolinians.asp (4651 words)

	List of Countries of the World :: Liste des Noms de Pays du Monde :: Listado alfabético de Países del ...
		List of Official and National Languages of the World by Continent.
		This is a list of all countries and areas in the world in alphabetical order, with the official names and alternative names.
		Countries: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z
	www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/countries_of_the_world.htm (243 words)

	AMORC-The Worldwide Rosicrucian Order (Official International Home Page for the Rosicrucians)
		This ancient wisdom is centuries old, but presented in modern, easy-to-understand language that guides you step-by-step through the process of mystical development.Through study and practice of the Rosicrucian teachings, you can learn to master your life, experience inner peace, and make a difference in the world.
		To reach such a diverse membership, AMORC is divided, by language, into jurisdictions called Grand Lodges.
		Other communications should be directed to the offices of the appropriate language jurisdiction listed at the top of this page.
	www.amorc.org (529 words)

	Ethnologue report for Ireland
		The number of languages listed for Ireland is 5.
		The informal system is referred to as 'Deaf Sign Language'.
		Irish Sign Language is a new unified system, a manual code for English.
	www.ethnologue.com /show_country.asp?name=Ireland (219 words)

	Do You Speak American . Sea to Shining Sea . Official American . Ban English \| PBS
		They suggested replacing English with Hebrew, thought by many in the eighteenth century to be the world’s first language, the one spoken in the garden of Eden.
		French was also considered, because it was thought at the time, and especially by the French, to be the language of pure reason.
		There’s always Esperanto, a language made up a hundred years ago that is supposed to bring about world unity.
	www.pbs.org /speak/seatosea/officialamerican/banenglish (922 words)

	Open Directory - Arts: Music: Styles: C: Country (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Country Music File - Album list, charts, birthdays, almanac, UK radio and television show schedule, UK tour and event dates, trivia, awards, interviews, and categorized links.
		Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum - Collection of historical costumes, memorabilia, instruments, photographs, manuscripts and other objects tell the story of country music.
		Roughstock's History of Country Music - Concise illustrated articles trace the style from the beginnings in Tennessee in the 1920s to the post-1990 new traditionalists.
	dmoz.org /Arts/Music/Styles/C/Country (483 words)

	List of countries by official languages - Simple English Wikipedia
		English is the official language in the following states and territories.
		English is an official language in the following states and territories.
		part of Iraq (only in Kurdish regions, elsewhere Arabic is official)
	simple.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_countries_by_official_languages (954 words)

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