A minority language is a language spoken by a minority of the population of a territory. Such people are termed linguistic minorities or language minorities...
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The European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (ECRML) is a European treaty (CETS 148) adopted in 1992 under the auspices of the Council of Europe...
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recognised as an official minority language in the Netherlands under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, although it had been recognised...
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In 1999, the Minority Language Committee of Sweden formally declared five official minority languages: Finnish, Sámi languages, Romani, Yiddish, and Meänkieli...
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Vorarlberg; and several minority languages. German is the national official language and constitutes a lingua franca and de facto first language: most Austrians...
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Minority language broadcasting comprises radio and television programmes for both national (including indigenous) and foreign minorities in their respective...
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national minorities List of minority political parties Middleman minority Minority influence Minority language Minority (philosophy) Minority religion...
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of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, "regional or minority languages" means languages that are: traditionally used within a given...
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Albanian language is the dominant language in Kosovo, equal status is given to Serbian and special status is given to other minority languages. The legislative...
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National Minorities, Law on Use of Languages and Scripts of National Minorities and Law on Education in Language and Script of National Minorities. Relevant...
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the official Romanian language, multiple other languages are spoken in Romania. Laws regarding the rights of minority languages are in place, and some...
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ŋa˨˩ʈʂhaŋ˨˩ Spoken in: China and Myanmar Achi – achi'ТеЗя Recognised Minority Language in: Guatemala Achumawi † – Achomawi or Ajúmmááwí Formerly spoken...
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and ethnic minorities and on the regional languages, 16 languages have been recognized as minority languages; 1 regional language, 10 languages belonging...
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statuses for the German language or one of its dialects. While these may cover minority rights, support of certain language facilities (schools, media...
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like "minority languages" or "vernaculars" for some of them. The label "dialect" may be understood erroneously to imply that the native languages spoken...
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number of languages used in Ireland. Since the late 18th century, English has been the predominant first language, displacing Irish. A large minority claims...
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recognized minority or regional language that is not considered separately from Standard German in statistics. Recognized minority languages have official...
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provision enshrining French as the language of the Republic, the government continues to recognise regional and minority languages to a limited extent (i.e. without...
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(Kurmanji), Zazaki, and Arabic, and a number of less common minority languages. Four minority languages are officially recognized in the Republic of Turkey by...
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alphabet. Legally recognized minority languages are Albanian, Bosnian, and Croatian. As of 2017, Albanian is an official language of the municipalities of...
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which the size of the minority population meets the legal threshold of 20%. State of Schleswig-Holstein Recognized minority language. Region of Aosta Valley...
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The languages spoken in Hungary include Hungarian, recognized minority languages, and other languages. Minority languages are spoken in a number of autochthonous...
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Slavic languages (of which Serbian is a part). Besides Serbian, which is the official language in the whole country, there are five minority languages in...
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regional and minority languages in Europe encompass four categories: The language of a community in one single country, where the language community is...
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The two main official languages of Finland are Finnish and Swedish. There are also several official minority languages: three variants of Sami, as well...
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status of the five national minority languages — Finnish, Meänkieli, Romani, Sámi languages and Yiddish — and Swedish Sign Language. For most of its history...
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several other languages have also begun to be studied and used. Kurmanji, spoken by the Yazidi minority, is the largest minority language of Armenia. Other...
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Charter's definition of a regional or minority language". Whether this implies recognition of one regional or minority language or two is a question of interpretation...
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or that have status as a national language, regional language, or minority language. Official language A language designated as having a unique legal...
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standard languages (Standard Modern Greek and Standard Turkish) are used. According to the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages of the Council...
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