This is a list of official, or otherwise administratively-recognized, languages of sovereign countries, regions, and supra-national institutions. The article also lists a number of languages which have no administrative mandate as an official language, generally describing these as ''

de-facto ''De facto'' ( ; , "in fact") describes practices that exist in reality, whether or not they are officially recognized by laws or other formal norms. It is commonly used to refer to what happens in practice, in contrast with ''de jure'' ("by la ...

'' official languages.

Official languages of sovereign countries, wholly or partly

A

Abkhaz: *

Abkhazia Abkhazia, ka, აფხაზეთი, tr, , xmf, აბჟუა, abzhua, or ( or ), officially the Republic of Abkhazia, is a partially recognised state in the South Caucasus, recognised by most countries as part of Georgia, which vi ...

(with Russian; independence is disputed)Статья 4. Конституция Республики Южная Осетия
Afar: *

Djibouti Djibouti, ar, جيبوتي ', french: link=no, Djibouti, so, Jabuuti officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Red ...

(with

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C ...

, French, Somali)

Afrikaans Afrikaans (, ) is a West Germanic language that evolved in the Dutch Cape Colony from the Dutch vernacular of Holland proper (i.e., the Hollandic dialect) used by Dutch, French, and German settlers and their enslaved people. Afrikaans gra ...

: *

Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ...

(with

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

and

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) ** Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ge ...

) *

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

(with

Ndebele Ndebele may refer to: *Southern Ndebele people, located in South Africa *Northern Ndebele people, located in Zimbabwe and Botswana Languages * Southern Ndebele language, the language of the South Ndebele *Northern Ndebele language Northern ...

Northern Sotho Northern Sotho, or as an endonym, is a Sotho-Tswana language spoken in the northeastern provinces of South Africa. It is sometimes referred to as or , its main dialect, through synecdoche. According to the South African National Census o ...

Sotho Sotho may refer to: *Sotho people (or ''Basotho''), an African ethnic group principally resident in South Africa, Lesotho and southern Botswana * Sotho language (''Sesotho'' or ''Southern Sotho''), a Bantu language spoken in southern Africa, an off ...

, Swati,

Tsonga Tsonga may refer to: * Tsonga language, a Bantu language spoken in southern Africa * Tsonga people, a large group of people living mainly in southern Mozambique and South Africa. * Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (; born 17 April 1985) i ...

Tswana Tswana may refer to: * Tswana people, the Bantu speaking people in Botswana, South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia, and other Southern Africa regions * Tswana language, the language spoken by the (Ba)Tswana people * Bophuthatswana, the former ba ...

Venda Venda () was a Bantustan in northern South Africa, which is fairly close to the South African border with Zimbabwe to the north, while to the south and east, it shared a long border with another black homeland, Gazankulu. It is now part of the ...

Xhosa Xhosa may refer to: * Xhosa people, a nation, and ethnic group, who live in south-central and southeasterly region of South Africa * Xhosa language, one of the 11 official languages of South Africa, principally spoken by the Xhosa people See als ...

, Zulu)Section 6. Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
Aja-Gbe: *

Benin Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north ...

(a national language along with Anii, Bariba, Biali, Boko, Dendi, Fon-Gbe, Foodo,

Fula Fula may refer to: *Fula people (or Fulani, Fulɓe) *Fula language (or Pulaar, Fulfulde, Fulani) **The Fula variety known as the Pulaar language **The Fula variety known as the Pular language **The Fula variety known as Maasina Fulfulde *Al-Fula ...

, Gen-Gbe, Lukpa, Mbelime, Nateni, Tammari, Waama, Waci-Gbe,

Yobe Yobe is a state located in northeastern Nigeria. A mainly agricultural state, it was created on 27 August 1991. Yobe State was carved out of Borno State. The capital of Yobe State is Damaturu; and it's largest and most populated city is Potisk ...

Yom Yom ( he, יום) is a Biblical Hebrew word which occurs in the Hebrew Bible. The word means day in both Modern and Biblical Hebrew. Overview Although ''yom'' is commonly rendered as day in English translations, the word yom can be used in differ ...

, Xwela-Gbe,

Yoruba The Yoruba people (, , ) are a West African ethnic group that mainly inhabit parts of Nigeria, Benin, and Togo. The areas of these countries primarily inhabited by Yoruba are often collectively referred to as Yorubaland. The Yoruba constitute ...

, the official language is French)

Akan Akan may refer to: People and languages *Akan people, an ethnic group in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire *Akan language, a language spoken by the Akan people *Kwa languages, a language group which includes Akan *Central Tano languages, a language group w ...

(

Akuapem Twi Akuapem, also known as Akuapim, Akwapem Twi, and Akwapi, is one of the principal members of the Akan dialect continuum, along with Bono and Asante, with which it is collectively known as Twi, and Fante, with which it is mutually intelligible. T ...

Asante Twi Asante, also known as Ashanti, Ashante, or Asante Twi, is one of the principal members of the Akan dialect continuum. It is one of the four mutually intelligible dialects of Akan which are collectively known as Twi, the others being Bono and Aku ...

, Fante): *

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

(a government-sponsored language along with Ewe-Gbe,

Dagaare Dagaare is the language of the Dagaaba people of Ghana, Burkina Faso, and Ivory Coast. It has been described as a dialect continuum that also includes Waale and Birifor. Dagaare language varies in dialect stemming from other family languages i ...

Dagbani Dagbani (or Dagbane), also known as Dagbanli and Dagbanle, is a Gur language spoken in Ghana and Northern Togo. Its native speakers are estimated around 3,160,000. It is a compulsory subject in primary and junior high school in the Dagbon Kingdo ...

, Dangme, Ga, Gonja, Kasem, Nzema, the official language is

)

Albanian Albanian may refer to: *Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular: **Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans **Albanian language **Albanian culture **Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...

: *

Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...

Kosovo Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...

(with Serbian) * *

North Macedonia North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Socialist Feder ...

(with Macedonian)

Amharic Amharic ( or ; (Amharic: ), ', ) is an Ethiopian Semitic language, which is a subgrouping within the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages. It is spoken as a first language by the Amharas, and also serves as a lingua franca for all oth ...

: *

Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...

Anii: *

(a national language along with Aja-Gbe, Bariba, Biali, Boko, Dendi, Fon-Gbe, Foodo,

, Gen-Gbe, Lukpa, Mbelime, Nateni, Tammari, Waama, Waci-Gbe,

, Xwela-Gbe,

, the official languages is French)

(see also

List of countries where Arabic is an official language Arabic and its different dialects are spoken by around 422 million speakers (native and non-native) in the Arab world as well as in the Arab diaspora making it one of the five most spoken languages in the world. Currently, 22 countries are memb ...

): *

Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , relig ...

(with Berber) *

Bahrain Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an ...

Chad Chad (; ar, تشاد , ; french: Tchad, ), officially the Republic of Chad, '; ) is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic ...

(with French) *

Comoros The Comoros,, ' officially the Union of the Comoros,; ar, الاتحاد القمري ' is an independent country made up of three islands in southeastern Africa, located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean. It ...

(with French and Comorian) *

(with French) *

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...

Eritrea Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia ...

(with

Tigrinya (; also spelled Tigrigna) is an Ethio-Semitic language commonly spoken Eritrea and in northern Ethiopia's Tigray Region by the Tigrinya and Tigrayan peoples. It is also spoken by the global diaspora of these regions. History and literatur ...

and

) *

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...

(with

Kurdish Kurdish may refer to: *Kurds or Kurdish people *Kurdish languages *Kurdish alphabets *Kurdistan, the land of the Kurdish people which includes: **Southern Kurdistan **Eastern Kurdistan **Northern Kurdistan **Western Kurdistan See also * Kurd (dis ...

)Article 4. Constitution of Iraq
*

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

(with

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

) *

Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...

Kuwait Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the nort ...

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...

Libya Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya bo ...

Mali Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali ...

(with

Tuareg The Tuareg people (; also spelled Twareg or Touareg; endonym: ''Imuhaɣ/Imušaɣ/Imašeɣăn/Imajeɣăn'') are a large Berber ethnic group that principally inhabit the Sahara in a vast area stretching from far southwestern Libya to southern A ...

and French) *

Mauritania Mauritania (; ar, موريتانيا, ', french: Mauritanie; Berber: ''Agawej'' or ''Cengit''; Pulaar: ''Moritani''; Wolof: ''Gànnaar''; Soninke:), officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania ( ar, الجمهورية الإسلامية ...

(with several national languages:

, Soninke,

Wolof Wolof or Wollof may refer to: * Wolof people, an ethnic group found in Senegal, Gambia, and Mauritania * Wolof language, a language spoken in Senegal, Gambia, and Mauritania * The Wolof or Jolof Empire, a medieval West African successor of the Mal ...

) *

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to ...

(with Berber) *

Niger ) , official_languages = , languages_type = National languagesFrench, Buduma,

, Gourmanché,

Hausa Hausa may refer to: * Hausa people, an ethnic group of West Africa * Hausa language, spoken in West Africa * Hausa Kingdoms, a historical collection of Hausa city-states * Hausa (horse) or Dongola horse, an African breed of riding horse See also * ...

, Kanuri, Songhay- Zarma,

Tamasheq Tamashek or Tamasheq is a variety of Tuareg, a Berber macro-language widely spoken by nomadic tribes across North Africa in Algeria, Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso. Tamasheq is one of the three main varieties of Tuareg, the others being Tamaja ...

, Tasawaq, Tebu)Loi n° 2001-037 du 31 décembre 2001 fixant les modalités de promotion et de développement des langues nationales
/ref> *

Oman Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of t ...

Palestine __NOTOC__ Palestine may refer to: * State of Palestine, a state in Western Asia * Palestine (region), a geographic region in Western Asia * Palestinian territories, territories occupied by Israel since 1967, namely the West Bank (including East ...

Qatar Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it sh ...

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the A ...

Somaliland Somaliland,; ar, صوماليلاند ', ' officially the Republic of Somaliland,, ar, جمهورية صوماليلاند, link=no ''Jumhūrīyat Ṣūmālīlānd'' is a ''de facto'' sovereign state in the Horn of Africa, still conside ...

(with

and Somali; independence is disputed) *

Somalia Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...

(with Somali) *

Sudan Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...

(with

) *

Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...

Tunisia ) , image_map = Tunisia location (orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = Location of Tunisia in northern Africa , image_map2 = , capital = Tunis , largest_city = capital , ...

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...

Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, north and ...

Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...

: *

Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''Ox ...

* Artsakh (independence disputed) Assamese: * India (with 21 other regional languages, and with

as a link language)

Aymara Aymara may refer to: Languages and people * Aymaran languages, the second most widespread Andean language ** Aymara language, the main language within that family ** Central Aymara, the other surviving branch of the Aymara(n) family, which today ...

: *

Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat of arms of Bolivia in the center , flag_alt2 = 7 × 7 square p ...

(with

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can ...

Quechua Quechua may refer to: *Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru *Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language **So ...

Guaraní Guarani, Guaraní or Guarany may refer to Ethnography * Guaraní people, an indigenous people from South America's interior (Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Bolivia) * Guaraní language, or Paraguayan Guarani, an official language of Paraguay * ...

and 33 other languages)Artículo 5. Constitución Política del Estado
/ref> *

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi ...

(with

and

and other languages)Artículo 48. Constitución Política del Perú
/ref> Azerbaijani: *

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of th ...

B

Balanta: *

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 � ...

(a national language along with

Bassari The Bassari are people who live in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea and Guinea-Bissau. The total population is between 10,000 and 30,000. Most of the Bassari are concentrated on either side of the Senegal-Guinea border southwest of Kedougou, Kédougou R ...

, Bedik,

, Hassaniya, Jola, Mandinka, Mandjak, Mankanya,

Noon Noon (or midday) is 12 o'clock in the daytime. It is written as 12 noon, 12:00 m. (for meridiem, literally 12:00 noon), 12 p.m. (for post meridiem, literally "after noon"), 12 pm, or 12:00 (using a 24-hour clock) or 1200 (military time). Solar ...

, Safen, Serer, Soninke,

, the official language is French) Bambara: * see '' Manding'' *

(a national language along with Bomu,

Bozo Bozo or bozo may refer to: People *Bozo people, a fishing people of the central Niger delta in Mali ** Bozo language, languages of the Bozo people * Frédéric Bozo, history Professor at the University of Paris III: Sorbonne Nouvelle * Bozo Mille ...

Dogon Dogon may refer to: *Dogon people, an ethnic group living in the central plateau region of Mali, in West Africa *Dogon languages, a small, close-knit language family spoken by the Dogon people of Mali *'' Dogon A.D.'', an album by saxophonist Juliu ...

, Mamara, Songhay, Soninke, Syenara,

, the official language is French) Bariba: *

(a national language along with Aja-Gbe, Anii, Biali, Boko, Dendi, Fon-Gbe, Foodo,

, Gen-Gbe, Lukpa, Mbelime, Nateni, Tammari, Waama, Waci-Gbe,

, Xwela-Gbe,

, the official languages is French)

Basque Basque may refer to: * Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France * Basque language, their language Places * Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France * Basque Country (autonomous co ...

: * Co-official in some autonomous communities of

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

: ** Basque Country **

Navarre Navarre (; es, Navarra ; eu, Nafarroa ), officially the Chartered Community of Navarre ( es, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, links=no ; eu, Nafarroako Foru Komunitatea, links=no ), is a foral autonomous community and province in northern Spain, ...

; both with

: *

(a national language along with Balanta, Bedik,

, Hassaniya, Jola, Mandinka, Mandjak, Mankanya,

, Safen, Serer, Soninke,

, the official language is French) Bedik: *

(a national language along with Balanta,

, Hassaniya, Jola, Mandinka, Mandjak, Mankanya,

, Safen, Serer, Soninke,

, the official language is French) Belarusian: *

Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...

(with

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

)Article 17. Constitution of the Republic of Belarus

Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...

: *

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

(with 21 other regional languages, and with

as a link language) *

Sierra Leone Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered by Liberia to the southeast and Guinea surrounds the northern half of the nation. Covering a total area of , Sierra ...

Berber language, Berber: *

Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , relig ...

(with Arabic)Loi n^o02-03 du 27 Moharram 1423 correspondant au 10 avril 2002 portant révision constitutionnelle
. *

(with Arabic)Article 5. Constitution du Maroc
Biali: *

(a national language along with Aja-Gbe, Anii, Bariba, Boko, Dendi, Fon-Gbe, Foodo,

, Gen-Gbe, Lukpa, Mbelime, Nateni, Tammari, Waama, Waci-Gbe,

, Xwela-Gbe,

, the official languages is French)

Bislama Bislama (; ; also known by its earlier French name, ) is an English-based creole language and one of the official languages of Vanuatu. It is the first language of many of the "Urban ni-Vanuatu" (citizens who live in Port Vila and Luganville) ...

: *

Vanuatu Vanuatu ( or ; ), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (french: link=no, République de Vanuatu; bi, Ripablik blong Vanuatu), is an island country located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is east of no ...

(with

and French)Article 3. Constitution of the Republic of Vanuatu
/ref> Boko: *

(a national language along with Aja-Gbe, Anii, Bariba, Biali, Dendi, Fon-Gbe, Foodo,

, Gen-Gbe, Lukpa, Mbelime, Nateni, Tammari, Waama, Waci-Gbe,

, Xwela-Gbe,

, the official languages is French) Bomu: *

(a national language along with Bambara,

, Mamara, Songhay, Soninke, Syenara,

, the official language is French) Bosnian: *

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...

(with Croatian, Serbian) (''de facto'')

: *

(a national language along with Bambara, Bomu,

, Mamara, Songhay, Soninke, Syenara,

, the official language is French) Buduma: *

Niger ) , official_languages = , languages_type = National languagesFrench,

, Gourmanché,

, Kanuri, Songhay- Zarma,

, Tasawaq, Tebu)

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: *

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...

Burmese: *

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(formerly Burma)

C

Cantonese Cantonese ( zh, t=廣東話, s=广东话, first=t, cy=Gwóngdūng wá) is a language within the Chinese (Sinitic) branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages originating from the city of Guangzhou (historically known as Canton) and its surrounding are ...

: *

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...

(using

Traditional Chinese characters Traditional Chinese characters are one type of standard Chinese character sets of the contemporary written Chinese. The traditional characters had taken shapes since the clerical change and mostly remained in the same structure they took at ...

); with

Mandarin Chinese Mandarin (; ) is a group of Chinese (Sinitic) dialects that are natively spoken across most of northern and southwestern China. The group includes the Beijing dialect, the basis of the phonology of Standard Chinese, the official language of ...

and

Macau Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a pop ...

(using

); with

and

Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portu ...

Catalan Catalan may refer to: Catalonia From, or related to Catalonia: * Catalan language, a Romance language * Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia Places * 13178 Catalan, asteroid #1 ...

: *

Andorra , image_flag = Flag of Andorra.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Andorra.svg , symbol_type = Coat of arms , national_motto = la, Virtus Unita Fortior, label=none (Latin)"United virtue is stro ...

, * Co-official in some autonomous communities of

: **

Balearic Islands The Balearic Islands ( es, Islas Baleares ; or ca, Illes Balears ) are an archipelago in the Balearic Sea, near the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula. The archipelago is an autonomous community and a province of Spain; its capital is ...

Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the north ...

Valencian Community The Valencian Community ( ca-valencia, Comunitat Valenciana, es, Comunidad Valenciana) is an autonomous community of Spain. It is the fourth most populous Spanish autonomous community after Andalusia, Catalonia and the Community of Madrid with ...

; all with

Chinese, Mandarin: *

Mainland China "Mainland China" is a geopolitical term defined as the territory governed by the People's Republic of China (including islands like Hainan or Chongming), excluding dependent territories of the PRC, and other territories within Greater China. ...

(using

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) *

(using both

and

) *

(using both

and

; with

and

) *

Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...

(using

; with

Malay Malay may refer to: Languages * Malay language or Bahasa Melayu, a major Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore ** History of the Malay language, the Malay language from the 4th to the 14th century ** Indonesi ...

and

Tamil Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia **Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia * Tamil language, nativ ...

)Articles 44, 53, 123. Constitution of the Republic of Singapore
/ref> *

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

(using

; other official languages of Taiwan are

Formosan languages The Formosan languages are a geographic grouping comprising the languages of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan, all of which are Austronesian. They do not form a single subfamily of Austronesian but rather nine separate subfamilies. The Taiwa ...

Taiwanese Hokkien Taiwanese Hokkien () (; Tâi-lô: ''Tâi-uân-uē''), also known as Taigi/Taigu (; Pe̍h-ōe-jī/Tâi-lô: ''Tâi-gí / Tâi-gú''), Taiwanese, Taiwanese Minnan, Hoklo and Holo, is a variety of the Hokkien language spoken natively by about 70% ...

Hakka The Hakka (), sometimes also referred to as Hakka Han, or Hakka Chinese, or Hakkas are a Han Chinese subgroup whose ancestral homes are chiefly in the Hakka-speaking provincial areas of Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Sichuan, Hunan, Zhej ...

and

Taiwan Sign Language Taiwan Sign Language (TSL; ) is the sign language most commonly used by the deaf and hard of hearing in Taiwan. History The beginnings of Taiwan Sign Language date from 1895.Fischer, Susan ''et al.'' (2010). "Variation in East Asian Sign Langu ...

.) Chichewa: *

Malawi Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast ...

(with

) *

Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozam ...

(with

Shona Shona often refers to: * Shona people, a Southern African people * Shona language, a Bantu language spoken by Shona people today Shona may also refer to: * ''Shona'' (album), 1994 album by New Zealand singer Shona Laing * Shona (given name) * S ...

, Chirbawe,

Kalanga Kalanga may refer to: * BaKalanga people * Kalanga language Kalanga, or ''TjiKalanga'' (in Zimbabwe), is a Bantu language spoken by the Kalanga people in Botswana and Zimbabwe. It has an extensive phoneme inventory, which includes palatalise ...

, "Koisan" (Tshuwau),

Nambya The Nambya people are an ethnic group of about 100,000 people, based in the north-western parts of Zimbabwe and in the north-eastern parts of Botswana . They are found around the coal mining town of Hwange, surrounding areas of the Victoria Falls a ...

, Ndau, Zimbabwean sign language,

Tonga Tonga (, ; ), officially the Kingdom of Tonga ( to, Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga), is a Polynesian country and archipelago. The country has 171 islands – of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is about , scattered over in ...

) Chirbawe (Sena): * see '' Sena'' Comorian *

(with

and French) Corsican : * France (with French) *

Corsica Corsica ( , Upper , Southern ; it, Corsica; ; french: Corse ; lij, Còrsega; sc, Còssiga) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France. It is the fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of ...

Croatian: *

Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capit ...

(with Bosnian and Serbian) (''de facto'')

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus' Places * Czech, ...

: *

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...

(legislation states that a person using Czech language at a Slovak institution must be treated as if using Slovak language)

D

: *

(a government-sponsored language along with

(Akuapem Twi, Ashante Twi, Fante), Ewe-Gbe,

, Dangme, Ga, Gonja, Kasem, Nzema, the official language is

)

: *

(a government-sponsored language along with

(Akuapem Twi, Ashante Twi, Fante), Ewe-Gbe,

, Dangme, Ga, Gonja, Kasem, Nzema, the official language is

) Dangme *

(a government-sponsored language along with

(Akuapem Twi, Ashante Twi, Fante), Ewe-Gbe,

, Ga, Gonja, Kasem, Nzema, the official language is

) Danish language, Danish: * Denmark * Faroe Islands (with Faroese language, Faroese) Dari language, Dari: * Afghanistan (a local variant of Persian, but defined as "Dari" in the Afghan constitution; together with Pashto language, Pashto)Article 16. Constitution of Afghanistan
/ref> Dendi: *

(a national language along with Aja-Gbe, Anii, Bariba, Biali, Boko, Fon-Gbe, Foodo,

, Gen-Gbe, Lukpa, Mbelime, Nateni, Tammari, Waama, Waci-Gbe,

, Xwela-Gbe,

, the official languages is French) Dhivehi language, Dhivehi: * Maldives Dioula language, Dioula: * see '' Manding'' * Burkina Faso (a national language along with

, Mossi language, Mossi and other languages, the official language is French)

: *

(a national language along with Bambara, Bomu,

, Mamara, Songhay, Soninke, Syenara,

, the official language is French) Dutch language, Dutch: * Belgium (official language with French and

) :sole official language in: :*Flanders :co-official language in: :*Brussels (with French) * The Netherlands (sole official language in every province except Friesland, where West Frisian language, West Frisian is co-official and the BES islands, where Papiamento and English are co-official) ** Aruba (with Papiamento) ** Curaçao (with Papiamento and

) ** Sint Maarten (with

) * Suriname Dzongkha language, Dzongkha: * Bhutan

E

(see also List of countries where English is an official language): * Antigua and Barbuda * Australia * The Bahamas * Barbados * Belize * Botswana (but the national language is

) * Cameroon (with French) * Canada (with French) ** Ontario ''(de facto; with limited French)'' ** Quebec (with French) ** Nova Scotia ''(de facto; with limited French & Canadian Gaelic, Gaelic)'' ** New Brunswick (with French) ** Manitoba (with French) ** British Columbia ''(de facto; with limited French)'' ** Prince Edward Island ''(de facto; with limited French)'' ** Saskatchewan ''(de facto; with limited French)'' ** Alberta ''(de facto; with limited French)'' ** Newfoundland and Labrador ''(de facto; with limited French, Innu language, Innu-aimun, & Inuit languages, Inuttut)'' ** Northwest Territories (Northwest Territories#Language, with 10 others) ** Yukon (with French) ** Nunavut (with Inuit languages, Inuit & French) * Curaçao (with Dutch language, Dutch and Papiamento) * Dominica * England *

(with

and

) * Eswatini (with Swazi language, Swati) * Fiji (with Fijian language, Bau Fijian and Hindustani language, Hindustani) * The Gambia *

(with

(Akuapem Twi, Ashante Twi, Fante), Ewe-Gbe,

, Dangme, Ga, Gonja, Kasem, Nzema) * Grenada * Guyana *

(with

and

) *

(with 22 regional languages) * Republic of Ireland ("second official"; with Irish language, Irish) * Jamaica * Kenya (with Swahili language, Swahili) * Kiribati * Lesotho (with

) * Liberia *

(with Chichewa language, Chichewa) * Malaysia (de facto official language with

; still serves as official and national language with Malay in Sabah and Sarawak)Constitution of Malaysia#Article 152 – National Language and Other Languages, Article 152 – National Language and Other Languages, Constitution of Malaysia * Malta (with Maltese language, Maltese) * Marshall Islands (with Marshallese language, Marshallese) * Mauritius (with French)Article 49. Constitution of Mauritius
* Federated States of Micronesia, Micronesia, Federated States of *

(Afrikaans, German, and Oshiwambo are spoken regionally) * Nauru (with Nauruan language, Nauruan) * New Zealand (with Māori language, Māori and New Zealand Sign Language) * Nigeria (with

, Igbo language, Igbo and

) * Pakistan (with Urdu as the national language) * Palau (with Palauan language, Palauan) * Papua New Guinea (with Tok Pisin and Hiri Motu) * Philippines (with Filipino language, Filipino) * Rwanda (with French and Kinyarwanda) * Saint Kitts and Nevis * Saint Lucia * Saint Vincent and the Grenadines * Samoa (with Samoan language, Samoan) * Seychelles (with Seychellois Creole and French) *

(with Mandarin Chinese, Chinese,

) * Sint Maarten (with Dutch language, Dutch) * Solomon Islands *

(with

and Somali; independence is disputed) *

(with

, Swati,

, Zulu) * South Sudan * Sri Lanka (with Sinhala language, Sinhala and

) *

(with Arabic) * Tanzania (with Swahili language, Swahili) * Tonga (with Tongan language, Tongan) * Trinidad and Tobago * Tuvalu (with Tuvaluan language, Tuvaluan) * Uganda (with Swahili language, Swahili) * United Kingdom (de facto; individual countries in the UK have statutorily defined official languages, but the UK as a whole does not) * United States (de facto; the United States has no administratively mandated official language) *

(with Bislama and French) * Zambia *

(with

, Chewa language, Chewa, Chirbawe,

, "Koisan" (Tshuwau),

, Ndau, Zimbabwean sign language,

)Constitution of Zimbabwe 2013
, Africatime.com, 22 March 2013 Estonian language, Estonian: * Estonia Ewe-Gbe: *

(a government-sponsored language along with

(Akuapem Twi, Ashante Twi, Fante),

, Dangme Ga, Gonja, Kasem, Nzema, the official language is

) * Togo (with French and Kabye language, Kabye)

F

Faroese language, Faroese: * Faroe Islands * Denmark Fijian language, Fijian: * Fiji (with English and Fiji Hindi, Hindustani)Section 4. Fiji Constitution
/ref> Filipino language, Filipino: * Philippines (with

) Finnish language, Finnish: * Finland (with Finland-Swedish, Swedish) Fon-Gbe: *

(a national language along with Aja-Gbe, Anii, Bariba, Biali, Boko, Dendi, Fon-Gbe, Foodo,

, Gen-Gbe, Lukpa, Mbelime, Nateni, Tammari, Waama, Waci-Gbe,

, Xwela-Gbe,

, the official languages is French) Foodo: *

(a national language along with Aja-Gbe, Anii, Bariba, Biali, Boko, Dendi, Fon-Gbe,

, Gen-Gbe, Lukpa, Mbelime, Nateni, Tammari, Waama, Waci-Gbe,

, Xwela-Gbe,

, the official languages is French) Formosan languages, Formosan: *

(other national languages of Taiwan are Taiwanese Mandarin, Mandarin,

and

.) French (see also List of countries where French is an official language): * Belgium (official language with Dutch language, Dutch and

) :sole official language in: :* Wallonia (except for the Land of Eupen, Canton of Eupen and the Belgian Eifel, Canton of Sankt Vith, where

is the official language) :co-official language in: :*Brussels (with Dutch language, Dutch) *

(with several national languages: Aja-Gbe, Anii, Bariba, Biali, Boko, Dendi, Fon-Gbe, Foodo,

, Gen-Gbe, Lukpa, Mbelime, Nateni, Tammari, Waama, Waci-Gbe,

, Xwela-Gbe,

) * Burkina Faso (with several national languages including Dioula language, Dioula,

, Mossi language, Mossi) * Burundi (with Kirundi language, Kirundi) * Cameroon (with

) * Canada (with

) ** Quebec ''(with limited

)'' ** New Brunswick (with

) ** Manitoba (with

) ** Northwest Territories (Northwest Territories#Languages, with 10 others) ** Yukon (with

) ** Nunavut (with Inuit languages, Inuit &

) * Central African Republic (with Sango language, Sango) *

(with

) *

(with

and Comorian) * Ivory Coast * Democratic Republic of the Congo *

(with

) * Equatorial Guinea (with

and

) * France ** French Guiana ** French Polynesia ** Loyalty Islands Province, French Loyalty Islands ** French Southern and Antarctic Lands ** Scattered islands in the Indian Ocean ** Guadeloupe ** Martinique ** Mayotte ** New Caledonia ** Réunion ** Saint Barthélemy ** Collectivity of Saint Martin, Saint Martin ** Saint Pierre and Miquelon ** Wallis and Futuna ** (Adelie Land) ** (Clipperton Island) * Gabon * Guernsey (with

) * Guinea (with several national languages:

, Kissi language, Kissi, Kpelle language, Kpelle, Malinke language, Malinke, Susu language, Susu, Toma language, Toma, Oniyan language, Oniyan, Wamey language, Wamey) * Haiti (with Haitian Creole) * Italy ** Aosta Valley (with Italian language, Italian) * Jersey (with

) * Luxembourg (with

and Luxembourgish language, Luxembourgish) * Madagascar (with Malagasy language, Malagasy) *

(with several national languages: Bambara, Bomu,

, Mamara, Songhay, Soninke, Syenara,

) * Mauritius (with

) * Monaco *

Niger ) , official_languages = , languages_type = National languagesArabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C ...

, Buduma,

, Gourmanché,

, Kanuri, Songhay- Zarma,

, Tasawaq, Tebu) * Rwanda (with English and Kinyarwanda) *

(with several national languages: Balanta,

, Bedik,

, Hassaniya, Jola, Mandinka, Mandjak, Mankanya,

, Safen, Serer, Soninke,

) * Seychelles (with Seychellois Creole and

) * Switzerland (''National and official language'' with

, Italian language, Italian, and (Romansh language, Romansh)) :''Official language'' in: :*Canton of Geneva :*Canton of Vaud :*Canton of Jura :*Canton of Neuchâtel :*Canton of Fribourg (with

) :*Canton of Berne (with

) :*Canton of Valais (with

) * Togo (with Ewe-Gbe and Kabye language, Kabye) *

(with Bislama and

)

: *

(a national language along with Aja-Gbe, Anii, Bariba, Biali, Boko, Dendi, Fon-Gbe, Foodo, Gen-Gbe, Lukpa, Mbelime, Nateni, Tammari, Waama, Waci-Gbe,

, Xwela-Gbe,

, the official languages is French) * Burkina Faso (a national language along with Dioula language, Dioula, Mossi language, Mossi and other languages, the official language is French) * Guinea (a national language along with Kissi language, Kissi, Kpelle language, Kpelle, Malinke language, Malinke, Susu language, Susu, Toma language, Toma, Oniyan language, Oniyan, Wamey language, Wamey, the official language is French) *

(a national language along with Bambara, Bomu,

, Mamara, Songhay, Soninke, Syenara,

, the official language is French) *

(a national language along with Soninke,

, the official language is

) *

Niger ) , official_languages = , languages_type = National languagesFrench,

, Buduma, Gourmanché,

, Kanuri, Songhay- Zarma,

, Tasawaq, Tebu) *

(a national language along with Balanta,

, Bedik, Hassaniya, Jola, Mandinka, Mandjak, Mankanya,

, Safen, Serer, Soninke,

, the official language is French)

G

Ga: *

(a government-sponsored language along with

(Akuapem Twi, Ashante Twi, Fante), Ewe-Gbe,

, Dangme, Gonja, Kasem, Nzema, the official language is

) Scottish Gaelic, Gàidhlig: * Scotland (along with

and Scots language, Scots) Gbe languages, Gbe: * see ''#A, Aja-Gbe'', ''#E, Ewe-Gbe'', ''#F, Fon-Gbe'', ''#G, Gen-Gbe'', ''#W, Waci-Gbe'', ''#X, Xwela-Gbe'' Gen-Gbe: *

(a national language along with Aja-Gbe, Anii, Bariba, Biali, Boko, Dendi, Fon-Gbe, Foodo,

, Lukpa, Mbelime, Nateni, Tammari, Waama, Waci-Gbe,

, Xwela-Gbe,

, the official languages is French) Georgian language, Georgian: * Georgia (country), GeorgiaArticle 8. Constitution of Georgia
/ref> * South Ossetia (with Ossetian language, Ossetian and

; independence is disputed) *

(with Georgian language, Georgian according to the Constitution of Georgia (country), Georgian constitution; independence is disputed)

: * Austria (with Hungarian language, Hungarian, Burgenland Croatian, and Slovene language, Slovene) * Belgium (official language with Dutch language, Dutch and French) :sole official language in: :* Land of Eupen, Canton of Eupen :* Belgian Eifel, Canton of Sankt Vith * Brazil ** Antônio Carlos, Santa Catarina, Antônio Carlos ** Santa Maria do Herval ** Domingos Martins ** Laranja da Terra ** Pancas ** Santa Maria de Jetibá ** Vila Pavão ** Pomerode ** Canguçu * Germany * Liechtenstein * Luxembourg (with French and Luxembourgish language, Luxembourgish) * Italy (in South Tyrol) *

(with Afrikaans and

) * Switzerland (''National and official language'' with French, Italian language, Italian, and (Romansh language, Romansh)) :''Official language'' in 21 cantons: :*17 of the Cantons of Switzerland, 26 cantons (monolingually

) :*Canton of Grisons (with Italian language, Italian and Romansh language, Romansh) :*Canton of Berne (with French) :*Canton of Fribourg (with French) :*Canton of Valais (with French) Gonja: *

(a government-sponsored language along with

(Akuapem Twi, Ashante Twi, Fante), Ewe-Gbe,

, Dangme, Ga, Kasem, Nzema, the official language is

) Gourmanché *

Niger ) , official_languages = , languages_type = National languagesFrench,

, Buduma,

, Kanuri, Songhay- Zarma,

, Tasawaq, Tebu) Greek language, Greek: * Greece * Cyprus (with Turkish language, Turkish)App. D., Part 1, Art. 3. Constitution of Cyprus
/ref> *

(Greek Minority Zone of Himara, Finiq and Dervican with Albanian)

: * Paraguay (with

)Artículo 140. Constituciones de laública del Paraguay
/ref> *

(with

and 33 other languages) Gujarati language, Gujarati: * India

H

Haitian Creole: * Haiti (with French)Article 5. La Constitution de la République d’Haïti
/ref>

: *

(other national languages of Taiwan are Taiwanese Mandarin, Mandarin,

and

.) Hassaniya Arabic language, Hassaniya: *

(a national language along with Balanta,

, Bedik,

, Jola, Mandinka, Mandjak, Mankanya,

, Safen, Serer, Soninke,

, the official language is French)

: *

Niger ) , official_languages = , languages_type = National languagesFrench,

, Buduma,

, Gourmanché, Kanuri, Songhay- Zarma,

, Tasawaq, Tebu) * Nigeria (with

, Igbo language, Igbo and

)

: * Israel (with

) Hindi language, Hindi: * India ("official language of the Union"; with English; 21 other regional languages namely Assamese,

, Bodo language, Bodo, Dogri language, Dogri, Gujarati language, Gujarati, Kannada language, Kannada, Kashmiri language, Kashmiri, Konkani language, Konkani, Maithili Language, Maithili, Malayalam, Meitei language, Meitei (Manipuri), Marathi language, Marathi, Nepali language, Nepali, Odia language, Odia, Punjabi language, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali language, Santhali, Sindhi language, Sindhi,

, Telugu language, Telugu, Urdu) * Fiji (with English and Bau Fijian; known constitutionally as ''Hindustani'' as an umbrella term to cover Urdu language, Urdu, as well as Hindi) Hiri Motu: * Papua New Guinea (with English and Tok Pisin) Hungarian language, Hungarian: * Hungary

I

Igbo language, Igbo: * Nigeria (with

and

) Icelandic language, Icelandic: * Iceland Indonesian language, Indonesian: * Indonesia (a standardized dialect of Malay)Article 36. Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia
Irish language, Irish: * Republic of Ireland ("national"; with English being "second official") Italian language, Italian: * Italy *

Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capit ...

** Istria County (with Croatian) * San Marino * Slovenia ** Slovenian Istria (with Slovene language, Slovene) * Switzerland (''National and official language'' with French,

, and (Romansh language, Romansh)) :''Official language'' in: :*Canton of Ticino :*Canton of Grisons (with

and Romansh language, Romansh) * Vatican City (with Latin language, Latin)

J

Japanese language, Japanese: * Japan (de facto) * Palau (Angaur) Javanese language, Javanese: * native to Java; Indonesia Jola: *

(a national language along with Balanta,

, Bedik,

, Hassaniya, Mandinka, Mandjak, Mankanya,

, Safen, Serer, Soninke,

, the official language is French)

K

Kabye language, Kabye: * Togo (with French and Ewe-Gbe)

: *

(with

, Chewa language, Chewa, Chirbawe, Tshuwau language, Tshuwau ("Koisan"),

, Ndau, Zimbabwean sign language,

) Kannada: *

(with 21 other regional Languages, and with English as a link language) Kanuri: *

Niger ) , official_languages = , languages_type = National languagesFrench,

, Buduma,

, Gourmanché,

, Songhay- Zarma,

, Tasawaq, Tebu) Kasem: *

(a government-sponsored language along with

(Akuapem Twi, Ashante Twi, Fante), Ewe-Gbe,

, Dangme, Ga, Gonja, Nzema, the official language is

) Kazakh language, Kazakh: * Kazakhstan (with Russian)Article 7. Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Khmer language, Khmer: * Cambodia Kinyarwanda: * Rwanda (with French and

) Kirundi: * Burundi (with French) Kissi language, Kissi * Guinea (a national language along with

, Kpelle language, Kpelle, Malinke language, Malinke, Susu language, Susu, Toma language, Toma, Oniyan language, Oniyan, Wamey language, Wamey, the official language is French) "Tshuwau language, Koisan" (Tshuwau): *

(with

, Chewa language, Chewa, Chirbawe,

, Ndau, Zimbabwean sign language,

) Korean language, Korean: * North Korea * South Korea (with Korean Sign Language) Korean Sign Language: * South Korea (with Korean language, Korean) Kpelle language, Kpelle: * Guinea (a national language along with

, Kissi language, Kissi, Malinke language, Malinke, Susu language, Susu, Toma language, Toma, Oniyan language, Oniyan, Wamey language, Wamey, the official language is French)

: *

(with Arabic) Kyrgyz language, Kyrgyz: * Kyrgyzstan (with Russian)Статья 10. Конституция Кыргызской Республики
/ref>

L

Lao language, Lao: * Laos Latin: * Holy See * Hungary *

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* Poland Latvian language, Latvian: * Latvia Lithuanian language, Lithuanian: * Lithuania Lukpa: *

(a national language along with Aja-Gbe, Anii, Bariba, Biali, Boko, Dendi, Fon-Gbe, Foodo,

, Gen-Gbe, Mbelime, Nateni, Tammari, Waama, Waci-Gbe,

, Xwela-Gbe,

, the official languages is French) Luxembourgish language, Luxembourgish: * Luxembourg (with French and

)

M

Macedonian: *

(with

) Malagasy language, Malagasy: * Madagascar (with French)

: * Malaysia (with de facto official language

) * Brunei *

(with English, Chinese language, Chinese and

) * Indonesia (a standardized local dialect of Malay, but treated as the separate language in Indonesia) Malinke language, Malinke: * see '' Manding'' * Guinea (a national language along with

, Kissi language, Kissi, Kpelle language, Kpelle, Susu language, Susu, Toma language, Toma, Oniyan language, Oniyan, Wamey language, Wamey, the official language is French) Maltese language, Maltese: * Malta (with English) Mamara: *

(a national language along with Bambara, Bomu,

, Songhay, Soninke, Syenara,

, the official language is French) Manding languages, Manding ( Mandinka, Malinke language, Malinke): * see ''#B, Bambara'', ''#D, Dioula'', ''#M, Malinke'', ''#M, Mandinka'' Mandinka: * see '' Manding'' *

(a national language along with Balanta,

, Bedik,

, Hassaniya, Jola, Mandjak, Mankanya,

, Safen, Serer, Soninke,

, the official language is French) Mandjak: *

(a national language along with Balanta,

, Bedik,

, Hassaniya, Jola, Mandinka, Mankanya,

, Safen, Serer, Soninke,

, the official language is French) Mankanya: *

(a national language along with Balanta,

, Bedik,

, Hassaniya, Jola, Mandinka, Mandjak,

, Safen, Serer, Soninke,

, the official language is French) Manx language, Manx Gaelic: * Isle of Man (with English) Māori language, Māori: * New Zealand (with English and New Zealand Sign Language) Marshallese language, Marshallese: * Marshall Islands (with

) Mauritian Creole * Mauritius Mbelime: *

(a national language along with Aja-Gbe, Anii, Bariba, Biali, Boko, Dendi, Fon-Gbe, Foodo,

, Gen-Gbe, Lukpa, Nateni, Tammari, Waama, Waci-Gbe,

, Xwela-Gbe,

, the official languages is French) Meitei language, Meitei (officially known as Manipuri language, Manipuri) *

(along with 21 other scheduled languages recognised by the 8th schedule of the Indian Constitution) Mongolian language, Mongolian: * Mongolia Montenegrin language, Montenegrin: * Montenegro Mossi language, Mossi: * Burkina Faso (a national language along with Dioula language, Dioula,

and other languages, the official language is French)

N

: *

(with

, Chewa language, Chewa, Chirbawe,

, "Koisan" (Tshuwau), Ndau, Zimbabwean sign language,

) Nateni: *

(a national language along with Aja-Gbe, Anii, Bariba, Biali, Boko, Dendi, Fon-Gbe, Foodo,

, Gen-Gbe, Lukpa, Mbelime, Tammari, Waama, Waci-Gbe,

, Xwela-Gbe,

, the official languages is French) Nauruan language, Nauruan * Nauru (with

) Ndau: *

(with

, Chewa language, Chewa, Chirbawe,

, "Koisan" (Tshuwau),

, Zimbabwean sign language,

) Ndebele (Northern Ndebele language, Northern): *

(with

, English,

, Swati,

, Zulu) *

(with

, Chewa language, Chewa, Chirbawe,

, "Koisan" (Tshuwau),

, Ndau, Zimbabwean sign language,

) Ndebele (Southern Ndebele language, Southern): *

(with

, English,

, Swati,

, Zulu) Nepali language, Nepali: * Nepal New Zealand Sign Language: * New Zealand (with English and Māori)

: *

(a national language along with Balanta,

, Bedik,

, Hassaniya, Jola, Mandinka, Mandjak, Mankanya, Safen, Serer, Soninke,

, the official language is French)

: *

(with

, English,

, Swati,

, Zulu) Norwegian language, Norwegian: * Norway (two official written forms – ''Bokmål'' and ''Nynorsk'') Nzema: *

(a government-sponsored language along with

(Akuapem Twi, Ashante Twi, Fante), Ewe-Gbe,

, Dangme, Ga, Gonja, Kasem, the official language is

)

O

Oniyan language, Oniyan: * Guinea (a national language along with

, Kissi language, Kissi, Kpelle language, Kpelle, Malinke language, Malinke, Susu language, Susu, Toma language, Toma, Wamey language, Wamey, the official language is French) Oriya language, Oriya Oromo language, Oromo: *

Ossetian language, Ossetian: * South Ossetia (with Russian and Georgian; independence is disputed)Статья 4. Конституция Республики Южная Осетия

P

Palauan language, Palauan: * Palau (with

) Papiamento: * Aruba (with Dutch language, Dutch) * Curaçao (with Dutch language, Dutch and

) * Netherlands (Bonaire) Pashto language, Pashto: * Afghanistan (with Dari (Eastern Persian), Dari in Afghanistan) Persian language, Persian: * Iran * Afghanistan (called Dari language, Dari in Afghanistan; with Pashto language, Pashto) * Tajikistan (called Tajik language, Tajiki in Tajikistan; with

for "inter-ethnic communication") Polish language, Polish: * Poland

: * Angola * Brazil * Cape Verde * East Timor (with Tetum) * Equatorial Guinea (with

and French) * Guinea-Bissau *

(with

) * Mozambique * Portugal * São Tomé and Príncipe Punjabi language, Punjabi: *

Q

Quechua language, Quechua: *

(with

, Aymara languages, Aymara,

and 33 other languages) *

(with

and Aymara)

R

Romanian language, Romanian: * Romania * Moldova Romansh language, Romansh: * ''National language'' in Switzerland (with

, French, and Italian language, Italian) ** Official language in canton of Grisons (with

and Italian language, Italian)

: * Russia (in some regions together with regional languages)Article 68. Constitution of the Russian Federation
/ref> *

(with Abkhaz according to the Abkhazian constitution; independence is disputed) *

(with Belarusian) * Kazakhstan (with Kazakh) * Kyrgyzstan (with Kyrgyz) * South Ossetia (with Ossetian and Georgian; independence is disputed) * Tajikistan ("inter-ethnic communication"; with Tajik) * Transnistria (with Moldovan and Ukrainian; independence is disputed)Article 12. Constitution of the Pridnestrovskaia Moldavskaia Respublica
/ref>

S

Safen: *

(a national language along with Balanta,

, Bedik,

, Hassaniya, Jola, Mandinka, Mandjak, Mankanya,

, Serer, Soninke,

, the official language is French) Samoan language, Samoa * Samoa (with

) Sango language, Sango * Sao Pauloan Brazilian Portuguese (Portugues) * Central African Republic (with French)Article 18. Constitution de la République Centrafricaine
/ref> Sena language, Sena: *

as ''Chirbawe'' (with

, Chewa language, Chewa,

, "Koisan" (Tshuwau),

, Ndau, Zimbabwean sign language,

) Scots language, Scots * Scotland (With

and Scottish Gaelic, Scots Gaelic) Serbian: * Serbia *

(with Bosnian, Croatian) (''de facto'') *

(independence is disputed; with Albanian) Serer: *

(a national language along with Balanta,

, Bedik,

, Hassaniya, Jola, Mandinka, Mandjak, Mankanya,

, Safen, Soninke,

, the official language is French) Seychellois Creole * Seychelles (with French and

)

: *

(with

, Chewa language, Chewa, Chirbawe,

, "Koisan" (Tshuwau),

, Ndau, Zimbabwean sign language,

) Sinhala language, Sinhala: * Sri Lanka (with

, and with

as a link language) Slovak language, Slovak: *

Slovene language, Slovene: * Slovenia Somali: *

(with

, French, Afar) *

(with

) *

(with Arabic and English; independence is disputed) Songhay- Zarma: *

(a national language along with Bambara, Bomu,

, Mamara, Soninke, Syenara,

, the official language is French) *

Niger ) , official_languages = , languages_type = National languagesFrench,

, Buduma,

, Gourmanché,

, Kanuri,

, Tasawaq, Tebu) Soninke: *

(a national language along with Bambara, Bomu,

, Mamara, Songhay, Syenara,

, the official language is French) *

(a national language along with

, the official language is

) *

(a national language along with Balanta,

, Bedik,

, Hassaniya, Jola, Mandinka, Mandjak, Mankanya,

, Safen, Serer,

, the official language is French)

: * Lesotho (with English) *

(with

, English,

, Swati,

, Zulu)

: * Argentina (de facto) *

(with

, Quechua language, Quechua,

, and 33 other languages) * Chile ** Easter Island (with Rapa Nui language, Rapa Nui) * Colombia * Costa Rica * Cuba * Dominican Republic * Ecuador (de facto) * El Salvador * Equatorial Guinea (with French and

) * Guatemala * Honduras * Mexico (de facto) * Nicaragua * Panama * Paraguay (with

) *

(with

, Quechua language, Quechua and other languages) * Spain (Aranese language, Aranese,

, and Galician language, Galician are co-official in some regions) * Spanish language in the United States, United States (in the US territory of Puerto Rico) * Uruguay (de facto) * Venezuela * Western Sahara (with

) Susu language, Susu: * Guinea (a national language along with

, Kissi language, Kissi, Kpelle language, Kpelle, Malinke language, Malinke, Toma language, Toma, Oniyan language, Oniyan, Wamey language, Wamey, the official language is French) Swahili language, Swahili: * Kenya (with English) * Rwanda (with English, French and Kinyarwanda) * Tanzania (de facto; with English) * Uganda (since 2005; with English) Swati: * Eswatini (with English) *

(with

, English,

, Zulu) Swedish language, Swedish: * Sweden * Finland (with Finnish (language), Finnish) * Åland (monolingually Swedish) (an Autonomous entity, autonomous province under Finland, Finnish sovereignty) Syenara: *

(a national language along with Bambara, Bomu,

, Mamara, Songhay, Soninke,

, the official language is French)

T

: *

(other national languages of Taiwan are Taiwanese Mandarin, Mandarin,

and

: *

(using

and/or pe̍h-oē-jī (Latin letters); other national languages of Taiwan are Taiwanese Mandarin, Mandarin,

and

.) Tajik language, Tajik: * Tajikistan (a variant of Persian written in Cyrillic)Article 2. Constitution of Tajikistan
/ref> Tagalog language, Tagalog: * ''see #F, Filipino '' Tuareg language, Tamasheq: *

(a national language along with Bambara, Bomu,

, Mamara, Songhay, Soninke, Syenara, the official language is French) *

Niger ) , official_languages = , languages_type = National languagesFrench,

, Buduma,

, Gourmanché,

, Kanuri, Songhay- Zarma, Tasawaq, Tebu)

: *

(with 21 other languages, and with

as a link language) *

(with

, Chinese language, Chinese and

) * Sri Lanka (with Sinhala language, Sinhala, and with

as a link language) Tammari: *

(a national language along with Aja-Gbe, Anii, Bariba, Biali, Boko, Dendi, Fon-Gbe, Foodo,

, Gen-Gbe, Lukpa, Mbelime, Nateni, Waama, Waci-Gbe,

, Xwela-Gbe,

, the official languages is French) Tasawaq: *

Niger ) , official_languages = , languages_type = National languagesFrench,

, Buduma,

, Gourmanché,

, Kanuri, Songhay- Zarma,

, Tebu) Tebu: *

Niger ) , official_languages = , languages_type = National languagesFrench,

, Buduma,

, Gourmanché,

, Kanuri, Songhay- Zarma,

, Tasawaq) Telugu language, Telugu: * India (with 21 other regional Languages, and with

as a link language) Tetum: * East Timor (with

) Thai language, Thai: * Thailand

: *

(with

and

) Tok Pisin: * Papua New Guinea (with English and Hiri Motu) Toma language, Toma: * Guinea (a national language along with

, Kissi language, Kissi, Kpelle language, Kpelle, Malinke language, Malinke, Susu language, Susu, Oniyan language, Oniyan, Wamey language, Wamey, the official language is French)

: *

(with

, Chewa language, Chewa, Chirbawe,

, "Koisan" (Tshuwau),

, Ndau, Zimbabwean sign language,

) Tongan language, Tongan * Tonga (with

)

: *

(with

, English,

, Swati,

, Zulu)

: * Botswana (with English) *

(with

, English,

, Swati,

, Zulu) *

(with

, Chewa language, Chewa, Chirbawe,

, "Koisan" (Tshuwau),

, Ndau, Zimbabwean sign language,

) Turkish language, Turkish: * Turkey * Cyprus (with Greek language, Greek) * TRNC, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (independence disputed) Turkmen language, Turkmen: * Turkmenistan Tuvaluan language, Tuvaluan * Tuvalu (with

)

U

Ukrainian language, Ukrainian: * Ukraine * Transnistria (with Moldovan and Russian; independence is disputed) Urdu language, Urdu: * Pakistan (with English) *

(Urdu dialect and in script it is Sanscrit with 21 other regional languages, and with

as a link language) * Fiji (with English and Bau Fijian; known constitutionally as ''Hindustani'' as an umbrella term to cover Urdu language, Urdu, as well as Hindi.) Uzbek language, Uzbek: * Uzbekistan

V

: *

(with

, English,

, Swati,

, Zulu) *

(with

, Chewa language, Chewa, Chirbawe,

, "Koisan" (Tshuwau),

, Ndau, Zimbabwean sign language,

) Vietnamese language, Vietnamese: * Vietnam

W

Waama: *

(a national language along with Aja-Gbe, Anii, Bariba, Biali, Boko, Dendi, Fon-Gbe, Foodo,

, Gen-Gbe, Lukpa, Mbelime, Nateni, Tammari, Waci-Gbe,

, Xwela-Gbe,

, the official languages is French) Waci-Gbe: *

(a national language along with Aja-Gbe, Anii, Bariba, Biali, Boko, Dendi, Fon-Gbe, Foodo,

, Gen-Gbe, Lukpa, Mbelime, Nateni, Tammari, Waama,

, Xwela-Gbe,

, the official languages is French) Wamey language, Wamey: * Guinea (a national language along with

, Kissi language, Kissi, Kpelle language, Kpelle, Malinke language, Malinke, Susu language, Susu, Toma language, Toma, Oniyan language, Oniyan, the official language is French) Welsh language, Welsh: * United Kingdom (limited ''de jure'' official status in Wales)

: *

(a national language along with

, Soninke, the official language is

) *

(a national language along with Balanta,

, Bedik,

, Hassaniya, Jola, Mandinka, Mandjak, Mankanya,

, Safen, Serer, Soninke, the official language is French)

X

: *

(with

, English,

, Swati,

, Zulu) *

(with

, Chewa language, Chewa, Chirbawe,

, "Koisan" (Tshuwau),

, Ndau, Zimbabwean sign language,

) Xwela-Gbe: *

(a national language along with Aja-Gbe, Anii, Bariba, Biali, Boko, Dendi, Fon-Gbe, Foodo,

, Gen-Gbe, Lukpa, Mbelime, Nateni, Tammari, Waama, Waci-Gbe,

, the official languages is French)

Y

: *

(a national language along with Aja-Gbe, Anii, Bariba, Biali, Boko, Dendi, Fon-Gbe, Foodo,

, Gen-Gbe, Lukpa, Mbelime, Nateni, Tammari, Waama, Waci-Gbe,

, Xwela-Gbe,

, the official languages is French)

: *

(a national language along with Aja-Gbe, Anii, Bariba, Biali, Boko, Dendi, Fon-Gbe, Foodo,

, Gen-Gbe, Lukpa, Mbelime, Nateni, Tammari, Waama, Waci-Gbe,

, Xwela-Gbe,

, the official languages is French)

: *

(a national language along with Aja-Gbe, Anii, Bariba, Biali, Boko, Dendi, Fon-Gbe, Foodo,

, Gen-Gbe, Lukpa, Mbelime, Nateni, Tammari, Waama, Waci-Gbe,

, Xwela-Gbe,

, the official languages is French) * Nigeria (with

and Igbo language, Igbo)Article 55. Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
/ref>

Z

Zimbabwean sign language: *

(with

, Chewa language, Chewa, Chirbawe,

, "Koisan" (Tshuwau),

, Ndau,

) Zulu: *

(with

, English,

, Swati,

)

Number of countries with the same official language

This is a ranking of languages by number of sovereign countries in which they are ''de jure'' or ''de facto'' official (or with a ''national language'' status). An '*' (asterisk) indicates a country whose independence is disputed. Partially recognised or de facto independent countries are denoted by an asterisk (*)

Official regional and minority languages

Abaza language, Abaza: * Karachay–Cherkessia (''state language''; with Cherkess, Karachay, Nogai and Russian)Article 11 of the Constitution of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic
/ref> Adyghe language, Adyghe: * Adygea (''state language''; with Russian)Article 5 of the Constitution of the Republic of Adygea
/ref> Aghul language, Aghul: * Dagestan (''as one of the Dagestan peoples languages''; with Russian)Article 11 of the Constitution of the Republic of Dagestan
/ref> Aklanon language, Aklanon: * Visayas (Philippines) (with Filipino, English, Bikol, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Ilocano, Kinaray-a, Surigaonon, Tagalog, and Waray)

: *

(in some municipalities) * Montenegro (with Montenegrin language, Montenegrin, Serbian, Bosnian and Croatian) Altay language, Altay: * Altay Republic, Altay, Republic of (''state language''; with Russian)Article 13 of the Constitution of the Republic of Altay
/ref>

: * Philippines (mainly in Mindanao) Aranese ''see Occitan''

: * Nagorno Karabagh Assamese: * India (with Hindi language, Hindi,

and Languages with official status in India, 20 other official languages) ** Assam Avar language, Avar: * Dagestan (''as one of the Dagestan peoples languages''; with Russian) Azeri language, Azeri: * Dagestan (''as one of the Dagestan peoples languages''; with Russian) Balkar language, Balkar: * Kabardino-Balkaria (''state language''; with Kabardian and Russian)Article 76 of the Constitution of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic
/ref> Bashkir language, Bashkir: * Bashkortostan (''state language''; with Russian)Article 1 of the Constitution of the Republic of Bashkortostan
/ref>

: * Basque Autonomous Community (with Spanish) *

(in some areas with Spanish)

: * India (as a "subsidiary official language"} and Languages with official status in India, 20 other official languages; second most spoken Indian Language) ** Andaman and Nicobar Islands ** Assam ** Tripura ** West Bengal Central Bikol language, Bikol: * Luzon and Visayas (Philippines) (with Filipino, English, Aklanon, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Ibanag, Ilocano, Ivatan, Kapampangan, Kinaray-a, Pangasinan, Sambal, Surigaonon, Tagalog, and Waray) Bosnian: * part of Serbia ** Sandžak region * Montenegro (with Montenegrin language, Montenegrin,

, Croatian and Serbian) Buryat language, Buryat: * Buryat Republic, Buryatia (''state language''; with Russian)Article 67 of the Constitution of the Republic of Buryatia
/ref> * Zabaykalsky Krai ** Agin-Buryat Okrug (''authorized language'') Standard Cantonese, Cantonese Chinese: *China: ** Some provinces Guangdong, Canton Province (with Mandarin) **

(for Chinese language, Cantonese is spoken ''de facto''; co-official with English) **

(for Chinese language, Cantonese is spoken ''de facto''; co-official with Portuguese)

: * parts of Spain **

(with Spanish) **

(with Spanish) ** Valencia (autonomous community), Valencia (named as Valencian, with Spanish) * parts of France ** Pyrénées Orientales * parts of Italy ** Alghero Cebuano language, Cebuano: * Visayas and Mindanao (Philippines) (with Filipino, English, Aklanon, Bikol, Chavacano, Hiligaynon, Ilocano, Kinaray-a, Maguindanao, Maranao, Surigaonon, Tagalog, Tausug, Waray, and Yakan) Chavacano: * Mindanao (Philippines) (with Filipino, English, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Ilocano, Maguindanao, Maranao, Surigaonon, Tagalog, Tausug, and Yakan) Chechen language, Chechen: * Chechnya (''state language''; with Russian)Article 10 of the Constitution of the Chechen Republic
/ref> * Dagestan (''as one of the Dagestan peoples languages''; with Russian) Kabardian language, Cherkess: * Karachay–Cherkessia (''state language''; with Abaza, Karachay, Nogai and Russian) Cherokee language, Cherokee: * Cherokee Nation tribal jurisdiction area in Oklahoma, United States. Chipewyan language, Chipewyan: * Northwest Territories (with Cree, English, French, Gwich'in, Innuinaqtun, Inuktitut, Inuvialuktun, North Slavey, South Slavey and Tłįchǫ (Dogrib)) Chukchi language, Chukchi: * Sakha Republic, Sakha (''local official language''; in localities with Chukchi population)Article 6 of the Law of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) ''On languages in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)''
/ref> Chuvash language, Chuvash: * Chuvash Republic, Chuvashia (''state language''; with Russian)Article 8 of the Constitution of the Chuvash Republic
/ref> Cree language, Cree: * Northwest Territories (with Chipewyan, English, French, Gwich'in, Innuinaqtun, Inuktitut, Inuvialuktun, North Slavey, South Slavey and Tłįchǫ (Dogrib)) Crimean Tatar language, Crimean Tatar * Crimea (with Russian and Ukrainian) Croatian: * part of Austria ** Burgenland (with

and Hungarian language, Hungarian)*part of Italy ** Molise * part of Serbia ** Vojvodina (with Hungarian language, Hungarian, Pannonian Rusyn language, Pannonian Rusyn, Romanian language, Romanian, Serbian and Slovak language, Slovak) * Montenegro (with Montenegrin language, Montenegrin,

, Bosnian and Serbian) Dargwa language, Dargwa: * Dagestan (''as one of the Dagestan peoples languages''; with Russian) Dolgan language, Dolgan: * Sakha Republic, Sakha (''local official language''; in localities with Dolgan population) Dutch language, Dutch: * The Nord-Pas-de-Calais (''France'') (French Flemish dialect with French,

for some part of the region) English: * parts of Canada: :*Alberta :*British Columbia :*Manitoba (with French) :*Newfoundland and Labrador :*Nova Scotia :*Ontario :*Prince Edward Island :*Quebec :*Saskatchewan :*New Brunswick (with French) :*Northwest Territories (with Chipewyan, Cree, French, Gwich'in, Inuinnaqtun, Inuktitut, Inuvialuktun, Slavey (North and South) and Tłįchǫ) :*Nunavut (with Inuktitut, Inuinnaqtun, and French) :*Yukon (with French) * The United Kingdom: :*England :*Northern Ireland :*Scotland (with Scottish Gaelic language, Scottish Gaelic in some municipalities) :*Wales (with Welsh language, Welsh) :*Isle of Man (with Manx language, Manx Gaelic) :*Guernsey (with French) :*Jersey (with French) * parts of the United States. See ''English-only movement''. English is an official language in the following states and territories: ** Alabama ** Alaska ** Arkansas ** California ** Colorado ** Florida ** Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia ** Hawaii (with Hawaiian language) ** Illinois ** Indiana ** Iowa ** Kentucky ** Massachusetts ** Minnesota ** Mississippi ** Montana ** Nebraska ** New Hampshire ** North Carolina ** North Dakota ** Puerto Rico (with Spanish) ** South Carolina ** South Dakota (with Sioux language, Lakota & Dakota) ** Texas ** Tennessee ** U.S. Virgin Islands ** Utah ** Virginia ** West Virginia ** Wyoming Erzya language, Erzya: * Mordovia (''state language''; with Moksha and Russian)Article 12 of the Constitution of the Republic of Mordovia
/ref> Even language, Even: * Sakha Republic, Sakha (''local official language''; in localities with Even population) Evenki language, Evenki: * Sakha Republic, Sakha (''local official language''; in localities with Evenki population) Faroese language, Faroese: * Faroe Islands (with Danish language, Danish) Finnish language, Finnish: * Republic of Karelia, Karelia (''authorized language''; with Karelian and Veps)Law of the Republic of Karelia ''On state support of Karelian, Veps and Finnish languages in the Republic of Karelia''
French: * parts of Canada :*New Brunswick (co-official with English) :*Northwest Territories (with Chipewyan, Cree, English, Gwich'in, Inuinnaqtun, Inuktitut, Inuvialuktun, Slavey (North and South) and Tłįchǫ) :*Nunavut (with English, Inuinnaqtun, Inuktitut) :*Quebec :*Yukon (with English) * Guernsey (with English) * Jersey (with English) * Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (co-official with

in the Union Territory of Puducherry. Also Telugu language, Telugu and Malayalam are its regional official languages) * part of Italy ** Aosta (co-official with Italian) * part of United States with Louisiana West Frisian language, Frisian (West): * The Netherlands: co-official in the province of Friesland (with Dutch) Friulian language, Friulian: * The Friuli region of northeastern Italy Gagauz language, Gagauz: * Gagauzia (Moldova) (with

) Galician language, Galician: * part of Spain ** Galicia (Spain), Galicia (with Spanish)

: * Italy ** South Tyrol (together with Italian language, Italian and Ladin language, Ladin) Greek language, Greek: * parts of south

* parts of south Italy ** Salento (Grecia Salentina, together with Italian language, Italian) ** Calabria (Bovesia, together with Italian language, Italian)

: *

* Paraguay * in Argentina ** Corrientes Province (co-official with

) Gujarati language, Gujarati: * India (with 21 other regional languages) ** Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu ** Gujarat Gwich'in language, Gwich'in: * Northwest Territories (with Cree, Chipewyan, English, French, Innuinaqtun, Inuktitut, Inuvialuktun, North Slavey, South Slavey and Tłįchǫ (Dogrib)) Hawaiian language, Hawaiian: * Hawaii (with English) Hiligaynon language, Hiligaynon: * Visayas and Mindanao (Philippines) (with Filipino, English, Aklanon, Bikol, Cebuano, Chavacano, Hiligaynon, Ilocano, Kinaray-a, Maguindanao, Maranao, Surigaonon, Tagalog, Tausug, Waray, and Yakan) Hindi language, Hindi: * India (with 21 other regional languages) ** Andaman and Nicobar Islands ** Bihar **Chhattisgarh ** Delhi Territory **Haryana **Jharkhand **Madhya Pradesh **Rajasthan **Uttarakhand ** Uttar Pradesh Hungarian language, Hungarian: * part of Serbia ** Vojvodina (with Croatian, Serbian, Romanian, Slovak and Ruthenian) * part of Romania * part of Slovenia * part of

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* part of

* part of Austria Ibanag language, Ibanag: * Luzon (Philippines) (with Filipino, English, Bikol, Ilocano, Ivatan, Kapampangan, Pangasinan, Sambal, and Tagalog) Ilocano language, Ilocano: * Luzon and Mindanao (Philippines) (with Filipino, English, Bikol, Cebuano, Chavacano, Hiligaynon, Ibanag, Ilocano, Ivatan, Kapampangan, Maguindanao, Maranao, Pangasinan, Sambal, Surigaonon, Tagalog, Tausug, and Yakan.) Ingush language, Ingush: * Ingushetia (''state language''; with Russian)Article 14 of the Constitution of the Republic of Ingushetia
/ref> Inuinnaqtun: * Northwest Territories (with Cree, Chipewyan, English, French, Gwich'in, Inuktitut, Inuvialuktun, North Slavey, South Slavey and Tłįchǫ (Dogrib)) * Nunavut (with English, French, and Inuktitut) Inuktitut: * Nunavut (with English, French, and Inuinnaqtun) * Northwest Territories (with Cree, Chipewyan, English, French, Gwich'in, Inuinnaqtun, Inuvialuktun, North Slavey, South Slavey and Tłįchǫ (Dogrib)) Inuvialuktun: * Northwest Territories (with Cree, Chipewyan, English, French, Gwich'in, Innuinaqtun, Inuktitut, North Slavey, South Slavey and Tłįchǫ (Dogrib)) Irish language, Irish: * Northern Ireland (United Kingdom) (along with Ulster Scots dialects, Ulster Scots and

) Italian language, Italian: * part of

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** Istria county (with Croatian) * part of Slovenia ** Izola, Koper and Piran municipalities (with Slovene) Ivatan language, Ivatan: * Luzon (Philippines) (with Filipino, English, Bikol, Ibanag, Ilocano, Kapampangan, Pangasinan, Sambal, and Tagalog) Japanese language, Japanese: * Part of Palau ** Angaur (with

) Kabardian language, Kabardian: * Kabardino-Balkaria (''state language''; with Balkar and Russian) Kalaallisut language, Kalaallisut: * Greenland Kalmyk language, Kalmyk: * Kalmykia (''state language''; with Russian)Article 17 of the Constitution of the Republic of Kalmykia
/ref> Kannada language, Kannada: * India (with 21 other regional languages) Kapampangan language, Kapampangan: * Luzon (Philippines) (with Filipino, English, Bikol, Ilocano, Ibanag, Ivatan, Pangasinan, Sambal, and Tagalog) Karachay language, Karachay: * Karachay–Cherkessia (''state language''; with Abaza, Cherkess, Nogai and Russian) Karelian language, Karelian: * Republic of Karelia, Karelia (''authorized language''; with Finnish and Veps) Kashmiri language, Kashmiri: * India (with 21 other regional languages) ** Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir Kazakh language, Kazakh: * Altay Republic, Republic of Altay (''official language''; in localities with Kazakh population) * part of the People's Republic of China ** Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Ili, with Chinese (Mandarin) ** Barkol Kazak Autonomous County, Barkol, with Chinese (Mandarin) ** Mori Kazak Autonomous County, Mori, with Chinese (Mandarin) * part of Mongolia ** Bayan-Olgiy Autonomous County, Mori, with Mongolian Khakas language, Khakas: * Khakassia (''state language''; with Russian)Article 69 of the Constitution of the Republic of Khakassia
/ref> Khanty language, Khanty: * Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug (''aboriginal language''; with Mansi and Nenets)Law of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug ''On the languages of the aboriginal minorities of the North living within the territory of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug''
/ref> * Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (''aboriginal language''; with Nenets and Selkup)Law of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug ''On native languages of the aboriginal minorities of the North within the territory of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug''
/ref> Kinaray-a language, Kinaray-a: * Visayas (Philippines) (with Filipino, English, Aklanon, Bikol, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Surigaonon, Tagalog, and Waray) Komi language, Komi: * Komi Republic, Komi (''state language''; with Russian)Article 67 of the Constitution of the Republic of Komi
/ref> Komi-Permyak language, Komi-Permyak: * Perm Krai ** Komi-Permyak Okrug (''official language'') Korean language, Korean: * part of the People's Republic of China with Chinese (Mandarin) ** Changbai Korean Autonomous County, Changbai (Jangbaek, Changbaek) ** Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, Yanbian (Yeonbyeon, Yŏnbyŏn) Kumyk language, Kumyk: * Dagestan (''as one of the Dagestan peoples languages''; with Russian) Kyrgyz language, Kyrgyz: * part of the People's Republic of China * Kizilsu Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture, Kizilsu (with Chinese (Mandarin)) Lak language, Lak: * Dagestan (''as one of the Dagestan peoples languages''; with Russian) Lezgian language, Lezgian: * Dagestan (''as one of the Dagestan peoples languages''; with Russian) Macedonian * part of

* part of Serbia Maguindanao language, Maguindanao: * Mindanao (Philippines) (with Filipino, English, Cebuano, Chavacano, Hiligaynon, Ilocano, Maranao, Surigaonon, Tagalog, Tausug, and Yakan) Malayalam language, Malayalam: * India (with 21 other regional languages) ** Kerala ** Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry ** Lakshadweep Mansi language, Mansi: * Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug (''aboriginal language''; with Khanty and Nenets) Maranao language, Maranao: * Mindanao (Philippines) (with Filipino, English, Cebuano, Chavacano, Hiligaynon, Ilocano, Maguindanao, Surigaonon, Tagalog, Tausug, and Yakan) Marathi language, Marathi: * India (with 21 other regional languages) ** Maharashtra ** Goa ** Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Mari language, Mari (Hill and Meadow): * Mari El (''state language''; with Russian)Article 15 of the Constitution of the Republic of Mari El
/ref> Maya language, Mayan: * Mexico (*only recognized) * Guatemala (*only recognized) * Belize (*only recognized) * Honduras (*only recognized) * El Salvador (*only recognized) Meitei language, Meitei (officially known as Manipuri language, Manipuri): * India (with Languages with official status in India, 21 other official languages) ** Manipur ** Tripura (formerly) Moksha language, Moksha: * Mordovia (''state language''; with Erzya and Russian) Mongolian language, Mongolian: * part of the People's Republic of China ** Inner Mongolia, with Chinese (Mandarin) ** Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Haixi, with Tibetan and Chinese (Mandarin) ** Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Bortala, with Chinese (Mandarin) ** Bayin'gholin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Bayin'gholin, with Chinese (Mandarin) ** Dorbod Mongol Autonomous County, Dorbod, with Chinese (Mandarin) ** Qian Gorlos Mongol Autonomous County, Qian Gorlos, with Chinese (Mandarin) ** Harqin Left Mongol Autonomous County, Harqin Left, with Chinese (Mandarin) ** Fuxin Mongol Autonomous County, Fuxin, with Chinese (Mandarin) ** Weichang Manchu and Mongol Autonomous County, Weichang, with Chinese (Mandarin) ** Subei Mongol Autonomous County, Subei, with Chinese (Mandarin) ** Henan Mongol Autonomous County, Henan, with Chinese (Mandarin) Náhuatl: * Mexico (*only recognized) * El Salvador (*only recognized) Nenets languages, Nenets: * Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug (''aboriginal language''; with Khanty and Mansi) * Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (''aboriginal language''; with Khanty and Selkup) Nepali language, Nepali: * India (with 21 other regional languages) Nogai language, Nogai: * Dagestan (''as one of the Dagestan peoples languages''; with Russian) * Karachay–Cherkessia (''state language''; with Abaza, Cherkess, Karachay and Russian) Occitan language, Occitan: *

, with Catalan and Spanish) Odia language, Odia: * India (with 21 other regional languages) ** Odisha Ossetic language, Ossetic (Digor and Iron dialects): * North Ossetia, North Ossetia—Alania (''state language''; with Russian)Article 15 of the Constitution of the Republic of North Ossetia—Alania
/ref> Pangasinan language, Pangasinan: * Luzon (Philippines) (with Filipino, English, Bikol, Ibanag, Ilocano, Ivatan, Kapampangan, Sambal, and Tagalog)

: * part of the People's Republic of China **

(with Chinese language, Chinese) Punjabi language, Punjabi: * Pakistan ** Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab * India (with 21 other regional languages) ** Punjab, India, Punjab ** Delhi Romanian language, Romanian: * Vojvodina (with Croatian, Serbian, Hungarian, Slovak and Ruthenian)

. Russian is fixed as a state language in the Constitutions of the republics of the Russian Federation: * Adygea (''state language''; with Adyghe) * Altay Republic, Altay, Republic of (''state language''; with Altay) * Bashkortostan (''state language''; with Bashkir) * Buryat Republic, Buryatia (''state language''; with Buryat) * Chechnya (''state language''; with Chechen) * Chuvash Republic, Chuvashia (''state language''; with Chuvash) * Dagestan (''state language''; with the languages of the Dagestan peoples) * Ingushetia (''state language''; with Ingush) * Kabardino-Balkaria (''state language''; with Balkar and Kabardian) * Kalmykia (''state language''; with Kalmyk) * Karachay–Cherkessia (''state language''; with Abaza, Cherkess, Karachay and Nogai) * Republic of Karelia, Karelia (''state language'') * Khakassia (''state language''; with Khakas) * Komi Republic, Komi (''state language''; with Komi) * Mari El (''state language''; with Mari (Hill and Meadow)) * Mordovia (''state language''; with Erzya and Moksha) * North Ossetia, North Ossetia—Alania (''state language''; with Ossetic) * Sakha Republic, Sakha (''state language''; with Sakha) * Tatarstan (''state language''; with Tatar) * Tuva, Tyva (''state language''; with Tuvan) * Udmurtia (''state language''; with Udmurt) * Russian (with Gagauz language, Gagauz) is an official language of Gagauzia (autonomous republic within Moldova) Rusyn language, Rusyn: * Vojvodina (with Croatian, Serbian, Romanian, Hungarian, Slovak) * Ukraine ** Zakarapts'ka region (with Ukrainian, Hungarian) Rutul language, Rutul: * Dagestan (''as one of the Dagestan peoples languages''; with Russian) Sakha language, Sakha: * Sakha Republic, Sakha (''state language''; with Russian)Article 46 of the Constitution of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
/ref> Sambal language, Sambal: * Luzon (Philippines) (with Filipino, English, Bikol, Ibanag, Ilocano, Ivatan, Kapampangan, Pangasinan, and Tagalog) Sami languages, Sami: * Finland (in four municipalities) * Norway (in six municipalities in two provinces) * Sweden (in four municipalities and surrounding municipalities) Sanskrit language, Sanskrit: * Nepal Saraiki language, Saraiki * Pakistan Sarikoli language, Sarikoli: * part of the People's Republic of China (It's different from Tajiki of Tajikistan) ** Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, Taxkorgan (with Chinese (Mandarin)) Selkup language, Selkup: * Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (''aboriginal language''; with Khanty and Nenets) Serbian: *

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-Co-official minority language in municipalities: Borovo, Croatia, Borovo, Trpinja, Markušica, Negoslavci, Vukovar#Minority languages, Vukovar, Šodolovci, Erdut, Darda, Croatia, Darda, Jagodnjak, Kneževi Vinogradi, Dvor, Croatia, Dvor, Gvozd, Biskupija, Ervenik, Kistanje, Gračac, Udbina, Vrbovsko, Donji Kukuruzari and Nijemci. Sindhi language, Sindhi: * India (with 21 other regional languages) * Pakistan (Official language in the Province of Sindh along with Urdu and

) Slavey languages, North and South Slavey: * Northwest Territories (with Cree, Chipewyan, English, French, Gwich'in, Innuinaqtun, Inuktitut, Inuvialuktun, and Tłįchǫ (Dogrib)) Slovak language, Slovak: * part of Serbia ** Vojvodina (with Croatian, Serbian, Hungarian, Romanian and Ruthenian) Slovene language, Slovene: * part of Italy ** Friuli Venezia Giulia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia (with Italian language, Italian, Friulian language, Friulian and German Language, German) * part of Austria ** Carinthia (state), Carinthia (with

)

: * New Mexico (spoken with English) * Puerto Rico (with English) * Philippines (mainly as Chavacano in Mindanao) * El Cenizo, Texas Surigaonon language, Surigaonon: * Visayas and Mindanao (Philippines) (with Filipino, English, Aklanon, Bikol, Cebuano, Chavacano, Hiligaynon, Ilocano, Kinaray-a, Maguindanao, Maranao, Tagalog, Tausug, Waray, and Yakan) Tabasaran language, Tabasaran: * Dagestan (''as one of the Dagestan peoples languages''; with Russian) Tagalog language, Tagalog: * Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao (Philippines) (with Filipino, English, Aklanon, Bikol, Cebuano, Chavacano, Hiligaynon, Ibanag, Ilocano, Ivatan, Kapampangan, Kinaray-a, Maguindanao, Maranao, Pangasinan, Sambal, Surigaonon, Tausug, Waray, and Yakan) Tahitian language, Tahitian: * French Polynesia (with French)

: * India (with 21 other regional languages) ** Andaman and Nicobar Islands ** Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry ** Tamil Nadu * Sri Lanka *

Tat language (Caucasus), Tat: * Dagestan (''as one of the Dagestan peoples languages''; with Russian) Tatar language, Tatar: * Tatarstan (''state language''; with Russian)Article 8 of the Constitution of the Republic of Tatarstan
/ref> Tausug language, Tausug: * Mindanao (Philippines) (with Filipino, English, Cebuano, Chavacano, Hiligaynon, Ilocano, Maguindanao, Surigaonon, Tagalog, Maranao, and Yakan) Telugu language, Telugu: * India (with 21 other regional languages) ** Andhra Pradesh ** Telangana ** Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry ** Andaman and Nicobar Islands Standard Tibetan, Tibetan: * Tibet Autonomous Region (with Chinese (Mandarin)) * Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Aba (with Chinese (Mandarin)) * Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Garzê (with Chinese (Mandarin)) * Dêqên Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Dêqên (with Chinese (Mandarin)) * Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Wenshan (with Chinese (Mandarin)) * Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gannan (with Chinese (Mandarin)) * Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Haibai (with Chinese (Mandarin)) * Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Hainan (with Chinese (Mandarin)) * Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Huangnan (with Chinese (Mandarin)) * Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Golog (with Chinese (Mandarin)) * Gyêgu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gyêgu (with Chinese (Mandarin)) * Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Haixi (with Mongolian and Chinese (Mandarin)) * Muli Tibetan Autonomous County, Muli (with Chinese (Mandarin)) * Tianzhu Tibetan Autonomous County, Tianzhu (with Chinese (Mandarin)) Dogrib language, Tłįchǫ: * Northwest Territories (with Cree, Chipewyan, English, French, Gwich'in, Innuinaqtun, Inuktitut, Inuvialuktun, North Slavey, and South Slavey) Tsakhur language, Tsakhur: * Dagestan (''as one of the Dagestan peoples languages''; with Russian)

: *

(with

, English,

, Swati,

, Zulu) Turkish language, Turkish: *

in Plasnica and Centar Župa *

in Prizren and Mamuša * part of

Tuvan language, Tuvan: * Tuva, Tyva (''state language''; with Russian)Article 5 of the Constitution of the Republic of Tyva
/ref> Udmurt language, Udmurt: * Udmurtia (''state language''; with Russian)Article 8 of the Constitution of the Udmurt Republic
/ref> Urdu language, Urdu: * Pakistan (with English as co-official language) * India (with 21 other regional languages) ** Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir ** Delhi Territory ** Uttar Pradesh state ** Bihar state ** Andhra Pradesh mainly in Hyderabad (former princely state of Nizam) and adjacent areas of Maharashtra and Karnataka Uyghur language, Uyghur: * Xinjiang (with Chinese (Mandarin)) Veps language, Veps: * Republic of Karelia, Karelia (''authorized language''; with Finnish and Karelian) Vietnamese language, Vietnamese: * Guangxi Province, China (some regional status) * Part of Cambodia * Part of Laos Waray language, Waray: * Visayas (Philippines) (with Filipino, English, Aklanon, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Kinaray-a, and Tagalog) Welsh language, Welsh: * Wales (United Kingdom) (with English) Yakan language, Yakan: * Mindanao (Philippines) (with Filipino, English, Cebuano, Chavacano, Hiligaynon, Ilocano, Maguindanao, Maranao, Surigaonon, Tagalog, and Tausug)DepEd adds 7 languages to mother tongue-based education for Kinder to Grade 3
GMA News. 13 July 2013. Yiddish language, Yiddish: * Russia (only in Jewish Autonomous Oblast, with

) Yukaghir languages, Yukaghir: * Sakha Republic, Sakha (''local official language''; in localities with Yukaghir population) Standard Zhuang, Zhuang: * Guangxi (with Chinese (Mandarin)) * Lianshan Zhuang and Yao Autonomous County, Lianshan (with Chinese (Mandarin))

Official languages of supra-national institutions

Different organisations sometimes refer to their principal languages of administration and communication as working language, "working languages", whilst others refer to these as being official language, "official".

Notes

References

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