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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 08:51
Ahli (2007)
Bahasa Inggeris hingga Bahasa Portugis
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2 Apr 11

Mirandese and Portuguese. Mirandese is spoken in a small area of northeastern Portugal, particularly in Miranda do Douro, and has been recognized as a co-official language in that region.

Ana Cravidao
expressisverbis
 
Lieven Malaise
Lieven Malaise
Belgium
Local time: 09:51
Ahli (2020)
Bahasa Perancis hingga Bahasa Belanda
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Pointless Apr 11

Next question up: what is the capital of the country you live in? Can't wait to read the answers.

ipv
expressisverbis
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Johan Beyens
Philip Lees
Daryo
 
expressisverbis
expressisverbis
Portugal
Local time: 08:51
Ahli (2015)
Bahasa Inggeris hingga Bahasa Portugis
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I don't know anymore... Apr 11

European Portuguese (and even Mirandese limited to regional use) is the last official language to get any love these last years.
So, I don't know anymore...
However, my "regional language" stays in my heart: untouched, unbothered, and beautifully mine. ❤️

[Edited at 2025-04-11 10:04 GMT]
 
Zea_Mays
Zea_Mays  Identity Verified
Itali
Local time: 09:51
Ahli (2009)
Bahasa Inggeris hingga Bahasa Jerman
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1 with 12 minority languages officially recognised Apr 11

In Italy, 12 linguistic minorities and their languages are recognised beside the official Italian. One of the largest minorities is the German speaking in mainly South Tyrol.

Law 482/1999 specifically lists the linguistic minorities that enjoy official protection in Italy:

Albanian
Catalan
German
Greek
Slovenian
Croatian
Sardinian
Friulian
Ladin
French
Franco-Provençal
Occitan

Sandra Boca
Marta Bevanda
Maria Laura Curzi
 
Christine Andersen
Christine Andersen  Identity Verified
Denmark
Local time: 09:51
Ahli (2003)
Bahasa Denmark hingga Bahasa Inggeris
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No official mention in legislation (Denmark) Apr 11

The Constitution and other important legal documents are written in Danish, which is assumed to be the official language, but is not mentioned as such.

S. 149 of the Administration of Justice Act (Retsplejeloven) states that the language of the court is Danish.
The Danish Language Council (Dansk Sprognævn) is the official regulatory body of the Danish language as a part of the Danish Ministry of Culture. (Wikipedia)

The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with... See more
The Constitution and other important legal documents are written in Danish, which is assumed to be the official language, but is not mentioned as such.

S. 149 of the Administration of Justice Act (Retsplejeloven) states that the language of the court is Danish.
The Danish Language Council (Dansk Sprognævn) is the official regulatory body of the Danish language as a part of the Danish Ministry of Culture. (Wikipedia)

The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) ´specifically states that governments are to recognize sign language as an official language in the Constitution and/or special legislation, ensure professional interpreter services, and guarantee education to deaf people in their sign language.´

Otherwise it is accepted as natural that people from the Faroes speak Faroese, and people from Greenland speak Greenlandic - and a Member of the Folketing insisted recently on making a speech in Greenlandic and having it interpreted into Danish. Greenlandic was recognised as the official language of Greenland in 2009.
German is recognised in the south of Jutland.
https://sproget.dk/sprogviden/spoergsmaal-og-svar/dansk-sprognaevn/sv00001072/

Unofficially there are complaints that English is spoken too much - or other languages in some areas - but on the whole Danish is alive and developing, whether you like the way it is going or not. ▲ Collapse


Maria Laura Curzi
 
Gjorgji Apostolovski
Gjorgji Apostolovski  Identity Verified
Macedonia (FYROM)
Local time: 09:51
Bahasa Inggeris hingga Bahasa Macedonia
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two Apr 11

2 official languages in my country, Macedonian and Albanian, and 3 unofficial, Turkish, Romani, and Serbo-Croatian.

Maria Laura Curzi
 
neilmac
neilmac
Sepanyol
Local time: 09:51
Bahasa Sepanyol hingga Bahasa Inggeris
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Four Apr 11

I live in Spain, and I think there are at least four official languages: Castilian Spanish, Catalan, Gallego and Euskera (Basque). Then again, if you consider Valencian and Balearic as separate languages (which some people do) it could be even more ...

[Edited at 2025-04-11 18:10 GMT]

Maria Laura Curzi
 


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