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Meanings of official language in English

Russian
официальный язык
Portuguese
língua oficial brasileira
Spanish
idiomas oficiales
Catalan
llengua oficial
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Language given special status in some polity.

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    официальный язык
    Usage of official language in English
    1
    Māori did not become an official language of New Zealand until 1987.
    Radio NZ
    2
    Similarly, conversational i-Taukei is not the official language of our indigenous community.
    Radio NZ
    3
    The only official language should've been Arabic, the language of the Quran.
    Children of dust: a memoir of pakistan
    4
    But Wei, not as accustomed to the official language, began losing patience.
    Enigma of China
    5
    And he wasn't one for regular outbursts in the first official language.
    The Irish Times
    6
    But you were asking, Frances, why French is the official language here.
    The Spanish Chest
    7
    Rane-Khalap drafted official language bill was extremely ambivalent, if not wholly unimplementable.
    Behind the News: Voices from Goa's Press
    8
    LANGUAGE: English is the official language, but Ga is the main local language.
    Reuters
    9
    Soon we shall make Russian the official language of the country.
    Scoop
    10
    Spanish is the official language, but most citizens speak some English.
    Climbing Magazine
    11
    English has now been imposed as the official language of 57 sovereign countries!
    The South African
    12
    But it will remain the official language of the Politics Digest.
    The Irish Times
    13
    And perhaps to add emphasis, he did so in the first official language.
    The Irish Times
    14
    LANGUAGES: The official language is Portuguese but Portuguese-based creole is the lingua franca.
    Reuters
    15
    Protesters chanted demands in Mandarin, China's official language, for the traders to leave.
    Reuters
    16
    Arabic is the official language, but English is taught from grade school onward.
    Climbing Magazine
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    Translations for official language
    Official language through the time
    Official language across language varieties
    South Africa
    Common
    New Zealand
    Common
    Ireland
    Common
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