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Kultuus
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Posts: 61
Founded: May 26, 2012
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Postby Kultuus » Sun May 27, 2012 6:29 am

English is rarely a first, fourth, or fifth language and commonly a second or third. 96.3% of the populace speak English.

5.15% as a first, 42.6% speak it as a second, 23.7% as a third, 15.18% as a fourth, and 10.3% as a fifth.
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Vecherd
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Posts: 6161
Founded: Jun 16, 2010
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Postby Vecherd » Sun May 27, 2012 6:50 am

English is almost non existent in Vecherd, with less than 0.025% of the population fluent.
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Greater Albions
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Posts: 21
Founded: May 25, 2012
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Postby Greater Albions » Sun May 27, 2012 6:56 am

Are national language in our country is English though we recognize others celtic minority languages such as gallic,manx,and others

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Karagandistan
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Posts: 71
Founded: May 21, 2012
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Postby Karagandistan » Sun May 27, 2012 7:33 am

Very few in Karagandistan can speak English.

Russian is our lingua franca, spoken fluently by 99.5% of the population and is adequate for international communication.

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Zokoria
Minister
 
Posts: 3066
Founded: Mar 22, 2012
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Postby Zokoria » Sun May 27, 2012 8:07 am

Although it used to be one of the two official languages of Zokoria (the other being Norwegian), it is still spoken fluently and understood by most Zokorians, as a second language.

Less than 10% of Zokorians use it as a first language. English is more common in the cities than in rural and suburban areas.
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Gejohan
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Posts: 14
Founded: May 27, 2012
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Postby Gejohan » Sun May 27, 2012 8:09 am

Very few people in Gejohan speak English as a first language; however, it is a common second language to learn, ahead of Japanese and behind Arabic, and as many as 75% of Gejoh people can speak it decently.

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Kintratar
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Posts: 288
Founded: May 26, 2012
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Postby Kintratar » Sun May 27, 2012 8:10 am

8% of our nation speaks english, the full 8 percent are the immigrants. The other 92 percent speak Kintratarrean.
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Riqenia
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Founded: Aug 11, 2010
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Postby Riqenia » Sun May 27, 2012 8:36 am

It's mostly the leaders who know English, and people who have international contact. English can be learned at the universities, but it's not very popular.
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Cylica
Secretary
 
Posts: 30
Founded: May 26, 2012
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Postby Cylica » Sun May 27, 2012 8:42 am

It's a minority language spoken as a second language by many. It's mostly prevalent in trading cities, and the bigger metropolis. You'll rarely hear it spoken in rural areas.
C tomir-Kike'y (lat. The Republic of Cylica)
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Coparia
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Posts: 9
Founded: Mar 20, 2012
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Postby Coparia » Sun May 27, 2012 3:49 pm

We have adopted English, but children are taught that in school. We still have German as our first language.

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Bleckonia
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Posts: 1528
Founded: Jun 12, 2011
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Postby Bleckonia » Sun May 27, 2012 3:56 pm

English is the official language, and about 99% of our residents can speak English fluently.

Bleckonian English is almost exactly the same as British English. It has the same spellings as British English, but references are in American English.

i.e.: harbour (British spelling), parking lot (American reference)
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Todlichebujoku
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Posts: 4979
Founded: Feb 24, 2012
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Postby Todlichebujoku » Sun May 27, 2012 3:59 pm

It is generally a fourth to sixth language if learned at all. The main 3 languages are Finnish, German, and Japanese with Italian and Latvian being secondary and mostly used for international purposes. English is on the same popularity/usefulness level as Arabic, Greek, and Hungarian.
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Nazi States of Europe
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Posts: 655
Founded: Apr 29, 2011
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Postby Nazi States of Europe » Sun May 27, 2012 4:56 pm

Official Language is English. Our people have no need to learn other languages, and if they visit other Nations they use the free universal translator piece the State invented.
Economic Left/Right: -8.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.97

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Wetzel
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Posts: 43
Founded: Nov 13, 2011
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Postby Wetzel » Sun May 27, 2012 6:44 pm

English is the de facto national language.
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Schwabenreich
Minister
 
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Founded: Nov 24, 2009
Left-wing Utopia

Postby Schwabenreich » Sun May 27, 2012 7:38 pm

Schwabenreich until three years ago was utterly unaware of the english language. The closest languages they were aware of were similar languages of the west germanic branch in their western territories, which knew not, the same norman and french influence. While Schwabenreich has many official languages, often varying with province and autonomous territory, only recently has there been a demand to start teaching it at schools, and only few have offered it as an elective.

Generally within the ethnically and linguistically diverse Schwabenreich, standarddeutsch is the main language of the empire, being the majority first language, and the majority second language. Consequently people are still taking their time to realize that there is a large network of english speakers and a need to interact with them for business and tourism purposes.
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Aexalla
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Posts: 119
Founded: Jun 24, 2011
Psychotic Dictatorship

Postby Aexalla » Sun May 27, 2012 7:56 pm

With Aexallish being the official national language, English is not widely spoken as it is a minority recognized language -- although it is taught at some High Schools and Universities.

English is one of the four recognized languages spoken in Aexalla, but it is not the most prominent of the four. About 60% of Aexallans are able to speak some words or phrases in English, whilst 35% are fluent, or near-fluent.
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New Vinland
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Posts: 399
Founded: Nov 07, 2011
Scandinavian Liberal Paradise

Postby New Vinland » Sun May 27, 2012 8:57 pm

English, French and Scottish Gaelic enjoy status as New Vinland's three official languages.

English by far has the greatest number of native speakers as the native language of 70% of the total population, and is formally New Vinland's first official language. The study of English is mandatory in all schools in all regions of the country, and students must demonstrate a high proficiency in English in order to graduate.

French is second as the first language of 25% of the population, and Scottish Gaelic third as the first language of 5% of the populace.
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Sovietta
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Posts: 1198
Founded: Dec 25, 2010
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Postby Sovietta » Sun May 27, 2012 9:20 pm

English is one of our main languages.
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Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.49
Left: -7.64
Social libertarian: -3.39
Foreign Policy Non-interventionist: -10
Cultural Liberal: -5.95

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Dagnia
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Posts: 3930
Founded: Jul 27, 2004
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Postby Dagnia » Sun May 27, 2012 9:59 pm

While English and Chinese are the most popular languages in the galaxy at our time, Only Dagnian has official use in Dagnia and make no adjustments for English speakers. Both Chinese and English are commonly studied in Dagnia though are only commonly spoken in tourist areas and business districts. Speaking any other language than Dagnian in Dagnia will get you only slightly above-par service at restaurants and hotels and will put you at a disadvantage in business. Show that you have made an attempt to learn the language and people serving you will be overjoyed that you have enough respect for our culture to learn about it and you will get excellent service.
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Imperial Hyrule
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Posts: 49
Founded: May 30, 2012
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Postby Imperial Hyrule » Wed May 30, 2012 8:31 pm

English and Hylia (Hyrule's Official Language) are Mutually Intelligible when Spoken
Official Name: Kingdom of Hyrule
Capital City: Castle Town
Government Type: Absolute Monarchy
Head of State: Queen Antoinette II
Official Language: Hylian
Official Religion: Cult of the Golden Goddesses

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Greater Argania
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Posts: 16
Founded: May 30, 2012
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Postby Greater Argania » Wed May 30, 2012 10:35 pm

Every pepole in Greater Argania speak French or German.English is not speaked but 0,4% of the population speak English.

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Kohlastan
Envoy
 
Posts: 299
Founded: Feb 08, 2012
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Postby Kohlastan » Wed May 30, 2012 10:43 pm

english is our secend most popular laguage next to Kohlish which is a combination of many laguages into as simplw tounge
Economic Left/Right: -5.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.15
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Amwestheim
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Founded: Jun 13, 2011
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Postby Amwestheim » Wed May 30, 2012 10:55 pm

With 415 million citizens worldwide we have made English an official language which is taught from 3rd to fifth grades in most schools and as electives in later grades.

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The Great Pastry Land
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Posts: 16
Founded: May 30, 2012
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Postby The Great Pastry Land » Thu May 31, 2012 5:07 am

Only for major leaders, like the Concil of Elders or the Presidant.

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Subhurbia
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Posts: 352
Founded: Dec 02, 2016
New York Times Democracy

Postby Subhurbia » Sun Sep 15, 2019 3:35 pm

English is the language used on Universal Television (which is television that is broadcast in all nations of Subhurbia), as well as the language used for people of different geopolitical (and therefore ethnic) backgrounds to communicate with one another. However, most people don't speak English regularly. The only individuals who speak English fluently are Universal Television broadcasters, Central government officials including the Sovereign him/herself, and people who deal with interdivisional relations, which all together make up only 5% of the nation's population. Most people may understand English to an extent, but not fluent in it due lack of repeated usage, therefore can't hold a full conversation in English. English was introduced to Suhurbia by Andocara (a fictional western nation), and though it is considered the Federation Language, it isn't widely spoken by a vast majority of the population.
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