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Ginalenkla
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National language of your country

Postby Ginalenkla » Wed Oct 25, 2017 9:49 am

Wow, there's so many langs around here! Well, as a creator of this thread, I should have posted my language here as well.

Official language of Ginalenkla is Ginalenklan.
There's a phrasebook here if you're curious
http://www.nationstates.net/nation=gina ... /id=904394

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Kingdom of the Flies
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Postby Kingdom of the Flies » Wed Oct 25, 2017 3:47 pm

Our language is mostly Kikongo, although some ethnic groups may use other Bantu or other languages but those groups are in the minority, due to the ease of use of a national language.
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Austins Colony
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Inoffensive Centrist Democracy

Postby Austins Colony » Wed Oct 25, 2017 9:04 pm

Well we have many languages spoken most are Native American Indian but the four main languages recognized are English, Caddo, Comanche, and Texish which is English w/Texan, European, and Native Indian influence

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Charellia
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Postby Charellia » Wed Oct 25, 2017 11:19 pm

The official language of Charellia is English, however the majority of the population speaks Charealis, a complex creole that combines English grammar with vocabulary from several other languages. English was chosen as an official language due to the difficulties in communication between the three major regional dialects, as a politically neutral means for the leadership to communicate. More information can be found here:
https://www.nationstates.net/nation=charellia/detail=factbook/id=846515

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Ros Cre
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Postby Ros Cre » Wed Oct 25, 2017 11:59 pm

Irish is the official language of the People's Republic, however there are a few minority languages including Shelta, Yola and Fingalian.
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Dawetid
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Postby Dawetid » Thu Oct 26, 2017 12:31 am

The major official language of Dawetid is Dawetidish, a language isolate with a large number of loanwords from Chinese (consider IRL Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese).
The official scripts of the language are based on Burmese (known as Traditional) and Latin (known as Modern), however, occasionally among the population, Chinese characters are mixed together with either of these two scripts, and are also, though very rarely, used officially to clear up confusion due to ambiguity.
This link provides some information about the language, and is updated irregularly.

Example sentence:
English: Dawetidish is a conlang (constructed language), and is also the official language of the Republic of Dawetid.
Traditional script: ဒးဝေႇတၢ့ဒ်းငႇဟီႇယိတ်းကးညိန်ႇကုင်ဒၢ့ႇငႇ၊ လးဟီႇဒးဝေႇတၢ့ဒ်းမျိန်ႇကွိုက်းဒၢ့ႇကုင်ယုင်ႊငျၢႉ။
Modern script: Dávḕtʹə́dŋà hī̀jítká ñìnkuŋ-də̀ ŋà, lá hī̀Dávḕtʹə́d M̆jìnk̆vók-də̀ kuŋjũŋŋ̆jə̄̌.
Mixed script (modern): Dávḕtʹə́dŋà hī̀ 一 ká 人工 də̀ ŋà, lá hī̀ Dávḕtʹə́d 民國 də̀ 公用語.
IPA: [da˥weː˨˩tʰəd̚˥ŋa˩ hiː˨˩ jit̚˥ka˥ ɲin˨˩kuŋ˧˧də˩ ŋa˩ | la˥ hiː˨˩ da˥weː˨˩tʰəd̚˥ mʲin˨˩kʷok̚˥də˩ kuŋ˧˧juŋ˧˦˧ŋʲəː˩˥ ‖]

OFFICIAL LANGUAGES
Another official language is Standard Chinese, based on the Mandarin dialect, written in Traditional characters.
What is the percentage of the population that speaks these languages fluently?
98 %
What is the percentage of the population that speaks each language WITHOUT being able to speak another official language?
20 %
Do all official languages have equal status under the law?
Yes
Are products sold in your nation required to have information displayed in all official languages?
Yes

FOREIGN LANGUAGES
What are the most common foreign languages spoken in your nation?
Other dialects of Chinese, Japanese, Antimonite
What is the percentage of the population that speaks these languages fluently?
30 %
What percentage of the population only speaks these languages WITHOUT being able to speak an official language?
10 %
How easy/difficult is it for foreign language speakers to get assistance in their native language?
Very easy
Can products be sold with information in a foreign language?
Yes

LANGUAGE EDUCATION
If you have multiple official languages, are all taught in schools?
Yes
Continuing from the above question, is education predominantly in one or several languages?
Both
Are foreign languages taught in schools?
Yes
What are the most commonly taught foreign languages?
Antimonite, other dialects of Chinese, German, Italian, Japanese, English, French, Russian
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Gandoor
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Postby Gandoor » Thu Oct 26, 2017 10:47 am

As designated in our constitution, the official languages of the Democratic Republic of Gandoor are English, Japanese, and Russian.

Of the three official languages, English and Japanese are the most widely spoken, with 79% of the population reporting fluency in English and 73% reporting fluency in Japanese, whereas only 29% of the population reports fluency in Russian.
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Katzenstaat
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Postby Katzenstaat » Thu Oct 26, 2017 11:22 am

The official language of Katzenstaat is Katzenisch, a really corrupted variant of Modern Israeli Hebrew because our ancestors are Israeli cats.
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Yavakhstan
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Postby Yavakhstan » Thu Oct 26, 2017 12:50 pm

Yavakhstans official language is Yavakh which essentially is a Mongol dialect if not actually Mongolian.

Some minority languages are protected such as a few Slavic and Turkic languages.

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Lexium
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Postby Lexium » Thu Oct 26, 2017 4:19 pm

The national language is english, altough a good chunk of the population is fluent in french, and some in japanese.
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Sarzonia
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Scandinavian Liberal Paradise

Postby Sarzonia » Thu Oct 26, 2017 4:24 pm

English.

We also require students in our equivalent of third grade to begin their second language. The options we offer are Spanish, Pacitalian, and Latin.

By our equivalent of middle school, we expect a third language from the above options or continued study of your second language. By our equivalent of ninth grade, we expect you to start a fourth language or advanced study in your second language or further study in your third.
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Lamya
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Langauge

Postby Lamya » Thu Oct 26, 2017 4:29 pm

It is still being developed, but Tarikshan is the language of Lamya. It's a language based mainly off of Latin and English letters, but will be made into a real language with grammar rules and roots in the near future. I have a pronunciation guide in the Factbooks.
Đanć ju al for aćśeƀtihng mii adz ə xjumən biihng (Aye xoƀ)

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Barawe
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Postby Barawe » Thu Oct 26, 2017 4:37 pm

We have four official languages. They are Somali, Portuguese, English and Arabic . Barawenese and Af tunni are also spoken by the majority of the population. At Third Grade, students are required to learn another language, and at sixth grade, they go on international field trips to nations speaking such languages such as Brazil, Portugal, The UK, Canada, The UAE, Saudi Arabia and others.
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Izweababa
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Postby Izweababa » Thu Oct 26, 2017 4:54 pm

The national languages of Izweababa are Mulunzani and English. But there are other languages like Fangu, Kudu, and Kwa spoken by local tribes. There are also creoles like Izweababaan Pidgin (Pejaan/Pidjin/Pijen), Dorlander (Dohlaandeg), and Fwanseh Koudou (Kudu French)

Examples:

"I am you, and you are me."

Mulunzani: "Kundaza, ma zandaku."
Fangu: "Eshɛŋgo kēna, wo eshɛkē ŋgona"
Kudu: "Bàsũú yɔngba, puà yɔsũú bàngba."
Pidgin: "I be you, an yah be me."
Dorlander: "Mik is du, aan du is mik."
Fwanseh: "Mwa se twa, e twa se mwa."
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The South Falls
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Postby The South Falls » Thu Oct 26, 2017 5:02 pm

English is the mother tongue of most citizens, however Gorbatian is common among many.
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British Guangzhou
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Postby British Guangzhou » Thu Oct 26, 2017 5:03 pm

We have two official languages, English and Cantonese. The two official scripts are Latin and Traditional Chinese. Also common is the creole-like "language" known as Canglish. It's not technically a language in it's own right, but more of a dialect of Cantonese. (English, obviously)
我們有兩種官方語言,英文和粵語。這兩個官方劇本是拉丁文和繁體中文。也常見的是叫做粵語的克里奧爾語“語言”。它在技術上不是一種自己的語言,而是一種廣東話的方言。 (Traditional Chinese)
Wey han yu lingage fishal yuyan, yingwen hey yueyoo. Zhe liang ge gwanfong jewbin shì lahding ween he fant zhongwen. Ye changjian de shì jiazoo yueyoo de ke li ao er yu “yuyan”. Ta zai jìshu shang bushì yizho an zìji tha yuyan, ere shì yizhang canton hua tha fangyan. ("Canglish")

Canglish removes many of the tonal aspects of standard Chinese languages, and is basically pronounced how it is written.

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Languages: Cantonese, English
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Cottony
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Postby Cottony » Thu Oct 26, 2017 5:14 pm

The national language of Democratic Cottony is Dirlandic,a Finnic language with a phonology development quite different from Finnish, an altered vowel harmony system, rhotic harmony of sorts, and of course, Icelandic, French, English and French influences.

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Dequarmi
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Postby Dequarmi » Thu Oct 26, 2017 5:23 pm

The national language is Dequarmese, however the population is English literate due to foreign influence in the nation and for communication with foreigners in situations such as the Internet or if on vacation.

Dequarmese translation/Dequarmse'es retsanaloitmn:

Het'eh anoitanla alugenga'eg si Dequarmse'es, ohvewre het'eh op'luptanoi si English ilret'taet ud'eu ot ofierneg niulefne'ecen ni het'eh anoitnem naden of'ro ocum'mintacoino iwhet ofiernegsre ni isautitson ushecu sa het'eh Niretente ro fi no avtacoino.
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Ozmenistan
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Postby Ozmenistan » Thu Oct 26, 2017 5:24 pm

The official language of Ozmenistan is Ozmen Turkish, which mostly resembles Istanbul Turkish, but with similarities to the Turkish of Azerbaijan.

For example, the national motto, "Nə mutlu 'Özmənim' diyənə!", translates to "How happy is he who says 'I am an Ozmen'!"
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Kombinita Socialisma Demokratio
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Postby Kombinita Socialisma Demokratio » Thu Oct 26, 2017 5:24 pm

Esperanto/La Lingvo Internacia is the national language.

Russian and English are also learned by some as a second or third language, as those are the languages of the allies.
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Postby Inter-Universal Republic of Earth » Thu Oct 26, 2017 5:27 pm

There is so many languages it would be hard to count. However, if we were to choose a most common spoken language, it would be New English.

New English is an evolution of modern English. (Not much grammatical and word differences between modern English and new English, but the difference was enough to validate it as a new language, as it was compared to Shakespearean era texts)
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Postby Novsvacro » Thu Oct 26, 2017 5:34 pm

Mostly Spanish and indigenous languages. Everyone is expected to learn Spanish and a native language present in their region; the most commonly spoken indigenous languages are Nahuatl, Yucateco Maya, and a variety of Mixtec dialects. Bilingualism is prevalent.
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Exfaechionixeum
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Postby Exfaechionixeum » Thu Oct 26, 2017 5:36 pm

All languages are official
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Somersville
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Postby Somersville » Thu Oct 26, 2017 5:39 pm

The official languages are Melasa and English

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Deinland
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Postby Deinland » Thu Oct 26, 2017 5:40 pm

I hadn't thought of that yet thx. But from now on my nation was have one. Our national language is a mixture Swedish and Polish called Danziger. The language was formed due to Sweden helping liberate the region from the Nazis during World War 2 (An alternate history.)

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