Below you will find example sentences with "official language". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Official Language in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: official
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 17
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 27.4 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 7 start, 6 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "official language" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 27.4 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as and an official language in new, as an official language, status, french and languages stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with sign language, english language, programming language, official languages and official website, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with official language
This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:
Geographical distribution seeAlso Official or co-official language Spanish is the primary language of 20 countries worldwide. (17 words)
Portuguese remains an official language in Macau after the handover to China Portuguese is the official language of Portugal. (19 words)
Sofia considers the language a dialect of Bulgarian, arguing that the official language of its neighbour was artificially created after 1944. (21 words)
The Holy See uses Latin as its main official language, Italian as its main working language and French as its main diplomatic language; in addition, its Secretariat of State uses English, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese and Spanish. (37 words)
In Pakistan, no regional ethnic language has been granted official status at the national level, as such Punjabi is not an official language at the national level though it is the most spoken language in Pakistan. (36 words)
Official status in Switzerland and language politics In Switzerland, official language use is governed by the "territorial principle": Cantonal law determines which of the four national languages enjoys official status in which part of the territory. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
In Pakistan, no regional ethnic language has been granted official status at the national level, as such Punjabi is not an official language at the national level though it is the most spoken language in Pakistan.
Official status in Switzerland and language politics In Switzerland, official language use is governed by the "territorial principle": Cantonal law determines which of the four national languages enjoys official status in which part of the territory.
Comrie 1981, p. 4. When a language had been given a writing system and appeared in a notable publication, that language would attain "official language" status.
Sinhala remained the official language and the language of administration throughout Sri Lanka, but Tamil was given a new "national language" status.
The Holy See uses Latin as its main official language, Italian as its main working language and French as its main diplomatic language; in addition, its Secretariat of State uses English, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese and Spanish.
The other language used at each Olympic Games is the language of the host country (or languages, if a country has more than one official language apart from French or English).
French is now an official language that is used widely throughout the country, and despite Spanish not being an official language, many people from the northern area speak it.
The Odisha Official Language (Amendment) Act, 2016 was enacted to make use of Odia language mandatory in all official communication in the State.
But it was not until 1878 that Dutch was allowed to be used for official purposes in Flanders (see language legislation in Belgium ), although French remained the only official language in Belgium.
French is also official in Canada, where it is the predominant language in Quebec and an official language in New Brunswick along with English.
Geographical distribution seeAlso Official or co-official language Spanish is the primary language of 20 countries worldwide.
It is also the smallest official language of the EU in terms of speakers, and the only official Semitic language within the EU.
Only Spanish is an official language of Navarre, and the Basque language is only co-official in the province's northern region, where most Basque-speaking Navarrese are concentrated.
Portuguese remains an official language in Macau after the handover to China Portuguese is the official language of Portugal.
Though each of the constituent republics had its own official language, the unifying role and superior status was reserved for Russian, although it was declared the official language only in 1990.
But it’s important that in Quebec, as we know, the French language is the only official language,” said Jean-Francois Roberge.
Its president, Dikgang Morudu, hailed it as a victory for the children's parliament, which had advocated for recognising sign language as an official language.
Microsoft India has recently expanded its language support in Translator by adding four new languages, including three Indian languages: Konkani, Maithili, and Sindhi, as well as Sinhala, the official language of Sri Lanka.
Arabic is one of the main languages in Eritrea, it’s an international language, it has been decided by the Eritrean assembly during theFederation era to be an official language beside Tigrinya.
Sofia considers the language a dialect of Bulgarian, arguing that the official language of its neighbour was artificially created after 1944.