| JAMAICA |
The official language is English.
However, the particular distinctive style of Jamaican
patois is now recognised as a language in its own right. |
| JAPAN |
The official language is Japanese. |
| JORDAN |
The official language is Arabic. |
| KENYA |
The official languages are Kiswahili
and English. |
| KOREA |
The official language is Korean. |
| KUWAIT |
The official language is Arabic. |
| LAOS |
The official language is Lao.
English and French are also widely spoken. |
| LATVIA |
The official language is Latvian
or Lettish. Russian is also spoken. |
| LEBANON |
The official language is Arabic.
English and French are also widely spoken. |
| LIBERIA |
English is the
official language. A number of indigenous languages are also
spoken. |
| LIBYA |
The official language is Arabic. |
| LITHUANIA |
The official language is Lithuanian.
Also spoken are Polish and Russian. |
| MADAGASCAR |
The official languages are Malagasy
and French. |
| MALAWI |
The official languages are English
and Chichewa. |
| MALAYSIA |
The official language is Bahasa
Malay. The bewildering ethnic composition of the country is
reflected in the range of other prominent languages. These
languages include Chinese (both Cantonese and Mandarin
dialects), Tamil, Malayalam, Panjabi and Thai.
A number of indigenous languages are also spoken, the most
common being Iban and Kadazan. |
| MALI |
The official language is French.
The most common indigenous language is Bambara. |
| MALTA |
The official languages are Maltese
and English. Some residents may also speak Italian. |
| MAURITANIA |
The official languages are Arabic
and Wolof. |
| MAURITIUS |
The official language is English.
Many residents also speak a particular dialect of Creole
Patios. In keeping with colonial history, French is
also very common. In keeping with the ethnic origins of much of
the population, Urdu and Hindi are widely spoken. |
| MEXICO |
The official language is Spanish. |
| MOROCCO |
The official language is Arabic.
However, the everyday spoken Arabic may be unintelligible to a
classical Arabic speaker of Middle Eastern origin. French
is also widely spoken. |
| MOZAMBIQUE |
The official language is Portuguese. |
| NEPAL |
The official language is Nepali. |
| NETHERLANDS |
The official language is Dutch. |
| NICARAGUA |
The official language is Spanish. |
| NIGER |
The official language is French.
The most commonly spoken indigenous languages are Hausa
and Djerma. |
| NIGERIA |
The official language is English.
The most widely spoken indigenous languages are Hausa, Yoruba,
Ibo, Etik, Tiv, Ijo and Idoma. |
| NORWAY |
The official language is Norweigan. |
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