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Nilo
map | Uganda | English (official national language, taught in grade schools, used in courts of law and by most newspapers and some radio broadcasts), Ganda or Luganda (most widely used of the Niger-Congo languages, preferred for native language publications in the capital and may be taught in school), other Niger-Congo languages, Nilo-Saharan languages, Swahili, Arabic |
| Niuean | Niue | Niuean, a Polynesian language closely related to Tongan and Samoan; English |
| Nordic | Iceland | Icelandic, English, Nordic languages, German widely spoken |
| Norfolk | Norfolk Island | English (official), Norfolk - a mixture of 18th century English and ancient Tahitian |
| Norman | Guernsey | English, French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts |
| Norwegian | Svalbard | Norwegian, Russian |
| Nubian | Sudan | Arabic (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, diverse dialects of Nilotic, Nilo-Hamitic, Sudanic languages, English note: program of "Arabization" in process |
| Nukuoro | Micronesia, Federated States of | English (official and common language), Trukese, Pohnpeian, Yapese, Kosrean, Ulithian, Woleaian, Nukuoro, Kapingamarangi |
| numerous African | Mali | French (official), Bambara 80%, numerous African languages |
| numerous but minor tribal dialects | Zimbabwe | English (official), Shona, Sindebele (the language of the Ndebele, sometimes called Ndebele), numerous but minor tribal dialects |
| numerous indigenous | Kenya | English (official), Kiswahili (official), numerous indigenous languages |
| numerous indigenous dialects | Venezuela | Spanish (official), numerous indigenous dialects |
| Nyanja | Zambia | English (official), major vernaculars - Bemba, Kaonda, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Nyanja, Tonga, and about 70 other indigenous languages |
| Nynorsk Norwegian | Norway | Bokmal Norwegian (official), Nynorsk Norwegian (official), small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities; note - Sami is official in six municipalities |
| Nzebi | Gabon | French (official), Fang, Myene, Nzebi, Bapounou/Eschira, Bandjabi |
| of commerce | Tunisia | Arabic (official and one of the languages of commerce), French (commerce) |
| of Hindi | Guyana | English, Amerindian dialects, Creole, Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Urdu |
| of Hindi | Suriname | Dutch (official), English (widely spoken), Sranang Tongo (Surinamese, sometimes called Taki-Taki, is native language of Creoles and much of the younger population and is lingua franca among others), Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Javanese |
| of Hindi | Trinidad and Tobago | English (official), Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), French, Spanish, Chinese |
| of Kiswahili or Swahili | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | French (official), Lingala (a lingua franca trade language), Kingwana (a dialect of Kiswahili or Swahili), Kikongo, Tshiluba |
| of Netherlands Antilles | Saint Martin | French (official language), English, Dutch, French Patois, Spanish, Papiamento (dialect of Netherlands Antilles) |
| of population as a second language | Mozambique | ... official; spoken by 27% of population as a second language), Elomwe 7.6%, Cisena 6.8%, Echuwabo 5.8%, other Mozambican languages 32%, other foreign languages 0.3%, unspecified 1.3% (1997 census ... |
| of Sinhala | Maldives | Maldivian Dhivehi (dialect of Sinhala, script derived from Arabic), English spoken by most government officials |
| of the EU population | European Union | ... Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish note: only official languages are listed; German, the major language of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, is the most widely spoken mother tongue - over 19 |
| of the EU population is conversant with it | European Union | ... Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish note: only official languages are listed; German, the major language of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, is the most widely spoken mother tongue - over 19 |
| of the people | India | English enjoys associate status but is the most important language for national, political, and commercial communication; Hindi is the national language and primary tongue of 30% of the people; there are 21 ... |
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This page was last updated on 14 July, 2008 |
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