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An 'official language' is a language that is given a unique legal status in the countries, states, and other territories. It is typically the language used in a nation's legislative bodies, though the law in many nations requires that government documents be produced in other languages as well.
Official languages are sometimes not the same as the medium of instruction and so, the two are not interchangeable.

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Officially recognised minority languages

Political issues

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Officially recognised minority languages

Officially recognised minority languages are often mistaken for official languages. However, a language officially recognised by a state, taught in schools, and used in official communication is not necessarily an official language. For example, Ladin and Sardinian in Italy and Mirandese in Portugal are only officially recognised minority languages, not official languages in the strict sense.

Political issues

In some countries, the issue of which language is to be used in what context is a major political issue; see List of issues in language and politics.

See also

★ Language policy

★ Language planning

★ List of official languages

★ List of official languages by country

★ List of official languages by institution

★ List of countries where language is a political issue

★ Literary language

★ Official script

★ Standard language

★ The Language Movement

★ National language