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Noun Concept

Categories: Culture by region, Administrative territorial entities by language, Linguistic rights, Articles with short description, Concepts in language policy

national language main language majority language national languages

A national language is a language that has some connection—de facto or de jure—with a nation. Wikipedia

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A national language is a language that has some connection—de facto or de jure—with a nation. Wikipedia

Language with de jure or de facto national status Wikidata

Language in widespread and current use throughout a specific country or in parts of its territory, and often representative of the identity of its speakers. It may or may not have the status of an official language. OmegaWiki

IS A

language

HAS INSTANCE

Philippine

DESCRIBED BY SOURCE

Encyclopedia of Linguistics

DIFFERENT FROM

official language

MANIFESTATION OF

nation state

OPPOSITE OF

vernacular