Starting in thg 18th Century, Zambia became, by agreement with the local chiefs the British Protectorate of Northern Rhodesia. In 1888 a British company obtained mineral rights in the country and later major copper deposits were discovered. Now, as a British colony the official language was English and by 1964 there were 70,000 British people in the country
English is the official language because Britain ruled the colony for many years, and so many Africans migrated there that many different Bantu tongues are spoken. Many native peoples could not speak to each other except for English and possibly 'Chikabanga'
English is one of the two official languages of the Philippines and so is taught in the schools
No, English is considered to be one of the many national languages.
53 countries consider English one of their official languages.
English and French are the main languages in Canada.68% of Canada speak English as their first language.12% of Canada speak French as their first language.The remaining 20% speak one of the dozens of Native Canadian languages as their first (these native ones are not official languages because there are so many)
No, the 6 languages are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
Yes, English is one of the official languages, though it's only spoken by a minority.
English is the de fact language of the United Kingdom. Irish, Ulster Scots, Scottish Gaelic , Scots, Welsh, Cornish are recognized Regional Languages. Other languages are spoken without formal recognition.
Europe is a continent with about 50 individual countries. They would have their own languages, so there is no official language of Europe. Ireland is one of those countries and it has 2 official languages, which are the Irish language, commonly referred to as Gaelic, and English.
Dutch and Papiamento are Aruba's official languages, and Dutch and English are Sint Maarten's official languages.Specifically, both islands are constituent countries of the European Kingdom of the Netherlands. For that reason, one of the official languages in each country is Dutch. But the second official language is the local Papiamento in the case of Aruba, and English in the case of Sint Maarten.
No. There are no official languages in Australia. English is the main language spoken in Australia, but it is not the official language, as Australia has no declared official language.
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Malta was a British colony until 1964, which has influenced the use of English as one of the official languages in the country. English newspapers in Malta cater to the English-speaking population and serve as a source of news and information for residents and tourists who use English as a primary or secondary language.