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Culture of Scotland. The languages of Scotland belong predominantly to the Germanic and Celtic language families. The main language now spoken in Scotland is English, while Scots and Scottish Gaelic are minority languages. The dialect of English spoken in Scotland is referred to as Scottish English .
Hokchiu: Sĭng-gă-pŏ̤ Gê̤ṳng-huò-guók. A nickname for the city is Shīchéng ( Mandarin )/ Sai-siâⁿ ( Hokkien) (獅城), literally "Lion City." Modern historical names are retained as poetic or shorthand names for the island or country and include Xīngzhōu / Seng-chiu (星洲) and Xīngguó / Seng-kok (星國). Xīng, literally ...
The Republic of Vanuatu has the world's highest linguistic density per capita. [1] Despite being a country with a population of less than 300,000, [2] Vanuatu is home to 138 indigenous Oceanic languages. The country's three official languages are of foreign origin: English, French, and Bislama, an English-based creole language.
This is a list of the number of languages by country and dependency according to the 22nd edition of Ethnologue (2019). ... Lebanon: 7 9 16 0.23 6,603,910
The various Polynesian cultures each have distinct but related oral traditions, that is, legends or myths traditionally considered to recount the history of ancient times (the time of "pō") and the adventures of gods ("atua") and deified ancestors. The accounts are characterised by extensive use of allegory, metaphor, parable, hyperbole, and ...
The main decision-making and governing body of the Organization of Turkic States is the Council of Heads of State, which is presided over by the President whose country holds the chairmanship. The chairmanship rotates on an annual basis. All activities of the Organization of Turkic States are coordinated and monitored by its Secretariat, which ...
Culture of Botswana. The official language of Botswana is English, while Setswana is considered to be a national language. [3] English, which was inherited from colonial rule, is the language of official business and most written communication. Most of the population speak Setswana, but over 20 smaller languages are also spoken.
