| Pages in topic: [1 2] > | Poll: Do you speak a minority language from your country of residence? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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| | David Wright 
Austria
Local time: 20:27
German to English
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on whether English can be regarded as a minority language in Austria, but basically no.
| | | | Michael Harris
Germany
Local time: 20:27
Member (2006)
German to English
| That was good | May 17, 2015 |
David Wright wrote:
on whether English can be regarded as a minority language in Austria, but basically no.
Does this also include dialects?
[Edited at 2015-05-18 09:20 GMT]
| | | | | Not as my dominant or primary language. | May 17, 2015 |
I speak Spanish as well, but just at a fluent level, and I do not know if Spanish can be considered a minority language in the US. Of course i speak other languages as well—for work mostly. English is still a de facto official language in the US, no matter why anyone says—this is a fact. Of course, I speak other languages for work purposes (like Polish a few times a month) and Russian. Russian to some extent at home, in addition to English.
I speak a little bit of Lacota—very... See more I speak Spanish as well, but just at a fluent level, and I do not know if Spanish can be considered a minority language in the US. Of course i speak other languages as well—for work mostly. English is still a de facto official language in the US, no matter why anyone says—this is a fact. Of course, I speak other languages for work purposes (like Polish a few times a month) and Russian. Russian to some extent at home, in addition to English.
I speak a little bit of Lacota—very little and this is unfortunately an endangered language, which might be considered a minority language these days, although I really do not like the word "minority'. ▲ Collapse
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Portuguese is currently the fifth most spoken language in the world and an official language of countries as varied as Portugal, Brazil, Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, São Tome and Principe and East Timor. It is also used in Macau, territory under Portuguese administration until December 1999, and in Goa, Daman and Diu (India). It is also an important minority language in Andorra, Equatorial Guinea, Luxembourg, Namibia, Switzerland and South Africa and the base of around twenty ... See more Portuguese is currently the fifth most spoken language in the world and an official language of countries as varied as Portugal, Brazil, Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, São Tome and Principe and East Timor. It is also used in Macau, territory under Portuguese administration until December 1999, and in Goa, Daman and Diu (India). It is also an important minority language in Andorra, Equatorial Guinea, Luxembourg, Namibia, Switzerland and South Africa and the base of around twenty Creole languages, as well as spoken in numerous existing migrant communities… ▲ Collapse
| | | | Thayenga
Germany
Local time: 20:27
Member (2009)
English to German
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| Not from my country | May 17, 2015 |
Unless you count dialects (and other minority languages).
| | | | | Perhaps minority wasn't the best word to choose... | May 17, 2015 |
But I have taken this to mean that you asking if I speak any of the other than main languages of the country where I live. Not whether the languages I speak are internationally considered to be minority languages.
Wish I did speak something less mainstream, but I happened to settle in an area of Spain where Castillian Spanish is the only language to be heard really. Should have gone to Euskadi, since I always had a hankering to learn Euskera!
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... See more But I have taken this to mean that you asking if I speak any of the other than main languages of the country where I live. Not whether the languages I speak are internationally considered to be minority languages.
Wish I did speak something less mainstream, but I happened to settle in an area of Spain where Castillian Spanish is the only language to be heard really. Should have gone to Euskadi, since I always had a hankering to learn Euskera!
Edited for typo
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| | | | Joshua Lee (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:27
French to English
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Trying my best to help stave off language extinction, I did my part by learning Scottish Gaelic! Must admit I'm not fluent quite yet, but I can have a conversation so given that gaelic needs all the help it can get, I'm saying yes!
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After having seen Noni’s answer, I wonder if I have interpreted the question incorrectly… This being said, Belgium, where I have been living for the last 30 years, has 3 official languages: Dutch, French, and German. Though German is the least prevalent official language in Belgium, spoken natively by less than 1% of the population, I’m sure many people would be extremely offended, considering the Belgian linguistic situation (rather conflict-ridden), if I would dare call it a minority lan... See more After having seen Noni’s answer, I wonder if I have interpreted the question incorrectly… This being said, Belgium, where I have been living for the last 30 years, has 3 official languages: Dutch, French, and German. Though German is the least prevalent official language in Belgium, spoken natively by less than 1% of the population, I’m sure many people would be extremely offended, considering the Belgian linguistic situation (rather conflict-ridden), if I would dare call it a minority language! Anyway, to my regret, of the three official languages I speak French fluently, and know just a few words in Dutch and German… ▲ Collapse
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I don't even remember when I proposed this poll (years ago!), and I believe the wording has been changed. In Peru for example we have three official languages: Spanish, Quechua and Aymara. Spanish is spoken by 84% of the population, Quechua by 13% and Aymara by 1.7%; the rest include languages spoken by Amazon indians. So in this case, if you would speak Aymara, that would be a minority language.
| | | | Theo Bernards (X)
France
Local time: 20:27
English to Dutch
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| Well, I sign off on all my emails as a Dutchman in France... | May 17, 2015 |
... and there are parts in France where German - which I master reasonably well - is considered one of the going languages (at least, I think that is the case in Alsace), and going further back in history there was a French-Dutch language barrier that entered France to include Dunkirk (Dunkerque), although I do not know if Dutch or Flemish is spoken there at all these days.
[Edited at 2015-05-17 14:01 GMT]
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Since French and German are minority languages here in Italy, I can claim to speak one well and get by in the other.
Instead I wish I spoke a minority langage from my country of origin: if I had stayed in Scotland I would definitely have done something about learning Gaelic!
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Natalia Pedrosa
Spain
Local time: 20:27
Member (2012)
English to Spanish
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| I speak Catalan | May 17, 2015 |
which by some could be considered a minority language although it is spoken by some 11 million people around the world.
Nice Sunday to all!
Natalia
| | | | neilmac
Spain
Local time: 20:27
Spanish to English
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I was tempted to say "Yes, Glaswegian"...
| | | | Diana Obermeyer
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:27
Member (2013)
German to English
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| I was wondering if that counts | May 17, 2015 |
neilmac wrote: I was tempted to say "Yes, Glaswegian"...
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