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The official languages of the Republic of Cyprus are Greek and Turkish. [2]: art. 3, § 1 The everyday spoken language of Greek Cypriots is Cypriot Greek, and that of Turkish Cypriots is Cypriot Turkish. For official purposes, the standard languages (Standard Modern Greek and Standard Turkish) are used.
Languages of Northern Cyprus (1 C, 2 P) T. Turkish language (15 C, 40 P) Pages in category "Languages of Cyprus" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of ...
Cypriot Greek (Greek: κυπριακή ελληνική locally [cipriaˈci elːiniˈci] or κυπριακά) is the variety of Modern Greek that is spoken by the majority of the Cypriot populace and Greek Cypriot diaspora.
English is widely used throughout the island, as a common language. The total population of Cyprus as of the end of 2006 was slightly over 1 million, comprising 789,300 in the territory controlled by the government of the Republic of Cyprus [5] and 294,406 in the northern areas of Cyprus.
Cyprus has two official languages, Greek and Turkish. [225] Armenian and Cypriot Maronite Arabic are recognised as minority languages. [ 226 ] [ 227 ] Although without official status, English is widely spoken and features widely on road signs and in public notices and advertisements. [ 228 ]
Cypriot Arabic (Arabic: العربية القبرصية), also known as Cypriot Maronite Arabic or Sanna, [3] is a moribund variety of Arabic spoken by the Maronite community of Cyprus.
Cyprus remains divided today, with the two communities almost completely separated. Many of those whom lost their homes, lands and possessions during the Turkish invasion, emigrated mainly to the United Kingdom, United States, Australia, South Africa and Europe, although most left Cyprus before 1974.
A language that uniquely represents the national identity of a state, nation, and/or country and is so designated by a country's government; some are technically minority languages. (On this page a national language is followed by parentheses that identify it as a national language status.) Some countries have more than one language with this ...