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The United States does not have an official language at the federal level, but the most commonly used language is English (especially American English), which is the de facto national language. In addition, 32 U.S. states out of 50 and all five U.S. territories have declared English as an official language.
For languages written in other writing systems, write "Romanization - native script (language)", for example "Argentine - אַרגענטינע (Yiddish)", and alphabetize it in the list by the Romanized form. Due to its size, this list has been split into four parts: List of country names in various languages (A–C)
United States: Washington, D.C. United States or America Estados Unidos États-Unis (multiple names) ‘Amelika Hui Pū ‘ia: Washington, D.C., Washington, or D.C. Washington D.C. Washington, D.C. (multiple names) Wakinekona/Wasinetona: English Spanish Cajun French Indigenous Hawaiian: United States Virgin Islands [1] Charlotte Amalie: United ...
The Language Access Act of 2004 guarantees equal access and participation in public services, programs, and activities for residents of the District of Columbia who cannot (or have limited capacity to) speak, read, or write English. Speakers of Amharic, French, Chinese, Spanish, Vietnamese and Korean receive additional accommodations. [23] [24]
Some countries have also undergone name changes for political or other reasons. Countries are listed alphabetically by their most common name in English. Each English name is followed by its most common equivalents in other languages, listed in English alphabetical order (ignoring accents) by name and by language.
2 List of languages by the number of countries in which they are the most widely used. 3 Official regional and minority languages. 4 See also. ... United States. [77]
This category is for languages spoken in the United States (including Alaska and Hawaii), whether indigenous or introduced by immigrants. The main article for this category is Languages of the United States .
Spoken in: Oklahoma, United States; Chinese – 汉语, 漢語, 华语, 華語, or 中文 Official language in: the People's Republic of China; Republic of Singapore; Republic of China; and the Wa State, Republic of the Union of Myanmar; Recognised Minority Language in: Malaysia, the Philippines, Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace, and the ...