Those who are multilingual with a command of a minor language, the national language and English, will gain higher positions in society and benefit more from national development.
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As I'm sure you know well, ( along with the extremely minor language of Romansh, ) Switzerland has four official languages, the other three being German, French and Italian.
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After the decentralization of political power in late antiquity, Latin developed locally into branches that became the Romance languages, such as Romanian, and a large number of minor languages and dialects.
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Onhan, on the other hand, belongs to the Western Visayan subgroup, which includes Kinaray-a and Aklanon as well as several minor languages spoken on Mindoro, Palawan, and some small islands in between.
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In addition, a speech in a minor language may be interpreted through a third language for lack of interpreters ( " relay " interpreting ) for example, when interpreting out of Maltese.
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Almost a hundred years after Grierson's survey, the International Centre for Research on Bilingualism completed its sociolinguistic " Survey of India " ( 1983-86 ), covering 50 major and minor languages in the country.
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Considering Galician as an independent language reduces contact with Portuguese culture, leaving Galician as a minor language with less capacity to counterbalance the influence of Spanish, the only official language between the 18th century and 1975.
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Reed, in an interview with the Reuters news agency Saturday, said he would accept a " nonsubstantive minor language change " such as the addition of a sentence condemning President Clinton's veto of legislation banning partial birth abortions.
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Perhaps it's just a minor language discrepancy, but to me " depot " would translate closer to " in-house dispatch station " than " repair shop " ( I know it has additional meanings in British English ).
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There are several neighboring minor languages which Maho ( 2009 ) lists as closely related : C371 Tembo ( " Motembo " distinguish Kitembo ), C372 Kunda, C373 Gbuta ( " Egbuta " ), and C374 Babale.
