Sentence examples for minority language from inspiring English sources

Murmurs of disbelief rumbled round the hall; in one strange minority language, murmurs of rage.

Conversely, the value of a minority language is diminished as people abandon it.

The Sami language was recognised as an official minority language in 2000.

The pro-Russian faction of the Party of the Regions pushed for Russian to be an ethnic minority language.

Use of a minority language is particularly valuable in the food industry, allowing producers to highlight origin and quality.

Finland's defence minister, Carl Haglund of the liberal minority language Swedish People's Party, denied the communications campaign was related to the security situation with Russia.

As a rule of thumb, say linguists, a minority language will die out if it is spoken by fewer than 70% of the population.

Many people still think that a minority language makes children confused and puts them at a disadvantage at school," said Antonella Sorace of the University of Edinburgh.

In the early 21st century, some 300,000 Crimean Tatars resided in Crimea, and the Ukrainian government conferred special status to Crimean Tatar as a minority language.

Although Sami is not a national language of Finland like Finnish and Swedish, its status as a regional minority language is guaranteed by the Sami Language Act (2004).

Among its provisions, the constitutional revisions would make Berber -- a minority language in Morocco -- an official language alongside Arabic, and would explicitly grant the government executive powers.