"official language" meaning in English

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Noun

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  1. (sociolinguistics) A language afforded an elevated status in a particular country, state, or other jurisdiction, typically for government use. Coordinate_terms: minority language Translations (language): bahsa raseumi (Acehnese), amptelike taal (Afrikaans), gjuha zyrtare [feminine] (Albanian), የስራ ቋንቋ (yäsra ḳʷanḳʷa) (Amharic), لُغَة رَسْمِيَّة (luḡa rasmiyya) [feminine] (Arabic), idioma oficial [masculine] (Aragonese), պաշտոնական լեզու (paštonakan lezu) (Armenian), llingua oficial [feminine] (Asturian), расмияб мацӏ (rasmijab macʼ) (Avar), rəsmi dil (Azerbaijani), dövlət dili (Azerbaijani), рәсми тел (räsmiy tel) (Bashkir), hizkuntza ofizial (Basque), афіцы́йная мо́ва (aficýjnaja móva) [feminine] (Belarusian), দাপ্তরিক ভাষা (daptorik bhaśa) (Bengali), yezh ofisiel [feminine] (Breton), официа́лен ези́к (oficiálen ezík) [masculine] (Bulgarian), llengua oficial [feminine] (Catalan), زمانی فەرمی (zmanî fermî) (Central Kurdish), официалан мотт (oficialan mott) (Chechen), 官方語言 /官方语言 (gun¹ fong¹ jyu⁵ jin⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 正式語文 /正式语文 (zing³ sik¹ jyu⁵ man⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 官方語言 /官方语言 (guānfāng yǔyán) (Chinese Mandarin), 正式語文 /正式语文 (zhèngshì yǔwén) (Chinese Mandarin), патшалӑх чӗлхи (patšalăh čĕlh̬i) (Chuvash), resmiy til (Crimean Tatar), úřední jazyk [masculine] (Czech), officielt sprog [neuter] (Danish), ރަސްމީ ބަސް (rasmī bas) (Dhivehi), ambtstaal [feminine] (Dutch), officiële taal [feminine] (Dutch), кугыжаныш йылме (kugyžanyš jylme) (Eastern Mari), масторонь кель (mastoroń keľ) (Erzya), oficiala lingvo (Esperanto), ametlik keel (Estonian), lengua oficial (Extremaduran), virallinen kieli (Finnish), langue officielle [feminine] (French), lenghe uficiâl [feminine] (Friulian), lingua oficial [feminine] (Galician), სახელმწიფო ენა (saxelmc̣ipo ena) (Georgian), Amtssprache [feminine] (German), επίσημη γλώσσα (epísimi glóssa) [feminine] (Greek), lang ofisyèl (Haitian Creole), 官方語言 /官方语言 (kôn-fông ngî-ngièn) (Hakka Chinese), ʻōlelo kūhelu (Hawaiian), שָׂפָה רִשְׁמִית (safá rishmít) [feminine] (Hebrew), राजभाषा (rājbhāṣā) [feminine] (Hindi), hivatalos nyelv (Hungarian), opinbert tungumál [neuter] (Icelandic), asụsụ obodo (Igbo), opisial a pagsasao (Ilocano), bahasa resmi (Indonesian), паччахьалкхен мотт (paččaḥʳalqen mott) (Ingush), lingua official (Interlingua), زَبانِ رَسْمی (zabân-e rasmi) (Iranian Persian), teanga oifigiúil [feminine] (Irish), lingua ufficiale [feminine] (Italian), 公用語 (kōyōgo) (alt: こうようご) (Japanese), basa resmi (Javanese), tutlayt tamaddudt (Kabyle), ರಾಜಭಾಷೆ (rājabhāṣe) (Kannada), официал тил (ofitsial til) (Karachay-Balkar), ресми тіл (resmiy til) (Kazakh), ភាសាផ្លូវការ (phiəsaa phləw kaa) (Khmer), 공용어 (gong'yong'eo) (alt: 公用語) (Korean), расмий тил (rasmiy til) (Kyrgyz), lingua ofisiala (Ladino), ພາສາລັດຖະການ (phā sā lat tha kān) (Lao), valsts valoda [feminine] (Latvian), officieel taol (Limburgish), valstybinė kalba [feminine] (Lithuanian), offiziell Sprooch [feminine] (Luxembourgish), службен јазик (služben jazik) [masculine] (Macedonian), bhâsa resmi (Madurese), fiteny ôfisialy (Malagasy), bahasa rasmi (Malay), ഔദ്യോഗിക ഭാഷ (audyōgika bhāṣa) (Malayalam), lingwa uffiċjali [feminine] (Maltese), çhengey oikoil (Manx), अधिकृत भाषा (adhikŕt bhāṣā) [feminine] (Marathi), राजभाषा (rājbhāṣā) [feminine] (Marathi), رسمی زوون (Mazanderani), სახენწჷფო ნინა (saxenc̣əpo nina) (Mingrelian), албан ёсны хэл (alban josny xel) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), lengua ufficiale (Neapolitan), आधिकारिक भाषा (ādhikārik bhāṣā) (Nepali), offisielt språk [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), lenga oficiala [feminine] (Occitan), idioma ofisial (Papiamentu), رسمي ژبه (rasmí žëba) [feminine] (Pashto), ofishol laenghwij (Pitcairn-Norfolk), język urzędowy [inanimate, masculine] (Polish), língua oficial [feminine] (Portuguese), دَفْتَری زُبان (daftarī zubān) [Western-Punjabi] (Punjabi), tukri simi (Quechua), limbă oficială [feminine] (Romanian), официа́льный язы́к (oficiálʹnyj jazýk) [masculine] (Russian), ᱨᱟᱡᱽ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ (Santali), amtssproake (Saterland Frisian), offeecial leid (Scots), cànan oifigeil [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), службени језик [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), službeni jezik [Latin, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), ၽႃႇသႃႇပဵၼ်တၢင်းၵၢၼ် (phàa sàa pǎen táang kǎan) (Shan), lingua ufficiali (Sicilian), سرڪاري ٻولي (srkāre ḇole) (Sindhi), úradný jazyk [masculine] (Slovak), uradni jezik [masculine] (Slovene), idioma oficial [masculine] (Spanish), lengua oficial [feminine] (Spanish), basa resmi (Sundanese), lugha rasmi (Swahili), officiellt språk [neuter] (Swedish), opisyal na wika (Tagalog), забони расмӣ (zabon-i rasmi) (Tajik), ஆட்சிமொழி (āṭcimoḻi) (Tamil), рәсми тел (räsmi tel) (Tatar), అధికార భాష (adhikāra bhāṣa) (Telugu), ภาษาราชการ (paa-sǎa-râat-chá-gaan) (Thai), ภาษาทางการ (paa-sǎa-taang-gaan) (Thai), resmî dil (Turkish), официальной кыл (oficiaľnoj kyl) (Udmurt), офіці́йна мо́ва (oficíjna móva) [feminine] (Ukrainian), دَفْتَری زُبان (daftarī zubān) [feminine] (Urdu), دَفْتَری زَبان (daftarī zabān) [feminine] (Urdu), davlat tili (Uzbek), łéngua ufisałe (Venetan), ngôn ngữ chính thức (Vietnamese), lingaedje oficir (Walloon), iaith swyddogol [feminine] (Welsh), offisjele taal [common-gender] (West-Frisian), 官方語言 /官方语言 (¹kuoe-faon ⁶gniu-yi) (Wu Chinese), ulwimi olusemthethweni (Xhosa), ил тыл (il tïl) (Yakut)
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          "roman": "aficýjnaja móva",
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          "word": "афіцы́йная мо́ва"
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          "code": "dv",
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          "roman": "rasmī bas",
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          "code": "myv",
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          "code": "stq",
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          "word": "offisjele taal"
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          "code": "fur",
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          "code": "gl",
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          "code": "ka",
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          "word": "სახელმწიფო ენა"
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          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "language",
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          "word": "Amtssprache"
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          "code": "el",
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          "sense": "language",
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          "code": "ht",
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          "code": "haw",
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          "code": "he",
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          "sense": "language",
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          "code": "hi",
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          "code": "hu",
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          "code": "is",
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          "code": "ig",
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          "code": "ilo",
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          "code": "id",
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          "code": "inh",
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          "code": "ga",
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          "sense": "language",
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          "word": "teanga oifigiúil"
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          "code": "it",
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          "code": "jv",
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          "code": "kab",
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          "sense": "language",
          "word": "tutlayt tamaddudt"
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          "code": "kn",
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          "roman": "rājabhāṣe",
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          "word": "ರಾಜಭಾಷೆ"
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          "code": "krc",
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          "roman": "ofitsial til",
          "sense": "language",
          "word": "официал тил"
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          "code": "kk",
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      "code": "ace",
      "lang": "Acehnese",
      "lang_code": "ace",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "bahsa raseumi"
    },
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      "code": "af",
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      "lang_code": "af",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "amptelike taal"
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      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "lang_code": "sq",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gjuha zyrtare"
    },
    {
      "code": "am",
      "lang": "Amharic",
      "lang_code": "am",
      "roman": "yäsra ḳʷanḳʷa",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "የስራ ቋንቋ"
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    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "lang_code": "ar",
      "roman": "luḡa rasmiyya",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "لُغَة رَسْمِيَّة"
    },
    {
      "code": "an",
      "lang": "Aragonese",
      "lang_code": "an",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "idioma oficial"
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    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "lang_code": "hy",
      "roman": "paštonakan lezu",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "պաշտոնական լեզու"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "lang_code": "ast",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "llingua oficial"
    },
    {
      "code": "av",
      "lang": "Avar",
      "lang_code": "av",
      "roman": "rasmijab macʼ",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "расмияб мацӏ"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "lang_code": "az",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "rəsmi dil"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "lang_code": "az",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "dövlət dili"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "lang_code": "ba",
      "roman": "räsmiy tel",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "рәсми тел"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "lang_code": "eu",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "hizkuntza ofizial"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "lang_code": "be",
      "roman": "aficýjnaja móva",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "афіцы́йная мо́ва"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "lang_code": "bn",
      "roman": "daptorik bhaśa",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "দাপ্তরিক ভাষা"
    },
    {
      "code": "br",
      "lang": "Breton",
      "lang_code": "br",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "yezh ofisiel"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "oficiálen ezík",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "официа́лен ези́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "llengua oficial"
    },
    {
      "code": "ce",
      "lang": "Chechen",
      "lang_code": "ce",
      "roman": "oficialan mott",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "официалан мотт"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "lang_code": "yue",
      "roman": "gun¹ fong¹ jyu⁵ jin⁴",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "官方語言 /官方语言"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "lang_code": "yue",
      "roman": "zing³ sik¹ jyu⁵ man⁴",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "正式語文 /正式语文"
    },
    {
      "code": "hak",
      "lang": "Hakka Chinese",
      "lang_code": "hak",
      "roman": "kôn-fông ngî-ngièn",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "官方語言 /官方语言"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "guānfāng yǔyán",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "官方語言 /官方语言"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "zhèngshì yǔwén",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "正式語文 /正式语文"
    },
    {
      "code": "wuu",
      "lang": "Wu Chinese",
      "lang_code": "wuu",
      "roman": "¹kuoe-faon ⁶gniu-yi",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "官方語言 /官方语言"
    },
    {
      "code": "cv",
      "lang": "Chuvash",
      "lang_code": "cv",
      "roman": "patšalăh čĕlh̬i",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "патшалӑх чӗлхи"
    },
    {
      "code": "crh",
      "lang": "Crimean Tatar",
      "lang_code": "crh",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "resmiy til"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "úřední jazyk"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "officielt sprog"
    },
    {
      "code": "dv",
      "lang": "Dhivehi",
      "lang_code": "dv",
      "roman": "rasmī bas",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "ރަސްމީ ބަސް"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ambtstaal"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "officiële taal"
    },
    {
      "code": "myv",
      "lang": "Erzya",
      "lang_code": "myv",
      "roman": "mastoroń keľ",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "масторонь кель"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "lang_code": "eo",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "oficiala lingvo"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "lang_code": "et",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "ametlik keel"
    },
    {
      "code": "ext",
      "lang": "Extremaduran",
      "lang_code": "ext",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "lengua oficial"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "virallinen kieli"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "langue officielle"
    },
    {
      "code": "stq",
      "lang": "Saterland Frisian",
      "lang_code": "stq",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "amtssproake"
    },
    {
      "code": "fy",
      "lang": "West-Frisian",
      "lang_code": "fy",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "offisjele taal"
    },
    {
      "code": "fur",
      "lang": "Friulian",
      "lang_code": "fur",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lenghe uficiâl"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "lang_code": "gl",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lingua oficial"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "lang_code": "ka",
      "roman": "saxelmc̣ipo ena",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "სახელმწიფო ენა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Amtssprache"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "lang_code": "el",
      "roman": "epísimi glóssa",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "επίσημη γλώσσα"
    },
    {
      "code": "ht",
      "lang": "Haitian Creole",
      "lang_code": "ht",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "lang ofisyèl"
    },
    {
      "code": "haw",
      "lang": "Hawaiian",
      "lang_code": "haw",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "ʻōlelo kūhelu"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "lang_code": "he",
      "roman": "safá rishmít",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "שָׂפָה רִשְׁמִית"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "lang_code": "hi",
      "roman": "rājbhāṣā",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "राजभाषा"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "hivatalos nyelv"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "lang_code": "is",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "opinbert tungumál"
    },
    {
      "code": "ig",
      "lang": "Igbo",
      "lang_code": "ig",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "asụsụ obodo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ilo",
      "lang": "Ilocano",
      "lang_code": "ilo",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "opisial a pagsasao"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "bahasa resmi"
    },
    {
      "code": "inh",
      "lang": "Ingush",
      "lang_code": "inh",
      "roman": "paččaḥʳalqen mott",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "паччахьалкхен мотт"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "lang_code": "ia",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "lingua official"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "teanga oifigiúil"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lingua ufficiale"
    },
    {
      "alt": "こうようご",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "kōyōgo",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "公用語"
    },
    {
      "code": "jv",
      "lang": "Javanese",
      "lang_code": "jv",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "basa resmi"
    },
    {
      "code": "kab",
      "lang": "Kabyle",
      "lang_code": "kab",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "tutlayt tamaddudt"
    },
    {
      "code": "kn",
      "lang": "Kannada",
      "lang_code": "kn",
      "roman": "rājabhāṣe",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "ರಾಜಭಾಷೆ"
    },
    {
      "code": "krc",
      "lang": "Karachay-Balkar",
      "lang_code": "krc",
      "roman": "ofitsial til",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "официал тил"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "lang_code": "kk",
      "roman": "resmiy til",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "ресми тіл"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "lang_code": "km",
      "roman": "phiəsaa phləw kaa",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "ភាសាផ្លូវការ"
    },
    {
      "alt": "公用語",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "lang_code": "ko",
      "roman": "gong'yong'eo",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "공용어"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "lang_code": "ckb",
      "roman": "zmanî fermî",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "زمانی فەرمی"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "lang_code": "ky",
      "roman": "rasmiy til",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "расмий тил"
    },
    {
      "code": "lad",
      "lang": "Ladino",
      "lang_code": "lad",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "lingua ofisiala"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "lang_code": "lo",
      "roman": "phā sā lat tha kān",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "ພາສາລັດຖະການ"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "lang_code": "lv",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "valsts valoda"
    },
    {
      "code": "li",
      "lang": "Limburgish",
      "lang_code": "li",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "officieel taol"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "lang_code": "lt",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "valstybinė kalba"
    },
    {
      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "lang_code": "lb",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "offiziell Sprooch"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "lang_code": "mk",
      "roman": "služben jazik",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "службен јазик"
    },
    {
      "code": "mad",
      "lang": "Madurese",
      "lang_code": "mad",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "bhâsa resmi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mg",
      "lang": "Malagasy",
      "lang_code": "mg",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "fiteny ôfisialy"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "lang_code": "ms",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "bahasa rasmi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "lang_code": "ml",
      "roman": "audyōgika bhāṣa",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "ഔദ്യോഗിക ഭാഷ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "lang_code": "mt",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lingwa uffiċjali"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "lang_code": "gv",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "çhengey oikoil"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "lang_code": "mr",
      "roman": "adhikŕt bhāṣā",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "अधिकृत भाषा"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "lang_code": "mr",
      "roman": "rājbhāṣā",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "राजभाषा"
    },
    {
      "code": "mhr",
      "lang": "Eastern Mari",
      "lang_code": "mhr",
      "roman": "kugyžanyš jylme",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "кугыжаныш йылме"
    },
    {
      "code": "mzn",
      "lang": "Mazanderani",
      "lang_code": "mzn",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "رسمی زوون"
    },
    {
      "code": "xmf",
      "lang": "Mingrelian",
      "lang_code": "xmf",
      "roman": "saxenc̣əpo nina",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "სახენწჷფო ნინა"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "lang_code": "mn",
      "roman": "alban josny xel",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "албан ёсны хэл"
    },
    {
      "code": "nap",
      "lang": "Neapolitan",
      "lang_code": "nap",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "lengua ufficiale"
    },
    {
      "code": "ne",
      "lang": "Nepali",
      "lang_code": "ne",
      "roman": "ādhikārik bhāṣā",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "आधिकारिक भाषा"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "lang_code": "nb",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "offisielt språk"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "lang_code": "oc",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lenga oficiala"
    },
    {
      "code": "pap",
      "lang": "Papiamentu",
      "lang_code": "pap",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "idioma ofisial"
    },
    {
      "code": "ps",
      "lang": "Pashto",
      "lang_code": "ps",
      "roman": "rasmí žëba",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "رسمي ژبه"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa-ira",
      "lang": "Iranian Persian",
      "lang_code": "fa-ira",
      "roman": "zabân-e rasmi",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "زَبانِ رَسْمی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pih",
      "lang": "Pitcairn-Norfolk",
      "lang_code": "pih",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "ofishol laenghwij"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "inanimate",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "język urzędowy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "língua oficial"
    },
    {
      "code": "pnb",
      "lang": "Punjabi",
      "lang_code": "pnb",
      "roman": "daftarī zubān",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "Western-Punjabi"
      ],
      "word": "دَفْتَری زُبان"
    },
    {
      "code": "qu",
      "lang": "Quechua",
      "lang_code": "qu",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "tukri simi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "limbă oficială"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "oficiálʹnyj jazýk",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "официа́льный язы́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "sat",
      "lang": "Santali",
      "lang_code": "sat",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "ᱨᱟᱡᱽ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ"
    },
    {
      "code": "sco",
      "lang": "Scots",
      "lang_code": "sco",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "offeecial leid"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "lang_code": "gd",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cànan oifigeil"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "службени језик"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "službeni jezik"
    },
    {
      "code": "shn",
      "lang": "Shan",
      "lang_code": "shn",
      "roman": "phàa sàa pǎen táang kǎan",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "ၽႃႇသႃႇပဵၼ်တၢင်းၵၢၼ်"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "lang_code": "scn",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "lingua ufficiali"
    },
    {
      "code": "sd",
      "lang": "Sindhi",
      "lang_code": "sd",
      "roman": "srkāre ḇole",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "سرڪاري ٻولي"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "lang_code": "sk",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "úradný jazyk"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "lang_code": "sl",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "uradni jezik"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "idioma oficial"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lengua oficial"
    },
    {
      "code": "su",
      "lang": "Sundanese",
      "lang_code": "su",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "basa resmi"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "lang_code": "sw",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "lugha rasmi"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "officiellt språk"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "lang_code": "tl",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "opisyal na wika"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "lang_code": "tg",
      "roman": "zabon-i rasmi",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "забони расмӣ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "lang_code": "ta",
      "roman": "āṭcimoḻi",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "ஆட்சிமொழி"
    },
    {
      "code": "tt",
      "lang": "Tatar",
      "lang_code": "tt",
      "roman": "räsmi tel",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "рәсми тел"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "lang_code": "te",
      "roman": "adhikāra bhāṣa",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "అధికార భాష"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "lang_code": "th",
      "roman": "paa-sǎa-râat-chá-gaan",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "ภาษาราชการ"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "lang_code": "th",
      "roman": "paa-sǎa-taang-gaan",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "ภาษาทางการ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "resmî dil"
    },
    {
      "code": "udm",
      "lang": "Udmurt",
      "lang_code": "udm",
      "roman": "oficiaľnoj kyl",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "официальной кыл"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "oficíjna móva",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "офіці́йна мо́ва"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "lang_code": "ur",
      "roman": "daftarī zubān",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "دَفْتَری زُبان"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "lang_code": "ur",
      "roman": "daftarī zabān",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "دَفْتَری زَبان"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "lang_code": "uz",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "davlat tili"
    },
    {
      "code": "vec",
      "lang": "Venetan",
      "lang_code": "vec",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "łéngua ufisałe"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "lang_code": "vi",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "ngôn ngữ chính thức"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "lang_code": "wa",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "lingaedje oficir"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "lang_code": "cy",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "iaith swyddogol"
    },
    {
      "code": "xh",
      "lang": "Xhosa",
      "lang_code": "xh",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "ulwimi olusemthethweni"
    },
    {
      "code": "sah",
      "lang": "Yakut",
      "lang_code": "sah",
      "roman": "il tïl",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "ил тыл"
    }
  ],
  "word": "official language"
}

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