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A national language is a Language (or Language Variant , i.e. Dialect ) which represents the National Identity of a Nation or Country . A national language is used for Political and Legal Discourse . Some countries have more than one national language, such as Canada which uses both French and English. A national language declared as such by Legislation is the same as an Official Language . It is different for that reason from the national predominant language, which is a national language only through '' De Facto '' use or by historical association with a particular Nation . OFFICIAL VERSUS NATIONAL LANGUAGES The national languages of Stateless Nation s are often not Official Language s in any country. Some have no government recognition, while others may enjoy a high degree of official recognition. Some examples of national languages that are not official languages include Aromanian , Cherokee , and Navajo (and other living Native American Languages ). Certain languages may enjoy government recognition or even status as Official Languages in some countries while not in others. China See also: Standard Mandarin and History Of Standard Mandarin . In China , plenty of Spoken Variants have been existing in different parts of the country. In the ancient time, several local dialects were chosen as the official spoken language, such as dialects from Hangzhou , Nanjing , etc. After the . Elements from other dialects continue to exist in the standard language. After the Chinese Civil War in 1949 , the Chinese Communist Party established the People's Republic Of China in Mainland China . The Nationalist regime of the Republic Of China retreated to the island of Taiwan and maintained the same policy. On the other hand, the People's Republic of China, which administers Mainland China , continued the effort, and renamed the national language that is largely based on the Beijing dialect as "普通話" (Pinyin: pǔtōnghuà, ''lit.'' common speech) in Chinese. India India has a list of 23 Official Languages . Out of the 28 States And 7 Union Territories , 10 states and 3 union territories have Hindi as the principal official language but not as the national language. Republic of Ireland Irish ''(Gaeilge)'', a Celtic Language , is recognized as the primary constitutional language of Ireland; notwithstanding that English is the ''de facto'' language of the nation. Irish is spoken by about 1% of its population as a first language in restricted geographical locations. However, according to the 2002 Census of Population, 42% of the population of Ireland have the ability to speak Irish. The Irish government is committed to the development of a bilingual society, where as many people as possible can use Irish and English with equal ease |
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