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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
Cyprus has two official languages:<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Cyprus," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprus#:~:text=Cyprus%20has%20two,registers%20significantly.%5B215%5D, accessed 6 September 2021.</ref> | Cyprus has two official languages:<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Cyprus," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprus#:~:text=Cyprus%20has%20two,registers%20significantly.%5B215%5D, accessed 6 September 2021.</ref> | ||
{{Block indent|*'''Greek'''}} | |||
{{Block indent|*Used for official purposes|2}} | |||
{{Block indent|*Everyday language is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cypriot_Greek '''Cypriot Greek''']|2}} | |||
{{Block indent|1=*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cypriot_Greek#:~:text=In%20computer-mediated%20communication%2C%20Cypriot%20Greek%2C%20like%20Standard%20Modern%20Greek%2C%20is%20commonly%20written%20in%20the%20Latin%20script%2C Written in Latin Script]|2=2}} | |||
{{Block indent|*'''Turkish'''}} | |||
{{Block indent|*Used for official purposes|2}} | |||
{{Block indent|*Everyday language is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cypriot_Turkish '''Cypriot Turkish''']|2}} | |||
Cyprus minority languages are: | Cyprus minority languages are: | ||
{{Block indent|*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian_language '''Armenian'''] }} | |||
{{Block indent|*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cypriot_Arabic '''Cypriot Maronite Arabic''']}} | |||
Language without official status: | Language without official status: | ||
{{Block indent|*'''English''' - }} | |||
{{Block indent|*Widely spoken|2}} | |||
{{Block indent|*On road signs, public notices, and in advertisements|2}} | |||
{{Block indent|*English was the sole official language during British colonial rule and the lingua franca until 1960, and continued to be used (de facto) in courts of law until 1989 and in legislation until 1996.|2}} | |||
{{Block indent|*English language as a second language - 80.4% of Cypriots|2}} | |||
Other Languages spoken: | Other Languages spoken: | ||
{{Block indent|*'''Russian'''}} | |||
{{Block indent|*Widely spoken among the country's minorities, residents and citizens of post-Soviet countries, and Pontic Greeks. |2}} | |||
{{Block indent|*The third language used on many signs of shops and restaurants, particularly in Limassol and Paphos. |2}} | |||
{{Block indent|*'''French''' 12% }} | |||
{{Block indent|*'''German''' 5%}} | |||
==Word List(s)== | ==Word List(s)== | ||
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