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The official language of Illinois is English.Nearly 80% of the population speak English natively, and most others speak it fluently as a second language. The forms of American English spoken in Illinois range from Inland Northern near Chicago and the northern part of the state, to Midland and Southern dialects further downstate.
A 1975 state supreme court case, Commonwealth v. Olivo, underscored official status of English; [8] in 2002, English was declared the "common public language." [9] Michigan: No: None [1] Minnesota: No: None [1] Mississippi: Yes: None: since 1987 [1] Missouri: Yes: None [1] since 1998; state constitution amended accordingly in 2008 [10] Montana ...
A language that uniquely represents the national identity of a state, nation, and/or country and is so designated by a country's government; some are technically minority languages. (On this page a national language is followed by parentheses that identify it as a national language status.) Some countries have more than one language with this ...
(From 1923 to 1969, the state of Illinois recognized its official language as "American".) [26] [27] Hawaiian and English are the official languages of Hawaii, reflecting the Hawaiian Kingdom's history of trade and diplomacy with Britain in the decades prior to its annexation by the United States in 1898.
2 Species, geology, and culture. 3 See also. 4 Notes. 5 References. Toggle the table of contents. List of Illinois state symbols. 1 language.
Arkansas – from the Illinois rendering of the tribal autonym kką:ze (see Kansas, below), which the Miami and Illinois used to refer to the Quapaw. [4] Connecticut – from some Eastern Algonquian language of southern New England (perhaps Mahican), meaning "at the long tidal river" (after the Connecticut River).
31 languages. العربية ... Pages in category "Illinois culture" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent ...
Pages in category "Languages of the United States by state" ... Languages of Illinois This page was last edited on 4 April 2024, at 20:42 (UTC). Text ...