What languages are spoken in England?

Answer 1

Many immigrants live in England. For the 2001 population census it was necessary to know into how many languages the census form would have to be translated into. Following research from the local authorities it was discovered that the census leaflet would have to translated into 24 languages:

1. Albanian
2. Arabic
3. Bengali
4. Chinese
5. Croatian
6. Farsi
7. French
8. German
9. Greek
10. Gujarati
11. Hindi
12. Italian
13. Japanese
14. Polish
15. Portuguese
16. Punjabi
17. Russian
18. Serbian
19. Somali
20. Spanish
21. Swahili
22. Turkish
23. Urdu
24. Vietnamese

The official (and native) language spoken in England is English (a slightly different version to the language used in the USA), however England is very cosmopolitan and has immigrants from many countries that have come to live there and thus many languages are spoken in some local communities including Spanish, French, German, Polish, Rumanian, Russian, Chinese, Hindi, Arabic, etc. - in fact all modern European languages and most African and Asian languages.

The English have spoken English for hundreds of years. When the Normans came in 1066 a significant proportion of the upper classes spoke French but the two gradually merged into modern English. (The same thing had happened in the First Century with Latin.)

Note that The United Kingdom also includes Wales (where Welsh is now effectively a second official language) and Scotland (where some people speak Gaelic).

There's no such thing as "British." The people of Great Britain speak English.

Most of the English speak English. Dutch is not the official language of England.

The official language of England is English.

Some English people speak French. Most English people speak English.

The most common language in England is called English.

England can speak Fench, Cinese& Jappenese

In England we speak English (hence the similar names)

If you go down the road 20 miles you will hear all kinds of different dialects, Britain's rich with language due to the amount of time we have been stopped at by the Romans, French, Vikings etc.
You might be surprised to know that English is the official language of England. However, because of massive immigration, just about every language is spoken.
Yes we can speak English in England !!!
English. British. In England people speak "English". Kind of like you do.
No. Their language would be "English."
In the United KIngdom, which includes England, the language is English
The official language of the United Kingdom (which includes England) is English.
English.
Not normally but we learn it at school to use on holiday
They speak English, however you may be surprised if you live in the USA with what is called the Queens English or received pronunciation. There are differing accents in different parts of the country for example cockney in London, Geordie, Scouse and generally different counties have their own slangs and accents.
Yes they do. Its where the langauge originated. seriously dont people use google anymore ....? :/
England has only one official language, but things are different in Wales or Scotland.
I think the name probably gives it away. Yes. Although they have a slight accent when compared to how Americans talk. Hence the expression; "Two nations separated by a single language."
Citizens in England speak English, but they have a slight accent when they speak.
The English language originated in England and is still its official language, although with immigration, many other languages are now spoken - particularly in large cities.
English.
yeah
English is the language spoken in England
LOL ....English of course. The Queen's English though. It's slightly different bloke! LOL
English
english

British or course
Surprise surprise - it's English.
English. The British version is similar to the American version.
In UK we speak (wait for it....) English ! I say old Chap, it is the Queen's English to be precise. Toodle pip.
No!! You'd be suprised how little people in England can actually have a conversation in French, let alone speak it fluently
The official language of the United Kingdom (including England) is English.
English and your question if it was properly worded would say 'what language do the English speak' England is a country and it doesnt speak
The most common language in England is English although there are many local dialects.
English is the main language of England. Hence the name "English".

although it is not the declared the national language of England
Spanish is the second most used language in England.
English is the primary language in the whole of the UK, not just England.
English
Most used language is English,German and American English.

English language is used in Australia, New Zealand and England

German language is used in Germany,Switzerland,Liechtenstein,Austria,Luxembourg and 5 or 6 countries in America.

English,German,Spanish,Portuguese and French .

are Americans first spoken languages and easy to learn

and the main languages. OR Swedish and Finnish .
You might be surprised to hear that it is English!
English.
English
English.
English.
English only!
English is still the most commonly used language in England.

English, but it's a different form than the United States or American English.

English.
English
In England, the official language is English. Hard to believe but it's true.
well naturally, English, but since the countries on Europe are so close together England can have a range of different European languages
The most widely used language in England is English.

However, English has not been designated as England's official language.

Cornish is also a recognised language in England, but is far from being a national language.

There are many languages spoken in England. In multicultural and multi-ethnic communities, vital information is often available in many of the most common languages used by the people in those areas.

(For more information, see 'Related links' below this box.)
The official language is English (surprise, surprise) but there has been massive immigration in the last few years and in certain parts you will hardly ever hear English being spoken.
England has only one language English.

Edit: It has Scottish and a bit of Welsh too.

The most common language used in England is English. Many people who have immigrated also speak the language of the country they come from

English
The default official language spoken in England is English. Cornish (Celtic) is recognised as a regional language of England.

Other languages spoken in Britain are Irish and Scottish Gaelic and Welsh (Welsh Celtic and Welsh English).
They are getting as multitudinous as the US anymore.
In England people speak English

In Wales they speak English and Welsh

In Ireland they speak English and Irish

In Scotland they speak English and Scots
You might be surprised to hear that the official language of England is English but nearly every other language in existence is spoken by immigrants.
English
English
English
1 English 2 French 3 Spanish 4 German 5 Chinese 6 Latin 7 Pig Latin 8 Japanese 9 Greek 10 Egyptian

All the languages that are spoken in the world are mainly spoken in England.
English
English
The official language of the UK (which includes England) is English, but due to massive immigration in the last few years, virtually all of the world's languages can be heard in the UK, especially in the big cities.
Well, french isn't really spoken there. only english, mainly.
English
English
The main language is English - British English.
Recognised regional languages are English, Irish, Ulster Scots, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh and Cornish. Other languages spoken are South Asian and Chinese and probably a very small percentage of most other languages in the world
English people speak the English language
The English come from England, where the predominant language is English. So it is likely that most of them speak English.
English! Is this a trick question?

Answer 2

England has no official language, but English is the one and only national language.

England is also a melting pot, with immigrants from all over there world. More than 1500 languages are spoken in England.

Here is a list of native (and semi-native) languages of England:

1. British Sign Language
   
2. Cornish
   
3. English*
   
4. Manx
   
5. Old Kentish Sign Language
   
6. Polari
   

French is a widely taught Foreign language in England.

*There are many different dialects of English within the UK. Here's a list of dialects in the United Kingdom:

• Black British English
• England (English language in England)
  • Northern
    • Cheshire
    • Cumbrian (Cumbria including Barrow-in-Furness)
    • Geordie (Tyneside)
    • Lancastrian (Lancashire)
    • Scouse (Merseyside)
    • Mancunian-Salfordian (Manchester & Salford)
    • Mackem (Sunderland)
    • Northumbrian (rural Northumberland)
    • Pitmatic (Durham and Northumberland)
    • Yorkshire (also known as Broad Yorkshire or Tyke)
    • In the far north, local speech is noticeably Scots in nature.
  • East Midlands
  • West Midlands
    • Black Country English
    • Brummie (Birmingham)
    • Potteries (north Staffordshire)
  • Southern
    • Received Pronunciation (Also known as Queen's English or BBC English)
    • Cockney (East London)
    • East Anglian (Norfolk/Broad Norfolk, Suffolk and North Essex)
    • Estuary (Thames Estuary)
    • Kentish (Kent)
    • Multicultural London English (Inner London)
    • Sussex
  • West Country
• Scotland
  • Scottish English
• Wales
  • Welsh English
    • Cardiff
• Northern Ireland
• Mid Ulster English
  • Belfast
  • Derry
• Ulster Scots
• South Ulster English
• Ireland
• Hiberno-English
  • Dublin
  • Cork
  • Kerry and Cork County
  • Connacht
  • Sligo Town
  • Galway City
  • Rural Munster (Tipperary, Limerick County, Clare, Waterford)
  • Limerick City
  • North Leinster (Louth and Meath)
  • South Leinster (Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Offaly, Westmeath, Wexford, Wicklow)
• Isle of Man
• Manx English
• Channel Islands
• Guernsey English
• Jersey English
• Malta
• Maltenglish

Answer 3

English.