In India, English is the second language. India has two official languages, Hindi and English. In Sri Lanka, English is used in government but only spoken by about 10% of the general population.
Many more countries in the British Commonwealth (i.e. formerly in the British Empire) have English as a second language to their local languages, including:
Pakistan, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Botswana.
Countries that also have English as a second language (official or unofficial, listed because a high percentage of citizens speak English): Argentina, Bahrain, Brunei, Cost Rica, Denmark, Egypt, Greece, Iceland, Indonesia, Israel, Jordan, South Korea, Kuwait, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Panama, Philippines, Qatar, Rawanda, Samoa, Singapore, Thailand, Tonga, and in Viet Nam, English is becoming the favored second language.
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The countries that have English as their first language include the United States, Australia, the US and the British Virgin Islands, Bermuda, and the United Kingdom. In addition to these there is Singapore, Canada, South Africa, Guyana, New Zealand, and Ireland. Several of the Caribbean Islands also use English as a first language. Some of them are Jamaica, the Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago, and Barbados.
You'd have to define "major". English is the official, or main language spoken, in many countries including Australia, UK, US, New Zealand (with Maori), Canada (with French) and Ireland (with Irish Gaelic). It is one of several official languages in other countries including India, Kenya, Nigeria and Malaysia. English is used in some countries because there are too many local languages and to use one of them as "the official language" would possibly cause insult to speakers of other languages. In the case of Papua New Guinea a form of English called Tok Pisin is used because there are hundreds of languages and dialects.
English originated from England, so that would be the original native country.
The main English-speaking countries are:
Other English-speaking countries are:
English is the most widespread and popular language in the world, with an approximate 20%-24% of the world's population able to speak English.
Canada, Mexico, England, Wales, Austrailia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland, Puerto Rico, South Dakota
The United States, England, and Australia are all countries where English is spoken as a first language by a large portion of the population.
english is a main language of england,it comes from saxon/germann
all of them except whatever your in
70%
The British (English) invented and evolved the English language, which is why it is called English. "What is your name?" is English as spoken in Britain.
In Kisii language of African origin,"Naki okorokwa?" has the meaning of "What is your name?" in English.
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tree dog
When asking for an English translation you must include the name of the language of the original.
The CARICOM countries that do not primarily speak English are Suriname and Haiti. Suriname's official language is Dutch, while Haiti's official languages are French and Haitian Creole.
France, Canada, Martinique, Tahiti, Haiti
There is no official language, but English works quite well for most people.
Today polonium is the official name in the English language.
This is a trick question. The answer is none. However, there is a country with a creole English language as an official langauge (Papua New Guinea). The name of this creole is Tok Pisin, which actually means "Pidgin English", but it's not a pidgin any more.
Today polonium is the official name in the English language.
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English is the de-facto language of Louisiana. French is the next de-facto language.
The countries that have English as their national language include the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, Ireland, and New Zealand.
Brazil, the official language is Portuguese. Suriname, the official language is Dutch. Guyana, the official language is English.
Most of the countries that speak the English language they understand and know what EMT is. But for other countries that do not speak English they call everyone Medics, or what there language says there name is.
There are many countries that speak English as a second language. These countries include India, Nigeria, Philippines, Germany, France, Pakistan, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, and South Africa.