Before English, the official language during the period of resistance was Portuguese.
The Central American country with an official language of English is Belize. Belize was a British territory and before independence was called British Honduras.
In England, before English became the dominant language, a combination of Old English and Latin were commonly spoken. Prior to that, various Celtic languages were spoken in the British Isles.
Belize is the only country in Central America where English is the official language and was not a former Spanish colony. Belize was known as British Honduras before gaining independence in 1981.
Matthew Henson spoke a local dialect of English known as AVE before learning English. AVE, or African-American Vernacular English, was the language most commonly used by African Americans during his time.
Example: Your mother and father speak Spanish to you. You have learned Spanish before any other languages. That is your first language. Then, you learn English because you live in America. That is the second language you learn. That is English as (a) second language. The second language you learn is your (language) as (a) second language. I hope that helped.
The Central American country with an official language of English is Belize. Belize was a British territory and before independence was called British Honduras.
Puerto Rico is a commonwealth of the United States but before it became part of the US it was part of Spain that why the primary language of the island is Spanish although the second official language is English because is a US Territory and the main language in the US is English.. been Puerto Rico the only US Territory that has official language... because the US don't have an official language. English is consider universal language but not official....
English is the official language of Guyana, which used to be the colony of British Guiana before becoming independent in 1966.
because belize was british colony before and because of our ancestors (they never mixed with the mayas)
There were around 500-600 different aboriginal languages in Australia prior to European settlement.Incidentally, Australia has no official language and no declared national language. English is the default language throughout the country, but it is not the national language.
England had control over the U.S. before any Eastern countries did. So, England, speaking English, passed the language down. It has always been the official language of U.S. gov't.
J.K. Rowling's first language was English. She was born in England.
What other language was the bible originally written in Before being translated to english?
In England, before English became the dominant language, a combination of Old English and Latin were commonly spoken. Prior to that, various Celtic languages were spoken in the British Isles.
English is my native language, I studied it at all the schools I attended.
Nepali is the official language of Nepal, but it is also spoken in Bhutan. It was actually first called Khaskura, then Gorkhali, before being named Nepali. Nepali is the official language of Nepal, but it is also spoken in Bhutan. It was actually first called Khaskura, then Gorkhali, before being named Nepali.Nepali is the official language of Nepal, but it is also spoken in Bhutan. It was actually first called Khaskura, then Gorkhali, before being named Nepali.
'English'. Any words before that, whatever language they were in, could not have been English.