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Name an Official Language A-Z

For each letter A-Z, try to name any language that is official in at least one country.
Must be an official language of the entire country, not just a part
Quiz by WolfCam
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Last updated: June 12, 2019
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First submittedJune 9, 2019
Times taken31,900
Rating4.93
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Letter
Languages
A
Arabic, Albanian, Armenian...
B
Bulgarian, Bengali, Bosnian...
C
Croatian, Czech, Catalan...
D
Dutch, Danish, Dari...
E
English, Estonian,
F
French, Finnish, Farsi...
G
German, Greek, Georgian...
H
Hungarian, Hindi, Hebrew...
I
Italian, Indonesian, Irish...
J
Japanese
K
Korean, Khmer, Kazakh...
L
Latvian, Lithuanian, Lao...
M
Mandarin, Malay, Mongolian...
Letter
Languages
N
Norwegian, Nepali, Nauruan...
O
(none)
P
Portuguese, Polish, Pashto...
Q
Quechua
R
Russian, Romanian, Romansh
S
Spanish, Swedish, Serbian...
T
Turkish, Thai, Tajik...
U
Ukrainian, Uzbek, Urdu...
V
Vietnamese, Venda
W
(none)
X
Xhosa
Y
(none)
Z
Zulu
mrnafe
+5
Level 78
Jun 12, 2019
I was frantically typing in Chinese sounding words beginning with Q for the last 20 seconds haha no such luck though. Great quiz :)
Arp2600
+18
Level 81
Jun 13, 2019
Bad idea, in a very communist way, Mandarin is the only official language in China.
QRU
+4
Level 73
Jun 12, 2019
No Yoruba?
Quizmaster
+4
Level ∞
Jun 12, 2019
Nope.
Dazzy69
+1
Level 59
Jun 13, 2020
Why do you not allow Welsh .. in some parts of Wales it's only language they can speak , and some in PATAGONIA still speak it , ..more prevalent language than Irish ..etc. not knocking Irish.but Welsh one of world's oldest surviving languages even after centuries different cultures trying to eradicate it
Pacybwoah
+3
Level 57
Aug 20, 2020
Because Welsh isn't the official language of United Kingdom and Irish is for Ireland.
interopia
+1
Level 80
Jun 14, 2019
I was disappointed, too.
Ponderosa
+16
Level 79
Jun 12, 2019
I gamed the system. Chinese and Mandarin, both accepted!
Stewart
+24
Level 68
Jun 12, 2019
Could do with more time
Greannan
+7
Level 66
Jun 13, 2019
23 answer in 2 minutes is pretty fast I agree.
Damangio
+2
Level 56
Apr 21, 2020
Agreed. I am pretty knowledgeable about languages, and I still ran out of time.
redsplat
+1
Level 75
Jan 22, 2021
Yass! More time please.
Jerry928
+3
Level 74
Jun 13, 2019
According to Wikipedia, Igbo is one of the three major official languages of Nigeria.
GreenFriday
+4
Level 79
Jun 13, 2019
First one I tried as well, but turns out that only English is official. Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba are widely spoken, but do not have official status.
samiamco
+1
Level 72
Jun 15, 2019
Wait, what? Wikipedia was *lying*? Perish the thought!
cornflakesfu
+15
Level 81
Jun 15, 2019
Wikipedia wasn't lying; it lists Igbo as a "major" language, not an "official" one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria
roleybob
+1
Level 75
Jun 19, 2019
According to Wikipedia - "Yiddish has attained official recognition as a minority language only in Moldova, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Netherlands, and Sweden"

Does "minority language" exclude it?

Djilas
+8
Level 78
Jun 26, 2019
Yes, official recognition is not the same as official language of a country
roleybob
+2
Level 75
Jun 28, 2019
Ok ta
Seanthesheep
+12
Level 54
Jun 24, 2019
Could definitely do with a little bit more time
Sifhraven
+8
Level 67
Aug 9, 2019
Cool quiz! But like others are saying. It definitely needs more time. It is just another typing test now, which is a shame for this one.

If you miss one (or more) there is no time to think about it, the answers need to come almost instantly

Sifhraven
+6
Level 67
Aug 9, 2019

@future commentors, no we will not put it on pause. That is no solution it kills the experience. And if it is plenty of time for you, surely you will get 100% so the time will stop anyway, no need to wait it out (or why don;t you press give up... if you can't reach 100%) so no reason to ask for less time

JackintheBox
+1
Level 68
Apr 17, 2020
commenters* but yes
arguhuh
+5
Level 70
Jul 1, 2019
Is Latin not an official language of Vatican City?
skoldpadda
+1
Level 65
Jul 12, 2019
Latin is an official language of the Holy See.
WolfCam
+1
Level 62
Aug 9, 2019
To quote wikipedia "The Vatican Constitution has established no official language".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Vatican_City

Zefyrinus
+5
Level 67
Jul 6, 2019
So South Africa-centric... :P
pancettabrain
+5
Level 47
Jul 29, 2019
I would have been able to get every one except Q if I had more time. Maybe change it to 4 minutes?
littleman
+1
Level 60
Jul 29, 2019
It is possible, I finished with 23 seconds remaining first try
HinesBrothers
+1
Level 72
Aug 9, 2019
Nice Warren. I got it with two seconds. Geography bee really helps. You must be a faster typer
Sifhraven
+2
Level 67
Aug 9, 2019
Sure it is possible, but it leaves no time to think. You much know each one.
TimofA
+1
Level 36
Aug 9, 2019
What about Welsh? . Isn't it an "official" language in part of the UK?
Sulps
+3
Level 59
Aug 9, 2019
The caveat says: "Must be an official language of the entire country, not just a part"
arklstrend
+2
Level 43
Aug 9, 2019
And Welsh is an official language in the whole of the country of Wales. There's currently a featured quiz on the first page asking people to name a country of the UK using the Welsh flag. That does rather give the game away.
roleybob
+5
Level 75
Aug 9, 2019
When a quiz on Jetpunk says country it usually means sovereign state, unless it is obvious or there is a hint in the clue that suggests otherwise
Regtheledge1000
+2
Level 32
Feb 22, 2020
Cymraeg
ADX31
+2
Level 58
Aug 9, 2019
Please add Latin, which is Vatican City's official language. Tried this first for letter L, because it seemed quite obvious, and was surprised to see it didn't work.
wiifly
+3
Level 49
Aug 10, 2019
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Vatican_City

"The Vatican Constitution has established no official language".

vermiciousknid
+1
Level 83
Aug 9, 2019
Fun quiz, thanks!
puzzler05
+1
Level 51
Aug 9, 2019
I have no idea why Norwegian has lesser guess than Zulu
Sifhraven
+3
Level 67
Aug 9, 2019
Because there are several countries starting with an N and your mind basicly want to think of all the 196 at once. There are only two countries starting with a Z though, so your mind doesnt get flooded. And thinking of zambia and zimbabwe your mind is already at africa, so zulu springs to mind immediately.

I missed i,v, and q. Q I wouldnt have gotten, V would ve taken quite a long time. But not getting i was simply time constraint

CorkSpork
+4
Level 71
Aug 9, 2019
ENGLISH. I couldn't think of English.
ppc
+3
Level 60
Aug 9, 2019
No W???? Welsh
SnowAintMyThing1
+2
Level 44
Aug 11, 2019
Or Wu?
blaz302
+2
Level 57
Aug 13, 2019
Slovenian is missing
Difluzi
+1
Level 66
Aug 13, 2019
Slovene is accepted for ''Slovenian''
Cezar
+1
Level 51
Aug 13, 2019
I thought Wolof was a national language of Senegal. Interesting because it is essentially the lingua franca there.
EytanMelech
+2
Level 66
Aug 13, 2019
Moldovan technically isn't a language. It is a dialect of Romanian.
GeoCharlie
+2
Level 41
Sep 16, 2019
i got quechua !!!!
GeneralCulture
+1
Level 25
Nov 6, 2019
You could add Nahuatl and Maya!
Mile13
+1
Level 34
Nov 25, 2019
No language for O? Why not Occitan, one of the official languages of Catalonia and used throughout Southern France and Northern Italy.
Sifhraven
+1
Level 67
Apr 17, 2020
Maybe because it has not been used in france for official documents since 1539? It has to have official status in the entire country, not just locally.
Pacybwoah
+2
Level 57
Jan 1, 2020
Maybe add Min nan? It's one of the official languages in Taiwan.
brendanschuck
+1
Level 58
Jan 26, 2020
How do I manage to get Quechua but not Portuguese🤦
Samoors
+2
Level 23
Feb 28, 2020
Is Welsh not a language?
Sifhraven
+1
Level 67
Apr 17, 2020
It is and it is actually the only official de jure language in the UK (English is only de facto). But jetpunk goes by sovereign states which Wales is not. And Welsh is only official in Wales and not the entirety of the UK.
JackintheBox
+1
Level 68
Apr 17, 2020
It is.
Beppe0
+1
Level 32
Apr 4, 2020
Occitan is used in north italy and south france
Sifhraven
+2
Level 67
Apr 17, 2020
so not in south italy and north france..? There ya go ;)
clevereagle
+2
Level 41
Apr 17, 2020
More time please?
JackintheBox
+1
Level 68
Apr 17, 2020
Not needed for me
Belgium
+2
Level 43
Sep 4, 2020
Slovenian?
Janbiya
+2
Level 41
Sep 10, 2020
I struggled to think of one that started with 'B' of all things, but after that it was a straight, fluid sweep all the way to 'Z'. Nice quiz.
buck1017
+1
Level 72
Sep 14, 2020
Man...i kept trying Xosha.
Anderis
+1
Level 64
Sep 23, 2020
This quiz is in English language but 5% of people missed a language on letter E, go figure. ;)
saga
+1
Level 59
Dec 1, 2020
According to Wikipedia Oromo is one of the official languages of Ethiopia.
DiscoBayGolfer
+1
Level 75
Dec 17, 2020
Amazing how long I was stumped on E.
TheBerryLegend
+1
Level 49
Dec 17, 2020
18/23 missed Q,T,V,X and Z. A lot of them were sooo obvious once I saw the answers
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