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The Empire of [[Camozayo]]'s offical language is Russian, but recognises English as a buisness language.
 
The Empire of [[Camozayo]]'s offical language is Russian, but recognises English as a buisness language.
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The Republic of [[Syskeyia]] uses English as one of its official languages, the other official tongue being [[Latin]]
  
 
== Other Possible Variants ==
 
== Other Possible Variants ==

Revision as of 00:33, 15 December 2004

This article deals with English as it relates to NationStates. For more general information, see the Wikipedia article on this subject.

Major English dialects
English language
American English
Australian English
British English
Canadian English
Caribbean English
Hawaiian English
Hiberno-English
Indian English
Jamaican English
Liberian English
Malaysian English
New Zealand English
Philippine English
Scottish English
Singapore English
South African English
Welsh English

English is one of the principal languages of NationStates, it is used by different nations in different ways. In Gameplay it is usually the medium of communication except in regions based around certain RL nations. In Roleplay, a great deal of nations have English as their primary language. Rather then attributing historical developments in roleplay (e.g. to origins in the region of England), this is simply because a majority of the NS players are from English-speaking countries such as the United States, Great Britain, Canada and Australia. (With Dutch players having the largest non-English presence.)

Virtually all Roleplay is in English and the language for interaction between characters of different nation is often also English, at least OOC. Sometimes, English is used OOCly while assuming that the characters are speaking an IC language that is either fictional or incomprehensible to other players. (An example of a fictional language is "Celdonian" in Celdonia, which is functionally similar to English.) Using another language is sometimes indicated by using a different colour for the spoken text when players do not want to assume away the language barrier but still want other players to understand what their characters are saying.


English Speaking Nations in Nationstates

Kochbald speaks English as well as a modified form of it called Simple English

Nanakaland also speaks English

Random Kingdom also speaks English, especially in RP / foreign affairs.

Frisbee Freaks speaks English for a second language. (Along with Juunia and Vietnamese.)

English is the main language in Liverpool England, alongside German.

Tinis speaks English for a second language.

Adam Island has mostly English speakers.

New York Jet Fanatics has decreed that English is one of its secondary languages, along with Spanish and German. Its primary language is NFL Speak.

Pacitalia speaks English, but Pacitalian is the other official language.

Alewares speaks English, but Alewarsian is the main language.

The United States of Josh Dollins speaks English mostly. While many other languages are spoken, there is no official language in USJD and most citizens speak more than one language.

Kryozerkia has English as one of its main languages. It's not normal ny any stretch of the imagination. It's patoi of an aborigninal language and Irish English. The other main language is Krozin.

The Federation of Sentient Peoples speaks English as it primary language, though it calls the language Common, or Common Tongue.

The Republic of Mabulia speaks English, but German is the other official language.

The Resurgent Dream has English as its official and most common language.

Henrytopia recognizes English as the official language, Spanish and Swahili are also common.

The Empire of Camozayo's offical language is Russian, but recognises English as a buisness language.

The Republic of Syskeyia uses English as one of its official languages, the other official tongue being Latin

Other Possible Variants