Languages Of Northern Ireland
The de facto official language of the United Kingdom is English (British English), which is spoken as the primary language of 95% of the UK population. The Welsh language is also an official language in Wales, and is the second most spoken language in the United Kingdom, after English. Polish is the third most-spoken in England and Wales. In addition, there are several other living languages indigenous to the territory, various regional dialects, and numerous languages spoken by recent immigrant populations and those who have learned them as second languages.
Read more about Languages Of Northern Ireland: Statistics, Status, Immigrant Languages, Norman French and Latin, Languages of The Channel Islands and Isle of Man, Languages of British Overseas Territories
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—Northern Irish Tourist Board. quoted in New Statesman (London, Aug. 29, 1969)
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