List of Standard Languages and Regulators
Further information: List of language regulators| Language | Standard register | Regulator | Non-standard dialects |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | Standard Arabic | The Quran; several Arabic language academies | Arabic dialects |
| Afrikaans | Standard Afrikaans | Die Taalkommissie | Afrikaans dialects |
| Dutch | Standard Dutch | Nederlandse Taalunie | Dutch dialects |
| Danish | Rigsdansk | Dansk Sprognævn | Danish dialects |
| Catalan | Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian | Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua | Catalan dialects |
| Chinese | Standard Chinese | National Language Regulating Committee (PRC), National Languages Committee (ROC/Taiwan), Promote Mandarin Council (Singapore) | Chinese dialects |
| Farsi (Persian) | Farsi (Persian) | Academy of Persian Language and Literature | Persian dialects |
| French | Pluricentric Standard French (African Standard French, Belgian Standard French, Cambodian Standard French, Canadian Standard French, French Standard French and Swiss Standard French) | Académie française, Office québécois de la langue française, Council for the Development of French in Louisiana | French dialects |
| German | Pluricentric Standard German (Austrian Standard German, German Standard German and Swiss Standard German) | Rat für deutsche Rechtschreibung | German dialects |
| Modern Greek | Standard Modern Greek | official introduction under Constantine Karamanlis in 1976 | Modern Greek dialects |
| Hindustani | Pluricentric Standard Hindustani ( Hindi Standard Hindustani and Urdu Standard Hindustani) | Central Hindi Directorate, National Language Authority of Pakistan | Hindi dialects |
| Macedonian | Standard Macedonian | Institute for Macedonian language "Krste Misirkov" | Macedonian dialects |
| Malay | Pluricentric Standard Malay (Bahasa Baku, includes Bahasa Malaysia/Melayu and Bahasa Indonesia) | Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Majlis Bahasa Brunei–Indonesia–Malaysia | Malay dialects |
| Norwegian | Nynorsk, Bokmål | Språkrådet | Norwegian dialects |
| Polish | Standard Polish | Polish Language Council | Polish dialects |
| Portuguese | Pluricentric Standard Portuguese (Brazilian Standard Portuguese and European Standard Portuguese) | Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras, Academia Brasileira de Letras | Portuguese dialects |
| Serbo-Croatian | Pluricentric Standard Serbo-Croatian (Bosnian Standard Serbo-Croatian, Croatian Standard Serbo-Croatian, Montenegrin Standard Serbo-Croatian, and Serbian Standard Serbo-Croatian) | University of Sarajevo, Zagreb, Podgorica, and Belgrade; Matica hrvatska and Matica srpska | South Serbian dialects (Torlakian) and West Croatian dialects (Kajkavian and Čakavian) |
| Swedish | Standard Swedish | Swedish Language Council, Svenska språkbyrån | Swedish dialects |
| Spanish | Pluricentric Standard Spanish (American Standard Spanish, Canarian Standard Spanish, and European Standard Spanish) | Real Academia Española, Association of Spanish Language Academies | Spanish dialects |
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