Official languages of Asia Quiz by irrgalaxies

Language	Has official status in

	Armenia
	Azerbaijan
	Bangladesh, India
	Burma
	Afghanistan
	Maldives
	Bhutan
	Philippines, Singapore, India, Pakistan
	Philippines
	Georgia
	Israel
	India
	Japan
	Kazakhstan
	Cambodia
	North Korea, South Korea
	Iraq
	Kyrgyzstan

Language	Has official status in
	Laos
	Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia
	China, Republic of China, Singapore
	Mongolia
	Nepal, India
	Afghanistan, Pakistan
	Iran
	Timor-Leste
	Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan
	Sri Lanka
	Tajikstan
	Sri Lanka, Singapore
	Timor-Leste
	Thailand
	Turkey
	Turkmenistan
	Pakistan, India
	Uzbekistan
	Vietnam

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Official Languages of Asia Quiz

by irrgalaxies

Created Nov 18, 2009 in Language
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	Morbo:	Nov 18th, 2009 at 21:15 GMT		0 points
	There are two different dialects of Chinese -- Mandarin and Cantonese. Both should pop up as "Chinese", or they should be separate answers. Also, I thought Cyprus was part of Europe?

	jonnyr12:	Nov 18th, 2009 at 23:14 GMT		2 points
	I agree on Cyprus. Also, where is Indonesian?

	MathijsP:	Nov 19th, 2009 at 14:34 GMT		1 point
	Is it just me or did I made this quiz yesterday with the same name and columns?

	irrgalaxies:	Nov 19th, 2009 at 16:43 GMT		3 points
	Indonesian falls under Bahasa Indonesia or Malay - it's unclear whether they are different languages. The CIA Factbook classifies Cyprus as being part of the Middle East, so I've included it in Asia. Cantonese is not an official language of China - Mandarin is the only official language of the country. Cantonese is one of a great many regionally recognized languages/dialects.

	caixiaohui:	Nov 19th, 2009 at 23:50 GMT		0 points
	If China (Macau) is listed under Portuguese, why isn't China (Hong Kong) listed under English?

	vixinu:	Nov 23rd, 2009 at 11:19 GMT		2 points
	The only problem I have here is with Cyprus. While the CIA factbook classifies it as under the Middle East, Sporcle convention labels it as Europe. Therefore, nearly all the people who would play this quiz would not think to include Cyprus, even if they know Greek is spoken there. Correct call on Cantonese and Bahasa, though. Oh, also, aren't there a number of other Indian official languages, such as Punjabi, Kannada, etc?

	irrgalaxies:	Dec 3rd, 2009 at 21:37 GMT		1 point
	India has over 20 "constitutional languages", but just two "official languages" (Hindi and English). I agree with you on Cyprus - that will be removed, along with the reference to Macau (since it's not a sovereign nation).

	imclala:	Apr 14th, 2010 at 19:36 GMT		1 point
	Taiwanese?

	QuintFan:	Jul 2nd, 2010 at 04:59 GMT		1 point
	I understand Morbo's suggestion, but as a Chinese teacher I can tell you China considers Mandarin the actual official language. Also, it's what Taiwan calls it. You MUST accept Sinhalese for Sinhala. That's the standard linguistic name for it. Taiwanese is a dialect not really officially recognized in Taiwan. And yes, Indonesian is a version of Malay brought to Indonesia by the British for trade purposes. It is the same language with different vocab in a few case, like British/American, so it is not properly separated from Malay. Overall, well-thought-out quiz.

	irrgalaxies:	Jan 16th, 2011 at 06:50 GMT		1 point
	Sinhalese has been added as an acceptable answer. Cyprus (and thus Greek) has been removed.