English in the Northern Mariana Islands
E94851
English in the Northern Mariana Islands is one of the territory’s primary official languages, widely used in government, education, and commerce alongside local indigenous languages.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
language use in a territory
ⓘ
variety of English ⓘ |
| coOfficialWith |
Carolinian language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chamorro language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasLegalBasisIn | constitution of the Northern Mariana Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
administrative language
ⓘ
language of instruction ⓘ language of wider communication ⓘ |
| hasStatus | official language ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Carolinian language
ⓘ
Chamorro language NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese language
Philippine languages ⓘ |
| isPrimaryLanguageInDomain |
commerce
ⓘ
education ⓘ government ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Indo-European language family
ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-European languages
|
| region | Micronesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | Government of the Northern Mariana Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
immigrant communities
ⓘ
indigenous populations ⓘ tourists and expatriates ⓘ |
| standardBasedOn | American English ⓘ |
| subfamily |
Germanic languages
ⓘ
West Germanic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territoryOf | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | lingua franca ⓘ |
| usedFor |
interethnic communication
ⓘ
international communication ⓘ |
| usedIn | Northern Mariana Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInCity |
Rota
ⓘ
Saipan NERFINISHED ⓘ Tinian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInDomain |
business sector
ⓘ
higher education ⓘ judicial system ⓘ mass media ⓘ primary education ⓘ public administration ⓘ secondary education ⓘ tourism industry ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.