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The two official languages of Yonderre, as recognized by the [[Constitution of Yonderre]], are [[Burgoignesc language|Burgoignesc]] and [[East Gothic language|Gothic]]. Determining the exact number of native speakers of each is dificult, but it is generally estimated that approximately 60% of Yonderians speak Gothic and 40% Burgoignesc as their mother tongue. School classes are taught predominantly in [[Burgoignesc language|Burgoignesc]] or [[East Gothic language|Gothic]] depending on the school (or even individual class for larger schools), while the other language is taught as a seperate subject from the second class (third year) onwards. In 2019, 85.2% of self-reported native [[East Gothic language|Gothic]] speakers claimed to speak "good Burgoignesc", while 74.2% of native [[Burgoignesc language|Burgoignesc]] speakers claimed the same for Gothic. | The two official languages of Yonderre, as recognized by the [[Constitution of Yonderre]], are [[Burgoignesc language|Burgoignesc]] and [[East Gothic language|Gothic]]. Determining the exact number of native speakers of each is dificult, but it is generally estimated that approximately 60% of Yonderians speak Gothic and 40% Burgoignesc as their mother tongue. School classes are taught predominantly in [[Burgoignesc language|Burgoignesc]] or [[East Gothic language|Gothic]] depending on the school (or even individual class for larger schools), while the other language is taught as a seperate subject from the second class (third year) onwards. In 2019, 85.2% of self-reported native [[East Gothic language|Gothic]] speakers claimed to speak "good Burgoignesc", while 74.2% of native [[Burgoignesc language|Burgoignesc]] speakers claimed the same for Gothic. | ||
Despite the extend of schooling in both languages, Yonderre remains a bilingual country: television and radio programming from state-operated or state-financed media like [[Télévision 1 (Yonderre)|Télévision 1]] are required by law to be available in both languages. Some sociologists like [[Nicolas Boucault]] contend that the [[East Gothic language]] is "under attack" in Yonderre, claiming that many institutions of higher education are biased against native Gothic speakers because most classes are taught in Burgoignesc. Similarly, the [[Yonderian Defence Force]] requires all radio communication to be in the Burgoignesc language. | Despite the extend of schooling in both languages, Yonderre remains a bilingual country: television and radio programming from state-operated or state-financed media like [[Télévision 1 (Yonderre)|Télévision 1]] are required by law to be available in both languages. Some sociologists like [[Nicolas Boucault]] contend that the [[East Gothic language]] is "under attack" in Yonderre, claiming that many institutions of higher education are biased against native Gothic speakers because most classes are taught in Burgoignesc. Similarly, the [[Yonderian Defence Force]] requires all radio communication to be in the Burgoignesc language to avoid confusion. | ||
The Burgoignesc language spoken in Yonderre is sometimes referred to as Yonderian Burgoignesc and sometimes Yonderoburgoignesc. Yonderian Burgoignesc differs from modern Levantine Burgoignesc mostly by its use of Gothic loanwords. Yonderian Burgoignesc and Levantine Burgoignesc are mutually intelligible, with an estimated 95 to 98% shared lexicon and only few lexical differences between the two languages. | The Burgoignesc language spoken in Yonderre is sometimes referred to as Yonderian Burgoignesc and sometimes Yonderoburgoignesc. Yonderian Burgoignesc differs from modern Levantine Burgoignesc mostly by its use of Gothic loanwords. Yonderian Burgoignesc and Levantine Burgoignesc are mutually intelligible, with an estimated 95 to 98% shared lexicon and only few lexical differences between the two languages. | ||