"evropuli qartia saqarTvelo "European Charter for Regional or ...

historical language - (31) 340
; cf.: traditional language: Languages traditionally
used by nationals of the State;
regional language: a language of autochthonous population in a particular
region of a state that, at the same time, is a majority in the very
region (33; cf.: 66);
minority language – a language in a particular region of a state spoken
by the historical population that has currently become a minority in
the very region. Cf.: minority languages (and dialects) - regional
and minority languages in Europe: that is a language of ethnic/national
minorities – a language of non-principal population of a
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state despite the time of residence (see paragraph 4, 6) ; cf.: a minority
languages referred to in regional or minority languages is a
language of the region’s autochthonous population. Majority language
- (18): the majority language of the state;
Cf. Also: linguistic minorities (17); language group (65, 66).
"non-territorial" language – non-state language, which is a native
language for aboriginal though non-principal population of a given
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state that cannot be identified with a particular area .
Cf.: territorial language - a language that has a territorial base (33);
non-European languages - non-European languages: explanation 15:
the expert group (The CAHLR) took the view that such languages –
those of migrants deserve to be addressed separately, in a specific legal
instrument (see below).
working language – (106). In this case, it does not consider a language
that is used as a mean of communication with a central government (the
339 Cf.: regional and minority languages in Europe (paragraph 6): the phrase has different
semantics; the key term of the Charter is not employed; this sentence, in general,
considers all kinds of regional and minority languages.
340 The charter covers only historical languages, that is to say languages which have
been spoken over a long period in the state in question (31).
341 The term minority languages denotes an ethnic minority language rather that the language
of autochthonous minority residing in a given region.
342 Paragraph 36.
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