User talk:Xava

Hi there! I see you've listed Rotuman as an "official" language of Fiji. Can you provide a source for that? It's not one of the official languages listed in the Constitution. David Cannon 11:23, 20 June 2006 (UTC)


 * No, there's a technical difference between an "official language" (a language designated by constitution or statute as official) and a "parliamentary language" (a language allowed for use in parliamentary proceedings). As a parallel, the New Zealand Parliament allows members, with the permission of the Speaker, to speak in any language they choose, but that does not make those languages official.  A better-known example: English is the language of the United States Congress - but it is not the "official language" of the United States (they have no official language). David Cannon 00:22, 21 June 2006 (UTC)