National and official languages (J-Q): Kenya[edit] Main article:Languages of Kenya While English is the only official language,Swahilihas a special status as “national language”. None of the country's biggest languages (gikuyu, luo, kamba, kalenjin, etc.) have any official status on the national level. Lebanon[edit] InLebanon, theArabic languageis the"official national"language.[12] Macedonia[edit] The national, and official language of theRepublic of Macedoniais theMacedonian language. Malta[edit] TheMaltese languageis the national language of Malta. It is also the official language of the island, together withEnglish. Maltese only is recognised as"national"in Chapter 1 of the Laws of Malta. Namibia[edit] Main article:Languages of Namibia Although English is the only nationwide official language inNamibia, there are also 20 National languages, which are each spoken by more or less sizeable portions of the population and are considered Namibia's cultural heritage. All national languages have the rights of a minority language and may even serve as a lingua franca in certain regions. Among Namibia's national languages are German, Afrikaans, Oshiwambo,Otjiherero,Portuguese, as well as the languages of theHimba,Nama,San,KavangoandDamara. Nigeria[edit] Main article:Languages of Nigeria Besides official English (Nigerian Standard English), Nigeria recognizes three'majority', or national, languages. These are the big three, Hausa,Igbo, andYoruba, each with some 20 million speakers or more.[13] Pakistan[edit] Main article:Languages of Pakistan Article 251(1) of the1973 Constitution of Pakistan, titled National language, specifies:"The National language ofPakistanis Urdu, and arrangements shall be made for its being used for official and other purposes within fifteen years from the commencing day.Although it has been declared as an official language , so far all the documentation, legislation,legal orders and every thing related on legal front is done in British English.Mostly the studies at the higher level i.e Masters , M.Phil and Phd. level is done in English." [14]National Language Authority is an organization established to make these arrangements since 1979. Philippines[edit] Main article:Languages of the Philippines The 1973Philippine constitutiondesignated Pilipino (aTagalog-based language) and English (Philippine English) as official languages,"until otherwise provided by law"and mandated development and formal adoption of a common national language to be known as Filipino. The 1987 constitution designated theFilipino language, which is based on Tagalog with the inclusion of terms from all recognized languages of the Philippines, as the national language. It also designated both Filipino and English as the official languages for purposes of communication and instruction, and designated the regional languages as auxiliary official languages in the regions to serve as auxiliary media of instruction therein. More than 170languagesare spoken in thePhilippinesand almost all of them belong to theBorneo–Philippines languagesgroup of the Austronesianlanguage family. In 2007, a six-part series titled The Case of Ilokano as a National Language authored by Dr. Aurelio Solver Agcaoili of the University of Hawaii appeared in the Culture, Essays, Lifestyle of Tawid News Magazine. [15]As of 2008, leaders from the Ilocos regionand otherIlocano-dominated provinces were considering the possible declaration ofIlocano languageas an official language in their provinces along with the national language to foster the continuity of their language and heritage.