Score Description
4 Either (a) group’s language is offi­cial language or (b) policy requires minimum amount of publication/broadcast in minority languages, declares all languages and alpha­bets equal and/or requires labor and private orga­ni­za­tions to protect language rights
3 Either (a) federal/local laws are required to protect language rights or (b) group is one of multiple offi­cial and/or national languages
2 Either (a) policy prescribes use of native language for local commu­nity events and/or personal names or (b) group’s language is desig­nated as a regional language
1 Civil rights, human rights or employ­ment discrim­i­na­tion is prohibited
0 No provi­sion / To be deter­mined by law
–1 Official language is required for place names, and group’s language is not offi­cial language
–2 Official language is required in work­place and/or entrance to certain profes­sions is limited to native speakers of offi­cial language, and group’s language is not offi­cial language
–3 Either (a) Use of group’s language(s) is prohib­ited by law in public areas or in print, recording or broad­cast media, or (b) use of offi­cial language is required for personal names and group’s language is not offi­cial language
–4 Use of group’s language(s) is prohib­ited by law in private areas

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