Score Description
4 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 Requires federal/local laws to protect language rights or desig­nates multiple offi­cial and/or national languages
2 Provides for regional languages and/or prescribes use of native language for local commu­nity events and/or personal names
1 Prohibits civil rights, human rights or employ­ment discrimination
0 No provi­sion / To be deter­mined by law
–1 Requires use of offi­cial language in work­place and/or limits entrance to certain profes­sions to native speakers of offi­cial language
–2 Limits educa­tion to offi­cial language(s)
–3 Forbids use of specific language(s) or of language(s) prohib­ited by law in public areas or in print, recording or broad­cast media and/or requires use of offi­cial language for personal names
–4 Forbids use of specific language(s) or of language(s) prohib­ited by law in private areas

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