Official Language Of Taiwan

I live in Taiwan and we have here the same problem, the official language was first "Japanese" when it was a Japanese colony and then mandarin Chinese when Chinese "invited themselves" to Taiwan, declared martial law and that official language would be Mandarin.But More than 70% of Taiwanese people speak Taiwanese(hokklo) and about 3% another language ( aboriginal and foreigners).

Old people very often can speak only Japanese and Taiwanese and can't get a word of the "official language".

The "elite" wants kids to get better in Mandarin, kind of paradox when you know that in China (PRC) itself less than 50% of the population speaks Mandarin...

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Topic: Creole, Not French, Is Haiti's Official Language
Posted by Hsia on 5/15/07 5:44 AM

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Creole, Not French, Is Haiti's Official Language		Topic	1/10
	Re: Creole Not French Is Haiti's Official Language	Morg	1/30
	Re: Creole Not French Is Haiti's Official Language	Mickelle Hall	5/14
	. . . Re: Creole Not French Is Haiti's Official Languag by Dee 5/14
	Would Like To Receive The Newsletter	Esporonza	6/10
	Teach In Cerole	Andryse	4/13
	. . . Why Teaching French And Not Creole? by Marie Francois 4/28
	Diksyonè Kreyolkreyol Ayisyen Ak Gramè E Lengwis	Masterches	4/5
	Just My Thoughts.......	Zeeqtee	1/23
	Haïtian's Creole Model For All Creole Let Save It	Jude Petremont	1/12
	. . . Haitian Creole Closest To The Frensh Language by Rodriguez Maindron 3/15
	. . . French And Creole by Francesse Midy 5/1
	Make Kreol Our Official Language	Rousseau Jude Claudel	11/1
	Why Creole In The Classroom	Nick	7/5
	. . . I Am An Advocate Of Creole In The Classroom by Teresa Louise Tresvant 9/16
	. . . Creole Or French by Jim 11/4
	. . . Creole Not French Is Haiti's Official Language by Jocelyne 8/5
	. . . Haiti Comminication Style by Ceejay 12/19
	. . . Creole And French Spoken In Haiti by De Hinche 2/9
	. . . Creole The First by Chosen One 3/20
	. . . Creole Not French by Gee 3/11
	Creole Respect Language Needs Respect Everywhere.	Luc	6/25
	. . . Reply To Luc's Comment by Freddy Kruger 8/11
	My Opinion	Vilbrun Meronvil	6/17
	. . . All Cultures Always Derived From An Other... by Marco Polo 5/17
	My Opinion	Vilbrun Meronvil	6/17
	My Opinion	Vilbrun Meronvil	6/17
	. . . Re: My Opinion by Dr. Jose Fertullien 1/27
	Every Body	Julien	6/12
	. . . Hi I Was Just Wondering by Shema 6/29
	Didn't Know	Orleen	6/5
	Rectification	Nathacha	1/13
	. . . Official Language Of Taiwan by Hsia 5/15