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English in the Commonwealth of Nations
The use of the
English language
in most
member countries
of the
Commonwealth of Nations
was inherited from
British colonisation
. English is spoken as a first or second language in most of the Commonwealth. In a few countries, such as
Cyprus
and
Malaysia
, it does not have
official status
, but is widely used as a
lingua franca
.
Mozambique
is an exception – although English is widely spoken there, it is a former Portuguese colony which joined the Commonwealth in 1996.
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