GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

COUNTRY LANGUAGES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which is the official language of “Argentina"?
A
Dutch
B
Spanish
C
Tigrinya
D
Indonesian
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Spanish is the national language, although in Argentina it is spoken in several accents and has absorbed many words from other languages, especially Italian.

Detailed explanation-2: -The primary language spoken in Argentina, Spanish is used by almost the entire population of the country, either as a first language or a second tongue. Well over 40 million people speak Spanish in Argentina, out of a population of around 45 million.

Detailed explanation-3: -While Spanish is the dominant language in Argentina, there are many other languages spoken in Argentina. They include Italian (second most spoken language in Argentina), Quechua (mainly spoken by Bolivian immigrants who settled in Northern Argentina) and Guaraní (mainly spoken in the province of Corrientes).

Detailed explanation-4: -The Spaniards brought their language to the country when they arrived to Argentina in 1536, and Spanish became widely spoken in the centuries that followed. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, large waves of European immigration to Argentina had a strong impact on the local way of speaking.

Detailed explanation-5: -Spanish is the language that is predominantly understood and spoken as a first, or second language by nearly all of the population of Argentina.

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