Fatmah Moza National and official languages Planning for a national official language Comparing exampledefinitionlanguage -Andorra (Andorra's national language is Catalan, however the Catalan language is a regional language in Spain) is a language (or language variant, i.e. dialect) which has some connectionde facto or de jurewith a people and perhaps by extension the territory they occupy National In Bahrain ) Arabic is the official language of Bahrain, though English is widely used. Bahrain Arabic is the most widely spoken language.) is a language that is given a special legal status in a particular country, state, or other jurisdiction. Official Planning for a national official language In sociolinguistics the distinction between a national language and an official language is generally made along the affective referential dimension, or more precisely the ideological instrumental dimension. More details: A national language is the language of a political, cultural and social unit. It is generally developed and used as a symbol of national unity. Its functions are to identify the nation and unite the people of the nation. An official language, by contrast, it simply a language which may be used for government business. Its function is primarily utilitarian rather than symbolic. It is possible for one language to serve both functions Extra information :