ia ▁( vari ous ▁dialect s )) ▁ ▁( n ational ▁minor ity ▁language ) ▁ ▁( n ational ▁language ; ▁co - o fficial ▁language ▁ 1 8 8 4 – 1 9 9 0 ) ▁ ▁( n ational ▁minor ity ▁language ; ▁also ▁auxili ary ▁language ▁in ▁ 3 1 ▁communes ) ▁ ▁( n ational ▁minor ity ▁language ) ▁ ▁( min or ity ▁language ▁in ▁the ▁Az ovo ▁German ▁National ▁District ) ▁ ▁( reg ional ▁minor ity ▁language ; ▁also ▁co - o fficial ▁in ▁ 2 ▁villages ) ▁ ▁( n ational ▁minor ity ▁language ) ▁ ▁Although ▁in ▁, ▁the ▁High ▁German ▁vari eties ▁Als at ian ▁and ▁Mos elle ▁Fran con ian ▁are ▁identified ▁as ▁" reg ional ▁languages " ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁European ▁Char ter ▁for ▁Regional ▁and ▁Minor ity ▁L anguages ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁the ▁French ▁government ▁has ▁not ▁yet ▁rat ified ▁the ▁treat y , ▁and ▁those ▁vari eties ▁have ▁no ▁official ▁legal ▁status . ▁ ▁The ▁constitution ▁of ▁ ▁ident ifies ▁German ▁as ▁a ▁" comm only ▁used " ▁language ▁and ▁the ▁Pan ▁South ▁African ▁Language ▁Board ▁is ▁oblig ated ▁to ▁" prom ote ▁and ▁ensure ▁respect " ▁for ▁it . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁German ▁di as por a ▁and ▁Russian ▁M enn on ites ▁( spe aking ▁M enn on ite ▁Low ▁German ), ▁other ▁countries ▁with ▁s izable ▁populations ▁of ▁( most ly ▁b iling ual ) ▁German ▁L 1 ▁speak ers ▁include