Today, French is the second most spoken language (after English) in the states of Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire. In Louisiana, it is tied with Spanish for second most spoken if Louisiana French and all creoles such as Haitian are included.French language in the United States. United States French ISO […]
creole languages, vernacular languages that developed in colonial European plantation settlements in the 17th and 18th centuries as a result of contact between groups that spoke mutually unintelligible languages. Is creole considered a language? A creole language, or simply creole, is a stable natural language that develops from the simplifying […]
The archaeological proof we have today allows us to state that the oldest dead language in the world is the Sumerian language. Dating back to at least 3500 BC, the oldest proof of written Sumerian was found in today’s Iraq, on an artifact known as the Kish Tablet. Which is […]
Language in Mississippi It is by far the most widely spoken language, with only a minute portion of the population speaking foreign languages such as Spanish or French. What language do they speak in Mississippi? Mississippi Demonym(s) Mississippian Language • Official language English Time zone UTC−06:00 (Central) What US states […]
67 languages. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, which namesake is from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi (“Great River”). 67 languages spoken. What language do they speak in Mississippi? Mississippi Demonym(s) Mississippian Language • Official language English Time zone UTC−06:00 (Central) […]
Until the Great Migration of the 1930s, African Americans were a majority of Mississippi’s population. In 2010, 37.3% of Mississippi’s population was African American, the highest percentage of any state. What people had the largest population in the Mississippi territory? From 1798 through 1820, the population in the Mississippi Territory […]
1 billion people. Currently, 1 billion people worldwide live on less than one dollar a day, the threshold defined by the international community as constituting extreme poverty. What percentage of people live on less than $2 a day? Looking at all individuals’ survey-reported household income, about 2.6% report living on […]
(II.) English shall be the official language of the State of Mississippi. What US states have official language? Template:Official languages of U.S. states and territories Place English official Other official language(s) Arizona Yes None Arkansas Yes None California Yes None Colorado Yes None What states have 2 official languages? One […]
Mississippi currently has a population growth rate of 0.30%, relatively slow, and ranks at 40th in the nation. Is Mississippi population increasing or decreasing? Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Mississippi lost 0.2% of its population. The new data shows that 64 of Mississippi’s 82 counties saw a decrease in […]
English. English is the official language of Mississippi and has been since 1987. It is by far the most widely spoken language, with only a minute portion of the population speaking foreign languages such as Spanish or French. What language do they speak in Mississippi? Mississippi Demonym(s) Mississippian Language • […]
The name “Mississippi” comes from the word “Messipi” – the French version for either the Ojibwe or Algonquin name for the river, “Misi-ziibi,” meaning “great river.” The name Missouri originates from the Native American Sioux of the state called the Missouris. What language is Mississippi from? English Mississippi Demonym(s) Mississippian […]
In the United States, the root term Caucasian is still in use as a synonym for white or of European, Middle Eastern, or North African ancestry, a usage that has been criticized. What is the difference between a white and a Caucasian? This is a geographical ancestry term, which could […]
It was founded as an independent black community in 1887 by former slaves led by Isaiah Montgomery. Mound Bayou has a 96.8% African-American majority population in 2020, one of the largest of any community in the United States. The current mayor of Mound Bayou is Leighton Aldridge. Does Mound Bayou […]
About 84% of the Navy SEAL and SWCC enlisted troops are white, and 2% are Black. The greater diversity comes in the number of American Indian, Alaskan Native and those who say they are “multiple” races. Were there any black Navy SEALs? William Goines (born 1936) is a retired Navy […]
White. SNAP recipients represent different races and/or ethnicities. White: about 37 percent; African American: 26 percent; Hispanic: 16 percent; Asian: 3 percent; and Native American: about 2 percent. What percentage of the US population gets food stamps? Whom Does SNAP Reach? In fiscal year 2021, it helped: 769,600 Alabama residents, […]