Thus, Lepcha language has taken its grammatical position far ahead of the other minor languages of the region.

The minority status is given to minor languages to protect cultural and historical heritage.

Normally one language is dominant, with heavy overflavours from the minor language.

As is very often the case with West African minor languages, even the most basic information about the language is not easy to come by.

All of them are minor indigenous languages of the Philippines.

Mr President, we have just been discussing minor languages.

The committee's administrative staff does not have sufficient personnel who speak minor languages.

Improvements are needed in this area, too, and procedures in minor languages should be accelerated.

Charles, I hold you in a very high regard, but we are here for multilingualism and precisely for the rights of the minor languages.

But the minor languages are indeed coming under pressure.