But he gave back the award since Telugu was not recognized as an ancient language.

Yiddish, used by the Jews in their daily life but not recognized as an official language.

Indeed, it was recognized as an official language on the island, along with English and Dutch, in 2007.

The English language is recognised as a second official language.

No type of Home Sign is recognized as an official language.

But sign language wasn't recognized as an official language at the time.

Since 1965 English has been recognised as an 'associated language'.

It is recognized as a national language in Mexico.

Creole is now recognized as a standard language in Haiti.

The last is the subject of a campaign to get it recognized as a language in its own right, rather than just an English dialect.