Answer the following about current political conflicts across the world based on language policies, for 10 points each.
[10e] Continued Chinese repressions of civil liberties in Hong Kong has led to concerns that this non-English language, currently the dominant language of the city, would disappear in a few generations.
ANSWER: Cantonese [or Gwong Dung Waa; or Kuang Tung Hua; accept Jyut Jyu or Yueh Yu; accept Yue Chinese]
[10h] Tensions between English and French speakers have resulted in the creation of this breakaway region in northwestern Cameroon. This separatist state declared independence after the Coffin Revolution in 2017.
ANSWER: Ambazonia [or Federal Republic of Ambazonia; or State of Ambazonia]
[10m] This southernmost Indian state, currently led by M. K. Stalin of the DMK party, fiercely opposes Modi’s National Education Policy 2020 over concerns that Hindi would supplant this state’s current dominant language.
ANSWER: Tamil Nadu [prompt on TN]
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