Editing Oklahoma (section)

====English====
The English language has been official in the state of Oklahoma since 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://newsok.com/oklahoma-votes-to-make-english-official-language/article/3510663|title=Oklahoma votes to make English official language|publisher=News OK|date=November 2, 2010|access-date=May 17, 2014}}</ref> The variety of [[North American English]] spoken is called Oklahoma English, which is "quite diverse with its uneven blending of features of North Midland, South Midland, and [[Southern American English|Southern]] dialects".<ref name="Languages">{{cite web|url=http://www.city-data.com/states/Oklahoma-Languages.html|title=Oklahoma-Languages|publisher=City-data.com|date=2000|access-date=May 17, 2014}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=May 2024}} In 2000, 2,977,187 Oklahomans—92.6% of the resident population, five years or older—spoke only English at home, a decrease from 95% in 1990.<ref name="Languages" /> 238,732 Oklahoma residents reported speaking a language other than English at home in the 2000 census, about 7.4% of the state's population.<ref name="Languages" />