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   What languages are spoken in the world?

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   Languages of the World - A Nations Online Project

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   How many languages are there in the world?

   • There are about 7000 spoken languages in the world and about 300 writing systems. Which language is the number 1 worldwide? According to various sources, English is the most widely spoken language in the world, with around 1.35 billion speakers (first and second language (L1 and L2)). English is the lingua franca of the modern era.

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   What is the most widely spoken language in the world?

   • The world's most widely spoken languages by number of native speakers and as a second language, according to figures from UNESCO (The United Nations’ Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), are: Mandarin Chinese, English, Spanish, Hindi, Arabic, Bengali, Russian, Portuguese, Japanese, German and French. 3.

   Languages of the world - Interesting facts about languages

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   Which language is the number 1 in the world?

   • Which language is the number 1 worldwide? According to various sources, English is the most widely spoken language in the world, with around 1.35 billion speakers (first and second language (L1 and L2)). English is the lingua franca of the modern era. Which language has the most native speakers?

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2. www.nationsonline.org › oneworld › languagesLanguages of the World - A Nations Online Project

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   The UN has six official languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish. [ UN] How many languages are there in the world? There are about 7000 spoken languages in the world and about 300 writing systems. Which language is the number 1 worldwide?

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_languages_byList of languages by number of native speakers - Wikipedia

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   List of languages by total number of speakers. List of sign languages by number of native signers. List of languages by the number of countries in which they are recognized as an official language. Number of languages by country. Languages used on the Internet.

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_official_languagesList of official languages - Wikipedia

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   List of official languages. See also: List of languages by the number of countries in which they are recognized as an official language. This is a list of official, or otherwise administratively-recognized, languages of sovereign countries, regions, and supra-national institutions.

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   The World Factbook, produced by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), estimates the ten most spoken languages ( L1 + L2) in 2022 as follows: [46] See also. Lingua franca. Lists of languages. List of languages by number of native speakers. List of languages by the number of countries in which they are recognized as an official language.

   Language	Family	Branch	First-language (l1) Speakers
   English (excl. creole languages )	Indo-European	Germanic	380 million
   Mandarin Chinese (incl. Standard Chinese, ...	Sino-Tibetan	Sinitic	939 million
   Hindi (excl. Urdu )	Indo-European	Indo-Aryan	345 million
   Spanish (excl. creole languages )	Indo-European	Romance	485 million

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7. www.cia.gov › the-world-factbook › fieldLanguages - World Factbook Glyph

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   Ecuador Spanish (Castilian; official) 98.6%, indigenous 3.9% (Quechua 3.2%, other indigenous 0.7%), foreign 2.8%, other 0.6% (includes Ecuadorian sign language); note - (Quechua and Shuar are official languages of intercultural relations; other indigenous languages are in official use by indigenous peoples in the areas they inhabit) (2022 est.) major-language sample(s): La Libreta Informativa ...

8. www.bbc.co.uk › languages › guideBBC - Languages - Languages - Languages of the world ...

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   It’s estimated that up to 7,000 different languages are spoken around the world. 90% of these languages are used by less than 100,000 people. Over a million people converse in 150-200 languages ...

9. en.wal.unesco.org › world-atlas-languagesThe World Atlas of Languages | UNESCO WAL

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   The World Atlas of Languages is an interactive and dynamic online tool that documents different aspects and features of language status in countries and languages around the world. It aims to provide a detailed record of languages as communicative tools and knowledge resources in their sociocultural and socio-political contexts.