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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?
How many languages are there? 2. What are the world’s most spoken languages? 3. Which are the hardest languages to learn? 4. Endangered languages. 5. Alphabets from A to Z. 6. Why learn another...
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. Number of languages by country. World language. Languages used on the Internet. Extinct language. Official languages of the United Nations. Notes.
Shutterstock. 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.
Other key features of the site: Statistical summaries by world area, language size, language status, language family and country. Extensive bibliography of references cited. Over 200 color maps illustrating data. << RETURN TO ENDANGERED LANGUAGES. GO TO ETHNOLOGUE WEBSITE >>
Summary. About 7,000 languages are spoken around the world today. The actual number depends on where the line is drawn between language and dialect—an arbitrary decision, because languages are always in flux.
According to the World Atlas of Languages' methodology, there are around 8324 languages, spoken or signed, documented by governments, public institutions and academic communities. O ut of 8324, around 7000 languages are still in use.
