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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › First_languageFirst language - Wikipedia

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   A first language ( L1 ), native language, native tongue, or mother tongue is the first language a person has been exposed to from birth [1] or within the critical period. In some countries, the term native language or mother tongue refers to the language of one's ethnic group rather than the individual's actual first language.

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     A child of deaf adult, often known by the acronym CODA, is a...

   • Indigenous languages of the Americas

     The Indigenous languages of the Americas are the languages...

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     An indigenous language, or autochthonous language, is a...

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     English is the third-most spoken native language, after...

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

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   List of languages by number of native speakers. For first- and second-language speakers, see List of languages by total number of speakers. Current distribution of human language families. Human languages ranked by their number of native speakers are as follows.

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   What is an indigenous language?

   • more ... An indigenous language, or autochthonous language, is a language that is native to a region and spoken by its indigenous peoples. Indigenous languages are not necessarily national languages but they can be; for example, Aymara is both an indigenous language and an official language of Bolivia.

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   What is a 'native language'?

   • The designation "native language", in its general usage, is thought to be imprecise and subject to various interpretations that are biased linguistically, especially with respect to bilingual children from ethnic minority groups.

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   Are native speakers outnumbered by second-language speakers of English?

   • Native speakers are now substantially outnumbered worldwide by second-language speakers of English (not counted in this chart). English is a pluricentric language, which means that no one national authority sets the standard for use of the language.

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   Are national languages indigenous?

   • Also, national languages are not necessarily indigenous to the country. Many indigenous peoples worldwide have stopped the generational passage of their ancestral languages and have instead adopted the majority language as part of their acculturation into their host culture.

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_languages_by_totalList of languages by total number of speakers - Wikipedia

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   Most spoken languages, Ethnologue, 2023; Language Family Branch First-language (L1) speakers Second-language (L2) speakers Total speakers (L1+L2) English (excl. creole languages) Indo-European: Germanic: 380 million 1.077 billion: 1.456 billion Mandarin Chinese (incl. Standard Chinese, but excl. other varieties) Sino-Tibetan: Sinitic: 939 million

   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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5. simple.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_languages_byList of languages by number of native speakers - Simple ...

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   Below is a List of languages by number of native speakers. [1] Over half the world's population speaks the 15 most used native languages. They are listed here. They are from the Swedish Nationalencyklopedin (2007, 2010). The distinction between language and dialect is often not clear.