So far, yes, the reason I started my sentence with “So far” because languages is something that develop over long long years; there are might be other languages in some cultures or tribes that are being used already but we couldn’t get a chance to find out.
- As of now, approximately 6900 – 7000 different spoken languages in the world! Surprisingly, less than 100000 people use 90% of these languages.
- In Asia, there are 2200 languages found in Asia, 260 in Europe
- Papua New Guinea for instance, boasts no less than 832 different languages!
What are the world’s most spoken languages?
- Well, the most widely spoken languages by number of native speakers and as a second language are: Mandarin Chinese, English, Spanish, Hindi, Arabic, Bengali, Russian, Portuguese, Japanese, German and French.
Source: "Languages Of The World-Interesting Facts About Languages." BBC News. BBC, n.d. Web. 25 Aug. 2013. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/guide/languages.shtml>.
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