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Language is the specifically human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems of acoustic as well as kinesic signals to express thoughts and feelings and language is used for the exchange of knowledge and experiences. The problem on this planet is the language systems vary greatly from region to region. The variety may be so different that one individual does not understand the language of a member from another region or country. |
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Geographic Distribution of Living Languages (2009) | |||||
| Total Living Languages | Percentage | Number of speakers | ||||
| Africa Countries in Africa |
2,110 | 30.5 % | 726,453,403 | |||
| The Americas Countries in the Americas and the Caribbean |
993 | 14.4 % | 50,496,321 | |||
| Asia Countries in Asia |
2,322 | 33.6 % | 3,622,771,264 | |||
| Australia/Pacific Countries in Australia/Pacific |
1,250 | 18.1 % | 6,429,788 | |||
| Europe Countries in Europe |
234 | 3.4 % | 1,553,360,941 | |||
| Total | 6,909 | 100 % | 5,959,511,717 | |||
| Source: Ethnologue |
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Top 20 of the most widely spoken languages by "First language" speakers (2009) | |||||
| Rank | Primary Country | Number of total countries where the language is spoken | Speakers (millions) | |||
| 1 | Chinese | China | 31 | 1,213 | ||
| 2 | Spanish | Spain | 44 | 329 | ||
| 3 | English | United Kingdom | 112 | 328 | ||
| 4 | Arabic | Saudi Arabia | 57 | 221 | ||
| 5 | Hindi | India | 20 | 182 | ||
| 6 | Bengali | Bangladesh | 10 | 181 | ||
| 7 | Portuguese | Portugal | 37 | 178 | ||
| 8 | Russian | Russian Federation | 33 | 144 | ||
| 9 | Japanese | Japan | 25 | 122 | ||
| 10 | German, Standard | Germany | 43 | 90.3 | ||
| 11 | Javanese | Indonesia | 5 | 84.6 | ||
| 12 | Lahnda | Pakistan | 8 | 78.3 | ||
| 13 | Telugu | India | 10 | 69.8 | ||
| 14 | Vietnamese | Viet Nam | 23 | 68.6 | ||
| 15 | Marathi | India | 5 | 68.1 | ||
| 16 | French | France | 60 | 67.8 | ||
| 17 | Korean | Korea | 33 | 66.3 | ||
| 18 | Tamil | India | 17 | 65.7 | ||
| 19 | Italian | Italy | 34 | 61.7 | ||
| 20 | Urdu | Pakistan | 23 | 60.6 | ||
| Source: Ethnologue |
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| More about Languages: Official and National Languages of the World by Continent. Languages of Africa List of Languages of Africa by Countries. Languages of the Americas List of Languages of the Americas and the Caribbean by Countries. Languages of Asia List of Languages of Asia by Countries. Languages of Australia and the Pacifics List of Languages of the Pacifics by Countries. Languages of Europe List of Languages of the European Countries. |
Even more about Languages: Most spoken Languages of the World List of Languages most widely spoken in the world. Countries by Languages Megalanguages around the World - List of Chinese, English, Spanish, Arabic, Portuguese, and French speaking countries. Languages around the World with International Language Codes Languages of the World and where they are spoken, a list of Language Names in English and French with ISO 639-2 Alpha-3 as well as some of the Alpha-2 language identification codes. |
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