Thursday, November 02, 2006
Most Widely Spoken Languages in the World
Language / Approx. number of speakers
1. Chinese (Mandarin) - 1,075,000,000
2. English - 514,000,000
3. Hindustani * - 496,000,000
4. Spanish - 425,000,000
5. Russian - 275,000,000
6. Arabic - 256,000,000
7. Bengali - 215,000,000
8. Portuguese - 194,000,000
9. Malay-Indonesian - 176,000,000
10. French - 129,000,000
Source: Ethnologue, 13th Edition, and other sources.
* Encompasses multiple dialects, including Hindi and Urdu. ¶ 12:09 PM
Language / Approx. number of speakers
1. Chinese (Mandarin) - 1,075,000,000
2. English - 514,000,000
3. Hindustani * - 496,000,000
4. Spanish - 425,000,000
5. Russian - 275,000,000
6. Arabic - 256,000,000
7. Bengali - 215,000,000
8. Portuguese - 194,000,000
9. Malay-Indonesian - 176,000,000
10. French - 129,000,000
Source: Ethnologue, 13th Edition, and other sources.
* Encompasses multiple dialects, including Hindi and Urdu. ¶ 12:09 PM
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The increase of the chinese language is going to be a main source of concern for our future, since it is such a different language from ours.It may happen that the chinese language suffers a downfall like the French language since the EU. The «Tower of Babillon» is becoming a reality not only for the ones that read the Bible, but also for us. Will we all be speaking one language in the future? What will that language be, English or Chinese? To prevent any surprises, I am learning English and my parents are going to start learning Chinese. I think that is kind of funny, since we are Portuguese!!! Diana Vilela nº13,10ºE
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