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| Language |
Number of Speakers |
Countries Spoken |
| ARABIC LANGUAGE |
270,000,000 speakers |
Spoken in Middle East, North Africa, other Muslim countries. Also spoken in Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestinian West Bank and Gaza, Qatar, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen. |
| BAHASA LANGUAGE |
23,143,354 speakers |
Spoken in Indonesia. Also spoken in Netherlands, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, USA. |
| BENGALI LANGUAGE |
211,000,000 speakers |
Spoken in Bangladesh. Also spoken in India, Malawi, Nepal, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, UAE, United Kingdom, USA. |
| BULGARIAN LANGUAGE |
8,954,811 speakers |
Spoken in Bulgaria. Also spoken in Canada, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Moldova, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, Turkey (Europe), Ukraine, USA. |
| CANTONESE LANGUAGE |
54,810,598 speakers |
Spoken in China. Also spoken in Australia, Brunei, Canada, Costa Rica, Honduras, Indonesia (Java and Bali), Malaysia (Peninsular), Mauritius, Nauru, Netherlands, New Zealand, Panama, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand, United Kingdom, USA, Viet Nam. |
| CROATIAN LANGUAGE |
6,214,643 speakers |
Spoken in Croatia. Also spoken in Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Slovakia, Slovenia. |
| CZECH LANGUAGE |
11,525,089 speakers |
Spoken in Czech Republic. Also spoken in Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, Israel, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine, USA. |
| DANISH LANGUAGE |
5,326,000 speakers |
Spoken in Denmark. Also spoken in Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, UAE, USA. |
| DUTCH LANGUAGE |
20,000,000 speakers |
Spoken in Netherlands. Also spoken in Aruba, Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Indonesia, Israel, Netherlands Antilles, Philippines, Suriname, UAE, USA. |
| ENGLISH LANGUAGE |
309,352,280 speakers |
Spoken in United Kingdom. Also spoken in American Samoa, Andorra, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cayman Islands, China, Cook Islands, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands, Fiji, Finland, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guyana, Honduras, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Kiribati, South Korea, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Malaysia (Peninsular), Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Montserrat, Namibia, Nauru, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pitcairn, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Switzerland, Tanzania, Tokelau, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, USA, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe. |
| ESTONIAN LANGUAGE |
1,075,497 speakers |
Spoken in Estonia. Also spoken in Australia, Canada, Finland, Latvia, Russia (Europe), Sweden, United Kingdom, USA. |
| FINNISH LANGUAGE |
5,232,728 speakers |
Spoken in Finland. Also spoken in Canada, Estonia, Norway, Russia (Europe), Sweden, USA. |
| FRENCH LANGUAGE |
128,000,000 speakers |
Spoken in France. Also spoken in 53 other countries including Algeria, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, CAR, Chad, Comoros Islands, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, DRC, Djibouti, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon. |
| GERMAN LANGUAGE |
128,000,000 speakers |
Spoken in Germany. Also spoken in 40 other countries including Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan. |
| GREEK LANGUAGE |
12,000,000 speakers |
Spoken in Greece. Also spoken in 35 other countries including Albania, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bulgaria, Canada, Congo, Cyprus, DRC, Djibouti, Egypt, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan. |
| HEBREW LANGUAGE |
5,055,000 speakers |
Spoken in Israel. Also spoken in Australia, Canada, Germany, Palestinian West Bank and Gaza, Panama, United Kingdom, USA |
| HINDI LANGUAGE |
487,000,000 speakers |
Spoken in India. Also spoken in Bangladesh, Belize, Botswana, Germany, Kenya, Nepal, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, Uganda, UAE, United Kingdom, USA, Yemen, Zambia. |
| HUNGARIAN LANGUAGE |
14,500,000 speakers |
Spoken in Hungary. Also spoken in Australia, Austria, Canada, Israel, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, USA, Yugoslavia. |
| ICELANDIC LANGUAGE |
239,768 speakers |
Spoken in Iceland. Also spoken in Canada, USA. |
| ITALIAN LANGUAGE |
62,000,000 speakers |
Spoken in Italy. Also spoken in 29 other countries including Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, Egypt, Eritrea, France, Germany, Israel, Libya, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Paraguay, Philippines, Puerto Rico, San Marino. |
| JAPANESE LANGUAGE |
126,000,000 speakers |
Spoken in Japan. Also spoken in 26 other countries including American Samoa, Argentina, Australia, Belize, Brazil, Canada, Dominican Republic, Germany, Guam, Mexico, Micronesia, Mongolia, New Zealand, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines |
| MACEDONIAN LANGUAGE |
2,000,000 speakers |
Spoken in Macedonia. The northern dialect is in Kumanovo-Kratovo region; the southeastern dialect around Gevgelija, Strumica, and Lake Dojran; the western dialect has one subdialect in the Veles, Prilep, Kichevo, and Bitola region, and another in the Debar-Galchnik region. Also spoken in Albania, Bulgaria, Canada, Greece, Hungary, Slovenia. |
| MANDARIN LANGUAGE |
1,052,000,000 speakers |
Spoken in China. Also spoken in Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia (Java and Bali), Laos, Malaysia (Peninsular), Mauritius, Mongolia, Philippines, Russia (Asia), Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, USA, Viet Nam. |
| NORWEGIAN LANGUAGE |
5,000,000 speakers |
Spoken in Norway. Also spoken in Canada, Ecuador, Sweden, UAE, USA. |
| PINYIN SYSTEM |
System of Romanization (phonemic notation and transcription to Roman script) for Standard Mandarin |
Used in China, Taiwan, Singapore. |
| POLISH LANGUAGE |
44,000,000 speakers |
Spoken in Poland. Also spoken in Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Canada, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Russia (Europe), Slovakia, Ukraine, UAE, USA. |
| PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE |
191,000,000 speakers |
Spoken in Portugal. Iberia, Azores, Madeira. Also spoken in 33 other countries including Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Cape Verde Islands, China, Congo, France, Germany, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Luxembourg, Malawi, Mozambique. |
| ROMANIAN LANGUAGE |
23,498,367 speakers |
Spoken in Romania. Also spoken in Australia, Azerbaijan, Canada, Finland, Hungary, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia (Europe), Serbia and Montenegro, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, USA, Uzbekistan. |
| RUSSIAN LANGUAGE |
277,000,000 speakers |
Spoken in Russia. Also spoken in 30 other countries including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, India, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova. |
| SERBIAN LANGUAGE |
11,144,758 speakers |
Spoken in Serbia and Montenegro and Macedonia. Also spoken in Albania, Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Russia (Europe), Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey (Europe), Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, USA. |
| SPANISH LANGUAGE |
417,000,000 speakers |
Spoken in Spain. Also spoken in 43 other countries including Andorra, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Finland, France. |
| SWEDISH LANGUAGE |
8,789,835 speakers |
Spoken in Sweden. Also spoken in Canada, Estonia, Finland, Norway, United Arab Emirates, USA. |
| SWEDISH SIGN LANGUAGE |
8,000 deaf primary users |
Intelligible with Norwegian and Danish sign languages with only moderate difficulty. Not intelligible with Finnish Sign Language. |
| TAGALOG LANGUAGE |
57,000,000 speakers |
Spoken in Philippines. Also spoken in Canada, Guam, Midway Islands, Saudi Arabia, UAE, United Kingdom, USA. |
| TURKISH LANGUAGE |
61,000,000 speakers |
Spoken in Turkey. Also spoken in 35 other countries including Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, El Salvador, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Honduras, Iran, Iraq, Israel. |
| URDU LANGUAGE |
104,000,000 speakers |
Spoken in Pakistan. Also spoken in Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Botswana, Fiji, Germany, Guyana, India, Malawi, Mauritius, Nepal, Norway, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Thailand, UAE, United Kingdom, Zambia |
| VIETNAMESE LANGUAGE |
67,439,139 speakers |
Spoken in Vietnam. Also spoken in Australia, Cambodia, Canada, China, Côte d'Ivoire, Finland, France, Germany, Laos, Martinique, Netherlands, New Caledonia, Norway, Philippines, Senegal, Thailand, United Kingdom, USA, Vanuatu. |
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