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These are the top 10 languages spoken worldwide

These are the top 10 languages spoken worldwide

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Top 10 Most Spoken Languages of the World

1. Chinese

Primary Country – China

Total Countries – 37

Speakers (millions) – 1,284

2. Spanish

Primary Country – Spain

Total Countries – 31

Speakers (millions) – 437

3. English

Primary Country – United Kingdom

Total Countries – 106

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Speakers (millions) – 372

 

4. Arabic

Primary Country – Saudi Arabia

Total Countries – 57

Speakers (millions) – 295

5. Hindi

Primary Country – India

Total Countries – 5

Speakers (millions) – 260

 

 

 

6. Bengali

Primary Country – Bangladesh

Total Countries – 4

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Speakers (millions) – 242

7. Portuguese

Primary Country – Portugal

Total Countries – 13

Speakers (millions) – 219

 

 

8. Russian

Primary Country – Russian Federation

Total Countries – 19

Speakers (millions) – 154

 

 

 

9. Japanese

Primary Country – Japan

Total Countries – 2

Speakers (millions) – 128

10. Punjabi/ Lahnda

Primary Country – Pakistan

Total Countries – 6

Speakers (millions) – 119

Source – Simons, Gary F. and Charles D. Fennig (eds.). 2017. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Twentieth edition. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com.

This story features in our "Take 2" section in ScooNews November 2017 issue.

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