Top 10 Most
Spoken Languages in the
World
10.
Punjabi, 102M
Native Speakers in
India, Pakistan
Punjabi is an
Indo-Aryan language spoken by 130 million native speakers worldwide, making it the 9th most widely spoken language (
2013) in the world. It is the native language of the
Punjabi people who inhabit the historical
Punjab region of
Pakistan and India. It is the only tonal language among the
Indo-Aryan languages.
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http://galleryhip.com/punjabi-alphabet
.html
9.
Japanese, 125M Native Speakers in
Japan
Japan is an island nation in
East Asia. Located in the
Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the
Sea of Japan,
China,
North Korea,
South Korea and
Russia, stretching from the
Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the
East China Sea and
Taiwan in the south. The characters that make up
Japan's name mean "sun-origin", which is why Japan is sometimes referred to as the "
Land of the Rising Sun".
Image Source: http://learntodayblog.wordpress.com/alphabet/
8.
Russian, 155M Native Speakers in Russia,
Ukraine,
Commonwealth of Independent States
Russia or, officially known as the
Russian Federation, is a country situated in northern
Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic.
Image Source: http://www.foodenir.com/russia.html
7.
Bengali, 205M Native Speakers in
Bangladesh,
India
Bengali or
Bangla is the language native to the region of
Bengal, which comprises present-day Bangladesh and the
Indian states West Bengal,
Tripura and southern
Assam. It is written using the
Bengali script.
Image Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiSDoyyjn2c
6.
Portuguese, 215M Native Speakers in
Portugal,
Angola,
Brazil,
Cape Verde and many countries
Portuguese is a
Romance language and the sole official language of Portugal, Brazil,
Mozambique, Angola, Cape Verde, Acores, Guinea-Bissau, and
São Tomé and Príncipe.
Image Source: https://itunes.apple.com/nz/app/learn-portuguese-for-kids/id532382610?mt=8
5.
Arabic, 295M Native Speakers in
Arab League
Arabic is a name for what are traditionally considered the descendants of the
Classical Arabic language of the
6th century. This includes both the literary language and varieties of Arabic spoken in a wide arc of territory, stretching across
Western Asia (aka the
Middle East), North Africa, and
East Africa (aka the
Horn of Africa). Arabic belongs to the
Afro-Asiatic language family.
Image Source: http://fahd4007.deviantart.com/art/arabic-calligraphy-sulus-173309674
4. Hindi, 310M Native Speakers in India,
Nepal
Hindi is a standardised and Sanskritised register of the
Hindustani language.
Hindustani is the native language of most people living in
Delhi,
Uttar Pradesh,
Bihar,
Jharkhand,
Madhya Pradesh, and
Rajasthan.
Modern Standard Hindi is one of the official languages of
India.
Image Source: http://dpstprenursery.wordpress.com/2013/08/02/hindi-hangama-week-3/
3.
English, 360M Native Speakers in
United Kingdom,
Republic of Ireland,
Australia and many countries
English is a
West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval
England and is now a global lingua franca.[
4][5] It is spoken as a first language by the majority populations of several sovereign states, including the United Kingdom, the
United States,
Canada, Australia,
Ireland,
New Zealand and a number of
Caribbean nations
Image Source: http://amberskyeforbes.wordpress.com/2013/11/08/the-intricacies-of-the-english-language/
2.
Spanish, 405M Native Speakers in
Spain,
Mexico, United States and many countries
Spanish (español), also called
Castilian, is a Romance language that originated in
Castile, a region of Spain. Approximately 414 million people speak Spanish as a native language, making it second only to
Mandarin in terms of its number of native speakers worldwide.
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1.
Mandarin (Chinese), 955M Native Speakers in China, Taiwan,
Singapore
Mandarin is a group of related varieties of
Chinese spoken across most of northern and southwestern China. Because most
Mandarin dialects are found in the north, the group is also referred to as the "northern dialect".
Image Source: http://itsallchinese.co.uk/Mandarin-Language-Training(1019433)
.htm
- published: 22 May 2014
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