According
SIL and UNESCO are about 6500 languages the world.
- 50% (more than 3000 languages) are at risk disappear.
- Every 2 weeks a language disappears in the world.
- 90% of the languages \u200b\u200bdo not appear on the Internet.
In Guatemala there are about 25 of these, I think a good number, but rather that it amazes me that so many languages \u200b\u200bhave in Guatemala.
For the moment, is the most spoken Mandarin but the most important remains English, mmm this will last forever or another language Replaces this, we'll see in the future.
For the moment, is the most spoken Mandarin but the most important remains English, mmm this will last forever or another language Replaces this, we'll see in the future.
Below I show them the ten most spoken languages \u200b\u200bthat obtained here,
1. Mandarin Chinese: 1000 million
The most spoken language in the world is the country with more inhabitants, China. This is a very complicated language to learn, because each word can be pronounced in 4 different ways. Many people outside China are interested in learning Chinese, since in a few years there will be much demand for this language to deal with the emerging Chinese market.
2. English: 358 million
English is the official language of Spain and almost all the countries of Central and South America. Furthermore, in the U.S. Hispanic population is very considerable.
3. English: 322 000 000
English is the world's most international language, but "only" has something more than 300 million native speakers. Is the official language in the U.S., Canada, UK, Australia and other countries.
4. Hindi / Urdu: +200 million
Hindi is the official language in India and Pakistan's urdu. However, they are considered variants of a language. In India, Hindi shares with 22 other co-official languages \u200b\u200bspoken in different states.
5. Portuguese +200 million
Portuguese is the official language of Portugal and Brazil. Also spoken in Macao, Angola, Venezuela and Mozambique.
6. Bengali: 189 million
Bengali is the official language of Bangladesh, where most native speakers of this language.
7. Malay / Indonesian: 176 000 000
The differences between the Malay and Indonesian are comparable to those that may exist between the English of Spain and America. The Malay is spoken mainly in Malaysia and Brunei (official language) and the Malay Peninsula, Filiponas, Thailand, Singapore and Sumatra, while Indonesian is the official language of Indonesia.
8. Arabic: 170 million
Arabic is the official language in twenty countries, including Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Morocco, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Tunisia, Libya, Lebanon, etc ...
9. Russian: 165 million Russian is language
Official in Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan and co-official in Ukraine, Estonia and Latvia.
10. Japan: 125 million
Japanese is the official language in Japan and Angaur Island (Palau).
