Language facts

Language facts

There are more than 2,700 languages in the world. In addition, there are more than 7,000 dialects. A dialect is a regional variety of a language that has a different pronunciation, vocabulary, or meaning.

There are about 6912 living languages in the world.

The language with the greatest number of native speakers is Mandarin Chinese.

The language with the greatest number of non-native speakers is English.

The most difficult language to learn is Basque, which is spoken in northwestern Spain and southwestern France. It is not related to any other language in the world.

Somalia is the only African country in which the entire population speaks the same language, Somalia.

The country with the most languages spoken in Papua New Guinea (820 living languages).

The first language ever written is Sumerian or Egyptian (about 3200 BC.).

The language with most words: English and the language with the fewest words is Taki Taki (Sranan).

The longest English word with its letters in reverse alphabetical order is spoonfeed.

The language with largest alphabet: Khmer (74 letters) and the language with smallest alphabet: Rotokas (12 letters).

The most translated document is Universal Declaration of Human Rights, written by the United Nations in1948, and it has been translated into 321 languages and dialects.