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   How many languages are there in the world?

   • The World Atlas of Languages structures data around two dimensions: According to the World Atlas of Languages' methodology, there are around 8324 languages, spoken or signed, documented by governments, public institutions and academic communities. O ut of 8324, around 7000 languages are still in use.

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   What is the World Report of languages?

   • The World Report of Languages presents the outcomes of work carried out by UNESCO since 2016 working in cooperation with the UNESCO World Atlas of Languages scientific group, which includes a number of the world’s leading scholars in the subject area.

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   How many endangered languages are there in the world today?

   • We look at the number of endangered languages in the world today. How many languages are there in the world? More than 7,000 languages are spoken today. We explore exactly how many there are, their geographic distribution, and compare endangered languages with the world's largest languages.

   Ethnologue | Languages of the world

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   Which language is most spoken in the world?

   • Mandarin Chinese is second, with just over a billion speakers. Hindi and Spanish are used by 602 million and 548 million people, respectively, and French comes in fifth with over 275 million speakers.

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   What is the world atlas of languages?

   • The World Atlas of Languages aims to stimulate research and innovation, towards new language policies, resources and tools, by providing evidence of create concrete actions focused on preserving, revitalizing, and promoting languages, to meet the needs, challenges and aspirations of language users (speakers and signers) around the world.

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   What is the UNESCO survey of World Languages?

   • In August 2018, the UNESCO Institute for Statistics and UNESCO Communication and Information Sector launched the Survey of World Languages as a step towards collecting data for the World Atlas of Languages. This survey consisted of two questionnaires, one for sign and one for spoken languages.

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2. www.worldatlas.com › society › how-many-languagesHow Many Languages Are There In The World? - WorldAtlas

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   Jan 4, 2023 · Currently, Ethnologue reports that there are 7,151 recognized languages in use, which are distinct from pidgins and creoles.

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_languages_by_totalList of languages by total number of speakers - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of languages by total number of speakers. It is difficult to define what constitutes a language as opposed to a dialect. For example, Chinese and Arabic are sometimes considered single languages, but each includes several mutually unintelligible varieties, and so they are sometimes considered language families instead.

   Language	Family	Branch	First-language (l1) Speakers
   English (excl. creole languages)	Indo-European	Germanic	380 million
   Mandarin Chinese (incl. Standard Chinese, ...	Sino-Tibetan	Sinitic	941 million
   Hindi (excl. Urdu)	Indo-European	Indo-Aryan	345 million
   Spanish (excl. creole languages)	Indo-European	Romance	486 million

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5. en.wal.unesco.org › world-atlas-languagesThe World Atlas of Languages - UNESCO WAL

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   According to the World Atlas of Languages’ methodology, there are 8324 languages, spoken or signed, documented by the governments, public institutions and academic communities; out of 8324, around 7000 languages are still in use.

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7. www.weforum.org › stories › 2017The world’s languages captured in 6 charts

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   May 2, 2017 · It’s one of the few things that distinguishes us from other animals, and each of the 6,000 languages in the world today embodies the rich history and culture of its speakers. Here are six charts that capture just a fraction of that complexity. Going, going, gone. “Languages are vehicles of our cultures, collective memory and values ...

8. www.ethnologue.com › indexEthnologue | Languages of the world

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   How many languages are there in the world? More than 7,000 languages are spoken today. We explore exactly how many there are, their geographic distribution, and compare endangered languages with the world's largest languages.

9. en.wal.unesco.org › unesco-world-report-languagesUNESCO World Report of Languages

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   The World Report of Languages presents the outcomes of work carried out by UNESCO since 2016 working in cooperation with the UNESCO World Atlas of Languages scientific group, which includes a number of the world’s leading scholars in the subject area.

10. en.wal.unesco.org › discover › languagesLanguages - UNESCO WAL

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    According to the World Atlas of Languages' methodology, there are around 8324 languages, spoken or signed, documented by governments, public institutions and academic communities. O ut of 8324, around 7000 languages are still in use.