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- Instead of representing each language, the map groups territory by which broader language family the dominant local language falls into. For instance, western and southern Europe are deep blue, because most locals speak one one of the Romance languages (like French, Spanish, and Italian) that descended from Latin.
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This is an interactive map of 577 languages of the world, including 577 living languages, 0 historic languages, 0 extinct languages, and 0 constructed languages. Circle sizes correspond to speaker populations. Circles are colour-coded by language families. Tap on any language label to learn the language!
This coloured map depicts countries according to the languages spoken over there. Some of the most widely spoken languages of the world by population are Chinese, Spanish, English, Bengali, Hindi, Urdu, Arabic, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, German, and French.
CountryLanguageAlgeriaDomari, French, ArabicAfghanistanKalash, Romani, Uzbek, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, ...AlbaniaAlbanian, Greek, Romani, Italian, ...AndorraCatalan, French, Portuguese, SpanishFree & interactive language world map. Discover with how many people you can communicate - and share your coloured map and results!
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View a high resolution version of today’s graphic by clicking here. Languages provide a window into culture and history. They’re also a unique way to map the world – not through landmasses or geopolitical borders, but through mother tongues.
Today’s infographic from Alberto Lucas Lopez condenses the 7,102 known living languages today into a stunning visualization, with individual colors representing each world region. Only 23 languages are spoken by at least 50 million native speakers. What’s more, over half the planet speaks at least one of these 23 languages. Chinese dominates as a m...
After Chinese, the languages of Spanish and English sit in second and third place in terms of global popularity. The rapid proliferation of these languages can be traced back to the history of Spanish conquistadors in the Americas, and British colonies around the world. Animation: Map of Colonization (1492 – 2008): Today, Spanish has 399 million na...
While the visualization makes all the world languages seem disparate, this linguistic family tree shows how they grew from a common root. It also explains how languages can evolve and branch out over time. Created by Minna Sundberg. Full version. This linguistic tree also includes many languages that are not on the large visualization of 23 mother ...
Nov 17, 2014 · This map colors regions not by specific language but by the general family to which the dominant language belongs. So France, Romania, Italy, Spain, and Portugal all get colored the same...
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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.
Langscape’s interactive map allows you zoom to any spot on the globe and see what languages are natively spoken there. Clicking on a language name will display an information window below the map containing basic data about the language and its speakers.
