In this article, I will take you through 35 Most Frequently asked Questions about the languages in the World. Every species in this world shares their thoughts, ideas and expression through some language. It could be either a sign language, picture based language or by any other means. Similarly humans also established communication with each other through multiple languages created over the time. Some of them are easy to understand and learn while the others are quite complex but language does exist since start of the ancient human Civilization. Here we will see some of the most frequently asked questions about different languages in the World. More on wikipedia.
35 Most Frequently asked Questions about the Languages in the World
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1. How many languages are there in the World ?
Ans. As of now, there are around 7,151 languages spoken in the countries around the World.
2. What is the hardest language to learn ?
Ans. Mandarin is known as the hardest language to learn.
3. What is the easiest language to learn for English speakers ?
Ans. Frisian is thought to be one of the languages most closely related to English hence is known as the easiest language to learn for English speakers.
4. What language is spoken in Brazil ?
Ans. Portuguese is the major language spoken in Brazil.
5. What is the most spoken language in the World ?
Ans. English is the most spoken language in the World with an estimated 1,132 million speakers.
6. What language is spoken in Ukraine ?
Ans. There are around 20 languages spoken in Ukraine with 67% of the population speaking Ukrainian and 30% Russian, according to 2001 census.
7. What language is spoken in Switzerland ?
Ans. The four national languages of Switzerland are German, French, Italian, and Romansh but Swiss German happens to be the most spoken language here.
8. What is the official language of the United States ?
Ans. English is the official language in the United States.
9. What language is spoken in Belgium ?
Ans. Belgium has three official languages - Flemish Dutch, French and German. About 56% of the population speaks Flemish Dutch, 40% speaks French and around 1% speaks German. Although English is not the official language of the country but still spoken by 55% of its population.
10. What language is spoken in Iceland ?
Ans. Icelandic is the most spoken language in Iceland.
11. What language is spoken in Norway ?
Ans. Norwegian and Sami are the official language in Norway in which Norwegian is the most widely spoken language in the country.
12. What language is spoken in Pakistan ?
Ans. Both English and Urdu are spoken in Pakistan.
13. What percentage of people speak more than one language in India ?
Ans. According to 2011 Census, 26% of the population speaks more than one language in India.
14. What was the first language spoken on Earth ?
Ans. The oldest proof of written Sumerian language found in today's Iraq suggest that probably Sumerian is the first language spoken on Earth.
15. What was the first language spoken in Bible ?
Ans. Hebrew was the first language used in the Bible.
16. What was the first language spoken in Outer Space ?
Ans. The first human language spoken away from Planet Earth was Russian.
17. What language is spoken in Afghanistan ?
Ans. Pashto and Dari are the official and most widely spoken language in Afghanistan.
18. What language was the Bible written in ?
Ans. The Bible was actually written in three different ancient languages: Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek.
19. How many countries have Spanish as their official language ?
Ans. Spanish is the official language of 18 South and Central American countries that includes Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
20. How many languages in India are being spoken ?
Ans. There are around 22 languages mentioned in the constitution and more than 19000 local languages are spoken in India.
21. What is the oldest language in the World ?
Ans. Tamil, Sanskrit and Sumerian are the known oldest language in the World.
22. What is rarest language in the World ?
Ans. Some of the rarest languages which are still spoken around the world are Sarsi, Dumi, Pawnee, Chamicuro and Kawishana.
23. What language is spoken in Thailand ?
Ans. Thai is the official and majorly spoken language in Thailand.
24. What language is spoken in Singapore ?
Ans. Singapore's four official languages are Malay, Mandarin, Tamil and English in which English is the most widely spoken language in the country.
25. What language is spoken in the Philippines ?
Ans. The two official languages of the Philippines are Filipino and English.
26. How many languages are spoken in Africa ?
Ans. Africa is home to an estimated 1000 to 2000 languages spread across the continent.
27. What language is spoken in Argentina ?
Ans. Spanish is the official and most spoken language in Argentina.
28. What language is spoken in Haiti ?
Ans. French and Haitian Creole are the two official languages of Haiti.
29. What language is spoken in Nigeria ?
Ans. English is the official language in Nigeria but is less frequently spoken in rural areas. Major languages spoken in rural areas are Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, Fulfulde, Ibibio, Kanuri, and Tiv.
30. What language is spoken in Egypt ?
Ans. The official language of Egypt is Arabic.
31. What language is spoken in Austria ?
Ans. Although Croatian, Hungarian, Slovenian, Turkish, and other languages are spoken by the various minority groups in Austria but German is the majority speaking language.
32. What language is spoken in Ireland ?
Ans. Irish and English are the two official languages in Ireland.
33. What language is spoken in the Netherlands ?
Ans. Dutch is the official and major spoken language in Netherlands.
34. What language is spoken in Turkey ?
Ans. Turkish is the official and majorly spoken language in Turkey.
35. Which language has the most words ?
Ans. English is known as the language with most words.