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  1. Apr 1

    Today, we've launched hand-washing instructional posters in over 450 languages, with more to come. Download your favorites to share in print or on social media:

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  2. Mar 25

    We've now updated our Guide with North American languages – and more. Thank you to all who contributed! See some we've missed? Submit an addition here:

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  3. Mar 24

    Millions who speak lesser-known languages don't have a resource on COVID-19 yet. "Wash your hands" isn't enough, but it's more than some are hearing. See our Guide to learn how you can say it in many languages and countries – or submit your own.

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  4. Mar 18

    2,926 languages are endangered as of 2020 – 41% of all living languages.

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  5. Feb 24

    7,117 languages are spoken in the world, as of 2020.

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  6. 14 Aug 2019

    Papua New Guinea has the most languages in the world – over 800. Indonesia isn't far behind with over 700.

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  7. 14 Aug 2019

    The world's most spoken languages (2019). Search our entire top 200 languages list here:

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  8. 14 Aug 2019

    The six largest language families by language count are Niger-Congo, Austronesian, Trans-New Guinea, Sino-Tibetan, Indo-European, and Afro-Asiatic.

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  9. 14 Aug 2019

    2,895 languages are endangered today – 41% of all living languages.

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  10. 21 Feb 2019

    7,111 languages are spoken in the world, as of 2019.

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  11. 31 Jan 2019

    We join our colleagues at in celebrating the world's 7,097 languages – and the people who speak them. Your language matters! What is your first language and where is it from?

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  12. 2 Oct 2018

    English is the largest language in the world, if you count both native and non-native speakers. If you count only native speakers, Mandarin Chinese is the largest.

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  13. 27 Oct 2017

    How does language affect Catalonia's bid for independence? Catalan has 87% similarity to Italian, 85% to Portuguese and Spanish.

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  14. 20 Jun 2017

    See exactly where a language is spoken, with our new premium maps. Just launched for Silver subscriptions:

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  15. 28 Feb 2017

    More than twice the number of languages spoken across Europe can be found in Papua New Guinea alone.

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  16. 27 Feb 2017

    Nearly 2/3 of languages are from Africa and Asia.

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  17. 24 Feb 2017

    Pacific languages, along with North and South American, have just 1,000 speakers each on average.

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  18. 24 Feb 2017

    86% of people use Asian and European languages.

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  19. 23 Feb 2017

    7,099 languages are spoken in the world today.

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  20. 21 Feb 2017

    Today to celebrate Mother Language Day, we launch our 20th Edition – over 22,000 changes from last year.

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