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How many languages are there in the world, and which ones? and got a better answer
Response from Антон Владимирович[+++++]
Response from 0[+++++]
about 200 there are only 10 piploffs who speak their language can't remember the country they are extinct!
about 200 there are only 10 piploffs who speak their language can't remember the country they are extinct!
Response from 0[+++++]
There are as many languages as there are people
There are as many languages as there are people
Response from 0[+++++]
Very many and different
Very many and different
Response from 0[+++++]
I can imagine if someone were to list them all there wouldn't be enough space
I can imagine if someone were to list them all there wouldn't be enough space
Response from 0[+++++]
According to the most conservative estimate there are 2.5 thousand, if you don't take into account the differences in dialects. If dialects are counted as separate languages, their total number will reach 5 thousand. The population of the world is already over 5 billion people, so on average there is one language or dialect per million people.
According to the most conservative estimate there are 2.5 thousand, if you don't take into account the differences in dialects. If dialects are counted as separate languages, their total number will reach 5 thousand. The population of the world is already over 5 billion people, so on average there is one language or dialect per million people.
Response from 0[++]
about 3,000 languages if you count all the languages of humanity
about 3,000 languages if you count all the languages of humanity
Response from 0[+++++]
Under 3,000 plus dialects.
Under 3,000 plus dialects.
Response from 0[+]
Oh, that's a lot. And they're all pink.
Oh, that's a lot. And they're all pink.
Response from 0[+++++]
Why do you bother?
Why do you bother?
Response from 0[+++++]
several thousand! The most common are English Chinese Spanish
several thousand! The most common are English Chinese Spanish
Response from 0[++]
two kinds of languages. Which ones? I answer: long and short:
two kinds of languages. Which ones? I answer: long and short:
Response from 0[+++++]
about 6,000.
about 6,000.