Name that language
English is the most-spoken language in Canada. French is second. What language is third?
Mandarin
What does "polyglot" mean?
A person who speaks multiple languages
Which country has four national languages: German, French, Italian, and Romansh?
Switzerland
Made famous by The Lion King, the Swahili phrase "Hakuna matata" translates to what in English?
No worries
The English words "algebra," "zero," and "sugar" all originate from which language?
Arabic
What is the name given to sequence of symbols that reads the same backwards as forwards?
Palindrome
Which country speaks these recognized languages: Catalan, Valencian, Galician, Basque, and Aranese?
Spain
When would you say "namaste" in India?
When greeting someone or saying goodbye
Which language is known for characters called kanji, hiragana, and katakana?
Japanese
What is the term for a regional variety of a language?
dialect
What country is famous for the language Swahili in East Africa?
Tanzania (Kenya accepted too)
To which of the language family does English belong?
Germanic/Indo-European
Of South Africa's 12 official languages, these 2 are alphabetically first and last
Afrikaans & Zulu
What is “Spanglish” an example of? (flipping between 2+ languages)
code-switching
Which is the only Central American country where English is the official language?
Belize
The word "alphabet" is derived from the first two letters of which language?
Greek (alpha & beta)
One of the most commonly-spoken languages in Canada, Filipino is the officially standardized form of what 7-letter Austronesian language?
Tagalog
Bilabial is the technical term for speech sounds produced by what parts of the mouth touching?
the lips
What’s the most multilingual country in the world?
Papua New Guinea
Somnambulating is a fancy term for what nighttime activity?
Sleepwalking