Dead Languages
Europe
Asia
Fake Languages
100
"Carpe Diem" means "seize the day" in this language which was widely spoken in ancient Europe
Latin
100
This language has the most non-native speakers
English
100
Kanji, Katakana, and Hiragana are all writing systems that are used simultaneously in this language
Japanese
100
On the web, people commonly use abbreviations like "lol", which is short for this phrase.
Laugh out loud
200
Philosophers such as Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle spoke this ancient language
Ancient Greek
200
This European language is the official language of Brazil
Portuguese
200
This language has the most native speakers in the world.
Mandarin Chinese
200
This alien language was created for the film, Avatar
Na'vi
300
You can find this ancient script written on the walls of ruins in this modern African country
Egypt
300
Though they have a distinct accent, Austrians speak in this European language
German
300
This was the mother language spoken by the leaders of the Yuan Dynasty
Mongolian
300
J.R.R. Tolkien, the author of The Lord of the Rings, created several new languages for his books. Name one of the languages created
Elvish, Dwarvish, etc.
400
This was the first known civilization to develop writing
Sumer
400
Although Spanish is dominant in much of the country of Spain, in the city of Barcelona most people speak this language
Catalan
400
This is the name of the writing system used in Korean
Hangul
400
"Call me later" becomes "Allcay emay aterlay" in this joke language.
Pig latin
500
This language was used to write the Rig Veda and is the source of many languages spoken in modern day India.
Sanskrit
500
In Europe, this country has the most official languages
Switzerland
500
This is the primary language spoken in Iran
Farsi
500
This language was constructed in 1887 in order to be a language spoken internationally. It is the most widely spoken constructed language.
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