Languages in the world
English is the official language in the US. Is it true, or false?
False, the US do not have any official language.
The Egyptian is the first spoken language and it is the origin of all the other languages. True of false?
False, we still don't know the origin of languages and the most ancient spoken language known is Tamil (India).
More than half of the population can speak at least 3 languages. True of false?
False, at least half of the population is bilingual.
How many sign languages are there in the world? 100 / 600 / 6000?
There are approximately 6000 sign languages in the world.
What does "Eskimo" mean? snow, stranger, man?
It means stranger.
We write this language from the right to the left. Japanese / Russian / Arabic
It is Arabic, Hebrew as well is written from the right to the left.
How many spoken languages exist in the world? 600 / 6000 / 60 000
The estimation is 6000.
What is the origin of the word alphabet? From Latin, from Greek, from Egyptian.
It comes from the first 2 letters of the Greek alphabet: alpha and beta.
What is the percentage of French words in the English language? 10%, 20%, 30%?
There is 30% of French words in the English language.
In which country there is a 12 letter alphabet?
Papua New Guinea / Philipines / Vietnam?
Papua New Guinea, in Bougainville they speak a language which has an alphabet of 12 letters.
It is the study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history.
Etymology.
This language was created as an international language.
Esperanto
What is the most spoken language is the world?
It is English, then Mandarin Chinese and Spanish.
Researchers can't find the origins of this European language.
The Basque language, it is spoken in France and Spain by 700 000, its origins would be before all the other Europeans languages.
How many official languages are there in Switzerland? 2 / 3 / 4 ?
4: French, German, Italian and Romansh.