Number of Languages
How many languages are there in the world?
a) 7,000
b) 800
c) 2,000
a) 7,000
What language did French and Spanish evolve from?
Latin
How do you say someone speaks two languages?
Bilingual
What is the most widely spoken language in the world?
Mandarin
How many languages are spoken in New York City?
a) 10
b) 250
c) 800
c) 800
English is a...
a) West Germanic language
b) Proto-Indo-European language
c) Central Semitic language
a) West Germanic language
What percent of Swedes are bilingual?
About 89%
What is the second most spoken language in the world?
Spanish
How many languages have only a single speaker?
a) 8
b) 46
c) 127
b) 46
Where and when did the Latin alphabet originate?
In Phoenicia around 1100 BC.
How many Americans can hold a conversation in a second language?
About 1 in 4
What is the third most spoken language in the world?
English
What percent of languages are used by less than 100,000 people?
90%
What is the most widely used writing system?
The Latin (Roman) alphabet
What percentage of Spanish people speak a language other than Spanish?
About 54%
What is the fourth most spoken language spoken?
Arabic
How many languages can be found in Asia?
2,200
What percent of English words come from French?
30%
What are the two most common languages taught in US high schools?
Spanish and French
What is the fifth most spoken language in the world?
Hindi