2006-06-09 22:47:49 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
i dont think it is possible to count the amount of languages in the world because there are so many and also so many dialects. mine is english
2006-06-09 22:52:50 · answer #1 · answered by deathdealer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
English
2006-06-10 07:40:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are hundreds of different languages just in Papua New Guinea. You will not find them answering this question; they tend to be VERY poor in the PNG Hiighlands, and few have internet access.
Many folk in PNG speak 3- 4 languages; English, Tok Pisin (a "pidgin" or creole language), their own language, and their spouse's language ... and maybe a few more!
PS; if you speak the same language as a PNG person, they call you their "wontok" (one talk). It is a matter of different language groups, and villages, not different "tribes".
2006-06-10 05:57:32 · answer #3 · answered by J_F_(Self Service Science Forum) 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are over 5000 different languages in the world and I only know English - how boring of me.
2006-06-10 05:52:46 · answer #4 · answered by sakura4eternity 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I looked it up and there are 6800 languages in the world as of 2004. I speak English, and can read Spanish.
2006-06-10 05:55:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Over 300 languages. I am from South Africa and I speak English, Afrikaans, isiXhosa and siZulu.
2006-06-10 05:59:06 · answer #6 · answered by Scabius Fretful 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Arabic
2006-06-10 05:52:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably in the high hundreds, if not low thousands.
I speak American and Sign Language. :-)
English is what Englanders speak.
2006-06-10 08:31:24 · answer #8 · answered by Nikki 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They say it is in thousands. I do agree as it is known that India has about 3000 languages.
2006-06-10 05:56:23 · answer #9 · answered by Abdulhaq 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont know how many i the world. but i speak the indian national language HINDI
2006-06-10 05:51:23 · answer #10 · answered by sandy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋