Please give population estimates and preferably cite a source, ranking is unnecessary.
2006-06-13 08:27:26 · 7 answers · asked by refdxf 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Chinese Manderin* (937,132,000)
Spanish (332,000,000)
English (322,000,000)
Bengali (189,000,000)
Hindi/Urdu (182,000,000)
Arabic* (174,950,000)
Portuguese (170,000,000)
Russian (170,000,000)
Japanese (125,000,000)
German (98,000,000)
French* (79,572,000)
2006-06-13 08:34:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 2⤋
1.Chinese (Mandarin)
2. English
3. Hindustani
4. Spanish
5. Russian
6. Arabic
7. Bengali
8. Portuguese
9. Malay-Indonesian
10. French
2006-06-13 15:35:23 · answer #2 · answered by batulsaid 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most Widely Spoken Languages
in the World
Language Approx. number of speakers
1. Chinese (Mandarin) 1,075,000,000
2. English 514,000,000
3. Hindustani 496,000,000
4. Spanish 425,000,000
5. Russian 275,000,000
6. Arabic 256,000,000
7. Bengali 215,000,000
8. Portuguese 194,000,000
9. Malay-Indonesian 176,000,000
10. French 129,000,000
2006-06-13 15:52:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Mandarin Chinese - 882,475,389
2. Spanish - 325,529,636
3. English - 311,992,760
4. Hindi - 181,780,905
5. Portuguese - 178,557,840
6. Bengali - 172,756,322
7. Russian - 146,327,183
8. Japanese - 128,278,015
9. German - 96,047,358
10. Wu Chinese - 77,998,190
2006-06-13 15:32:19 · answer #4 · answered by wolfmegasxlr 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Mandarin chinese2. English3.Spanish4.Russian5.French and German
2006-06-13 21:28:54 · answer #5 · answered by Flippy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/toptens/languages/languages.html
try this site it gives some info on your question.
2006-06-13 15:33:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_most_spoken_native_languages
2006-06-13 15:32:30 · answer #7 · answered by hsar30 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋