Do we know haw many languages there are in the world?

Question

If so, how many are there? Or at least a close estimate. Or better yet, if we do not, is there any way to know?

Answer 1

140

Answer 2

There are thousands of languages in the world. It is impossible to reach a consensus on an exact number because doing so would require coming up with a definitive list of different languages. That is problematic because the differences between different forms of speech come in degrees, and it is hard to decide whether two forms of speech should be considered separate languages or merely two dialects of the same language. Thus linguists would never be able to reach a consensus on all of those points. Also, we don't really know enough about all of the languages in the world to even try to make those decisions, even if scholars could somehow magically agree on it.

Answer 3

There are 6,800 known languages spoken in the 200 countries of the world.

Answer 4

I think the answer is over 200 languages containing over 2000 dialects.

Answer 5

There's just heaps of languages in africa , you walk like 5 miles to another village and they're speaking a different language.

Answer 6

over 1000

Answer 7

we dont know HOW many are there, just the ones we are familiar with

like primitive civilizations and hunter gatherer societies, many languages are really ancient and are still spoken today....like the aboriginals

Answer 8

I dont think we can figure it out..theres a lot of native people out there, that speak dialects that we've never herad of.....How would you count all the languages?

Answer 9

i'm pretty sure they're over 3000.
for an exact number, check some geography sites, for
population and languages.


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Answer 10

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