2006-09-26 11:47:54 · 8 answers · asked by laughing maniac 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
More than one-fifth of the world's population speak Chinese as their native language.
2006-09-26 11:53:01 · answer #1 · answered by Michael J 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
More than one-fifth of the world's population speak Chinese
2006-09-26 18:55:23 · answer #2 · answered by Violet Pearl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
20% of the world's population speaks a Chinese language. However, Mandarin Chinese (The most widely spoken of the Chinese languages) is spoken by 14% of the world's population.
2006-09-26 18:54:07 · answer #3 · answered by Wocka wocka 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Did you know that 16 people out of 100 of the world's population speak Chinese (Mandarin)
i dont know how reliable the source is though
http://www.english-test.net/newsletter/the-world-speaks-english-23.html
just divide 16/100 to get the percent: 16%
2006-09-26 18:54:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
at least 20% of the world's population speaks one dialect or another of chinese...and that's just considering the ones who live within the borders of Red China.
2006-09-26 18:57:28 · answer #5 · answered by panti-slave2006 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
About 2 billion people
2006-09-26 18:54:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
About 1/5th, or 20%.
2006-09-26 18:52:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
a lot my friend
2006-09-26 18:54:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋