| Country | Official Language(s) | ||
| Argentina | Spanish | ||
| Armenia | Armenian | ||
| Australia | English | ||
| Austria | German (Croatian, Slovene) | ||
| Belarus | Belorussian (Russian ) | ||
| Belgium | Dutch, French (German) | ||
| Belize | English (Spanish) | ||
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | Serbo-Croatian | ||
| Brazil | Portuguese | ||
| Brunei | Malay | ||
| Bulgaria | Bulgarian (Turkish) | ||
| Cambodia | Khmer (Chinese ) | ||
| Canada | English, French | ||
| Chile | Spanish | ||
| China – Mainland | Simplified Chinese (written); Mandarin (spoken) | ||
| China – Hong Kong | Traditional Chinese (written); Cantonese (spoken), English (Mandarin) | ||
| Columbia | Spanish | ||
| Costa Rica | Spanish | ||
| Croatia | Serbo-Croatian | ||
| Czech Republic | Czech (Hungarian , Slovak) | ||
| Denmark | Danish | ||
| Dominican Republic | Spanish | ||
| Egypt | Arabic | ||
| El Salvador | Spanish | ||
| Estonia | Estonian (Russian) | ||
| Ethiopia | Amharic | ||
| Finland | Finnish, Swedish | ||
| France | European French | ||
| Georgia | Georgian (Russian) | ||
| Germany | German | ||
| Greece | Greek (English, French) | ||
| Greenland | Danish | ||
| Guatemala | Spanish | ||
| Haiti | French (Creole French) | ||
| Hungary | Hungarian | ||
| Iceland | Icelandic | ||
| India | Hindi, English (regional languages) | ||
| Indonesia | Bahasa Indonesian (English, Dutch, Javanese) | ||
| Iran | Farsi | ||
| Iraq | Arabic | ||
| Ireland | Irish Gaelic, English | ||
| Israel | Hebrew, Arabic | ||
| Italy | Italian. Friuli, Occitan, Catalan, Slovenian and Sardinian | ||
| Jamaica | English | ||
| Japan | Japanese | ||
| Kenya | English, Swahili (regional languages) | ||
| Korea (N/S) | Korean | ||
| Kuwait | Arabic | ||
| Laos | Lao (French, regional languages) | ||
| Latvia | Latvian | ||
| Lebanon | Arabic (French, English, Armenian) | ||
| Libya | Arabic (English, French) | ||
| Lithuania | Lithuanian | ||
| Luxembourg | French, German, Letzeburgesch | ||
| Macedonia | Macedonian | ||
| Malaysia | Bahasa Malaysia (Chinese, English, Tamil) | ||
| Mexico | Spanish | ||
| Morocco | Arabic (Spanish, French, Berber) | ||
| Netherlands | Dutch | ||
| New Zealand | English, Maori | ||
| Norway | Norwegian | ||
| Pakistan | Urdu, English (regional languages) | ||
| Paraguay | Guaran’ and Spanish | ||
| Peru | Spanish, Quechua and Aymar‡ | ||
| Philippines | Tagalog/Filipino, English, Spanish | ||
| Poland | Polish | ||
| Portugal | Portuguese | ||
| Qatar | Arabic, English | ||
| Russia | Russian | ||
| Saudi Arabia | Arabic | ||
| Singapore | Simplified Chinese, Malay, Tamil, English | ||
| Somalia | Somali, Arabic | ||
| South Africa | Afrikaans, English | ||
| Spain | Spanish (Castilian) Catalan, Galician, Basque | ||
| Sweden | Swedish | ||
| Switzerland | French, German, Italian, Romansch | ||
| Taiwan | Traditional Chinese (written); Mandarin (spoken) | ||
| Thailand | Thai (Malay, English) | ||
| Turkey | Turkish | ||
| Ukraine | Ukrainian | ||
| United Kingdom | English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish | ||
This is a partial list of the languages we support ordered by number of native-language speakers, with some data for second-language use.
This list is ranked by:
• 100 million native speakers or more*
• Language
• Family
• Official status and where spoken natively by more than 1% of the population
• Number of speakers
• Number of native speakers
* Numbers may have changed since last verification.
Official language in People’s Republic of China (Mandarin; Cantonese de facto co-official in Hong Kong and Macau), Taiwan (Republic of China) (Mandarin; Taiwanese has been proposed in the legislature but not (yet) accepted), and Singapore (Mandarin).
Significant communities in Australia (including plurality on Christmas Island), Brunei, Cambodia, Canada, France (French Polynesia, Reunion), Indonesia, Jamaica, Malaysia,Mauritius, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, New Zealand, Philippines, Surinam, Thailand, United States (California, Guam, Hawaii, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Northern Mariana Islands, Washington), Venezuela, Vietnam
±918 million native speakers
Mandarin: ±728 million native + ±190 million second language = ±918 million
Wu: ±87 million
Cantonese: ±54.8 million
Southern Min/Taiwanese: ±46 million
Jin: ±45 million
Xiang: ±36 million
Hakka: ±30 million
Gan: ±21 million
Northern Min: ±10.3 million
Eastern Min: ±9.1 million
Hui: ±3.2 million
Pu-Xian Min: ±2.6 million
Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Iberian
Official in Argentina, Bolivia,Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica,Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Spain, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela.
Significant communities inAndorra, Aruba, Belize, Israel,Netherlands (Netherlands Antilles), Switzerland, United Kingdom (Cayman Islands, Gibraltar), United States
±390 million native, ±70 million second language = ±460 million total
Indo-European,Indo-Iranian,Indo-Aryan
Official in Fiji (Awadhi), India (Khariboli nationally and in the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal; Maithiliin Bihar).
Significant communities in United States, Britain, Canada, Belize, Grenada, Guyana, Mauritius, Nepal [1], South Africa, Surinam, Trinidad and Tobago, Yemen
±370 million native, ±125 million second language = ±495 million total. Includes:
Khariboli ±180 million
Bhojpuri ±27 million
Maithili ±25 million
Awadhi ±21 million
Haryanvi ±13 million
Marwari ±13 million
Magahi ±13 million
Chhattisgarhi ±11 million
Kanauji ±6 million
Indo-European,Germanic, West,Anglic
Official in Antigua and Barbuda, Australia (including external territories), The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Brunei, Cameroon, Canada (nationally and in all provinces but Quebec), Dominica, Fiji, The Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, People’s Republic of China (Hong Kong), India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Namibia, Nauru, Realm of New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa,Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Kingdom (and in all overseas territories and crown dependencies), United States (unofficial national language; official in some states and unincorporated territories), Vanuatu, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Significant communities in Andorra, Bangladesh, Brunei, Israel, France (Saint-Pierre and Miquelon), Malaysia, Maldives, Netherlands (Aruba), Somalia, Sri Lanka, Switzerland.
±341 million native, ±2,180,342,480 total
Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Iberian
Official in Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Guinea-Bissau, People’s Republic of China (Macau), Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe.
Significant communities in Andorra, Antigua, France, Germany, Guyana, India (Daman and Goa), Jamaica, Luxembourg, Namibia, Paraguay, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, South Africa, Spain, Suriname, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States (Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island), Uruguay, Venezuela.
210 million native (2004 CIA), 20+ million second language, = ±230 million total (not counting ±4 million Galician)
Afro-Asiatic,Semitic, Central, South Central
Modern Standard Arabicis official in Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt (along with Egyptian Arabic as the national language), Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Oman, Palestinian Territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Western Sahara, Yemen.
Hassaniya Arabic is a national language in Mali, Mauritania, Senegal
Significant communities in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Central African Republic, France, Iran, Spain (Ceuta and Melilla), United Kingdom (Gibraltar), Uzbekistan.
±206 million native, ±24 million second language, = ±230 million total for all Arabic; ±255 million total
Egyptian Arabic: ±46 million native.
Hassaniya: ±2.8 million native.
Modern Standard Arabic is a second language only.
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Magadhan Prakrit, Bengali-Assamese
Official in Bangladesh, India (Tripura, West Bengal).
Significant communities in Myanmar, Oman, United Arab Emirates
±171 million native, counting 14 million Chittagonian, 10.3 million Sylheti ; ±215 million total
Official in Abkhazia (de jure part of Georgia), Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, South Ossetia (de jure part of Georgia), Russia, Transnistria (de jure part of Moldova), regions of Ukraine.
Significant communities in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Georgia, Germany, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Mongolia, Serbia, Slovenia, Romania, Poland, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United States (New York), Uzbekistan
±145 million native, ±110 million second language, = ±255 million total
Official in Japan and Palau Angaur (Island)
Significant communities in Brazil, United States (esp. Hawaii), Palau, Taiwan, North Korea, South Korea
±127 million native
Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Oil
National or official in Belgium (Wallonia and Brussels), Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada (nationally and in New Brunswick, Quebec, and the territories), Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo-Brazzaville, Congo-Kinshasa, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France (including territories), Gabon, Guinea, Haiti, India (districts of Karaikal and Pondicherry), Italy (Aosta Valley), Lebanon, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Martinique, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland (Bern, Fribourg, Geneva, Jura, Neuchatel, Valais, Vaud), Togo, United Kingdom (Guernsey, Jersey), United States (Louisiana), Vanuatu. Significant communities in New Zealand, United States (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont). Creoles are also significant in Dominica, Saint Lucia.
±120 million native, ±52 million second language, = ±175 million total
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Central Zone (Eastern Punjabi) or North-Western Zone (Western Punjabi)
Official in India (Punjab). National language in Pakistan (Punjab)
Significant communities in Canada, Fiji, Mauritius, United Kingdom, United States (California)
Western: ±61–62 million; Eastern: ±28 million; Siraiki ±14 million, = ±104 million total
Indo-European, Germanic, West, High German
Official in Austria, Belgium (East Cantons), Germany, Italy (South Tyrol), Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland (Aargau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Bern, Fribourg, Glarus, Graubünden, Lucerne, Nidwalden, Obwalden, St. Gallen, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, Thurgau, Uri, Valais, Zug, Zurich).
Significant communities in Argentina, Australia, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Hungary, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Paraguay, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, United States (North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin)
±100 million native (±95 million Standard German, ±5 million Swiss German), ±22 million second language = ±123 million total
Austronesian,Malayo-Polynesian,Sunda-Sulawesi
Native to Indonesia (originally Java). Significant communities in France (New Caledonia), Malaysia, Suriname
±76 million
Altaic(disputed),Korean/Language isolate
Official in People’s Republic of China (Yanbian), North Korea, South Korea. Significant communities in Australia, Japan, United States (Guam, Hawaii, California, Northern Mariana Islands), Uzbekistan
±71 million
Indo-European,Indo-Iranian,Iranian, Western, Southwestern
Official in Afghanistan, Iran,Tajikistan. Significant communities in Bahrain, Iraq, Israel, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan
±71 million native (including 50-60% of Iran, 40% of Afghanistan, 80% of Tajikestan and 15-30% of Uzbekistan), may include Mazanderani and Gilaki; ~50 million second language, 110 million total
Austro-Asiatic,Mon-Khmer, Vietic
Official in Vietnam. Significant communities in Australia, Cambodia, Laos, France (New Caledonia), Norway, United States (California), Vanuatu.
±70 million native, perhaps up to 16 million second language, = ±86 million total
Dravidian, South Central
Official in India (Andhra Pradesh, district of Yanam). Significant communities in Bahrain,Fiji, Mauritius
±70 million native, ±10 million second language, = ±80 million total
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Central Zone
Official in India (Daman and Diu, Goa, Maharashtra). Significant communities in Mauritius.
±68 million native, ±3 million second language, = ±71 million total
Dravidian, Southern
Official in India (Tamil Nadu, (districts of Karaikal and Pondicherry), Singapore, Sri Lanka. Significant communities inBahrain, Fiji, Malaysia, Mauritius,United Kingdom, United States, Canada, France (Reunion).
±68 million native, ±9 million second language, = ±77 million total
Indo-European,Indo-Iranian,Indo-Aryan,Hindustani
Official in India(Jammu and Kashmir{verify if official in DelhiandUttar Pradesh}), Pakistan.Significant communities in Bahrain, Botswana, Fiji, Malawi, Mauritius, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa
±61 million native, ±43 million second language, = ±104 million total
Indo-European,Italic, Romance, Italian
Official in Croatia(Istria County),Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland (Graubünden, Ticino), Vatican City. Significant communities in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Greece, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, United States (Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island), Uruguay
±61 million native (all varieties, including ±7 million Neapolitan and Calabrese, ±5 million Sicilian [see entry below], but not Sardinian)
Altaic, Turkic, Southwestern, Oghuz
Official in Cyprus, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (de facto part of Cyprus), Turkey. Significant communities in Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Iran, Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Netherlands.
±60 million native, ±15 million second language, = ±75 million total. Total for Oghuz Turkish, including Azeri, Turkmen, and Qashqai, is ±100 million native.
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Central Zone
Official in India (Gujarat, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli). Significant communities in Fiji.
±46 million
Official in Poland. Significant communities in Belarus, Brazil, Canada, Ireland, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, United Kingdom (especially England), United States (Connecticut, Illinois, New Jersey).
±46 million
Official in Ukraine, Transnistria (de jure part of Moldova). Significant communities in Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Israel, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Slovakia
±39 million
Dravidian, Southern
Official in India (Kerala, Lakshadweep, district of Mahe). Significant communities in Bahrain, United Arab Emirates
±36 million
Dravidian, Southern
Official in India (Karnataka).
±35 million native, ±9 million second language, = ±44 million total
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Magadhi
±32 million native
Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Lolo-Burmese
Official in Myanmar.
±32 million native, ±10 million second language, = ±42 million total
Tai-Kadai, Kam-Tai, Be-Tai, Tai-Sek, Tai
Official in Thailand.
±31 million native, ±60 million first & second language. Includes Southern Thai, Northern Thai/Western Lao, but not Shan, Isan, or Lao.
±10–30 million native speakers
Official in Ethiopia. Significant communities in Israel
±27 million native (32.7% Ethiopia and ±2.7 million emigrants), 10% (7 million) as a second language = ±34 million total
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Sunda-Sulawesi
Native to Indonesia (originally western Java)
±27 million
Altaic, Turkic, Southwestern, Oghuz
Official in Azerbaijan. Native to Iran. Significant communities in Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Turkey, Iraq
±21–33 million native, including Qashqai ; ±8 million second language (outside Iran)
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Northwestern
Official in Iraq. Native to Armenia, Iran, Syria, Turkey. Significant communities in Germany, Lebanon.
±26 million (assuming 20% of Turkey)
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Eastern, Southeastern
Official in Afghanistan. Native to Pakistan. Significant communities in Iran, United Arab Emirates.
±21–27 million (estimated ethnic population ±30 million)
Official in Niger, north Nigeria. Significant communities in Chad, Benin, Ghana, Sudan
24 million native, ~ 15 million second language, = ~ 40 million total
Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic, East Cushitic
National language of Ethiopia. Significant communities in Kenya
±24 million native (31.6% of Ethiopia, ±2 million second language, = ±26 million total
Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Eastern
Official in Moldova, Romania,Serbia (Vojvodina). Significant communities in Greece, Hungary, Israel, Spain, Ukraine.
±24–26 million
Austronesian,Malayo-Polynesian, Sunda-Sulawesi Malayic
Official in Indonesia. Significant communities in the Netherlands, Timor-Leste
±23 million native, ±140 million second language, = ±165 million total; ±175 million total all Malay
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Borneo-Philippines, Meso Philippine, Central Philippines
Official in Philippines. Significant communities in Canada, People’s Republic of China (Hong Kong), Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United States (Alaska, California, Guam, Hawaii, Northern Mariana Islands).
±22 million native, ±65 million second language, = ±85 million total
Indo-European, Germanic, West, Low Franconian
Official in Belgium (Brussels and Flanders), Kingdom of the Netherlands, Suriname.
±22 million
Official in Uzbekistan. Native to Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
±20 million
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan
Official in India, Pakistan. Significant communities in People’s Republic of China (Hong Kong), Oman
±20 million native, ±1 million second language, = 21 million total
Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Defoid, Yoruboid
Official in Nigeria. Native to Benin
±19 million native, ±2 million second language, = ±21 million total
Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic, Central Cushitic
Official in Somalia. Native to Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya. Significant communities in United States, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
±13–25 million
Official in Laos. Native to Thailand.
~19 million Lao-Phutai dialects (including Isan) (data dated)
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Borneo-Philippines, Meso Philippine, Central Philippine, Visayan languages,Cebuan
Native to Philippines
±18.5 million native, ±11.5 million second language, = ±30 million total
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Sunda-Sulawesi, Malayic
Official in Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore. Native to Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand. Significant communities in Australia, Bahrain.
±18 million native, ±3 million second language, = ±21 million total (not counting Indonesian)
Niger-Congo,Benue-Congo,Igboid
Official in Nigeria
±18 million native, unknown number second language.
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Borneo-Philippines, Barito
Official in Madagascar.Significant communities in Mayotte, Reunion.
±17 million
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan
Official in Nepal, India (Sikkim). Significant communities in Bhutan.
±17 million native, perhaps ±10–15 million second language
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Magadhan Prakrit, Bengali-Assamese
Official in India (Assam). Significant communities in Bhutan.
±15 million
National language of Zimbabwe. Significant communities in Botswana, Mozambique.
±15 million native, ±1.8 million second language, = ±16–17 million total, including Ndau, Manyika
Official in Cambodia. Significant communities in Thailand,United States(California), Vietnam
14 million native, 1 million second language, = 15 million total (2004)
Official in People’s Republic of China(Guangxi)
14 million native, unknown number second language
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Sunda-Sulawesi
Native to Indonesia (Originally Java, Madura)
±14 million
Official in Hungary, Serbia (Vojvodina), Slovenia. Significant communities in Israel, Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine
±14 million native
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan
Official in Sri Lanka. Significant communities in United Arab Emirates
±13 million native, ±2 million second language, = ±15 million total
Niger-Congo, Atlantic, Northern, Senegambian
Official in Niger, Nigeria.National language in Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Senegal. Significant communities in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, Sierra Leone.
±13 million (all varieties)
Afro-Asiatic, Berber, Northern
National language in Algeria (Kabyle), Morocco. Significant communities in France, Netherlands, Spain (Ceuta & Melilla).
±13 million
Official in Haiti. Significant communities in Bahamas, Canada (Quebec), Cayman Islands (UK), Dominican Republic, France (Guadeloupe), United States (Connecticut, Florida, New Jersey, Massachusetts, New York).
±12 million
Official in Czech Republic.
±12 million
Indo-European, Greek
Official in Cyprus, Greece. Significant communities in Albania, Australia, Canada, Egypt, Georgia.
±12 million, ±5–6 million more second language
Official in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia. Significant communities in Croatia, Australia, Sweden, Switzerland.
±11 million; Serbian-Croatian-Bosnian together = ±17 million
Official in Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru. Significant communities in Argentina
±10.4 million, all varieties
±3–10 million native speakers
Official in South Africa. Significant communities in Lesotho, Swaziland
±9.6 million native, ±16 million second language, = ±25 million total
Chichewa (Nyanja)
Official in Malawi, Zambia. Significant communities in Mozambique, Zimbabwe.
±9.3 million native, ±0.4 million second language, = ±9.7 million total
Official in Belarus. Significant communities in Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Poland, Russia
±9.1 million
Indo-European, Germanic, North
National language of Sweden. Official in Finland.
±9 million
National language in Angola,Congo-Brazzaville(Kituba),Congo-Kinshasa.
±8.7 million, all varieties, including Yombe and creolized Kituba
National language in Ghana
±8.3 million native, ±1 million second language, = ±10 million total
Official in Kazakhstan. Significant communities in People’s Republic of China (Xinjiang), Mongolia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
±8.2 million
China. Significant communities in France (French Guiana), Laos, United States (Minnesota, Wisconsin), Vietnam
±8 million, all varieties
±7.8 million ethnic Yi
National language of Congo-Kinshasa
±7.8 million native, ±0.7 million second language, = ±8.5 million total. Includes ±1.5 million Kiluba
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Borneo-Philippines, Northern Philippine, Northern Luzon
Philippines. Significant communities in United States (Hawaii).
±7.7 million native, unknown number second language
Official in Bulgaria. Significant communities in Moldova.
±6.6 million in Bulgaria and ±1 million abroad
Official in People’s Republic of China (Xinjiang). Significant communities in Kazakhstan
±7.6 million
Official in Rwanda. Significant communities in Congo-Kinshasa, Uganda
±7.3 million
Official in South Africa. Significant communities in Lesotho
±7.2 million
Native to Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan.Significant communities in Oman,United Arab Emirates
7.0 million (1998)
Official in Israel. Significant communities in West Bank (Palestinian Territories), USA (New York, California).
±7 million native, ±5.1 million (±10 million literate)
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Borneo-Philippines, Meso Philippine, Central Philippine, Visayan, Central Visayan
±6.9 million, ±4.1 million second language = ±11 million total
±4.5 million in Ethiopia (6% of population), ±2.25 million in Eritrea (50% of population) = ±6.75 million native, ±147,000 as second language = ±6.9 million total
Official in Andorra, Spain (Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Valencia). Native to France, Italy (Alghero).
±6.7 million native, ±5 million second language, = ±12 million total (includes Valencian)
Indo-European, isolate
Official in Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh (de jure part of Azerbaijan). Significant communities in Georgia, Lebanon, Syria.
±6.7 million
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Sunda-Sulawesi, Malayic
±6.5 million
Official in Turkmenistan. Significant communities in Afghanistan, Iran.
±6.4 million
Major language of Mozambique. Significant communities in Tanzania
±6.4 million, all varieties, including Lomwe
Official in Bosnia and Herzegovina,Croatia. Significant communities in Austria, Slovenia
±6.2 million
Official in India
±6.2 million
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Sunda-Sulawesi, Northern Sumatra
±6.2 million, all varieties. Includes Toba, Dairi, Simalungun, etc.
Indo-European, isolate
Official in Albania, Macedonia, Serbia (Kosovo). Significant communities in Greece.
±6 million
Official in South Africa. Significant communities in Namibia.
±6 million native, ±10.3 million second language, = ±16 million total
Official in People’s Republic of China (Inner Mongolia), Mongolia
±5.7 million
±5.6 million, all varieties. Includes ±1.6 million Wagdi, etc.
Indo-European, Germanic, North
Official in Denmark, Faroe Islands (Denmark), Greenland (Denmark). Significant communities in Germany (Southern Schleswig)
±5.6 million
Official in Finland, Russia (Republic of Karelia). Significant communities in Sweden.
±5.4 million
Major language of Kenya
±5.3 million
Official in Slovakia.
±5.0 million
National language of Burkina Faso
±5 million
Official in Congo-Kinshasa, Kenya, Tanzania. Significant communities in Comoros, Mayotte, Oman
±5 million native, ±40 million second language, only ±700k native in Tanzania
Official in Paraguay. Significant communities in Argentina.
±4.9 million
Official in Burundi
±4.9 million
Sesotho (southern)
Official in Lesotho, South Africa.
±4.9 million
Significant communities in Albania,Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Iran, Macedonia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Turkey
±4.8 million, all varieties, including Domari
Indo-European, Germanic, North
Official in Norway.
±4.7 million
Official in People’s Republic of China (Tibet,Qinghai, parts of Sichuan, Gansu)
±4.6 million, all varieties
Official in Botswana, South Africa.National language of Namibia
±4.4 million native, 0.2 million second language, = ±4.6 million total
Official in Niger, Nigeria. Significant communities in Chad (Kanembu)
±4.4 million native, 0.5 million second language, = ±4.9 million total
Official in India (Jammu and Kashmir), Native to Pakistan.
±4.6 million
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Borneo-Philippines, Meso Philippine, Central Philippine
±4.5 native, all varieties, unknown number second language
Official in Georgia. Significant communities in Israel
±4.2 million
National language of Angola
±4 million native, unknown number second language
Official in India (Goa). Significant communities in Uttara_Kannada, Dakshina_Kannada.
±4 million
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Sunda-Sulawesi, Bali-Sasak
±3.9 million
Official in South Africa. Significant communities in Botswana
±3.7 million
±3.6 million
National language in Mauritania,Senegal. Significant communities in The Gambia.
±3.6 million native
National language of Zambia
±3.6 million native, unknown number second language
Austronesian,Malayo-Polynesian, Sunda-Sulawesi, South Sulawesi
±3.5 million native, ±0.5 million second language
Luo (Dholuo)
±3.5 million
National language of Guinea, Mali. Significant numbers in Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone.
±3.3 million, all varieties
±3.3 million
±3.3 million (numbers may be confused with or include Mazanderani)
±3.3 million
Official in South Africa. Significant communities in Mozambique, Swaziland.
±3.3 million
Official in Spain.
±3.2 million
±3.2 million
Significant communities in Belarus, Israel, Latvia, Ukraine.
3.2 million
Indo-European,Germanic, Creole
Jamaica. Significant communities inPanama,Costa Rica
3.2 million
Official in Kyrgyzstan. Native to Tajikistan
±3.1 million
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Borneo-Philippines, Meso Philippine, Central Philippine, Visayan, Central Visayan
±3.1 native, unknown number second language
Official in Togo. National language of Ghana.
±3.1 million native, ±0.5 million second language, = ±3.6 million total
Official in Lithuania. Significant communities in Latvia.
±3.1 million
Major language of Uganda
3.0 million native , ~1 million second language , = ~ 4 million total
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Sunda-Sulawesi, Malayic
±3 million
National language of Angola
±3 million
±3 million
Efik official in Nigeria
±3 million, including Anaang
