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==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
| − | This table shows the 67 languages that we hope to translate Srila Prabhupada's audio clips in. It also give the family the language belongs to, the number of speakers in the millions and in which geographical area the languages are spoken. | + | This table '''Languages''' shows the 67 languages that we hope to translate Srila Prabhupada's audio clips in. It also give the family the language belongs to, the number of speakers in the millions and in which geographical area the languages are spoken. |
==Languages== | ==Languages== | ||
Revision as of 14:14, 12 April 2013
Tables
Introduction
This table Languages shows the 67 languages that we hope to translate Srila Prabhupada's audio clips in. It also give the family the language belongs to, the number of speakers in the millions and in which geographical area the languages are spoken.
Languages
| Pos | Language | Family | Script | Speakers (Millions) | Where Spoken (Major) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Mandarin | Sino-Tibetan | Chinese Characters | 1151 | Asia - China, Malaysia, Taiwan |
| 02 | English | Indo-European | Latin | 1000 | USA, UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand |
| 03 | Spanish | Indo-European | Latin | 500 | Europe - Mexico, Central and South America, Spain |
| 04 | Hindi | Indo-European | Devanagari | 490 | India - North and Central |
| 05 | Russian | Indo-European | Cyrillic | 277 | Europe - Russia, Central Asia |
| 06 | Arabic | Afro-Asiatic | Arabic | 255 | Asia - Middle East, Arabia, North Africa |
| 07 | Portuguese | Indo-European | Latin | 240 | Europe - Brazil, Portugal, Southern Africa |
| 08 | Bengali | Indo-European | Bengali | 215 | India - Eastern, Bangladesh |
| 09 | French | Indo-European | Latin | 200 | Europe - France, Canada, West Africa, Central Africa |
| 10 | Malay, Indonesian | Malayo-Polynesian | Latin | 175 | SE Asia - Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore |
| 11 | German | Indo-European | Latin | 166 | Europe - Germany, Austria, Central Europe |
| 12 | Swahili | Niger-Congo | Latin, Arabic | 140 | Africa - Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda |
| 13 | Japanese | Altaic | Chinese and 2 Japanese Alphabets | 132 | SE Asia - Japan |
| 14 | Farsi (Persian) | Indo-European | Nastaliq | 110 | Asia - Iran, Afghanistan |
| 15 | Urdu | Indo-European | Nastaliq | 104 | India - Pakistan |
| 16 | Punjabi | Indo-European | Gurumukhi | 103 | India - Pakistan |
| 17 | Wu | Sino-Tibetan | Chinese Characters | 90 | Asia - China |
| 18 | Vietnamese | Austroasiatic | Based on Latin | 86 | SE Asia - Vietnam, China |
| 19 | Javanese | Malayo-Polynesian | Javanese | 85 | SE Asia - Indonesia |
| 20 | Tamil | Dravidian | Tamil | 78 | India - South, Sri Lanka, Malyasia |
| 21 | Korean | Altaic | Hangul | 78 | SE Asia - Korean Peninsula |
| 22 | Turkish | Altaic | Latin | 75 | Asia - Turkey |
| 23 | Telugu | Dravidian | Telugu | 74 | India - South |
| 24 | Marathi | Indo-European | Devanagari | 72 | India - West |
| 25 | Italian | Indo-European | Latin | 62 | Europe - Italy, Central Europe |
| 26 | Thai | Sino-Tibetan | Thai | 60 | SE Asia - Thailand, Laos |
| 27 | Cantonese | Sino-Tibetan | Chinese Characters | 55 | Asia - Southern China |
| 28 | Kannada | Dravidian | Kannada | 47 | India - South |
| 29 | Gujarati | Indo-European | Gujarati | 46 | India - West, Kenya |
| 30 | Polish | Indo-European | Latin | 46 | Europe - Poland, Central Europe |
| 31 | Hausa | Afro-Asiatic | Latin, Arabic | 43 | Africa - Cameroon, Ghana, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan |
| 32 | Burmese | Sino-Tibetan | Burmese | 42 | SE Asia - Burma, Thailand, Malaysia |
| 33 | Pashto | Indo-European | Arabic | 40 | Asia - Pakistan, Aghanistan |
| 34 | Sundanese | Austronesian | Latin | 39 | SE Asia - Indonesia |
| 35 | Malayalam | Dravidian | Malayalam | 38 | India - Kerala |
| 36 | Ukrainian | Indo-European | Cyrillic | 37 | Europe - Ukraine |
| 37 | Oriya | Indo-European | Oriya | 33 | India - Odisha |
| 38 | Marwari | Indo-European | Devanagari | 31 | India - Rajasthan, Pakistan |
| 39 | Dutch | Indo-European | Latin | 28 | Europe - Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname |
| 40 | Haryanvi | Indo-European | Devanagari | 28 | India - Haryana, Delhi |
| 41 | Romanian | Indo-European | Latin | 28 | Europe - Romania, Moldova |
| 42 | Tagalog | Austronesian | Latin | 28 | SE Asia - Phillipines |
| 43 | Yoruba | Niger-Congo | Latin | 28 | Africa - Benin, Nigeria |
| 44 | Sindhi | Indo-European | Arabic, Khudabadi, Laṇḍā | 26 | India - Pakistan India, Singapore |
| 45 | Nepali | Indo-European | Devanagari | 17 | India - Nepal, Bhutan |
| 46 | Sinhalese | Indo-European | Sinhala | 16 | Asia - Sri Lanka |
| 47 | Assamese | Indo-European | Assamese | 15 | India - Assam |
| 48 | Hungarian | Uralic | Latin | 15 | Europe - Hungary |
| 49 | Greek | Indo-European | Greek | 13.1 | Europe - Greece, Cyprus |
| 50 | Chittagonian | Indo-European | Bengali? | 13 | Asia - Bangladesh |
| 51 | Azerbaijani, South | Turkic | Arabic | 12 | Asia - Iran |
| 52 | Czech | Indo-European | Latin | 10 | Europe - Czech Republic |
| 53 | Bulgarian | Indo-European | Cyrillic | 9.1 | Europe - Balkans |
| 54 | Swedish | Indo-European | Latin | 8.7 | Europe - Sweden, Finland |
| 55 | Albanian | Indo-European | Latin | 7.6 | Europe - Albania |
| 56 | Armenian | Indo-European | Armenian | 7 | Europe - Armenia |
| 57 | Slovak | Indo-European | Latin | 7 | Europe - Slovakia, Czech Republic |
| 58 | Danish | Indo-European | Latin | 5.6 | Europe - Denmark, Greenland |
| 59 | Croatian | Indo-European | Latin | 5.5 | Europe - Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia |
| 60 | Hebrew | Afro-Asiatic | Hebrew | 5.3 | Asia - Israel |
| 61 | Finnish | Uralic | Latin | 5 | Europe - Finland |
| 62 | Norwegian | Indo-European | Latin | 5 | Europe - Norway |
| 63 | Lithuanian | Indo-European | Latin | 3.2 | Europe - Lithuania |
| 64 | Macedonian | Indo-European | Cyrillic | 2.5 | Europe - Macedonia |
| 65 | Slovenian | Indo-European | Latin | 2.5 | Europe - Slovenia |
| 66 | Latvian | Indo-European | Latin | 1.5 | Europe - Latvia |
| 67 | Estonian | Uralic | Latin | 1 | Europe - Estonia |