Difference between revisions of "Introduction to Bhagavad-gita in 108+ Languages"
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− | | | + | | 24 || English || Indo-European || Latin || 1000 || USA, UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand |
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− | | | + | | 24 || Spanish || Indo-European || Latin || 500 || Europe - Mexico, Central and South America, Spain |
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− | | | + | | 24 || Hindi || Indo-European || Devanagari || 490 || India - North and Central |
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− | | | + | | 22 || Russian || Indo-European || Cyrillic || 277 || Europe - Russia, Central Asia |
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− | | | + | | 00 || Arabic || || 255 || Asia - Middle East, Arabia, North Africa |
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− | | | + | | 9 || Portuguese (Pt) || Indo-European || Latin || 240 || Europe - Brazil, Portugal, Southern Africa |
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− | | | + | | 24 || Portuguese (Br) || Indo-European || Latin || 240 || Europe - Brazil, Portugal, Southern Africa |
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− | | | + | | 00 || Bengali || Indo-European || Bengali || 215 || India - Eastern, Bangladesh |
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− | | | + | | 17 || French || Marc || 200 || Europe - France, Canada, West Africa, Central Africa |
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− | | | + | | 0 || Malay, Indonesian || Malayo-Polynesian || Latin || 175 || SE Asia - Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore |
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− | | | + | | 10 || German || Indo-European || Latin || 166 || Europe - Germany, Austria, Central Europe |
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− | | | + | | 24 || Swahili || Niger-Congo || Latin, Arabic || 140 || Africa - Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda |
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− | | | + | | 0 || Japanese || Altaic || Chinese and 2 Japanese Alphabets || 132 || SE Asia - Japan |
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− | | | + | | 24 || Farsi (Persian) || Indo-European || Nastaliq || 110 || Asia - Iran, Afghanistan |
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− | | | + | | 0 || Urdu || Indo-European || Nastaliq || 104 || India - Pakistan |
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− | | | + | | 0 || Punjabi || Indo-European || Gurumukhi || 103 || India - Pakistan |
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− | | | + | | 0 || Wu || Sino-Tibetan || Chinese Characters || 90 || Asia - China |
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− | | | + | | 0 || Vietnamese || Austroasiatic || Based on Latin || 86 || SE Asia - Vietnam, China |
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− | | | + | | 0 || Javanese || Malayo-Polynesian || Javanese || 85 || SE Asia - Indonesia |
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− | | | + | | 7 || Tamil || Dravidian || Tamil || 78 || India - South, Sri Lanka, Malyasia |
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− | | | + | | 0 || Korean || Altaic || Hangul || 78 || SE Asia - Korean Peninsula |
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− | | 24 || | + | | 24 || Turkish || Altaic || Latin || 75 || Asia - Turkey |
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− | | | + | | 0 || Telugu || Dravidian || Telugu || 74 || India - South |
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− | | | + | | 0 || Marathi || Indo-European || Devanagari || 72 || India - West |
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− | | | + | | 24 || Italian || Indo-European || Latin || 62 || Europe - Italy, Central Europe |
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− | | | + | | 0 || Thai || Sino-Tibetan || Thai || 60 || SE Asia - Thailand, Laos |
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− | | | + | | 0 || Cantonese || Sino-Tibetan || Chinese Characters || 55 || Asia - Southern China |
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− | | | + | | 0 || Kannada || Dravidian || Kannada || 47 || India - South |
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− | | | + | | 4 || Gujarati || Indo-European || Gujarati || 46 || India - West, Kenya |
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− | | | + | | 0 || Polish || Indo-European || Latin || 46 || Europe - Poland, Central Europe |
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− | | | + | | 0 || Hausa || Afro-Asiatic || Latin, Arabic || 43 || Africa - Cameroon, Ghana, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan |
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− | | | + | | 0 || Burmese || Sino-Tibetan || Burmese || 42 || SE Asia - Burma, Thailand, Malaysia |
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− | | | + | | 0 || Pashto || Indo-European || Arabic || 40 || Asia - Pakistan, Aghanistan |
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− | | | + | | 0 || Sundanese || Austronesian || Latin || 39 || SE Asia - Indonesia |
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− | | | + | | 0 || Malayalam || Dravidian || Malayalam || 38 || India - Kerala |
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− | | | + | | 0 || Ukrainian || Indo-European || Cyrillic || 37 || Europe - Ukraine |
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− | | | + | | 0 || Oriya || Indo-European || Oriya || 33 || India - Odisha |
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− | | | + | | 0 || Marwari || Indo-European || Devanagari || 31 || India - Rajasthan, Pakistan |
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− | | | + | | 2 || Dutch || Indo-European || Latin || 28 || Europe - Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname |
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− | | | + | | 0 || Haryanvi || Indo-European || Devanagari || 28 || India - Haryana, Delhi |
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− | | | + | | 0 || Romanian || Indo-European || Latin || 28 || Europe - Romania, Moldova |
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− | | | + | | 0 || Tagalog || Austronesian || Latin || 28 || SE Asia - Phillipines |
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− | | | + | | 24 || Yoruba || Niger-Congo || Latin || 28 || Africa - Benin, Nigeria |
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− | | | + | | 0 || Sindhi || Indo-European || Arabic, Khudabadi, Laṇḍā || 26 || India - Pakistan India, Singapore |
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− | | | + | | 16 || Afrikaans || Indo-European || Latin || 23 || South Africa |
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− | | | + | | 3 || Nepali || Indo-European || Devanagari || 17 || India - Nepal, Bhutan |
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− | | | + | | 0 || Sinhalese || Indo-European || Sinhala || 16|| Asia - Sri Lanka |
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− | | | + | | 0 || Assamese || Indo-European || Assamese || 15 || India - Assam |
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− | | | + | | 3 || Hungarian || Uralic || Latin || 15 || Europe - Hungary |
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− | | | + | | 5 || Greek || Indo-European || Greek || 13.1 || Europe - Greece, Cyprus |
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− | | | + | | 0 || Chittagonian || Indo-European || Bengali? || 13 || Asia - Bangladesh |
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− | | | + | | 0 || Azerbaijani, South || Turkic || Arabic || 12 || Asia - Iran |
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− | | | + | | 2 || Akan || Niger-Congo || Latin || 11 || Ghana, Ivory Coast |
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− | | | + | | 24 || Czech || Indo-European || Latin || 10 || Europe - Czech Republic |
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− | | | + | | 0 || Zulu || Niger-Congo || Latin || 10 || South Africa |
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− | | | + | | 18 || Bulgarian || Indo-European || Cyrillic || 9.1 || Europe - Balkans |
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− | | | + | | 24 || Swedish || Indo-European || Latin || 8.7 || Europe - Sweden, Finland |
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− | | | + | | 0 || Xhosa || Niger-Congo || Latin || 7.9 || South Africa |
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− | | | + | | 0 || Albanian || Indo-European || Latin || 7.6 || Europe - Albania |
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− | | | + | | 0 || Armenian || Indo-European || Armenian || 7 || Europe - Armenia |
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− | | | + | | 24 || Slovak || Indo-European || Latin || 7 || Europe - Slovakia, Czech Republic |
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− | | | + | | 1 || Mongolian || Mongolic || Mongolian, Cyrilllic || 5.7 || Asia - Mongolia, China |
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− | | | + | | 12 || Danish || Indo-European || Latin || 5.6 || Europe - Denmark, Greenland |
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− | | | + | | 10 || Croatian || Indo-European || Latin || 5.5 || Europe - Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia |
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− | | | + | | 6 || Hebrew || Afro-Asiatic || Hebrew || 5.3 || Asia - Israel |
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− | | | + | | 0 || Finnish || Uralic || Latin || 5 || Europe - Finland |
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− | | | + | | 0 || Norwegian || Indo-European || Latin || 5 || Europe - Norway |
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− | | | + | | 0 || Northern Sotho || Niger-Congo || Latin || 4.1 || South Africa |
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− | | | + | | 14 || Lithuanian || Indo-European || Latin || 3.2 || Europe - Lithuania |
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− | | | + | | 1 || Macedonian || Indo-European || Cyrillic || 2.5 || Europe - Macedonia |
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− | | | + | | 0 || Slovenian || Indo-European || Latin || 2.5 || Europe - Slovenia |
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+ | | 24 || Latvian || Indo-European || Latin || 1.5 || Europe - Latvia | ||
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+ | | 0 || Estonian || Uralic || Latin || 1 || Europe - Estonia | ||
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Revision as of 07:40, 13 March 2015
Status | Language | Translators | Speakers (Millions) | Where Spoken (Major) | |
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00 | Mandarin Simplified | Sino-Tibetan | Chinese Characters | 1151 | Asia - China, Malaysia, Taiwan |
04 | Mandarin Traditional | Sino-Tibetan | Chinese Characters | 1151 | Asia - China, Malaysia, Taiwan |
24 | English | Indo-European | Latin | 1000 | USA, UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand |
24 | Spanish | Indo-European | Latin | 500 | Europe - Mexico, Central and South America, Spain |
24 | Hindi | Indo-European | Devanagari | 490 | India - North and Central |
22 | Russian | Indo-European | Cyrillic | 277 | Europe - Russia, Central Asia |
00 | Arabic | 255 | Asia - Middle East, Arabia, North Africa | ||
9 | Portuguese (Pt) | Indo-European | Latin | 240 | Europe - Brazil, Portugal, Southern Africa |
24 | Portuguese (Br) | Indo-European | Latin | 240 | Europe - Brazil, Portugal, Southern Africa |
00 | Bengali | Indo-European | Bengali | 215 | India - Eastern, Bangladesh |
17 | French | Marc | 200 | Europe - France, Canada, West Africa, Central Africa | |
0 | Malay, Indonesian | Malayo-Polynesian | Latin | 175 | SE Asia - Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore |
10 | German | Indo-European | Latin | 166 | Europe - Germany, Austria, Central Europe |
24 | Swahili | Niger-Congo | Latin, Arabic | 140 | Africa - Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda |
0 | Japanese | Altaic | Chinese and 2 Japanese Alphabets | 132 | SE Asia - Japan |
24 | Farsi (Persian) | Indo-European | Nastaliq | 110 | Asia - Iran, Afghanistan |
0 | Urdu | Indo-European | Nastaliq | 104 | India - Pakistan |
0 | Punjabi | Indo-European | Gurumukhi | 103 | India - Pakistan |
0 | Wu | Sino-Tibetan | Chinese Characters | 90 | Asia - China |
0 | Vietnamese | Austroasiatic | Based on Latin | 86 | SE Asia - Vietnam, China |
0 | Javanese | Malayo-Polynesian | Javanese | 85 | SE Asia - Indonesia |
7 | Tamil | Dravidian | Tamil | 78 | India - South, Sri Lanka, Malyasia |
0 | Korean | Altaic | Hangul | 78 | SE Asia - Korean Peninsula |
24 | Turkish | Altaic | Latin | 75 | Asia - Turkey |
0 | Telugu | Dravidian | Telugu | 74 | India - South |
0 | Marathi | Indo-European | Devanagari | 72 | India - West |
24 | Italian | Indo-European | Latin | 62 | Europe - Italy, Central Europe |
0 | Thai | Sino-Tibetan | Thai | 60 | SE Asia - Thailand, Laos |
0 | Cantonese | Sino-Tibetan | Chinese Characters | 55 | Asia - Southern China |
0 | Kannada | Dravidian | Kannada | 47 | India - South |
4 | Gujarati | Indo-European | Gujarati | 46 | India - West, Kenya |
0 | Polish | Indo-European | Latin | 46 | Europe - Poland, Central Europe |
0 | Hausa | Afro-Asiatic | Latin, Arabic | 43 | Africa - Cameroon, Ghana, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan |
0 | Burmese | Sino-Tibetan | Burmese | 42 | SE Asia - Burma, Thailand, Malaysia |
0 | Pashto | Indo-European | Arabic | 40 | Asia - Pakistan, Aghanistan |
0 | Sundanese | Austronesian | Latin | 39 | SE Asia - Indonesia |
0 | Malayalam | Dravidian | Malayalam | 38 | India - Kerala |
0 | Ukrainian | Indo-European | Cyrillic | 37 | Europe - Ukraine |
0 | Oriya | Indo-European | Oriya | 33 | India - Odisha |
0 | Marwari | Indo-European | Devanagari | 31 | India - Rajasthan, Pakistan |
2 | Dutch | Indo-European | Latin | 28 | Europe - Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname |
0 | Haryanvi | Indo-European | Devanagari | 28 | India - Haryana, Delhi |
0 | Romanian | Indo-European | Latin | 28 | Europe - Romania, Moldova |
0 | Tagalog | Austronesian | Latin | 28 | SE Asia - Phillipines |
24 | Yoruba | Niger-Congo | Latin | 28 | Africa - Benin, Nigeria |
0 | Sindhi | Indo-European | Arabic, Khudabadi, Laṇḍā | 26 | India - Pakistan India, Singapore |
16 | Afrikaans | Indo-European | Latin | 23 | South Africa |
3 | Nepali | Indo-European | Devanagari | 17 | India - Nepal, Bhutan |
0 | Sinhalese | Indo-European | Sinhala | 16 | Asia - Sri Lanka |
0 | Assamese | Indo-European | Assamese | 15 | India - Assam |
3 | Hungarian | Uralic | Latin | 15 | Europe - Hungary |
5 | Greek | Indo-European | Greek | 13.1 | Europe - Greece, Cyprus |
0 | Chittagonian | Indo-European | Bengali? | 13 | Asia - Bangladesh |
0 | Azerbaijani, South | Turkic | Arabic | 12 | Asia - Iran |
2 | Akan | Niger-Congo | Latin | 11 | Ghana, Ivory Coast |
24 | Czech | Indo-European | Latin | 10 | Europe - Czech Republic |
0 | Zulu | Niger-Congo | Latin | 10 | South Africa |
18 | Bulgarian | Indo-European | Cyrillic | 9.1 | Europe - Balkans |
24 | Swedish | Indo-European | Latin | 8.7 | Europe - Sweden, Finland |
0 | Xhosa | Niger-Congo | Latin | 7.9 | South Africa |
0 | Albanian | Indo-European | Latin | 7.6 | Europe - Albania |
0 | Armenian | Indo-European | Armenian | 7 | Europe - Armenia |
24 | Slovak | Indo-European | Latin | 7 | Europe - Slovakia, Czech Republic |
1 | Mongolian | Mongolic | Mongolian, Cyrilllic | 5.7 | Asia - Mongolia, China |
12 | Danish | Indo-European | Latin | 5.6 | Europe - Denmark, Greenland |
10 | Croatian | Indo-European | Latin | 5.5 | Europe - Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia |
6 | Hebrew | Afro-Asiatic | Hebrew | 5.3 | Asia - Israel |
0 | Finnish | Uralic | Latin | 5 | Europe - Finland |
0 | Norwegian | Indo-European | Latin | 5 | Europe - Norway |
0 | Northern Sotho | Niger-Congo | Latin | 4.1 | South Africa |
14 | Lithuanian | Indo-European | Latin | 3.2 | Europe - Lithuania |
1 | Macedonian | Indo-European | Cyrillic | 2.5 | Europe - Macedonia |
0 | Slovenian | Indo-European | Latin | 2.5 | Europe - Slovenia |
24 | Latvian | Indo-European | Latin | 1.5 | Europe - Latvia |
0 | Estonian | Uralic | Latin | 1 | Europe - Estonia |