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| 1 || Mandarin || Sino-Tibetan || Chinese Characters || 1151 || China, Malaysia, Taiwan || Example
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| 1 | Mandarin || Sino-Tibetan || Chinese Characters || 1151 || China, Malaysia, Taiwan || Example
 
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| 2 || English || Indo-European || Latin || 1000 || USA, UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand || Example
 
| 2 || English || Indo-European || Latin || 1000 || USA, UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand || Example
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| 11 || German || Indo-European || Latin || 166 || Germany, Austria, Central Europe || Example
 
| 11 || German || Indo-European || Latin || 166 || Germany, Austria, Central Europe || Example
 
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| 12 || Japanese || Altaic || Chinese and 2 Japanese Alphabets || 132 || Japan || Example
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| 12 || Swahili || Niger-Congo || Latin, Arabic || 140 || Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda || Example
 
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| 13 || Farsi (Persian) || Indo-European || Nastaliq || 110 || Iran, Afghanistan, Central Asia || Example
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| 13 || Japanese || Altaic || Chinese and 2 Japanese Alphabets || 132 || Japan || Example
 
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| 14 || Urdu || Indo-European || Nastaliq || 104 || Pakistan, India || Example
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| 14 || Farsi (Persian) || Indo-European || Nastaliq || 110 || Iran, Afghanistan, Central Asia || Example
 
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| 15 || Punjabi || Indo-European || Gurumukhi || 103 || Pakistan, India || Example
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| 15 || Urdu || Indo-European || Nastaliq || 104 || Pakistan, India || Example
 
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| 16 || Wu || Sino-Tibetan || Chinese Characters || 90 || China || Example
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| 16 || Punjabi || Indo-European || Gurumukhi || 103 || Pakistan, India || Example
 
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| 17 || Vietnamese || Austroasiatic || Based on Latin || 86 || Vietnam, China || Example
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| 17 || Wu || Sino-Tibetan || Chinese Characters || 90 || China || Example
 
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| 18 || Javanese || Malayo-Polynesian || Javanese || 85 || Indonesia || Example
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| 18 || Vietnamese || Austroasiatic || Based on Latin || 86 || Vietnam, China || Example
 
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| 19 || Tamil || Dravidian || Tamil || 78 || Southern India, Sri Lanka, Malyasia || Example
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| 19 || Javanese || Malayo-Polynesian || Javanese || 85 || Indonesia || Example
 
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| 20 || Korean || Altaic || Hangul || 78 || Korean Peninsula || Example
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| 20 || Tamil || Dravidian || Tamil || 78 || Southern India, Sri Lanka, Malyasia || Example
 
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| 21 || Turkish || Altaic || Latin || 75 || Turkey, Central Asia || Example
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| 21 || Korean || Altaic || Hangul || 78 || Korean Peninsula || Example
 
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| 22 || Telugu || Dravidian || Telugu || 74 || Southern India || Example
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| 22 || Turkish || Altaic || Latin || 75 || Turkey, Central Asia || Example
 
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| 23 || Marathi || Indo-European || Devanagari || 72 || Western India || Example
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| 23 || Telugu || Dravidian || Telugu || 74 || Southern India || Example
 
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| 24 || Italian || Indo-European || Latin || 62 || Italy, Central Europe || Example
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| 24 || Marathi || Indo-European || Devanagari || 72 || Western India || Example
 
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| 25 || Thai || Sino-Tibetan || Thai || 60 || Thailand, Laos || Example
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| 25 || Italian || Indo-European || Latin || 62 || Italy, Central Europe || Example
 
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| 26 || Burmese || Sino-Tibetan || Burmese || 56 || Myanmar || Example
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| 26 || Thai || Sino-Tibetan || Thai || 60 || Thailand, Laos || Example
 
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| 27 || Cantonese || Sino-Tibetan || Chinese Characters || 55 || Southern China || Example
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| 27 || Burmese || Sino-Tibetan || Burmese || 56 || Myanmar || Example
 
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| 28 || Kannada || Dravidian || Kannada || 47 || Southern India || Example
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| 28 || Cantonese || Sino-Tibetan || Chinese Characters || 55 || Southern China || Example
 
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| 29 || Gujarati || Indo-European || Gujarati || 46 || Western India, Kenya || Example
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| 29 || Kannada || Dravidian || Kannada || 47 || Southern India || Example
 
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| 30 || Polish || Indo-European || Latin || 46 || Poland, Central Europe || Example
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| 30 || Gujarati || Indo-European || Gujarati || 46 || Western India, Kenya || Example
 
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| || Albanian || Indo-European || Latin || 7.6 || Southeastern Europe || Example
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| 31 || Polish || Indo-European || Latin || 46 || Poland, Central Europe || Example
 
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| || Bulgarian || Indo-European || Cyrillic || 9.1 || Balkans || Example
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| 32 || Hausa || Afro-Asiatic || Latin, Arabic || 43 || Cameroon, Ghana, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan || Example
 
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| || Croatian || Indo-European || Latin || 5.5 || Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia || Example
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| 33 || Burmese || Sino-Tibetan || Burmese || 42 || Burma, Thailand, Malaysia || Example
 
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| || Czech || Indo-European || Latin || 10 || Czech Republic || Example
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| 34 || Pashto || Indo-European || Arabic || 40 || Pakistan, Aghanistan || Example
 
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| || Danish || Indo-European || Latin || 5.6 || Denmark, Greenland || Example
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| 35 || Sundanese || Austronesian || Latin || 39 || Indonesia || Example
 
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| || Dutch || Indo-European || Latin || 28 || Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname || Example
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| 36 || Malayalam || Dravidian || Malayalam || 38 || Kerala || Example
 
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| || Estonian || Uralic || Latin || 1 || Estonia || Example
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| 37 || Ukrainian || Indo-European || Cyrillic || 37 || Ukraine || Example
 
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| || Finnish || Uralic || Latin || 5 || Finland || Example
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| 38 || Oriya || Indo-European || Oriya || 33 || Odisha || Example
 
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| || Greek || Indo-European || Greek || 13.1 || Greece, Cyprus || Example
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| 39 || Marwari || Indo-European || Devanagari || 31 || India, Pakistan, Rajasthan || Example
 
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| || Hungarian || Uralic || Latin || 15 || Hungary || Example
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| 40 || Dutch || Indo-European || Latin || 28 || Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname || Example
 
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| || Latvian || Indo-European || Latin || 1.5 || Latvia || Example
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| 41 || Haryanvi || Indo-European || Devanagari || 28 || Haryana, Delhi || Example
 
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| || Lithuanian || Indo-European || Latin || 3.2 || Lithuania || Example
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| 42 || Romanian || Indo-European || Latin || 28 || Romania, Moldova || Example
 
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| || Macedonian || Indo-European || Cyrillic || 2.5 || Macedonia || Example
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| 43 || Tagalog || Austronesian || Latin || 28 || Phillipines || Example
 
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| || Norwegian || Indo-European || Latin || 5 || Norway || Example
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| 44 || Yoruba || Niger-Congo || Latin || 28 || Benin, Nigeria || Example
 
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| || Romanian || Indo-European || Latin || 28 || Romania, Moldova || Example
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| 45 || Sindhi || Indo-European || Arabic, Khudabadi, Laṇḍā || 26 || Pakistan India, Singapore || Example
 
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| || Slovak || Indo-European || Latin || 7 || Slovakia, Czech Republic || Example
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| 46 || Nepali || Indo-European || Devanagari || 17 || Nepal, India, Bhutan || Example
 
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| || Slovenian || Indo-European || Latin || 2.5 || Slovenia || Example
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| 47 || Sinhalese || Indo-European || Sinhala || 16|| Sri Lanka || Example
 
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| || Swedish || Indo-European || Latin || 8.7 || Sweden, Finland || Example
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| 48 || Assamese || Indo-European || Assamese || 15 || India || Example
 
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| || Ukrainian || Indo-European || Cyrillic || 37 || Ukraine || Example
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| 49 || Hungarian || Uralic || Latin || 15 || Hungary || Example
 
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| || Swahili || Niger-Congo || Latin, Arabic || 140 || Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda || Example
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| 50 || Greek || Indo-European || Greek || 13.1 || Greece, Cyprus || Example
 
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| || Hausa || Afro-Asiatic || Latin, Arabic || 43 || Cameroon, Ghana, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan || Example
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| 51 || Chittagonian || Indo-European || Bengali? || 13 || Bangladesh || Example
 
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| || Yoruba || Niger-Congo || Latin || 28 || Benin, Nigeria || Example
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| 52 || Azerbaijani, South || Turkic || Arabic || 12 || Iran || Example
 
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| || Armenian || Indo-European || Armenian || 7 || Armenia || Example
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| 53 || Czech || Indo-European || Latin || 10 || Czech Republic || Example
 
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| || Hebrew || Afro-Asiatic || Hebrew || 5.3 || Israel || Example
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| 54 || Bulgarian || Indo-European || Cyrillic || 9.1 || Balkans || Example
 
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| || Assamese || Indo-European || Assamese || 15 || India || Example
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| 55 || Swedish || Indo-European || Latin || 8.7 || Sweden, Finland || Example
 
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| || Chittagonian || Indo-European || Bengali? || 13 || Bangladesh || Example
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| 56 || Albanian || Indo-European || Latin || 7.6 || Southeastern Europe || Example
 
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| || Haryanvi || Indo-European || Devanagari || 28 || Haryana, Delhi || Example
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| 57 || Armenian || Indo-European || Armenian || 7 || Armenia || Example
 
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| || Malayalam || Dravidian || Malayalam || 38 || Kerala || Example
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| 58 || Slovak || Indo-European || Latin || 7 || Slovakia, Czech Republic || Example
 
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| || Marwari || Indo-European || Devanagari || 31 || India, Pakistan, Rajasthan || Example
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| 59 || Danish || Indo-European || Latin || 5.6 || Denmark, Greenland || Example
 
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| || Oriya || Indo-European || Oriya || 33 || Odisha || Example
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| 60 || Croatian || Indo-European || Latin || 5.5 || Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia || Example
 
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| || Sindhi || Indo-European || Arabic, Khudabadi, Laṇḍā || 26 || Pakistan India, Singapore || Example
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| 61 || Hebrew || Afro-Asiatic || Hebrew || 5.3 || Israel || Example
 
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| || Azerbaijani, South || Turkic || Arabic || 12 || Iran || Example
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| 62 || Finnish || Uralic || Latin || 5 || Finland || Example
 
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| || Burmese || Sino-Tibetan || Burmese || 42 || Burma, Thailand, Malaysia || Example
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| 63 || Norwegian || Indo-European || Latin || 5 || Norway || Example
 
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| || Pashto || Indo-European || Arabic || 50 || Pakistan, Aghanistan || Example
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| 64 || Lithuanian || Indo-European || Latin || 3.2 || Lithuania || Example
 
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| || Nepali || Indo-European || Devanagari || 17 || Nepal, India, Bhutan || Example
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| 65 || Macedonian || Indo-European || Cyrillic || 2.5 || Macedonia || Example
 
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| || Sinhalese || Indo-European || Sinhala || 16|| Sri Lanka || Example
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| 66 || Slovenian || Indo-European || Latin || 2.5 || Slovenia || Example
 
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| || Sundanese || Austronesian || Latin || 39 || Indonesia || Example
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| 67 || Latvian || Indo-European || Latin || 1.5 || Latvia || Example
 
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| || Tagalog || Austronesian || Latin || 28 || Phillipines || Example
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| 68 || Estonian || Uralic || Latin || 1 || Estonia || Example
 
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Revision as of 09:07, 9 April 2013

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