World fact book 2015 languages

Languages of the world what do all human languages have in common and in what ways are they different. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of world people 2020 information contained here. Oecd factbook 20152016 is a comprehensive and dynamic statistical publication from the oecd. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about the 2015 cia world fact book should be addressed to the cia. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about european union people 2015 should be addressed to the cia. Massive earthquakes struck nepal in early 2015, which damaged or destroyed infrastructure and homes and set back economic development. Europe serbia the world factbook central intelligence agency. According to the cias the world fact book, arabic is spoken in around twentynine countries in this part of the world. Hundreds of millions of people have learned them as a second or third language. A major branch of nigercongo languages is the bantu. Castilian are the mother tongue or second language of about 45% of the worlds population, and are the official languages in more. We will address a range of questions about language through an exploration of the following areas. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2015 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. The ethnologue language family index organizes languages according to language families.

Are certain languages similar because of common descent or language contact. On similar grounds, french and spanish are also commonly categorized as world languages. Dutch official, english widely spoken, sranang tongo surinamese, sometimes called takitaki, is native language of creoles and much of the younger population and is lingua franca among others, caribbean hindustani a dialect of hindi, javanese. Invest in finland fact book 2015 by invest in finland issuu. Cia world factbook world the world factbook central. Well what are you waiting for, if there is one language that you need to learn, then french is definitely one of the most interesting languages in the world. Arabic script is also used by 17th of the worlds population.

Certainly, the english of our day compared to the english of shakespeares time are notably different. Most spoken languages of the world list of languages most widely spoken in the world. Countries by languages megalanguages around the world list of chinese, english, spanish, arabic, portuguese, and french speaking countries. Please bookmark this page add it to your favorites. This comprehensive guide is packed with data on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2016. However, it still remains one of the purest of the languages, also known as parsi or farsi. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. World health statistics 2015 contains whos annual compilation of healthrelated data for its 194 member states, and includes a summary of the progress made towards achieving the healthrelated millennium development goals mdgs and associated targets. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of united states people 2020 information contained here.

Daniel nettle and suzanne romaine assert that this trend is far more than simply disturbing. Languages evolve across time much like society, taking centuries to become the way that they are today. List of languages by total number of speakers wikipedia. The following 34 languages are listed as having 45 million or more total speakers in the 2019 edition of ethnologue, a language reference published by sil international, which is based in the united states. World fact book provides latest demography world news from the most comprehensive global news network on the internet. Cia factbook the world factbook central intelligence agency. Making explicit the link between language survival and environmental issues, they argue that the extinction of languages is part of the larger picture of neartotal. The worlds languages, in 7 maps and charts washington post. Papua new guinea people 2015, cia world factbook photius. Spoken languages in the world 7,000 different languages are estimated to be spoken around the world. This spectacular view is the most detailed truecolor image of the entire earth to date.

List of languages by number of native speakers wikipedia. Discovering some older edition of the languages of the world in high school was a lifechanging experience. Jul 06, 2016 while many of the world s endangered languages have increasingly fewer speakers, the world s largest languages continuing growing. The cia world factbook with global information on geography, people, governments, economies, communications, transportation, the military, and international issues. This third edition of kenneth katzners bestselling guide to languages is essential reading for language enthusiasts everywhere. The world factbook, also known as the cia world factbook, is a reference resource produced by the central intelligence agency cia with almanacstyle information about the countries of the world. Middle east united arab emirates the world factbook. The following demographic statistics are from the cia world factbook, unless otherwise indicated. Yet there are few things i cherish in a book so much as a wonderful fact artfully deployed. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of saint vincent and the grenadines people 2015 information contained here. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2015 offers complete and uptodate information on the world s nations. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2017 offers complete and uptodate information on the world s nations. Egyptian is considered one of the oldest languages in the world, as it is already about 4,700 years old.

These seven maps and charts, visualized by the washington post, will help you understand how diverse other parts of the world are in terms of languages. For each country, the cia world factbook 2015 includes. This comprehensive guide is packed with detailed information on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2015. This work by kenneth katzner is, as far as i know, the only book for the average man that showcases the immense diversity of human tongues. But the ten most spoken languages are used natively by close to 40% of the earths population. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. English is the most widely spoken language about 49% of the eu population is conversant with it 2007 falkland islands islas malvinas english. Learn how the world bank group is helping countries with covid19 coronavirus. The following table contains the top 100 languages by estimated number of native speakers in the 2007 edition of the swedish encyclopedia nationalencyklopedin. Today, persian has evolved, merged and changed as well.

Detailed maps with new geopolitical data statistics on the population of each. Today, there are around 6000 languages used by people to communicate around the world. The cia world factbook 2015 by the central intelligence agency, 9781629145099, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. But there are many news reports from may 2015 heralding its addition, so id suggest to the qm zefyrinus that it looks legit. Download the world factbook 2015 central intelligence agency. Mar 08, 2017 many african languages dont have a written form. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of congo, democratic republic of the people 2015 information contained here. Languages of europe list of languages of the european countries. If you wish to link to this page, you can do so by referring to the url address below this line. The world factbook has completed its travel facts project. Rate 5 stars rate 4 stars rate 3 stars rate 2 stars rate 1 star. Irreligious includes agnostic, atheist, secular believer, and people having no formal religious adherence.

Posted below is the central intelligence agencys most popular publication the world factbook in compressed. This entry provides a listing of languages spoken in each country and specifies any that are official national or regional languages. The ethnologue is a catalogue of more than 6,700 languages spoken in 228 countries. The highest court s subfield includes the name s of a countrys highest level court s, the number and titles of the judges, and the types of cases heard by the court, which commonly are based on civil, criminal, administrative, and constitutional law. Zip file format, for the convenience of visitors who wish to download a personal copy. Here is a list of top 10 most spoken languages around the world. German, the major language of germany, austria, and switzerland, is the most widely spoken mother tongue over 19% of the eu population. Aug 20, 2015 malala yousafzai poses on stage in birmingham, england, after she was announced as a recipient of the nobel peace prize on friday, october 10, 2014. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2015 offers. The remaining 3,2oo or so 45% of all living languages likely do not have a written form. Field listing languages the world factbook central.

In fact, the difference is so great that the world s most spoken language has over one billion speakers while some of the world s least spoken languages are down to only a handful. The nigercongo languages constitute the largest language family spoken in west africa and perhaps the world in terms of the number of languages. Nine newly added travel facts from luxembourg, new caledonia, norfolk island, saint barthelemy, san marino, seychelles, slovakia, suriname, and vanuatu bring the final total to 222 193 countries and 29 dependencies. Other possible world languages include arabic, mandarin chinese, russian and portuguese. A guide to which languages are most widely spoken, hardest to learn and other revealing facts. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Can you name any official language for each of these countries of the world. A large majority of languages of this family are tonal such as yoruba and igbo, ashanti and ewe language. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of laos people 2020 information contained here. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. News and analysis on population size and growth, migration, refugees and more. It does not necessarily mean that members of this group dont belong to any religion.

The cia world factbook 2015 central intelligence agency. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. This article needs additional citations for verification. The development of language is one of theif not themost important developments in history. It was only in 1967, for example, that a writing system was developed for bambara. We encourage students at home participating in online. How can language be used to trace different peoples and their past. The language and religion entries in the world factbooks travel facts have all been recently updated. The world factbook, also known as the cia world factbook, is a reference resource produced. Entries identified by ethnologue as macrolanguages are not included in.

The 100 most spoken languages on the world worlds observatory. The best facts i learned from books in 2015 the new yorker. Assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics, this textbook. Its also not in the cia world factbook entry, updated this month. A look at some of the youngest languages around the world. Dec 17, 2015 the best facts i learned from books in 2015. Today, the worlds most translated book is the bible. Almost half of the worlds population claim one of only ten languages as their mother tongue. This site is a discussion forum dedicated by asya pereltsvaig to exploring the rich diversity of human languages and the peoples who. A dialect is a regional variety of a language that has a different pronunciation, vocabulary, or meaning. The encyclopedia of the worlds endangered languages will be a necessary addition to all academic linguistics collections and will be a useful resource for a range of readers with an interest in development studies, cultural heritage and international affairs. However, about 2000 of those languages are spoken by less than people per region and language. The most widely spoken and likely the fastest spreading world language today is english, with over 1. Cia world factbook demographic statistics demographics of the marshall islands, data of fao, year 2005.

Language quiz name the 100 most spoken languages random language or popular quiz can you name the name the 100 most spoken languages. In fact, the very first book printed in english was a translation. The ethnologue name index lists over 39,000 language, dialect, and alternate names. It is also an official language on the eu and spoken in greek communities around the world and in turkey, albania and italy. The most difficult language to learn is basque, which is spoken in northwestern spain and southwestern france. Afghan persian or dari official 50%, pashto official 35%, turkic languages primarily uzbek and turkmen 11%, 30 minor languages primarily balochi and pashai 4%, much bilingualism, but dari functions as the lingua franca. Jun 28, 2009 notes 1 english is the second most spoken language on the world native speakers and others to use as a second language, but is the first language used on most world areas. The universal online dictionary kamusi has just added 1.

Sources and links data on gdp and economic information central bank bank for international settlements international reserves imf world bank gross domestic product gdp international monetary fund imf world economic outlook april 2012 gdp purchasing power parity international. In fact, according to ethnologue, almost 3,900 languages in the world are written as well as spoken. When data is available, the languages spoken in each country are broken down according to the percent of the total population speaking each language as a first language. Congo, democratic republic of the people 2015, cia world factbook. The world factbook provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. One of its salient features is an elaborate noun class system with grammatical concord. As census methods in different countries vary to a considerable extent, and given that some countries do not record language in their censuses, any list of languages by native speakers, or total speakers, is effectively based on estimates. Central intelligence agency cia world factbook 2015. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. January 2015 is the latest vector version available of this file.

Bbc languages learn languages in your own time and have fun with languages of the world. May 2019 learn how and when to remove this template message. William caxton, who introduced the printing press to england, printed the recuyell of the historyes of troye in 1473, which he had translated from the french original of raoul lefevre. Jan 26, 2018 the modern form of greek is the official language in cyprus and greece. The world factbook central intelligence agency 2162017 s. Test your knowledge on this language quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. Saint vincent and the grenadines people 2015, cia world factbook. The official print version is available from the government printing office. Demographics of the world include population density, ethnicity, education level, health measures, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the human population of earth.