Kopiuje Wikipedia poniewaz nawet w moim brauserze zmieniono dane,
ktore trasferowalam. Wedlug falszywego kryterium Polska wpada w
kategorie tu; 10- 50 mln mowiacych, ale jest traktowana razem ze
Slowackim jezykiem.
Prosze sprawdzic calosc sprawy i szybko poprawic dane w Wikipedia
tylko wzgledem Polski. Zaranica sa ludzie ktorzy mowia tylko po
polsku; ale to nie powinno byc kryterium; pewnie lepiej jest estymowac
ile osob mowi w domu po polsku nawet jesli zna Angielski. Takich osob
bedzie pewnie ok 70 mln albo duzo wwwwiecej na swiecie. Tylko
emigracja polska jest estuymnowana na 30 mln polskojezychnych.
A ile mowi po polsku jako wtorny, drugi jezyl jest trudno ocenic - w
Rosjii moze byuc ok. polowy ich domosts. W Rostowie na Donu w 1977
roku byla ogromna ksiegarnia tylko po polsku z lukratywnymi
wydawnictwami, nie zwasze dostepnymi w Polsce ( wciaz mam pare ksiazek
stamtad). Ile osob mowi po polsku w domu w Rostowie i ile osob tam
traktuje polski jako drugi jezyk?
( a propo - encylkopedia tam kupiona ma na liscie Komorowskiego jako
'nobla')

Sugeruje zrobic 'rough estimate' ( przyblizone dane), podajac  zrodlo
jakkolwiek ono bedzie skompilowane. Nie wiem czy nie Polski nie wpada
w kategorie ponad 100 mln. Prosze tez zauwazyc ze 'polish' na pucybuta
i paste do butow jest zlosliwe; wpada w wiele archiwow i zakloca
poszukiwania.


   BIAS AGAINST POLAND, AGAIN AND AGAIN - LIE ABOUT USE OF THE
LANGUAGE, A MOST IMPORTANT TOOL OF CULTURE

WHEN THEY DO LIST POLISh THEY RANK IT 27 BY THE NUMBER OF SPEAKING
PEOPLE ESTIMATED AS $40 000, WHILE THIS NUMBER IS MUCH LARGER.

$40 MLN IS IN COUNTRY OF POLAND ALONE, BUT THEY LISTED GREAT BRITAIN
AS MINORITY IN POLAND AND OBFUSCATED THE NUMBER OF SPEAKERS THAT WAY.
THESE BRITISH THAT SURVIVE THAT 'HOLOCAUST ' IN POLAND DO EVENTUALLY
SPEAK POLISH AS IN POLAND ENGLISH WAS NOT POPULAR AND IS NOT EASY TOI
COMMUNICATE IN ENGLISH; THUS THEY ARE COUNTED AS ENGLISH PEOPLE BY THE
NATIVE LANGUGE; CONSISTAENTLY APPLYING THAT TO POLISH ABROAD - POLAND
GETS ANOTHER AT LEAST 30 MLN SPEAKING POLISH ABROAD.

OF COURSE THAT SCAM THAT BRITISH LIKE TO LIVE IN POLAND IS FALSE.
List of languages by number of native speakers
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Contents [hide]
1 More than 100 million native speakers
2 50 to 100 million native speakers
3 10 to 50 million native speakers
4 1 to 10 million native speakers
5 100,000 to 1 million speakers
6 10,000 to 100,000 speakers
7 1,000 to 10,000 native speakers
8 Fewer than 1,000 native speakers
9 Macrolanguages

[edit] More than 100 million native speakers
Language Family Ethnologue[1] Encarta[2] Other estimates Rank[3]
Mandarin Sino-Tibetan,
Sinitic,
Chinese 845,000,000 800,000,000[4] 1,052 million including second
language speakers (Ethnologue, 1999 [5])/ 1,151 million (982 native,
179 second language)[6] /It is also one of the six official languages
of the United Nations. 1
Spanish Indo-European,
Italic,
Romance,
Italo-Western,
Gallo-Iberian,
Ibero-Romance,
West Iberian 329,000,000 358,000,000 [7] 417 million including second-
language speakers (Ethnologue 1999).[8]/ More than 500 million, as of
2009[9]/ It is also one of the six official languages of the United
Nations. 2
English Indo-European,
Germanic,
West Germanic,
Anglo-Frisian,
English 328,000,000 350,000,000 [10] 508 million including second-
language speakers.[11] More than 1,000 million (as a total of first,
second and foreign language spoken according to List of countries by
English-speaking population). Might have as many as 1.8 billion
speakers[12]. It is also one of the six official languages of the
United Nations. 3
Hindi/Urdu Indo-European,
Indo-Iranian,
Indo-Aryan,
Central Zone,
Western Hindi,
Khariboli 182,000,000 Hindi,
60,600,000 Urdu 200,000,000 Hindi,[13]
40,000,000 Urdu [14] 487 million (366 million with all varieties of
Hindi and Urdu + 120 million as a second language in 1999[15])/ 484.5
million (258 mill. properly Hindi, 422 million all varieties of Hindi
and 51,5 of Urdu according to Indian Census 2001[16] + 11 million Urdu
speakers in 1993 census of Pakistan [17])/ 552 million currently.
473.5 million of 1,028 million spoken some variety of Hindi or Urdu
according to Indian Census (46%).[18] In Pakistan 7.57% speak Urdu.
[19] Currently the population of India is 1,173 million [20] and 168
million [21] is currently the population of Pakistan. (294.4 million
speak properly Hindi as a first language): 258 million of 1,028
million spoken Hindi according to the 2001 Indian census (25.08%). 4
Arabic Afro-Asiatic,
Semitic 221,000,000* 150,000,000 [22] 246 million including second
language speakers (Ethnologue, 1999)[23] It is also one of the six
official languages of the United Nations.
*Ethnologue further counts each of sixteen dialects. (144 million
speakers in Asia)
 5
Bengali Indo-European,
Indo-Iranian,
Indo-Aryan 181,000,000 170,000,000 [24] 211 million including second
language speakers. Official language of the state of West Bengal
(India), Tripura (India) and Bangladesh (Ethnologue, 1999 [25]). 6
Portuguese Indo-European,
Italic,
Romance,
Italo-Western,
Gallo-Iberian,
Ibero-Romance,
West Iberian,
Galician-Portuguese 178,000,000 150,000,000 [26] 191 million including
second language speakers (Ethnologue, 1999 [27])/ 220 million native,
20 million second language = 240 million total [28] 7
Russian Indo-European,
Slavic,
East Slavic 144,000,000 160,000,000 [29] 277 million including second
language speakers (Ethnologue, 1999[30])/ It is also one of the six
official languages of the United Nations.[31] 8
Japanese Japonic,
formerly Language isolate 122,000,000 126,000,000 [32] 130 million
native, 2 million second language = 132 million total 9

[edit] 50 to 100 million native speakers
Language Family Ethnologue (estimate)[1] Encarta (estimate)[2] Other
estimates Estimated ranking[3]
German Indo-European, Germanic, West Germanic 90,300,000 100,000,000
[33] 101 million native (88 million Standard German, 8 million
Austrian Standard German, 5 million Swiss Standard German), 60 million
second language in EU[34] + 5–20 million worldwide. Official language
in: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Belgium and
Liechtenstein 10
Javanese Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Sunda-Sulawesi 84,600,000
70,000,550 [35] Java (Indonesia), Peninsular Malaysia, Suriname, New
Caledonia 11
Punjabi Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan 78,300,000 70,000,000
[36] Both counts include the two Lahnda dialects of Western Punjabi
and Siraiki 61–62 million (2000 WCD) (taken together with Eastern
Punjabi (28 million): approx. 90 million total) 12
Wu Sino-Tibetan, Chinese 77,200,000 90,000,000 [37] Shanghai; most of
Zhejiang province; southern Jiangsu province; Xuancheng prefecture-
level city of Anhui province; Shangrao County, Guangfeng County and
Yushan County, Jiangxi province; Pucheng County, Fujian province;
North Point, Hong Kong 13
Telugu Dravidian, South Central 69,800,000 69,666,000 Official
Language in the Indian state Of Andhra Pradesh. Also, significant
communities in other parts of India, USA, UK, Australia, South Africa,
Canada, New Zealand, Fiji, Malaysia, Singapore, Mauritius, the United
Arab Emirates & Bahrain. 74,002,856 (2001 census)[38] 14
Vietnamese Austro-Asiatic, Mon-Khmer, Vietic 68,600,000 60,000,000[39]
70 million native, perhaps up to 16 million second language, = ~86
million total 15
Marathi Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan,
Southern 68,100,000 70,000,000[40] Indian census:71,936,894
68 million native, 3 million second language = 71 million total 16
French Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Gallo-Iberian,
Gallo-Romance, Gallo-Rhaetian 67,800,000 70,000,000 [41] 128 million
“native and real speakers" (includes 64,473,140 French people) and 72
million "bilinguals". More than 200 million total both native and
second language.[42][43] French is the 8th most common language used
on the internet.[44][45][46] It is also one of the six official
languages of the United Nations.[31] 17
Korean language isolate 66,300,000 60,000,000 [47] 42,000,000 in South
Korea (1986). Population total all countries 78,000,000 (1999 WA) 18
Tamil Dravidian 65,700,000 50,000,000[48] Official Language in Indian
State of Tamil Nadu, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka. Significant
communities in other parts of India, USA, UK, Australia, South Africa,
Canada, UAE, Mauritius, Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia, Fiji, Guyana,
Trinidad & Tobago & Suriname Indian census:60,793,814
78 million [49] 19
Italian Indo-European, Italic, Romance 61,700,000 60,000,000[50]
Official language in Italy, Switzerland, San Marino and Vatican City
20
Turkish Altaic, Turkic, Oghuz 61,000,000[51] 50,000,000[52] Official
in Turkey and Cyprus; spoken in France, Switzerland, Bulgaria, France,
United Kingdom, Germany, Kosovo by Turkish Population 21
Cantonese/Yue Sino-Tibetan, Chinese 55,500,000 70,000,000[53]  22
..................
USING THEIR SPECIAL CRITERION POLISH WOULD FALL IN THE CATHEGORY BELOW
.......................
[edit] 10 to 50 million native speakers
Language Family Ethnologue[1] Encarta estimate[54] Other Estimated
ranking[3]
Tagalog
(including Filipino) Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Philippine 48.9
million 17 million (2006) Official in Philippines (in the form of
Filipino). Significant communities in Australia, Canada, People’s
Republic of China (Hong Kong), Japan, Korea, Qatar, Saudi Arabia,
United Arab Emirates, United States (California, Guam, Hawaii,
Northern Mariana Islands).
~49 million native[citation needed], ~51 million second language ~100 million total 23
Gujarati Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan 46.5 million 46.1
million Official language in the Indian state of Gujarat and also
spoken in Pakistan, Bangladesh, the United Kingdom, the United States,
Canada, Australia and in other states in India 24
Min Sino-Tibetan, Chinese 46,200,000 -- Southern Min: 49m, Northern
Min 10.43m 25
Maithili Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan 45,000,000
24,191,900  26
Polish Indo-European, Slavic, West Slavic 40,000,000 44 million  27
....
IS BUT TOGETHER WITH SLAVIC WHICH IS AN OFFENCE - TEHSE ARE 2
DISTINCTLY DIFFERENT LANGUAGES AND 2 DIFFERENT FULLY DEFIENED
COUNTRIES. THE OFFENDERS USE TO FORCE ME TO COME TO COURT TO TRANSLATE
SLAVIC ( WHILE I KNOW ONLY POLISH) AND I HAD TO REFUSE IN OPEN COURT
TO TRANSLATE OUTSIDE OF MY LICENCE.

APPARENTLY THATW AS PART OF TEH SAME SCAM.
POLISH DEFINED POLISH NATIONALITY AND IS NOT MIXED WITH RUSSIAN OR
SLOVAC. WE HAVE TO QUESTION IF TRHE OFFENDERS ARE NOT TRYING TO
DECOMPOSE POLISH LANGUAGE, AS IN THE TIME WHEN CZAR FORBIDEN POLISH
KINGDOM UNDR ITS CONTROL TO SPEAK POLISH ( POLISH GOT STRONGER THAT
WAY - TODAY POLISH SCHOOLS EXISTS AROUND THE WORLD, NOT ONLY AS SUNDAY
SCHOOLS, BUT HIGHTSCHOOL AND PRIMARY SCHOOLS ( PROBABLY SET IN USA
WHEN THE BAN WAS INSTITUTED BY CZAR). CHILDREN THAT STUDY EITHER
BILINGUAL OR POLISH IN THESE SCHOOLS ARE COUNED AS WHICH SPEAKERS, AS
BRITISH IN POLAND? OR AS BRITISH ION GREAT BRITAIN - TO BE DECIDED TO
APPLY CONSISTANTLY.

PERHAPS WE NEED NATIVE SPEAKERS BY TEH LANGUAGE AT HOME AND TEH
SECONDARY LANGIAGE, WHAT SEEMS WELL RESEACHED IN USA , AND THATW AY
GET OBJECTIVE NR OF SPEAKERS; IN NO CASE POLAND GETS 40 -44 MLN ONLY
AND MOREOVER MIXED WITH SLOVAK OR RUSSIAN LANGUAGE.

THE OFFENDERS APARENTLY STILL FANTACIZE TO EXTINCT POLISH WHAT IS NOT
HAPPENING.
...

Ukrainian Indo-European, Slavic, East Slavic 39,400,000 47 million --
28
Malay Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Sunda-Sulawesi, Malayic
39,100,000 23.6 million (2006) Official in Brunei, Malaysia,
Singapore. Native to Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand. Significant
communities in Australia, Bahrain.
18 million native, 270 million second language (includes the mutually
intelligible Bahasa Indonesia) 29
Bhojpuri Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan 38,500,000
26,254,000  30
Xiang Sino-Tibetan, Chinese 36,000,000   31
Malayalam Dravidian, Kerala, Southern - India 35,706,000 35,706,000
Indian census:33,066,392 32
Kannada Dravidian, Southern 35,400,000 35,400,000 38 million native, 9
million second language, = 47 million total 33
Sunda Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Sunda-Sulawesi 34,000,000 27
million Official in West Java (Indonesia) 34
Burmese Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Lolo-Burmese 32,300,000
32,300,000 50-56 million total speakers, including 18 to 23 million as
second language (Myanmar Language Commission) 35
Oriya Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan 31,700,000 32.3 million
Oriya is an official language of India and is spoken by over 35
million people all over the world. Indian Census:33,017,446 36
Persian Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian 31.3 million[55] 31.3
million 63 million (Encyclopedia of Orient)[56] 59.4 million 2009 CIA
Factbook (Afghan Persian, Iranian Persian and Tajiki are considered
dialects of one language);[57][58][59][60][61] 23.9 million Persian
(Farsi) Western in Iran (1997) Ethnologue ;[62]. ca. 60-70 million, as
their mother tongue (2006 estimates)[63][64][65][66][67] 37
Hakka Sino-Tibetan, Chinese 30,000,000 --   38
Hausa Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, West Chadic 24,200,000 24.2 million (2006)
Official in Niger, official in Nigeria. Significant communities in
Chad, Benin, Ghana, Sudan
24 million native, ~15 million second language, = ~39 million total
39
Romanian Indo-European, Italic, Romance 23,400,000 26,265,555 Official
in Moldova, Romania, Serbia (Vojvodina). Significant communities in
Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Spain, Ukraine.
26 million native,[2] 4 million second language. The total is about 30
million.[68] 40
Indonesian
(also known as Bahasa Indonesia) Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian 23.2
million 17.1 million national language in Indonesia
over 140 million second language speakers per Ethnologue. Almost 100%
of the population of Indonesia speaks Bahasa Indonesia, a dialect of
Malay. 41
Azerbaijani Altaic, Turkic, Oghuz 21.7 million[69][70]
Azerbaijani, Qashqai 1.5 million (1997)[71]
 31.4 million 25–35 million native, including Qashqai (data for Iran
uncertain); 8 million second language (outside Iran); Azerbaijani,
South 24.4 million (1996)[72] - 12.7 million (Iraq 0.6 million (1982),
Suria 0.03 million (1961), Turkey 0.53 million; Azerbaijani, Iran 15.9
million (2009) 24%[73][74];
Azerbaijani, North 7.5 million (2007)[75]; Azerbaijani, Qashqai 1.5
million (1997)[76];Azerbaijani,29.170 million [77]
 42
Dutch Indo-European, Germanic, West Germanic 21,700,000 20 million
(2006) 25 million[34][78] Official in Belgium, Kingdom of the
Netherlands, Suriname. Significant communities in the United States,
Canada, Australia, Indonesia and South Africa (excluding Afrikaans).
43
Gan Sino-Tibetan, Chinese 21 million -- 48 million, 29 million in
Jiangxi[79] 44
Thai Kradai, Tai 20.3 million (2000) 46.1 million (2006) Encarta
includes Northern, Northeastern and Southern Thai as well as Central
whereas ethnologue Thai is just Central Thai
~31 million native (1983 SIL, 1990 Diller, 2000 WCD) (dated data), ~60 million first and second language (2001 A. Diller). Includes
Southern Thai, Northern Thai/Western Lao, but not Shan, Isan, or Lao.
45
Yoruba Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Defoid, Yoruboid 20,000,000 20
million (2006) Official in Nigeria. 46
Sindhi Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan 19,720,000 19,720,000
(2006) Official in Pakistan, India. Significant communities in
People’s Republic of China (Hong Kong), UK, Philippines Oman. 17
million native, 13 million second language, = 30 million total (2001
Johnstone and Mandryk) 47
Pashto Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Eastern Iranian
19,000,000 26,811,657 Official in Afghanistan. Native to Pakistan.
Significant communities in Iran, United Arab Emirates. 48
Uzbek Altaic, Turkic, Eastern Turkic 18,466,000 20.1 million (2006)
Official in Uzbekistan. Native to Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan 49
Igbo Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Igboid 18 million 18 million Official
in Nigeria
unknown number second language. 50
Saraiki Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan 19,720,000 19,720,000
(2006) Official in Pakistan, India. Significant communities in
People’s Republic of China (Hong Kong), UK, Philippines Oman. 17
million native, 13 million second language, = 30 million total (2001
Johnstone and Mandryk) 51
Amharic Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, South 17,413,000 17.4 million (2006)
Official in Ethiopia. Significant communities in Israel.27 million
native (32.7% Ethiopia [1994 census] and 2.7 million emigrants), 10%
(7 million) as a second language = 34 million total 52
Nepali Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan 16,056,000 16,056,000
Official in Nepal, India (Sikkim). Significant communities in
Bhutan.approx. 30 million in Nepal, 16 million as native tongue and 15
million as a second language (2006) 53
Serbo-Croatian Indo-European, Slavic, South Croatian 6,200,00, Bosnian
1,800,000, Serbian 8,600,000 Croatian 6,200,00, Bosnian 1,800,000,
Serbian 8,600,000 (1996) Official in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,
Montenegro and Serbia. Variant language; Bosnian, Croatian,
Montenegrin and Serbian respectively. Significant communities in
Austria, Germany, Hungary, Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia. 54
Kurdish Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Northwestern
10,600,000 Kurdish is absent from Encarta's list of "Languages Spoken
by More Than 10 Million People" Official in Iraq. Native to Armenia,
Iran, Syria, Turkey. Significant communities in Germany, Lebanon. Some
sources estimate there to be approximately 40 million Kurdish speakers
30 million only in the mideast.[80] 55
Cebuano Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Borneo-Philippines 15.8
million 15 million (2006) Native to Philippines
18.5 million native, ~11.5 million second language, = 30 million total
(2000 census) 56
Assamese Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan 15,334,000 15,374,000
Official in India (Assam). Significant communities in Bhutan and
Bangladesh. Assamese is spoken and/or understood by almost everyone in
the state of Assam. Assam had a population of 26.7 million in 2003-04.
So, Assamese has another 8-10 million second language speakers.
Assamese is also understood and spoken widely in Arunachal Pradesh,
which has a population of 1.1 million. These are mostly second or
third language speakers. Various tribes in Nagaland, with a population
of 2 million, use Nagamese, a variant of Assamese, for communication.
Thus, a total of approximately, 28-30 million people speak and
understand Assamese. 57
Malagasy Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Bornean, Barito 15 million
10.5 million (2006) Official in Madagascar. Significant communities in
Mayotte.
17 million 58
Hungarian Uralic, Finno-Ugric, Ugric 14,500,000 14.5 million (2006)
Official in Hungary, Serbia (Vojvodina), Slovenia, Austria.
Significant communities in Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine, United States,
Israel
14 million native (1995) 59
Zhuang Kradai, Tai 14 million 14 million Official in People's Republic
of China (Guangxi)
14 million native (1992), unknown number second language 60
Madurese Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Sunda-Sulawesi 13,694,000
13,694,000 Native to Indonesia (Originally Java, Madura) 61
Sinhalese Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan 13,220,000 13.2
million (2006) Official in Sri Lanka. Significant communities in
United Arab Emirates
13 million native, 2 million second language, = 15 million total
(1993) 62
Greek Indo-European, Greek 12 million 12 million Official in Cyprus,
Greece. Significant communities in Albania, Australia, Canada, Egypt,
France, Georgia, Germany, Italy, Russia, South Africa, Turkey,
Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA.
12 million (2004), up to 10–12 million more second language 63
Fula/Fulfulde Niger-Congo, Atlantic, Northern, Senegambian ~13 million
(all varieties) 11,428,700 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. 64
Czech Indo-European, Slavic, West Slavic 12 million (2006) 12 million
(1990 WA). Official in Czech Republic. 65
Shona Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu 7,000,000 14 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 (2000 A. Chebanne) 66
Oromo Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic, East Cushitic split into different
dialects in their consideration 17.2 million (2006) National language
of Ethiopia. Significant communities in Kenya
24 million native (31.6% of Ethiopia [1994 census]), ~2 million second
language, = 26 million total (1998 census) 67




[edit] 1 to 10 million native speakers
Language Family Official status and where spoken natively by more than
1% of the population SIL estimate[81] Number of speakers
Somali Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic, East Cushitic Official in Somalia.
Native to Ethiopia, Kenya, Kenya, Djibouti. Significant communities in
Canada, Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, United
Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Yemen, Japan.10-16
million native and at least 500,000 second-language speakers.million
(2004 WCD) 9.8 million (2006)
Zulu Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Official in South Africa.
Significant communities in Lesotho, Swaziland 9.6 million (2006) 9.6
million native, ~16 million second language, = ~25 million total (1996
census)
Quechua Quechuan Official in Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru. Significant
communities in Argentina 8.3 million (2006) 10.4 million, all
varieties
Kazakh Altaic, Turkic, Northwestern, Southern Official in Kazakhstan.
Significant communities in People's Republic of China (Xinjiang),
Russia, Mongolia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan 8.2 million (2006) 12
million
Tibetan Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Tibeto-Kanauri Official in
People's Republic of China (Tibet Autonomous Region and part of
Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu). Significant communities in India 7.1 million
(2006) 7.6 million
Chichewa (Nyanja) Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Official in Malawi,
Zambia. Significant communities in Mozambique, Zimbabwe.  9.3 million
native (2001 Johnstone and Mandryk), 0.4 million second language (1999
WA), = 9.7 million total
Haitian Creole Indo-European, Romance, Creole Official in Haiti.
Significant communities in Bahamas, Canada (Quebec), Cuba, Cayman
Islands (UK), Dominican Republic, France (Guadeloupe), United States
(Connecticut, Florida, New Jersey, Massachusetts, New York). 7.4
million (2006) 12 million (2005)
Belarusian Indo-European, Slavic, East Slavic Official in Belarus.
Significant communities in Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine,
Poland, Russia 10.2 million (2006) 9.1 million (2001 Johnstone and
Mandryk)
Lombard Indo-European, Romance Native to Italy -- 5 million Western
Lombard + 3 million Eastern Lombard + others = 9.13 million
(Ethnologue 2006)
Swedish Indo-European, Germanic, North National language of Sweden.
National language in Finland. ~10 million (2006) 8.8 million (1986),
~10 million (2005)
Akan Niger-Congo, Kwa National language in Ghana 7 million (2006) 8.3
million native, ~1 million second language, = ~10 million total (2004
SIL)
Tshiluba Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu National language of Congo-
Kinshasa  7.8 million native, 0.7 million second language, = 8.5
million total (1991 UBS). Includes 1.5 million Kiluba.
Ilokano Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Borneo-Philippines
Philippines. Significant communities in United States (Hawaii). 8
million (2006) 7.7 million native (2000 census), ~2.3 second language
= 10 million total
Uyghur Altaic, Turkic, Southeastern, Eastern Official in People's
Republic of China (Xinjiang). Significant communities in Kazakhstan
7.6 million (2006) 7.6 million
Neapolitan Indo-European, Romance Native to Italy -- 7.5 million
native
Bulgarian Indo-European, Slavic, South Official in Bulgaria.
Significant communities in Moldova, Ukraine, the Republic of
Macedonia, Greece, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK, USA 9 million (2006) 7.7
million in Bulgaria (2005) and ~1 million abroad = 8.5 million native
Kinyarwanda Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Official in Rwanda.
Significant communities in Congo-Kinshasa, Uganda  7.3 million (1998)
Khmer Austro-Asiatic, Mon-Khmer, Khmer 7,039,200 8 million (2006)
Official in Cambodia. Significant communities in Thailand, United
States (California), Vietnam
14 million native, 1 million second language, = 15 million total
(2004)
Xhosa Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Official in South Africa.
Significant communities in Lesotho 6.9 million (2006) 7.2 million
(1996 census)
Balochi Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian Native to Afghanistan,
Iran, Pakistan. Significant communities in Oman, United Arab Emirates
7 million (2006) 7.0 million (1998)
Hiligaynon Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Borneo-Philippines
Philippines 7 million (2006) 6.9 million (2000 census), est. 4.1
million second language = ~11 million total
Afrikaans Indo-European, Germanic, West Germanic Official in South
Africa. Significant communities in Namibia, Botswana, Australia, New
Zealand, Canada and United Kingdom. 6.0 million (2006) 6.0 million
native, 10.3 million second language, = 16 million total (1996
census)
Hebrew Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, North Central Official in Israel.
Significant communities in USA (New York, California) and Canada
(Ontario, Montreal). 5.3 million (2006) Up to 10 million speakers
including second language speakers.
Tigrinya Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, South Official in Eritrea, Ethiopia
5.1 million (2006) 4.5 million in Ethiopia (6% of population (1994
census)), ~2.25 million in Eritrea (50% of population (CIA)), = 6.75
million native, 146,934 as second language (1994 census), = 6.9
million total
Catalan Indo-European, Romance Official and Native to Andorra, Spain
(Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Valencia, Aragon (La Franja), France
(PyrĂŠnĂŠes-Orientales), Italy (Alghero). 6.6 million (2006) 6.7 million
native, ~5 million second language, = ~12 million total (1996)
(includes Valencian)
Minangkabau Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Sunda-Sulawesi, Malayic
Indonesia (Sumatra) 6.5 million (2006) 6.5 million (1981 Moussay)
(dated data)
Turkmen Altaic, Turkic, Southwestern, Eastern Official in
Turkmenistan. Significant communities in Afghanistan, Iran. 6.4
million (2006) 6.4 million (1995)
Kongo Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu National language in Angola,
Congo-Brazzaville (Kituba), Congo-Kinshasa. 4.7 million (2006) 8.7
million, all varieties, including Yombe and creolized Kituba (1986–
2002) (dated data)
Tajik Indo-European, Indo-Iranian Official in Tajikistan. Significant
communities in Uzbekistan 4.4 million. 7.9-17 million native
(estimates vary due to lack of official data, moreover these exclude
Tajiks of Afghanistan)
Makhuwa Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Major language of Mozambique.
Significant communities in Tanzania 2.5 million (2006) 6.4 million,
all varieties, including Lomwe
Santali Austro-Asiatic, Munda Official in India 6.2 million (2006) 6.2
million (1997)
Albanian Indo-European, isolate Official in Albania, KosovoSignificant
communities in Greece, Macedonia, Italy. 7.6 million 3.6 million (data
from Albania)
Armenian Indo-European, isolate Official in Armenia. Significant
communities in Russia, USA, Georgia, Iran, Lebanon, Syria, France and
Turkey. 6 million (2006) 6.7 million (2001 Johnstone and Mandryk,
etc.)
Mongolian Altaic, Mongolian Official in People's Republic of China
(Inner Mongolia), Mongolia 5.7 million (2006) 5.7 million
Bhili Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan India 1.3 million (2006)
5.6 million, all varieties (1994). Includes 1.6 million Wagdi, etc.
Danish Indo-European, Germanic, North Official in Denmark, Faroe
Islands (Denmark). Significant communities in Germany (Southern
Schleswig) and Greenland. 5.3 million (2006) 5.5 million (2009)
Finnish Uralic, Finno-Ugric, Finnic Official in Finland. Significant
communities in Sweden and Estonia. 6.1 million (2006) 5.4 million
(1993)
Tatar Altaic, Turkic, Northwestern, Northern Official in Russia
(Tatarstan). Significant communities in Bashkortostan, Kazakstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan 5.7 million (1989 USSR census),[82]
[83] at least 5.34 million (2002 census: ethnic Tatars in Russia only)
[84]
Gikuyu Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Major language of Kenya 5.4
million (2006) 5.3 million (1994 I. Larsen BTL)
Slovak Indo-European, Slavic, West Slavic Official in Slovakia and
Vojvodina district of Serbia. 5.6 million (2006) 5.0 million (1990
WA)
More Niger-Congo, Gur National language of Burkina Faso 5.1 million
(2006) ~5 million (1991)
Guarani Tupi Official in Paraguay. Significant communities in
Argentina. 5.1 million (2006) 4.9 million (1995)
Swahili Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Official in Congo-Kinshasa,
Kenya, Tanzania. Significant communities in Comoros, Mayotte, Oman 5
million (2006) ~5 million native, ~80 million second language
Southern Quechua Quechuan Official in Peru, Bolivia ~5,000,000
Kirundi Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Official in Burundi.  4.9
million (1986) (dated data)
Sesotho (southern) Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Official in
Lesotho, South Africa.  4.9 million (1996 census)
Central Morocco Tamazight (Berber) Afro-Asiatic, Berber, Northern
3,500,000National language in Algeria, Mali and Niger (Tuaregs);
unrecognized in Morocco, Libya and Tunisia. Large migrant communities
in France, Benelux, Spain and Germany . 3.23 million (2006) + 3.7
million (1998)
Sicilian Indo-European, Italic, Romance Official in Sicily, Italy 4.83
million (2000)
Romani Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan Significant communities
in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic,
Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Macedonia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Romania,
Serbia, Slovakia, Turkey, and USA 3.1 million (2006) 4.8 million, all
varieties, including Domari (data for Vlax 2002–2004; for Domari 2000
WCD).
Norwegian Indo-European, Germanic, North Official in Norway.
Significant communities in the United States. 5 million (2006) 4.7
million (2006, Statistics Norway)
Pahari-Potwari Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan Pakistan: Areas
of Pakistani administered Kashmir e.g. Mirpur District, Rawalpindi.
Dialects include Pahari (Dhundi-Kairali), Pothwari (Potwari),
Chibhali, Pindiwali, Punchhi (Poonchi), and Mirpuri.[85] (Mirpuri can
also refer to Mirpur Punjabi, a Lahnda language. Pahari-Potwari is
related to Punjabi.  4.7 million, all varieties
Tibetan Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Bodic Official in People's
Republic of China (Tibet, Qinghai, parts of Sichuan, Gansu) 1.3
million (2006) 4.6 million, all varieties
Kanuri Nilo-Saharan, Saharan Official in Niger, Nigeria. Significant
communities in Chad (Kanembu)  4.4 million native, 0.5 million second
language, = 4.9 million total (data mostly from 1985) (dated data)
Kashmiri Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan Official in and
native to India. 4.5 million (2006) 4.6 million (1997)
Bikol Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Borneo-Philippines Philippines
3.3 million (2006) 4.5 native, all varieties (2000 census), unknown
number second language
Yi Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Burmic People's Republic of China 4.2
million (2006) 7.8 million ethnic Yi (2000 census)
Georgian Kartvelian Official in Georgia. Significant communities in
Israel. 4.1 million (2006) 4.2 million (1993 UBS)
Qusqu-Qullaw Quechuan Official in Peru (Cusco and Puno departments)
Also spoken in Bolivia, Argentina 4 million
Tswana Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Official in Botswana, South
Africa. National language of Namibia 4 million (2006) 4.4 million
native, 200,000 second language, = 4.6 million total (1993 Johnstone)
(dated data)
Umbundu Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu National language of Angola
~4 million native, unknown number second language (1995 WA)
Konkani Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan Official in India
(Goa).Significant communities in Uttara Kannada, Dakshina Kannada. 6
million (2006) ~4 million (1999 WA)
Balinese Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Sunda-Sulawesi, Bali-Sasak
Indonesia (Bali, Lombok) 3.8 million (2006) 3.9 million (2001
Johnstone and Mandryk)
Northern Sotho (sePedi) Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Official in
South Africa. Significant communities in Botswana  3.7 million (1996
census)
Luyia Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Kenya 3.6 million (2006) 3.6
million (1989 census) (dated data)
Wolof Niger-Congo, Atlantic National language in Mauritania, Senegal.
Significant communities in The Gambia. 3.4 million (2006) 3.6 million
native (2002), unknown number second language
Buginese Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Sunda-Sulawesi, South
Sulawesi Indonesia  3.5 million native, 0.5 million second language, ~4 million total (1991 SIL)
Luo (Dholuo) Nilo-Saharan, Eastern Sudanic, Nilotic Kenya 3.4 million
(2006) 3.5 million (1994 I. Larsen BTL) (dated data)
Maninka Niger-Congo, Mande National language of Guinea, Mali.
Significant numbers in Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone. 2.5 million
(2006) 3.3 million, all varieties
Mazanderani Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western Iranian Iran
3.3 million (2006) 3.3 million (1993) (dated data) (numbers may be
confused with or include Gilaki)
Gilaki Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western Iranian Iran 3.3
million (2006) 3.3 million (1993) (dated data) (numbers may be
confused with or include Mazanderani)
Shan Kradai, Tai Myanmar 3 million (2006) 3.3 million
Tsonga Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Official in South Africa.
Significant communities in Mozambique, Swaziland. 3.2 million (2006)
3.3 million (1989, 1996) (dated data)
Galician Indo-European, Romance. Official in Galicia, Spain. 3.2
million (2006) 3.2 million (1986) (data dated)
Lao Kradai, Tai Official in Laos. Native to Thailand. 3.2 million
(2006) ~19 million Lao-Phutai dialects (including Isan) (data dated)
Sukuma Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Tanzania 5 million (2006) 3.2
million (2001 Johnstone and Mandryk)
Yiddish Indo-European, Germanic, West Germanic official in Russia
(Jewish Autonomous Oblast) Significant communities in Belarus, Israel,
Latvia, Ukraine, USA. 3 million (2006) 3.2 million
Jamaican Creole Indo-European, Germanic, West Germanic, Creole
Jamaica. Significant communities in Panama, Costa Rica 2.8 million
(2006) 3.2 million (2001)
Piemonteis Indo-European, Italic, North Italy (official in the
Piedmont region), Argentina 3.1 million (2000) 3.1 million (2000),
might not include speakers in Latin America
Kyrgyz Altaic, Turkic, Northwestern, Southern Official in Kyrgyzstan.
Native to Tajikistan 3.1 million (2006) 3.1 million (1993 UBS) (dated
data)
Waray-Waray Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Borneo-Philippines
Philippines 2.4 million 3.1 native (2000 census), unknown number
second language
Ewe Niger-Congo, Kwa Official in Togo. National language of Ghana. 2.5
million (2006) 3.1 million native, 500,000 second language, = 3.6
million total (2003)
South Bolivian Quechua Quechuan Official in Bolivia, also spoken in
Argentina 3,637,500 (ethnologue)sout
Lithuanian Indo-European, Baltic Official in Lithuania. Significant
communities in Latvia. 4 million (2006) 3.1 million (1998)
Luganda Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Major language of Uganda  3.0
million native (1991 census), ~1 million second language (1999 WA), ~4 million total
Lusoga Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Major language of Uganda,
official status unclear/pending   +/- 3 million native speakers (2002
census), +/- 100,000 second-language speakers (dated data)
Acehnese Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Sunda-Sulawesi, Malayic
Indonesia 3 million (2006) ~3 million (1999 WA)
Kimbundu Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu National language of Angola
~3 million (1999 WA)
Hindko Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan Pakistan 2.5 million
(2006) ~3 million (1993) (dated data)
Ibibio-Efik Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Cross River Efik official in
Nigeria 1.5 million (2006) ~3 million, including Anaang (1990; 1998 B.
Connell) (dated data)
Rajbangsi Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan India  3.0 million
(1991 census)
Garhwali Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan India  2.9 million
(2000)
Bambara Niger-Congo, Mande National language of Mali  2.8 million
native, 10 million second language, = 13 million total
Hmong Hmong-Mien China. Significant communities in France (French
Guiana), Laos, Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, United States
(Minnesota, Wisconsin, California), Vietnam, Thailand  7.8 million
(2006)
~4 million (Lemoine, 2005)
Ometo Afro-Asiatic, Omotic Ethiopia  2.8 million, all varieties,
including Welayta (1998 census)
Indian Sign Language Language isolate (Sign language) Bangladesh,
India, Pakistan  2.7 million in India, plus unknown number in
Bangladesh, Pakistan (2003). Same language as Pakistani Sign Language
Betawi creole Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Sunda-Sulawesi, Creole
Indonesia  2.7 million (1993 Johnstone)
Karen Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Karenic Myanmar, Thailand, India
2.6 million, all varieties (dated data)
Gondi Dravidian India  2.6 million (1997)
Senoufo Niger-Congo, Gur National language of Mali. Native to Burkina
Faso, CĂ´te d'Ivoire.  2.6 million, all varieties (1991, 1993, 2001)
Kalenjin Nilo-Saharan, East Sudanic, Nilotic Kenya  2.5 million (1989
census)
Kumauni Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan India  2.4 million in
India (1998)
Kamba Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Kenya  2.4 million native,
600,000 second language, = 3.0 million total (1989 census)
Luri Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western Iranian Iran  2.4
million (1999, 2001)
K'iche' Mayan Guatemala  2.3 million (2000 SIL)
Kapampangan Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Borneo-Philippines
Philippines  2.3 million (2000 census)
Bemba Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu National language of Zambia  2.2
million (2006)
3.6 million native, unknown number second language (2001 Johnstone and
Mandryk)
Central Aymara Aymaran Official in Bolivia, Peru. Significant numbers
in Argentina.  2.2 million Central Aymara (1987)
Tiv Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid Nigeria  2.2 million native,
unknown number second language (1991 UBS)
Brahui Dravidian Pakistan, Afghanistan  2.2 million
Gbaya Niger-Congo, Ubangian Central African Republic, Congo-Kinshasa
2.2 million, all varieties, including Ngbaka (2000 WCD)
Zarma Nilo-Saharan, Songhai Official in Niger  2.2 million (1998)
BaoulĂŠ Niger-Congo, Kwa CĂ´te d'Ivoire  2.1 million (1993 SIL)
Dogri Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan Official in India (Jammu
and Kashmir states)  2.1 million (1997)
Lingala Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu National language of Congo-
Brazzaville, Congo-Kinshasa.  2.1 million native (2000 WCD), 7 million
second language in Congo-Kinshasa (1999 WA), unknown additional second-
language speakers in Congo-Brazzaville, = 9+ million total. According
to Britannica (2005 Yearbook) more than 36 million people speak
Lingala as lingua franca.
Sasak Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Sunda-Sulawesi Indonesia  2.1
million (1989)
Kurux Dravidian India, Nepal  2.1 million (1997)
Mundari Austro-Asiatic, Munda India  2.1 million (1997)
Dinka Nilo-Saharan, East Sudanic, Nilotic Southern Sudan  2+ million
Slovene Indo-European, Slavic, South Slavic Official in Austria,
Hungary, Italy, Slovenia.  2.0 - 2.5 million consisting of the
population of Slovenia (1991 census) plus minorities in Austria,
Croatia, Hungary and Italy; several hundred thousand (100 000 - 200
000) in US, Canada, Argentina and Australia
Batak Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Sunda-Sulawesi, Northern
Sumatra Indonesia  2 million (2006)
~6.2 million, all varieties (c. 1991 UBS) (dated data). Includes Toba,
Dairi, Simalungun, etc.
Macedonian Indo-European, Slavic, South Official in Republic of
Macedonia , also sizeable communities in Albania, Greece, Bulgaria,
Serbia, Germany, United States, Australia, Canada.  2.0 million (1995)
[86]
Buyei Kradai, Tai China  ~2 million (1990 census)
Beti-Pahuin Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Major language of Gabon,
Equatorial Guinea. Significant communities in Cameroon, SĂŁo TomĂŠ and
PrĂ­ncipe.  ~2 million. Includes Fang, Ewondo, etc.
Zazaki Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western Iranian Turkey
1.5–2.5 million (all dialects) (1998 Paul)
Occitan Indo-European, Romance France, Italy, Spain, Monaco
1,939,000
Tulu Dravidian India  1.9 million (1997)
Ligurian Indo-European, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-
Iberian, Gallo-Romance, Gallo-Italic Italy, France, Monaco  1,920,848
Sidamo Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic, East Cushitic Ethiopia  1.9 million
native, 100,000 second language, = 2.0 million total (1998 census)
Bashkir Altaic, Turkic, Northwestern, Northern Official in Russia
(Bashkortostan)  1.9 million (2001 Johnstone and Mandryk)
Yao Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Malawi, Tanzania, Mozambique  ~1.9
million (2001 Johnstone and Mandryk)
Chuvash Altaic, Turkic Official in Russia (Chuvashia)  1.8 million
native, 200,000 second language, = 2.0 million total (2001 Johnstone
and Mandryk
Ijaw (Izon) Niger-Congo, Ijoid languages Indigenous in Nigeria  1.8
million (all varieties) (Izon 1 million)
Fon Niger-Congo, Kwa National language of Benin Significant
communities in Togo  1.7 million native (2000 Hoddenbagh), unknown
number second language
SiSwati Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Official in South Africa,
Swaziland. Significant communities in Lesotho  1.7 million (1996
census, 1993 Johnstone)
Latvian Indo-European, Baltic Official in Latvia. Significant
communities in Australia, USA, United Kingdom, Ireland, Brazil.  1.6
million[87]
Nyankore Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Uganda  1.6 million (1991
census)
Makasar Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Sunda-Sulawesi Indonesia  1.6
million native, 400,000 second language, = 2 million total (1989)
Gusii Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Kenya  1.6 million (1994 I.
Larsen BTL)
Khandeshi Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan India  1.6 million
(1997)
Ndebele Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Official in South Africa.
National language of Zimbabwe.  1.6 million (2001 Johnstone and
Mandryk)
Chin Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman Myanmar, India  1.6 million (1990
BAP, 1996 UBS). All varieties, but not including Mizo etc.
Limburgish Indo-European, Germanic, West Germanic, Meuse-Rhenish
Official in Netherlands (as a regional language). Belgium and Germany
(no official status)  1.6 million
Vlax Romani Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Romania, Albania, Colombia, Hungary  1.5 million
Sara Nilo-Saharan, Central Sudanic, Bongo-Bagirmi National language of
Chad. Significant communities in Central African Republic.  1.5
million native, all varieties, large number second-language speakers
(dated data)
Pangasinan Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Borneo-Philippines
Philippines  1.5 million (2000 census)
Tonga Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Zambia, Zimbabwe  1.5 million
(2001 Johnstone and Mandryk)
Lampung Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Sunda-Sulawesi Indonesia
~1.5 million (1981 Wurm and Hattori)
Sardinian Indo-European, Romance Official in Italy (Sardinia)  ~1.5
million (1977 M. Ibba, Rutgers University)
Scots Indo-European, Germanic, West Germanic Scotland, Significant
communities in Northern Ireland  ~1.5 million native (General Register
Office for Scotland, 1996)
Dong Kradai, Kam-Sui China  1.5 million
Mende Niger-Congo, Mande National language of Sierra Leone  1.5
million native, unknown number second language (1987 UBS)
TĂ y Kradai, Kam-Tai, Tai Vietnam  1.5 million in Vietnam (1999
census)
Nahuatl Uto-Aztecan, isolate Mexico  1.4 million (all varieties)
(dated data)
Afar Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic, East Cushitic Ethiopia, Eritrea,
Djibouti  1.4 million (1998 census)
Dagbani Niger-Congo, Gur National language of Ghana  1.4 million,
including Kusaal, Mampruli (2004 SIL)
Koli Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan India, Pakistan  1.4
million, all varieties (some data dated)
Chiga Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Uganda  1.4 million (1991
census)
Chechen Caucasic, Nakh Official in Russia (Chechnya).  1.33 million
(2002 census)
Tumbuka Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Official in Malawi.
Significant communities in Zambia  1.3 million (2001 Johnstone and
Mandryk)
Iu Mien Hmong-Mien, Yao China  1.3 million, all varieties (1995 Wang
and Mao)
Meru Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Kenya  3.0 million (2009 Kenya
census BTL) (dated data)
Gogo Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Tanzania  ~1.3 million (1992 UBS)
(dated data)
Teso Nilo-Saharan, East Sudanic, Nilotic Uganda. Significant
communities in Kenya  1.3 million (1991 census)
Meithei Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman Official in India (Manipur)  1.3
million (1997)
Tamang Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman Nepal  1.3 million
Makonde Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Tanzania, Mozambique  1.3
million (2001 Johnstone and Mandryk)
Bai Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, unclassified China  1.2 million
(2003)
Tuareg Afro-Asiatic, Berber, Southern Official in Niger. National
language of Mali.  1.2 million (1991–1998)
Mandinka Niger-Congo, Mande National language of Senegal. Significant
communities in Gambia, Guinea-Bissau.  1.2 million (2002)
Jula Niger-Congo, Mande Native to Burkina Faso, Significant
communities in CĂ´te d'Ivoire  ~1.2 million native, 3–4 million second
language
Temne Niger-Congo, Atlantic National language of Sierra Leone
Haya Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Tanzania  ~1.2 million (1991
UBS)
Serer Niger-Congo, Atlantic National language of Senegal. Significant
communities in Gambia.  1.2 million (2002)
Beja Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic or isolate Sudan, Eritrea  1.2 million
(1982 SIL)
Nyamwezi Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Tanzania  1.2 million (2001
Johnstone and Mandryk)
Abron Niger-Congo, Kwa Ghana  1.2 million (2003)
Alur Nilo-Saharan, East Sudanic, Nilotic Congo-Kinshasa, Uganda  1.2
million (2001 Johnstone and Mandryk)
Sena Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Mozambique, Malawi  1.2 million,
all varieties
Azande Niger-Congo, Ubangian Congo-Kinshasa, Southern Sudan, Central
African Republic  1.1 million (dated data)
Walloon Indo-European, Romance Belgium  1.1 million (1998)
Anyi Niger-Congo, Kwa CĂ´te d'Ivoire, Ghana  1.2 million (1993 SIL)
Malvi Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan India  1.1 million
(1997)
Kinaray-a Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Borneo-Philippines
Philippines  1.1 million native (2000 census)
Soninke Niger-Congo, Mande National language in Mali, Mauritania,
Senegal. Significant communities in Burkina Faso, CĂ´te d'Ivoire,
Gambia.  1.10 million (1991)
Ho Austro-Asiatic, Munda India  1.08 million (1997)
Estonian Uralic, Finno-Ugric, Finnic Official in Estonia  1.08 million
(1989 census)
Nyakyusa Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Tanzania, Malawi  1.05
million (1992 UBS)
Gwari Niger-Congo, Nupe Nigeria  1.05 million (1991 SIL, 2002 SIL)
Lugbara Nilo-Saharan, Central Sudanic, Moru-Madi Congo-Kinshasa,
Uganda  1.04 million (2001 Johnstone and Mandryk, 1983 SIL)
Basque Language isolate, Basque Country and Navarre (Spain) and
Northern Basque Country (France) Basque Country  1.03 million (2001
Johnstone and Mandryk, 1983 SIL)
Naga Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman India  1.03 million, all varieties
(1997)
Susu Niger-Congo, Mande National language of Guinea. Significant
communities in Sierra Leone.  1.03 million (2001 Johnstone and
Mandryk)
Tausug Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Borneo-Philippine Philippines
Significant communities in Indonesia (Kalimantan), Malaysia (Sabah)
1.02 million native (2000 census)
Chokwe Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu National language of Angola.
Significant communities in Congo-Kinshasa  1.01 million (1990 UBS)
Kabardian Caucasic, Circassian Official in Russia (Kabardino-
Balkaria). Significant communities in Karachay-Cherkessia, Turkey
1.01 million (1993 UBS, 2001 Johnstone and Mandryk)
RyĹŤkyĹŤ Japonic, RyĹŤkyĹŤan Japan  1.01 million, all varieties (2000
WCD)
Magindanaw Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Borneo-Philippine
Philippines  1.0 million native (2000 census), unknown number second
language
Maranao Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Borneo-Philippine
Philippines  1.0 million native (2000 census)
Ancash Quechua Waywash Official in Peru  1.0 million speakers

[edit] 100,000 to 1 million speakers
DzongkhaSino-Tibetan|| Bhutan, Sikkim|| 130,000

Language Family Official status and where spoken natively by more than
1% of the population Number of speakers Notes
Welsh Indo-European, Celtic, Brythonic Official in Wales Also spoken
by isolated populations in Argentina and England and United States.
Around 750,000 speakers, though estimations run up to one million
speakers — Wales: 611,000[88]
— England: 150,000[89]
— Chubut, Argentina: 5,000[90]
Songe Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Congo-Kinshasa ~1 million (1991
WA)
Rejang Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Sunda-Sulawesi Indonesia ~1
million (1981 Wurm and Hattori)
Bini Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Edoid Official in Nigeria ~1 million
(1999 WA)
Ebira Niger-Congo, Nupe Nigeria ~1 million (1989 J. Adive)
Pnar Mon-Khmer Jaintia Hills, Khasi Hills Meghalaya, India
200,000-250,000
Dagaare Niger-Congo, Gur National language of Ghana. Significant
communities in Burkina Faso. ~1 million (2003)
Gujari Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan Afghanistan, India,
Pakistan 0.99 million (2000 WCD)
Tharu Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan Nepal 0.99 million, all
varieties
Venda Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Official in South Africa 0.96
million (1996 census)
Arakanese Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman Myanmar, Bangladesh 0.95 million
(2001 Johnstone and Mandryk)
Mauritian Creole French-based creoles spoken in Mauritius; no official
status 806,000
YucatĂĄn Maya Mayan, Yucatecan, Yucatec-Laca Mexico, Belize 705,000
Ossetic Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Eastern Iranian,
Northeastern Spoken in Russia Official in North Ossetia, South
Ossetia), Georgia, Turkey ~700,000
Ndonga Bantu Spoken in Namibia, Angola 690,000
Kwanyama Niger-Congo Angola, Namibia 671,000
Mari Uralic, Finno-Ugric, Finno-Permic, Finno-Volgaic Russia (Official
in Mari El) 600,569
RĂŠunion Creole French-based creoles spoken in RĂŠunion; no official
status 600,500
West Frisian Indo-European, Germanic, West Germanic, Anglo-Frisian,
Frisian Official in Netherlands (Friesland). 600,000 fluent speakers
in 2004
700,000 (Ethnologue 1976)
Avar North Caucasian (disputed), Northeast Caucasian, Avar-Andic
Official in Russia's Republic of Dagestan Also spoken in the rest of
Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkey ~600,000
Friulian Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-
Iberian, Gallo-Romance, Gallo-Rhaetian Italy ~600,000
Lozi Niger-Congo Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe 550,000
Udmurt Uralic, Finno-Ugric, Finno-Permic, Permic Russia (Official in
Udmurtia), Kazakhstan 550,000
Kalmyk Altaic (controversial), Mongolic, Kalmyk-Oirat Spoken in Russia
(Kalmykia), China, Mongolia 518,500
American Sign Language French Sign Language family No official status,
used in USA, Canada and Guatemala. Also used in varying degrees in
Philippines, Singapore, Hong Kong, CĂ´te d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Ghana,
Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Chad, Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Central African Republic, Mauritania, Kenya, Madagascar and Zimbabwe.
100,000 to 500,000 in the USA [91]
Breton Indo-European, Celtic, Brythonic Native in Brittany, no
official status ≤ 500,000
Erzya Uralic, Finno-Ugric, Finno-Permic, Finno-Volgaic, Mordvinic
Spoken in Russia ~500,000
Maltese Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, South Central Official in Malta,
European Union. Significant communities in Australia, Canada, United
Kingdom and Gibraltar ~500,000
Moksha Uralic, Finno-Ugric, Finno-Permic, Finno-Volgaic, Mordvinic
Russia (Mordovia) ~500,000
Zapotec Oto-Manguean, Zapotecan Mexico (Oaxaca, Puebla Guerrero) Also
spoken in USA ~500,000
Fiji Hindi Indo-European Fiji, Australia, New Zealand, USA, Canada
460,000
Fijian Malayo-Polynesian Fiji, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom,
other Pacific Islands 455,000
Sureth ܠܫܢܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ leššānā Suryāyā Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, North
Central Official in Iraq. Significant communities in USA (Chicago,
California, Sweden, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Syria ) and
Canada (Ontario, . 0.42 million (2006)[not in citation given] Up to
3.6 million speakers including second language speakers. Mostly those
from Mesopotamia
Lezgian Northeast Caucasian, Lezgic Spoken in Russia, Azerbaijan,
Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and
Uzbekistan 450,000
Hakha-Chin Sino-Tibetan Burma, India, Bangladesh 446,264
Limbu Sino-Tibetan official in Nepal, India (Sikkim), significant
communities in Bhutan, Assam (India) 441,633
Mapudungun language isolate Significant communities in Chile,
Argentina 440,000 (ethnologue)
Dargin Caucasian (geographical convention), North (disputed),
Northeast Spoken in Dagestan, Russia 439,000
Ingush Caucasian (disputed), North (disputed), Northeast, Nakh,
Vainakh (Chechen-Ingush) Spoken in Russia (Ingushetia, Chechnya)
415,000
Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl Uto-Aztecan, Aztecan, General Aztec, Huasteca
Mexico 410,000
Karachay-Balkar Altaic, Turkic, Kypchak, Kypchak-Cuman Official
languages of Russian areas of Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-
Cherkessia 400,000
Buryat Altaic, Mongolic, Northern Mongolia, China, Russia 400,000
Western Huasteca Nahuatl Uto-Aztecan, Aztecan, General Aztec, Huasteca
Mexico 400,000
Corsican Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Italo-
Dalmatian Native in Corsica. 402,000-100,000
Aklanon Austronesian, Borneo-Philippines, Central Philippine, Visayan,
Western Visayan, Aklan, Native in the Philippines. 394,545
Luxembourgish West Central German group of High German languages
Official in Luxembourg 390,000
Dhivehi / Mahl Indo-Aryan Official in the Maldives and Minicoy
Island(India). 379,200
Samoan Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian (MP), Nuclear MP Official in
Samoa and American Samoa (United States) 370,337
Sakha Altaic, Turkic, Northern Turkic Russia 363,000
Awngi Afro Asiatic, Cushitic, Central Ethiopica (Agew Awi Zone, Amhara
Region) 356,980
Irish Indo-European, Celtic, Goidelic Official in the Republic of
Ireland and Northern Ireland, spoken by communities in the United
States, Canada and Australia. 350,000
Komi Uralic, Permic Spoken in Russia (Komi Republic, Perm Krai
350,000
Mingrelian Kartvelian Georgia, Spoken in Georgia 500 000
Mazahua Oto-Manguean, Oto-Pamean, Otomian Mexico 350,000
Papiamento Portuguese Creole Official in Netherlands Antilles and
Aruba 329,000
Pontic Greek Indo-European, Greek Greece, Russia, Ukraine, Georgia,
Kazakhstan, Turkey 324,535
Japanese Sign Language Sign language no official status 320,000
signers
Icelandic Indo-European, Germanic, North Official in Iceland. Small
community in Gimli, Manitoba, Canada. 310,000
Wayuu Arawakan, Maipuran, Northern Maipuran, Caribbean Significant
communities in Colombia, Venezuela 305,000 (ethnologue)
Aromanian Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Eastern Romance Greece,
Albania, Romania, Serbia, Bulgaria, Macedonia 300,000-700,000
Adyghe Caucasian (disputed), North Caucasian (disputed), Northwest
Caucasian, Circassian Official in Russia's Republic of Adygea,
Significant communities in the rest of Russia, Turkey, Jordan, Syria,
Israel, Macedonia, Iraq 300,000
Laz South Caucasian Turkey, Georgia, Germany, Adjaria, Greece
300,000-500,000
Wanka Quechua Quechuan Official in Peru 300,000
Garifuna Arawakan, Carib Honduras, Belize, Guatemala 300,000
French Sign Language French Sign Language family used in France, no
official status. French Sign Language is related to Dutch Sign
Language (NGT), German Sign Language (DGS), Flemish Sign Language
(VGT), Belgian-French Sign Language (LSFB) Irish Sign Language (ISL),
American Sign Language (ASL), and Quebec Sign Language (LSQ). 80,000 -
300,000 signers
Kumyk Altaic, Turkic, Kypchak, Kypchak-Cuman Russia Dagestan 282,000
NĂ mĂĄ Khoisan, Khoe, Khoekhoe, North Khoekhoe Official in Namibia.
250,000
Central Huasteca Nahuatl Uto-Aztecan, Southern Uto-Aztecan, Aztecan,
General Aztec, Aztec Mexico 200,000
Tuvan Altaic, Turkic, Northeastern Mongolia, Russia, China 200,000
Kenyan Sign Language French Sign Language Family Kenya ~200,000
Miskito Misumalpan Nicaragua, Honduras 183,400
Navajo Na-DenĂŠ, Athabaskan, Southern Athabaskan USA (Arizona, Utah,
Colorado, New Mexico) 178,000
Maori Austronesian, Oceanic, Tahitic languages Official language of
New Zealand/Aotearoa 165,000 fluent speakers (New Zealand Census,
2006. Statistics New Zealand).
British Sign Language BANZSL, Sign Language United Kingdom 140,000
Amis Austronesian Taiwan 137,651
Ngäbere Chibchan, Guaymi Spoken in Panamå 133,092 (1990 Panama
Census)
Hererro Niger-Congo Namibia, Botswana 130,000
Chamula Tzotzil Mayan, Cholan-Tzeltalan, Tzeltalan Mexico 130,000
Abkhaz Northwest Caucasian, Abkhaz-Abaza Georgia, Abkhazia, diasporal
communities elsewhere about 125,000
Highland Puebla Nahuatl Uto-Aztecan, Southern Uto-Aztecan, Aztecan,
General Aztec, Aztec Mexico 125,000
Highland Totonac Totonacan, Totonac Mexico 120,000
Lak North Caucasian, Northeast Caucasian Russia (Southern Dagestan)
120,000
Orizaba Nahuatl Uto-Aztecan, Southern Uto-Aztecan, Aztecan, General
Aztec, Aztec Mexico 120,000
P'urhĂŠpecha Language isolate Mexico MichoacĂĄn ~120,000
Tahitian Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian (MP), Central-Eastern MP,
Eastern MP, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Central
Pacific, East Fijian-Polynesian, Polynesian, Nuclear Polynesian,
Eastern Polynesian, Central East Polynesian, Tahitic France (French
Polynesia) 120,000
Karelian Uralic Russia 118,000
Komi-Permyak Uralic Russia 116,000
Pardhan Gondi No official status, spoken in India 116,919
Franco-Provençal Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western,
Western, Gallo-Iberian, Gallo-Romance, Gallo-Rhaetian (SIL), OĂŻl
(SIL), Southeastern[disambiguation needed] (SIL) Italy, Switzerland,
France ~113,000
Tongan Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central Eastern Malayo-
Polynesian... Official in Tonga 105,319
BachajĂłn Tzeltal Mayan, Cholan-Tzeltalan, Tzeltalan Mexico 100,000
Ladino Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-
Iberian, Ibero-Romance, West Iberian, Spanish Israel, Turkey 109,000
Gilbertese Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central Eastern,
Eastern... Official in Kiribati 102,000
Spanish Sign Language Sign language Spain more than 100,000 signers
Mezquital Otomi Oto-Manguean, Otopamean, Otomian Mexico, USA 100,000
Ulster Scots Gaelic, Ulster Scots Northern Ireland and the Republic of
Ireland 100,000

[edit] 10,000 to 100,000 speakers
Language Family Official status and where spoken natively by more than
1% of the population Number of speakers
Tabasaran Northeast Caucasian, Lezgian Russia (Southern Dagestan)
95,905
Kodava Takk Dravidian Kodagu, Karnataka, India 300,000
Mexican Sign Language Sign language no official status 87,000-100,000
signers
Mara Sino-Tibetan, Kuki-Chin(Central) India- Official in Mara
Autonomous District Council and Chin state, Myanmar 94,000
Atayal Austronesian Taiwan 84,330
South Estonian Uralic Estonia 80,000
Altay Altaic, Turkic Russia, Mongolia, China 71,600
VĂľro Uralic, Baltic-Finnic South Estonian Estonia 70,000
Nogai Altaic, Turkic Russia 67,800
Faroese Indo-European, Germanic, North Official in the Faroe Islands.
60,000 - 80,000
Santiago del Estero Quichua Quechuan Spoken in Argentina 66,000
(ethnologue)
Paiwan Austronesian Taiwan 61,000
Chamorro Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian (MP), Nuclear MP, Sunda-
Sulawesi USA (Guam, Northern Mariana Islands) 60,000+
Khakas Altaic Russia ~60,000
Scottish Gaelic Indo-European, Celtic, Goidelic Official in Scotland.
58,652 speakers. Although 92,400 people aged three and over in
Scotland had some Gaelic language ability in 2001[92]
Thai Sign Language Sign Language Thailand 56,000
Ojibwe Algonquian Canada and northern United States 55,000
Leonese Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western,
Iberian, Leonese, Spain and Portugal 55,000
Kalaallisut Eskimo-Aleut, Inuit Official in Denmark (Greenland)
54,000
Kashubian Indo-European, Slavic, West Slavic, Pomeranian Poland
53,000
Quebec Sign Language Sign Language Canada (Quebec) 50,000-60,000
Cree Algonquin Canada and United States 50,000
Sanskrit Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan chiefly India, but
also Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal; Used in religious practices in
Hinduism. 49,736 fluent speakers (1991 Indian census)
Eastern Bolivian GuaranĂ­/Western Argentine GuaranĂ­ Tupi, Tupi-Guarani,
GuaranĂ­ (I) Official in Bolivia, Also spoken in Argentina 48,974
(ethnologue)
Cook Islands Maori Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian (MP), Central-
Eastern MP, Eastern MP, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote
Oceanic, Central Pacific, East Fijian-Polynesian, Polynesian, Nuclear
Polynesian, Eastern Polynesian, Central East Polynesian, Tahitic New
Zealand (Cook Islands) 42,669
Ticuna Language isolate Peru, Brazil, Colombia 40,000
Meänkieli Dialect of Finnish, Baltic-Finnic, Uralic Sweden 40,000—
70,000
Aguaruna Jivaroan Official in Peru 38,290 (2000 WCD)
Bunun Austronesian Taiwan 38,000
Romansh Indo-European, Romance Official in Switzerland. 35,000 native
Rutul Northeast Caucasian Russia, Azerbaijan +30,000
Ladin Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-
Iberian, Gallo-Romance, Gallo-Rhaetian, Rhaetian Italy 30,000
Inuktitut Eskimo-Aleut, Inuit Official in Canada ~30,000
Llanito Indo-European, Romance, Germanic, West Germanic Vernacular of
Gibraltar. Although widely understood in the surrounding Campo de
Gibraltar area, in Spain. 30,000 (Ethnologue 2006)
Evenki Altaic, Tungusic Russia, China, Mongolia 29,000
Nenets Uralic Russia 27,273
MbyĂĄ GuaranĂ­ Tupian, TupĂ­-GuaranĂ­, GuaranĂ­ (I) Brazil, Argentina,
Paraguay 27,000
Sioux Siouan-Catawban, Siouan, Mississippi Valley, Dakotan USA, Canada
26,300
WichĂ­ LhamtĂŠs Vejoz Mataco-Guaicuru Argentina 25,000 (ethnologue)
AshĂĄninka Arawakan, Maipuran, Southern Maipuran, Pre-Andine Official
language of Peru 23,750 - 28,500 (2000 SIL)
Huichol Uto-Aztecan Mexico (Nayarit, Zacatecas, Jalisco) 20,000
Taba Austronesian Indonesia 20,000
Warao Warao Venezuela, Guyana 18,000 (ethnologue)
NivaclĂŠ Mataco-Guaicuru Paraguay 18,200 (ethnologue)
Agul Northeast Caucasian, Lezgian Russia, Azerbaijan 17,373 (1989
Census)
KaiwĂĄ  Brazil 15,512 (Ethnologue)
Cherokee Iroquoian, Southern Iroquoian USA (Oklahoma) 15,000-22,000
Northern Sami Uralic Norway, Finland, Sweden 15,000—20,000
Mahl Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Insular Indo-Aryan India
15,000-20,000
Mirandese Indo-European,Italic,Romance,Italo-Western,Gallo-
Iberian,Ibero-Romance,West Iberian, Astur-Leonese Portugal 15,000
Tsez North Caucasian Russia 15,000
WichĂ­ LhamtĂŠs GĂźisnay Mataco-Guaicuru Argentina 15,000 (ethnologue)
!Kung Khoisian Namibia, Angola 15,000
Norwegian Sign Language Sign Language Norway 4,000-15,000
Tuamotuan Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian... France (French Polynesia)
14,400
Auslan BANZSL, Sign Language Australia 100,000
South Ucayali AshĂŠninka Arawakan, Maipuran, Southern Maipuran, Pre-
Andine Official in Peru 13,000
Yaghnobi Eastern Iranian Tajikistan 12,500
South African Sign Language Sign Language South Africa 12,200
Pajonal AshĂŠninka Arawakan, Maipuran, Southern Maipuran, Pre-Andine
Official in Peru 12,000
Pichis AshĂŠninka Arawakan, Maipuran, Southern Maipuran, Pre-Andine
Official in Peru 12,000
Khanty Uralic Russia 12,000
ChiripĂĄ Tupi, Tupi-Guarani, GuaranĂ­ (I) Brazil, Paraguay 11,500
(ethnologue)
Chayahuita Cahuapanan Official in Peru 11,384 (2000, WCD)
Tuvaluan Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central Eastern, Eastern
Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic,
Central Pacific, East Fijian-Polynesian, Polynesian, Nuclear
Polynesian, Samoic, Ellicean Tuvalu, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, New
Zealand 10,670
Aragonese Indo-European, Romance Huesca province (Spain). No official
status. 10,000 native, 30,000-50,000 with some knowledge (Dated data)
North Frisian Indo-European, Germanic, West Germanic, Anglo-Frisian,
Frisian Germany (recognized minority language in Nordfriesland) 10,000
(Ethnologue)
MĂ­kmawĂ­simk Eastern Algonquian Canada and United States About 10,000

[edit] 1,000 to 10,000 native speakers
Further information: List of endangered languages
Language Family Official status and where spoken natively by more than
1% of the population Number of speakers
Central Alaskan Yup'ik Eskimo-Aleut United States (Alaska) ~10,000
Israeli Sign Language Sign Language Israel ~10,000
Shor Altaic Russia 9,800
ZuĂąi Isolate United States (New Mexico and Arizona) ZuĂąi pueblo 9,651
Huambisa Jivaroan Spoken in Peru 9,333 (2000 WCD)
Lakota Siouan-Catawban, Siouan, Mississippi Valley, Dakotan, Sioux USA
8,000-9,000
Chukchi Chukotko-Kamchatkan Russia 7,742
Huitotot Bora-Huitoto, Huitoto-Ocaina Official in Peru Also spoken in
Colombia 7,378-8,162 (Adelaar, 2004)
Southern Aymara Aymaran Official in Peru Also spoken in Brazil 7,212
(2001 SIL)
Ucayali-YurĂşa AshĂŠninka Arawakan, Maipuran, Southern Maipuran, Pre-
Andine Official in Peru Also spoken in Brazil 7,212
Megleno-Romanian Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Eastern Romance
Greece, Romania, Macedonia 5,000-12,000
Veps Uralic Russia 6,355
Western Desert Language Pama-Nyungan Australia 6,103 (Ethnologue)
Flemish Sign Language Sign Language Belgium (Flanders and Brussels-
Capital Region) 6,000
PerenĂŠ AshĂŠninka Arawakan, Maipuran, Southern Maipuran, Pre-Andine
Official in Peru 5,500
Achuar-Shiwiar Jivaroan Official in Peru, Also spoken in Ecuador
5,000
Cashibo-Cacataibo Panoan Peru 5,000 (Ethnologue, 1999)
Finnish Sign Language Sign Language Finland 5,000 (estimate)
Dolgan Altaic Russia ~5,000
Saisiyat Austronesian Taiwan 4,750
Rapa Nui (Easter Islander) Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central
Eastern, Eastern, Oceanic, Central-Eastern, Remote Oceanic, Central
Pacific, East, Polynesian, Nuclear Polynesian, Eastern Polynesian
Chile (Rapa Nui (Easter Island)) 4,650
!Xóþ Khoisian Namibia, Botswana 4,200
AjyĂ­ninka Apurucayali Arawakan, Maipuran Official in Peru 4,000
Akhvakh Northeast Caucasian Russia (Dagestan) 3,500
Koryak Chukotko-Kamchatkan Russia 3,019
Jaqaru Aymaran Official in Peru 3,009
Candoshi-Shapra Language Isolate Official in Peru 3,000 (1991, SIL)
Yague Peba-Yaguan Official in Peru 3,000-4,000 (dated)
Kala Lagaw Ya Pama-Nyungan Australia 3,000-4,000
Khinalug Northeast Caucasian languages Azerbaijan 1,500 ~ 4,000
Ludic Uralic Russia (Karelia) 3,000
Inupiaq Aleut Canada 3,500
Mansi Uralic Russia Khantia-Mansia 3,184
Carolinian Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central Eastern, Eastern,
Oceanic, Central-Eastern, Remote Oceanic, Micronesian, Micronesian
Proper, Ponapeic-Trukic United States Official in Northern Mariana
Islands 3,000
Cornisgh]] Indo-European, Celtic, Insular Celtic, Brythonic England
3,000 Warlpiri Pama-Nyungan Australia 3,000
Godoberi Northeast Caucasian Russia (Dagestan) 3,000
Murui Huitoto Witotoan, Witoto, Witoto Proper, Minica-Murui Official
in Peru, also spoken in Colombia 2,900 (SIL, 1995)
Bora Witotan Official in Peru Also spoken in Colombia 2,828
Saterland Frisian
(East Frisian) Indo-European, Germanic, West Germanic, Anglo-Frisian,
Frisian Germany (recognized minority language in Saterland, East
Frisia) 2,250
11,000 (Ethnologue)
Kven Uralic Norway 2,000-8,000
Cashinahua Panoan Official in Peru Also spoken in Brazil 2,000
Inuinnaqtun Aleut Canada 2,000
Lule Sami Uralic Norway, Sweden 2,000
Esperanto Constructed language Vocabulary from Romance and Germanic
languages; phonology from Slavic languages International auxiliary
language 200 to 2000 N.B. Because it is an international language,
most speakers speak it as a second language. Estimates of total number
of speakers tend to fall around 2 million.[93]
Arrernte Pama-Nyungan Australia 1,500
Manx Gaelic Indo-European, Celtic, Goidelic Isle of Man 1,750
Minica Huitoto Witotoan Official in Peru, Also spoken in Colombia
1,705 (2000 WCD)
Selkup Uralic Russia (Yamalia) 1,570
Culina Arauan Official in Peru Also spoken in Brazil 1,303
Chipaya Uru-Chipaya Official in Peru 1,200
She Hmong-Mien China 1,200
Chickasaw Muskogean United States 1,000
Walmajarri Pama-Nyungan Australia 1,000
Istro-Romanian Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Eastern Romance Croatia
560-1,000

[edit] Fewer than 1,000 native speakers
Language Family Official status and where spoken natively by more than
1% of the population Number of speakers
Ottoman Altaic-Turkic Turkey 900
Latin Indo-European,
Italic, Worldwide, Vatican city 800, Official language of Vatican
City, population about 800, also used in Science and Religion, no
native speakers
Norfuk Caribbean Creole Norfolk Island, Pitcairn Islands 616
Kildin Sami Uralic Russia (Murmansk Oblast, Karelia) 500
Nganasan Uralic Russia (Taymyria) 500
Southern Sami Uralic Sweden, Norway 500
Inari Sami Uralic Finland 400
Skolt Sami Uralic Finland, Russia (Karelia) 400
Mlabri Austroasiatic Thailand, Laos (Karelia) <400
Ingrian Uralic Russia (Ingria) 300
PirahĂŁ Muran Amazon River, Brazil. No official status 300
Washo Hokan United States (Washoe County, Nevada) 252[94]
Comanche Uto-Aztecan United States (Oklahoma) 200
Hinukh Northeast Caucasian Russia (Dagestan) 200
Livonian Uralic Latvia (Livonia) 150
Tobian Trukic Palau (In the states of Hatohobei and Sonsorol and in
the southern areas of Palau) ≥100
Enets Uralic Russia (Krasnoyarsk Krai) 70
Pitkern (Or Pitcairnese) Caribbean Creole Pitcairn Island (and New
Zealand) ≥70
Manchu Altaic Northern China (Heilongjian province), Southern Russia
≥60
Pite Sami Uralic Sweden, Norway 20
Ume Sami Uralic Sweden, Norway 20
Votic Uralic Russia ≥20
Kayardild Pama-Nyungan Australia <10
Hiren Waywash Peru 6
Ter Sami Uralic Russia (Murmansk Oblast) 3[95]

[edit] Macrolanguages
Main article: Macrolanguage
The following are the largest ISO 639 macrolanguages, which in
different sources may be counted as either one or several languages.

Chinese language (ca. 1,300 million)
Hindustani language (ca. 900 million)
Malay language (ca. 26 million, second language up to 200 million)
Arabic language (ca. 227 million)
Pashto language (ca. 40 million)
Persian language (ca. 30 million)
Azerbaijani language (ca. 30 million)
Oromo language (ca. 25 million)
Uzbek language (ca. 23 million)
Serbo-Croatian language (ca. 21 million)
Malagasy language (ca. 17 million)
Kurdish language (ca. 16 million)
Fula language (ca. 15 million)
Zhuang language (ca. 14 million)
Swahili language (5-10 million, second language up to 80 million)
[edit] See also
Global language system
Linguistic demography
List of languages by total number of speakers
List of sign languages by number of native signers
List of ISO 639-3 codes
List of most-widely spoken languages (by number of countries)
Lists of languages
Ethnologue list of most-spoken languages
Linguistic Diversity Index
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extending eastward into Central Asia, in regions now included in
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