Africa is home to a third of the world’s languages, with up to two thousand native languages spoken across the continent. Most of those fall into six language families: Afroasiatic, Austronesian, Indo-European, Khoisan, Niger-Congo, and Nilo-Saharan. Beyond these native languages, many African countries also have … Read more
Mandarin is the primary language spoken in China. In mainland China, many people call the national language ‘Putonghua’. In Mandarin, this translates to ‘everyday speech’. Mandarin is a standardized form of Chinese with over 900 million speakers in the country. China is officially known as … Read more
Japanese is one of the most difficult languages for English speakers to learn. It is a complex language both grammatically and socially. It can depend on whom you ask, but learning any language is never easy—and when it’s as different from your own as Japanese … Read more
According to the 2009 Constitution, indigenous languages and Spanish are the official languages in Bolivia. Spanish is spoken by 70% of the population, whilst some 36 other indigenous languages are spoken in the country. Bolivia is a South American country home to nearly 11 million … Read more
Flemish or Belgian-Dutch is the most spoken language in Belgium. Around 60% of the population speaks the dialect. French is the second most spoken language; approximately 4.5 million French speakers live in the country. Belgium is one of the smallest countries in Europe and one … Read more
The main language of Estonia is Estonian. This is the official language and there are around 1.2 million native Estonian speakers. There are a variety of minority languages spoken in Estonia, including Voro, Seto, Russian, Swedish, Polish, German and Ukrainian, as well as widespread foreign … Read more
Ethiopia is a highly linguistically diverse country and there are a great many different languages spoken there. The official languages include Afar, Amharic, Oromo, Somali and Tigrinya. Other recognized languages include Sidamo, Gurage, Gamo, Kafa and Wolaytta. There are around 92 languages spoken or recognized … Read more