Languages Flashcards
What is considered to be the Mother of all Languages?
Sanskrit
What is the percentage of the world is bilingual ?
43%
Name the country with the most languages in the world, with its nationals speaking more 800 Languages.
Papua New Guinea
What is the fastest spoken language in the world ?
Japanese
Despite the fact that there are 6500 languages on earth, 97%, of the population speak just this percentage of them?
4%
Excluding Russia, what is the most common language in Europe?
German
Mandarin has 4 tones, how many does Cantonese have ?
6
Despite the fact that this is considered a dead language, it is learned by 2 million people worldwide.
Latin
Which language has the longest alphabet in the world?
Khmer in Cambodia, which has over 70 letters
Which of the following is a Romance language?
Romanian
Afrikaans is spoken in South Africa, Namibia , Botswana, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Which language is it derived from ?
Dutch
Which Language does the word alphabet derive from ?
Greek
As of 2023 what is the third most translated text in the world ?
Pinocchio
The English alphabet has 26 letters and how many sounds ?
44
What is the largest French speaking city in the world?
Kinshasa , DRC
