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What Languages Are Spoken In Afghanistan? (Find Out!)
Pashto and Dari Persian. Dari Persian is the most common language, with 78% of people in Afghanistan able to speak the language. Pashto is second, with 35% of Afghans speaking the language. A country ...
At Its Beginnings, Only a Handful of People Spoke This Language. It’s the Origin of Every Word You Say.
It’s astonishing how much we’ve discovered about these languages that have gone unspoken and unheard for millennia. In the ...
The New Yorker2d
Does the United States Need an Official Language?
The Lede Reporting and commentary on what you need to know today. Today, hundreds of languages are spoken in the United ...
Daily Express4d
The most common second languages in each country in the world - full list
There are a huge range of languages spoken across the world, reflecting each country's history and heritage. A native language is the one people use most to communicate while a secondary language ...
Pew Research Center22d
10 most spoken languages among Asian immigrants, 2023
Identified languages spoken at home are based on self-reports. Names used are as reported by IPUMS and may not necessarily reflect recognized language names. Source: Pew Research Center analysis of ...
Pew Research Center22d
10 most spoken languages among the Asian population, 2023
Identified languages spoken at home are based on self-reports. Names used are as reported by IPUMS and may not necessarily reflect recognized language names. Source: Pew Research Center analysis of ...
Daily Record9d
Full list of of the second most spoken language used in every country
Over 750 million people live in the diverse continent with around 200 languages believed to be spoken. This reflects the Europe's rich cultural heritage. And while many of us might know what the ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation13d
Schools teaching 'prestige' languages over those most spoken, professor says
In Victoria, Punjabi is the fourth most commonly spoken language, excluding English. However, it is only taught in two Victorian government schools. University of Melbourne professor of language ...
The Hindu26d
Uttarakhand to make 1 lakh people learn Sanskrit to make it ‘common’ spoken language
With an aim to promote Sanskrit, the second official language of the State, as common spoken language, the Uttarakhand government on Thursday announced it will make 1 lakh people learn the ...
Indiatimes4d
A Spoken Calendar: Independent India Through the Eyes of its People
Gopalkrishna Gandhi, distinguished professor at Ashoka University and a prolific writer, gives us a glimpse of the work that went into creating his memoir 'The Undying Light: A Personal History of ...
The polyglot next door: How one man found global fame by speaking dozens of languages
In spontaneous street interviews, Japanese-Irish polyglot Yuji Beleza surprises passersby with greetings in their native language — whether it’s Turkish, Swahili, Kurdish, Kazakh or Zulu. His skills ...