The Most Spoken and Popular Languages Around the World
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Its enormous colonial expansion took it not only to America but also to Africa and Asia. Due to migration, the United States is the second country with the largest number of Spanish speakers in the world.
5. Bengali
Bengali or Bangla is the native language of Bangladesh, as well as West Bengal, southern Assam, and Tripura, in India. The national anthems of Bangladesh, India, and Sri Lanka are all written in Bangla.
This language has a long history of evolution from Indo-Aryan dialects such as; Prakrit and Pali, developed from Sanskrit. Although the language still retains its originality, it also absorbs words from foreign languages. Some of the greatest literary works were written in Bengali, including that of Rabindranath Tagore. About 265 million people speak this language.
6. Portuguese
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This Romance language of Indo-European roots is spoken by more than 270 million people. It is the official language in Brazil, Mozambique, and several other places. This language is spoken in many countries around the world.
7. Russia
This Slavic language of Indo-European origin is one of the six official languages ??recognized by the United Nations. This language is spoken by more than 258 million people.
This language is not only in practice in the Russian Federation and other constituents of the USSR but also in the Baltic states and the United States, to name just a few. In addition, many literary and cinematic masterpieces have been created in this language.
8. Urdu
Urdu is considered to be one of the sweetest languages ??in the world and is on the list of Hindustani languages. This language is spoken by more than 170 million people mainly in Pakistan and 6 states of India.
This language bears a close resemblance to Hindi and is also associated with Muslims. Urdu is a language that belongs to the Indo-European and Indo-Aryan families. Urdu poetry and songs are celebrated all over the world.