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Author: Edria Murray, Staff editor
In response to <i>digs</i>:<br>
<p>The language with the most speakers is Mandarin Chinese with 874,000,000 speakers. English by comparison, has a global total of 508,000,000 speakers including 341,000,000 first language speakers.
<p>In terms of total number of first language speakers, the languages with the most speakers are:
<ul><li>Mandarin Chinese</li><li>English</li><li>Spanish</li><li>Bengali</li><li>Hindi</li><li>Portuguese </li><li>Russian</li><li>Japanese</li><li>German</li><li>Wu Chinese</li></ul></p>
<p>For more information on world languages see the SIL International <a href=http://www.ethnologue.com/>Ethologue</a>.</p>
<p>The language with the most speakers is Mandarin Chinese with 874,000,000 speakers. English by comparison, has a global total of 508,000,000 speakers including 341,000,000 first language speakers.
<p>In terms of total number of first language speakers, the languages with the most speakers are:
<ul><li>Mandarin Chinese</li><li>English</li><li>Spanish</li><li>Bengali</li><li>Hindi</li><li>Portuguese </li><li>Russian</li><li>Japanese</li><li>German</li><li>Wu Chinese</li></ul></p>
<p>For more information on world languages see the SIL International <a href=http://www.ethnologue.com/>Ethologue</a>.</p>
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<p>The language with the most speakers is Mandarin Chinese with 874,000,000 speakers. English by comparison, has a global total of 508,000,000 speakers including 341,000,000 first language speakers.
<p>In terms of total number of first language speakers, the languages with the most speakers are:
<ul><li>Mandarin Chinese</li><li>English</li><li>Spanish</li><li>Bengali</li><li>Hindi</li><li>Portuguese </li><li>Russian</li><li>Japanese</li><li>German</li><li>Wu Chinese</li></ul></p>
<p>For more information on world languages see the SIL International <a href=http://www.ethnologue.com/>Ethologue</a>.</p>
Posted on 26 Mar 2005
Edria Murray, Staff editor
