Poll: How many languages are in use today?
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Jun 6, 2025

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Ivon Ng'umbi
 
Alison MacG (X)
Alison MacG (X)
Обединеното кралство
Local time: 06:18
? Jun 6, 2025

Is this a quiz?

Zea_Mays
Ines Radionovas-Lagoutte, PhD
Gyöngyi Tanácsi
Alex Lichanow
Lieven Malaise
writeaway
ipv
 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Португалия
Local time: 06:18
Член (2007)
Английски на Portuguese
+ ...
7000+ Jun 6, 2025

https://www.ethnologue.com/insights/how-many-languages/#:~:text=7,159%20languages%20are%20in%20use,by%20our%20rapidly%20changing%20world.

Peter Simon
Carmen Valentin-Rodriguez
Maria Laura Curzi
Philip Lees
 
Lieven Malaise
Lieven Malaise  Identity Verified
Белгия
Local time: 07:18
Член (2020)
Френски на Холандски
+ ...
Yes Jun 6, 2025

Alison MacG wrote:
Is this a quiz?


Yes, and you are allowed to use your smartphone and Google. Everybody wins!


Charlotte Spinetta
Christel Zipfel
Oscar Núñez Alfaro
Philip Lees
 
Oscar Núñez Alfaro
Oscar Núñez Alfaro  Identity Verified
Коста Рика
Local time: 23:18
Член (Oct 2026)
Английски на Испански
+ ...
I would say that... many languages... Jun 6, 2025

It is a win-win! I wish all my exams were like this.

Lieven Malaise wrote:

Alison MacG wrote:
Is this a quiz?


Yes, and you are allowed to use your smartphone and Google. Everybody wins!


 
peter palladius
peter palladius
Индия
Local time: 10:48
Испански на Английски
+ ...
List of countries by number of languages Jun 7, 2025

Check this out...fascinating

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_languages


 


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