What are the most widely spoken languages in the whole world?
Conversation Piece Ltd carried out research in 2006 on the most widely spoken languages and were surprised by the results…And to whet your appetite, here are the languages that just missed being on list (from the most popular to the least): German, Japanese, Urdu, Punjabi, Korean, Telugu, Tamil, Marathi, Cantonese, Wu, Vietnamese, Javanese, Italian, Turkish, Tagalog, and Thai. Counting down! 10. French Number of speakers: 129 million Often referred to as the most romantic language in the world, French is spoken in many countries, including Belgium, Canada, Rwanda, Cameroon, and Haiti. Oh, and France too. We’re actually very lucky that French is so popular, because without it, we might have been stuck with Dutch Toast and Dutch Fries. french lessons 9. Malay-Indonesian Number of speakers: 159 million Malay-Indonesian is spoken – surprise – in Malaysia and Indonesia. Actually, we had to fudged the numbers on this language as there are many dialects of Malay, the most popular of which i