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Anonymous asked in Society & CultureLanguages · 1 decade ago

What are the most widely spoken languages?

What are the five most widely spoken languages in the word?

By "widely" I mean the amount of people who speak it.

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  • puffor
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago
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    1. Mandarin

    2. Spanish

    3. English

    4. Hindu/Urdi

    5. Arabic

    Source(s): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_languages_by_...
  • Elizabeth
    7 years ago

    1. Mandarin

    2. English

    3. Arabic

    4. Hindu

    5. Spanish

    6. Portuguese

    7. Bengali

    8. Russian

    9. Japanese

    10. Punjabi

  • ?
    7 years ago

    English

    French

    Mandarin

    Arabic

  • googoodolls
    7 years ago

    1. Mandarin

    2. English

    3. Spanish

    4. Hindu

    5. Arabic

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  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    English and Spanish

  • Jeniffer
    5 years ago

    Top languages that are most widely spoken are Mandarin,English,Hindusthani,Russian,Spanish,Arabic,French

  • Lois
    5 years ago

    Spanish, English, French, Chinese, and Mandarin

  • bibian
    Lv 7
    7 years ago

    1. chinese

    2. english

    3. spanish

    4. japanes

    5. france

  • Orientador Virtual
    Lv 5
    7 years ago

    El español.

  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    wfef

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