Which Languages are spoken in each country? Languages of the World

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Languages by Countries A-Z

Languages by Countries A-Z

Languages in Afghanistan	Dari Persian, Pashtu
Languages in Albania	Albanian (Tosk is the official dialect), Greek
Languages in Algeria	Arabic, French, Berber dialects
Languages in Andorra	Catalán (official), French, Castilian, Portuguese
Languages in Angola	Portuguese (official), Bantu

Languages in Argentina	Spanish (official), English, Italian, German, French
Languages in Armenia	Armenian 95%, Yezidi, Russian
Languages in Australia	English 80%, native
Languages in Austria	German (official nationwide); Slovene, Croatian, Hungarian (each official in one region)
Languages in Azerbaijan	Azerbaijani Turkic 90%, Russian 2%, Armenian 2%
Languages in Bahamas	English (official), Creole (among Haitian immigrants)
Languages in Bahrain	Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu
Languages in Bangladesh	Bangla (official), English
Languages in Barbados	English
Languages in Belarus	Belorussian (White Russian), Russian, other
Languages in Belgium	Dutch (Flemish) 60%, French 40%, German less than 1%
Languages in Belize	English (official), Spanish, Mayan, Garifuna (Carib), Creole

Languages in Bhutan	Dzongkha (official), Tibetan dialects (among Bhotes), Nepalese dialects (among Nepalese)
Languages in Bolivia	Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (all official)
Languages in Bosnia and Herzegovina	Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Languages in Botswana	English 1% (official), Setswana 79%, Kalanga 8%, Sekgalagadi 3%
Languages in Brazil	Portuguese (official), Spanish, English, French
Languages in Brunei	Malay (official), English, Chinese
Languages in Bulgaria	Bulgarian 85%, Turkish 10%, Roma 5%
Languages in Burkina Faso	French (official); native African (Sudanic) languages 90%
Languages in Burundi	Kirundi and French (official), Swahili
Languages in Cambodia	Khmer 95% (official), French, English
Languages in Cameroon	French, English (both official); 24 major African language groups
Languages in Canada	English 59.3%, French 23.2% (both official); other 17.5%
Languages in Cape Verde	Portuguese, Criuolo
Languages in Central African Republic	French (official), Sangho (lingua franca, national), tribal languages
Languages in Chad	French, Arabic (both official); Sara; more than 120 languages and dialects
Languages in Chile	Spanish
Languages in China	Standard Chinese (Mandarin/Putonghua), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghaiese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages
Languages in Colombia	Spanish

Languages in Congo	French (official), Lingala, Kingwana, Kikongo, Tshiluba

Languages in Costa Rica	Spanish (official), English
Languages in Côte d’Ivoire	French (official) and African languages
Languages in Croatia	Croatian 96% (official), other 4% (including Italian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, German)
Languages in Cuba	Spanish
Languages in Cyprus	Greek, Turkish (both official); English
Languages in Czech Republic	Czech
Languages in Denmark	Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (Inuit dialect), German; English is the predominant second language




Languages in Ecuador	Spanish (official), Quechua, other Amerindian languages
Languages in Egypt	Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated classes
Languages in El Salvador	Spanish, Nahua (among some Amerindians)


Languages in Estonia	Estonian 67% (official), Russian 30%
Languages in Ethiopia	Amharic, Tigrigna, Orominga, Guaragigna, Somali, Arabic, English, over 70 others
Languages in Fiji	English (official), Fijian, Hindustani
Languages in Finland	Finnish 92%, Swedish 6% (both official); small Sami- (Lapp) and Russian-speaking minorities
Languages in France	French 100%, rapidly declining regional dialects (Provençal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish)
Languages in Gabon	French (official), Fang, Myene, Nzebi, Bapounou/Eschira, Bandjabi
Languages in Gambia	English (official), Mandinka, Wolof, Fula, other indigenous
Languages in Georgia	Georgian 71% (official), Russian 9%, Armenian 7%, Azerbaijani 6%, other 7% (Abkhaz is the official language in Abkhazia)
Languages in Germany	German
Languages in Ghana	English (official), African languages (including Akan, Moshi-Dagomba, Ewe, and Ga)
Languages in Greece	Greek 99% (official), English, French
Languages in Grenada	English (official), French patois
Languages in Guatemala	Spanish 60%, Amerindian languages 40% (23 officially recognized Amerindian languages, including Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi, Mam, Garifuna, and Xinca)
Languages in Guinea	French (official), native tongues (Malinké, Susu, Fulani)


Languages in Haiti	Creole and French (both official)

Languages in Hungary	Magyar (Hungarian) 95%, other 5%
Languages in Iceland	Icelandic, English, Nordic languages, German widely spoken
Languages in India	Hindi 30%, English, Bengali, Gujarati, Kashmiri, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Kannada, Assamese, Sanskrit, Sindhi (all official); Hindi/Urdu; 1,600+ dialects
Languages in Indonesia	Bahasa Indonesia (official), English, Dutch, Javanese, and more than 580 other languages and dialects
Languages in Iran	Persian and Persian dialects 58%, Turkic and Turkic dialects 26%, Kurdish 9%, Luri 2%, Balochi 1%, Arabic 1%, Turkish 1%, other 2%
Languages in Iraq	Arabic (official), Kurdish (official in Kurdish regions), Assyrian, Armenian
Languages in Ireland	English, Irish (Gaelic) (both official)
Languages in Israel	Hebrew (official), Arabic, English
Languages in Italy	Italian (official); German-, French-, and Slovene-speaking minorities
Languages in Jamaica	English, Jamaican Creole
Languages in Japan	Japanese
Languages in Jordan	Arabic (official), English
Languages in Kazakhstan	Kazak (Qazaq, state language) 64%; Russian (official, used in everyday business) 95%
Languages in Kenya	English (official), Swahili (national), and numerous indigenous languages


Languages in South Korea	Korean, English widely taught

Languages in Kuwait	Arabic (official), English

Languages in Laos	Lao (official), French, English, various ethnic languages
Languages in Latvia	Latvian 58% (official), Russian 38%, Lithuanian, other (2000)
Languages in Lebanon	Arabic (official), French, English, Armenian

Languages in Liberia	English 20% (official), some 20 ethnic-group languages
Languages in Libya	Arabic, Italian, and English widely understood in major cities
Languages in Liechtenstein	German (official), Alemannic dialect
Languages in Lithuania	Lithuanian 82% (official), Russian 8%, Polish 6% (2001)
Languages in Luxembourg	Luxembourgish (national) French, German (both administrative)
Languages in Macedonia	Macedonian 67%, Albanian 25% (both official); Turkish 4%, Roma 2%, Serbian 1% (2002)
Languages in Madagascar	Malagasy and French (both official)

Languages in Malaysia	Bahasa Melayu (Malay, official), English, Chinese dialects (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai; several indigenous languages (including Iban, Kadazan) in East Malaysia
Languages in Maldives	Maldivian Dhivehi (official); English spoken by most government officials
Languages in Mali	French (official), Bambara 80%, numerous African languages
Languages in Malta	Maltese and English (both official)


Languages in Mauritius	English less than 1% (official), Creole 81%, Bojpoori 12%, French 3%
Languages in Mexico	Spanish, various Mayan, Nahuatl

Languages in Moldova	Moldovan (official; virtually the same as Romanian), Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect)
Languages in Monaco	French (official), English, Italian, Monégasque
Languages in Mongolia	Mongolian, 90%; also Turkic and Russian
Languages in Montenegro	Serbian/Montenegrin (Ijekavian dialect—official)
Languages in Morocco	Arabic (official), Berber dialects, French often used for business, government, and diplomacy


Languages in Namibia	English 7% (official), Afrikaans is common language of most of the population and of about 60% of the white population, German 32%; indigenous languages: Oshivambo, Herero, Nama

Languages in Nepal	Nepali 48% (official), Maithali 12%, Bhojpuri 7%, Tharu 6%, Tamang 5%, others. English spoken by many in government and business (2001)
Languages in Netherlands	Dutch, Frisian (both official)
Languages in New Zealand	English, Maori (both official)
Languages in Nicaragua	Spanish 98% (official); English and indigenous languages on Atlantic coast (1995)

Languages in Nigeria	English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Ibo, Fulani, and more than 200 others
Languages in Norway	Bokmål Norwegian, Nynorsk Norwegian (both official); small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities (Sami is official in six municipalities)
Languages in Oman	Arabic (official), English, Baluchi, Urdu, Indian dialects
Languages in Pakistan	Urdu 8%, English (both official); Punjabi 48%, Sindhi 12%, Siraiki (a Punjabi variant) 10%, Pashtu 8%, Balochi 3%, Hindko 2%, Brahui 1%, Burushaski, and others 8%

Languages in Palestinian State	Arabic, Hebrew, English
Languages in Panama	Spanish (official), English 14%, many bilingual
Languages in Papua New Guinea	Tok Pisin (Melanesian Pidgin, the lingua franca), Hiri Motu (in Papua region), English 1%–2%; 715 indigenous languages
Languages in Paraguay	Spanish, Guaraní (both official)
Languages in Peru	Spanish, Quéchua (both official); Aymara; many minor Amazonian languages
Languages in Philippines	Filipino (based on Tagalog), English (both official); eight major dialects: Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinense
Languages in Poland	Polish 98%
Languages in Portugal	Portuguese (official), Mirandese (official, but locally used)
Languages in Qatar	Arabic (official); English a common second language
Languages in Romania	Romanian (official), Hungarian, German
Languages in Russia	Russian, others
Languages in Rwanda	Kinyarwanda, French, and English (all official); Kiswahili in commercial centres



Languages in Samoa	Samoan, English
Languages in San Marino	Italian

Languages in Saudi Arabia	Arabic
Languages in Senegal	French (official); Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka
Languages in Serbia	Serbian (official); Romanian, Hungarian, Slovak, and Croatian (all official in Vojvodina); Albanian (official in Kosovo)
Languages in Seychelles	Seselwa Creole 92%, English 5%, French (all official) (2002)
Languages in Sierra Leone	English (official), Mende (southern vernacular), Temne (northern vernacular), Krio (lingua franca)
Languages in Singapore	Mandarin 35%, English 23%, Malay 14.1%, Hokkien 11.4%, Cantonese 5.7%, Teochew 4.9%, Tamil 3.2%, other Chinese dialects 1.8%, other 0.9%
Languages in Slovakia	Slovak 84% (official), Hungarian 11%, Roma 2%, Ukrainian 1% (2001)
Languages in Slovenia	Slovenian 91%, Serbo-Croatian 5% (2002)
Languages in Solomon Islands	English 1%–2% (official), Melanesian pidgin (lingua franca), 120 indigenous languages
Languages in Somalia	Somali (official), Arabic, English, Italian
Languages in South Africa	IsiZulu 23.8%, IsiXhosa 17.6%, Afrikaans 13.3%, Sepedi 9.4%, English 8.2%, Setswana 8.2%, Sesotho 7.9%, Xitsonga 4.4%, other 7.2%
Languages in South Sudan	English (official), Arabic (includes Juba and Sudanese variants) (official), regional languages include Dinka, Nuer, Bari, Zande, Shilluk
Languages in Spain	Castilian Spanish 74% (official nationwide); Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2% (each official regionally)
Languages in Sri Lanka	Sinhala 74% (official and national), Tamil 18% (national), other 8%; English is commonly used in government and spoken competently by about 10%
Languages in Sudan	Arabic (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, diverse dialects of Nilotic, Nilo-Hamitic, Sudanic languages, English


Languages in Sweden	Swedish, small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities
Languages in Switzerland	German 64%, French 20%, Italian 7% (all official); Romansch 0.5% (national)
Languages in Syria	Arabic (official); Kurdish, Armenian, Aramaic, Circassian widely understood; French, English somewhat understood
Languages in Taiwan	Chinese (Mandarin, official), Taiwanese (Min), Hakka dialects

Languages in Tanzania	Swahili, English (both official); Arabic; many local languages
Languages in Thailand	Thai (Siamese), English (secondary language of the elite), ethnic and regional dialects
Languages in Togo	French (official, commerce); Ewé, Mina (south); Kabyé, Dagomba (north); and many dialects
Languages in Tonga	Tongan (an Austronesian language), English
Languages in Trinidad and Tobago	English (official), Hindi, French, Spanish, Chinese
Languages in Tunisia	Arabic (official, commerce), French (commerce)
Languages in Turkey	Turkish (official), Kurdish, Dimli, Azeri, Kabardian
Languages in Turkmenistan	Turkmen 72%; Russian 12%; Uzbek 9%, other 7%

Languages in Uganda	English (official), Ganda or Luganda, other Niger-Congo languages, Nilo-Saharan languages, Swahili, Arabic
Languages in Ukraine	Ukrainian 67%, Russian 24%, Romanian, Polish, Hungarian
Languages in UAE	Arabic (official), Persian, English, Hindi, Urdu
Languages in UK	English, Welsh, Scots Gaelic
Languages in USA	English 82%, Spanish 11%
Languages in Uruguay	Spanish, Portunol, or Brazilero
Languages in Uzbekistan	Uzbek 74.3%, Russian 14.2%, Tajik 4.4%, other 7.1%

Languages in Vatican City	Italian, Latin, French, various other languages
Languages in Venezuela	Spanish (official), numerous indigenous dialects
Languages in Vietnam	Vietnamese (official); English (increasingly favored as a second language); some French, Chinese, Khmer; mountain area languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian)

Languages in Yemen	Arabic
Languages in Zambia	English (official); major vernaculars: Bemba, Kaonda, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Nyanja, Tonga; about 70 other indigenous languages
Languages in Zimbabwe	English (official), Shona, Ndebele (Sindebele), numerous minor tribal dialects

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Languages by Countries A-Z

Languages in Afghanistan

Languages in Albania

Languages in Algeria

Languages in Andorra

Languages in Angola

Languages in Argentina

Languages in Armenia

Languages in Australia

Languages in Austria

Languages in Azerbaijan

Languages in Bahamas

Languages in Bahrain

Languages in Bangladesh

Languages in Barbados

Languages in Belarus

Languages in Belgium

Languages in Belize

Languages in Bhutan

Languages in Bolivia

Languages in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Languages in Botswana

Languages in Brazil

Languages in Brunei

Languages in Bulgaria

Languages in Burkina Faso

Languages in Burundi

Languages in Cambodia

Languages in Cameroon

Languages in Canada

Languages in Cape Verde

Languages in Central African Republic

Languages in Chad

Languages in Chile

Languages in China

Languages in Colombia

Languages in Congo

Languages in Costa Rica

Languages in Côte d’Ivoire

Languages in Croatia

Languages in Cuba

Languages in Cyprus

Languages in Czech Republic

Languages in Denmark

Languages in Ecuador

Languages in Egypt

Languages in El Salvador

Languages in Estonia

Languages in Ethiopia

Languages in Fiji

Languages in Finland

Languages in France

Languages in Gabon

Languages in Gambia

Languages in Georgia

Languages in Germany

Languages in Ghana

Languages in Greece

Languages in Grenada

Languages in Guatemala

Languages in Guinea

Languages in Haiti

Languages in Hungary

Languages in Iceland

Languages in India

Languages in Indonesia

Languages in Iran

Languages in Iraq

Languages in Ireland

Languages in Israel

Languages in Italy

Languages in Jamaica

Languages in Japan

Languages in Jordan

Languages in Kazakhstan

Languages in Kenya

Languages in South Korea

Languages in Kuwait

Languages in Laos

Languages in Latvia