:: www.saweb.co.za ::   
    
     
:: Since 1996 ::   
::: WORLD INFORMATION :::
 


  :: SA Related ::

SA Provinces
SA Constitution
SA 1999 Elections
Public Holidays
Schools Calendar
Distance Table


:: Various ::

Classifieds
SA Web Services
Useful Stuff
World Info
Women Only
Promote
Soccer World cup
Durban July
Free Downloads
Our Statistics
Secretary's Plea
For Fishermen
Gym Diary
Some Jokes
Relax a While
Tell a friend
Home

 
 
       CONTACT DETAILS

       SA WEB
       P.O.Box 7815
       Albemarle
       1410
       Fax: 016 341 6357
       E-mail us 
 
 
 
 Informing People 

LANGUAGES OF THE WORLD
(A - L)


CountryLanguage
Afghanistan Pushtu, Dari Persian + minor languages
Albania Albanian (Tosk), Greek
Algeria Arabic (official), French, Berber dialects
Andorra Catalán (official), French, Spanish
Angola Bantu, Portuguese (official)
Antigua and Barbuda English
Argentina Spanish (official), English, Italian, German, French
Armenia Armenian
Australia English
Austria German, some Slovene, Croatian, and Hungarian
Azerbaijan Azerbaijani Turkic, Russian, Armenian
Bahamas English
Bahrain Arabic (official), English, Farsi, Urdu
Bangladesh Bangla (official), English
Barbados English
Belarus Belorussian (White Russian)
Belgium Dutch (Flemish), French, bilingual (Brussels), German
Belize English (official), Creole, Garifuna, Spanish, Mayan
Benin French (official), African languages
Bhutan Dzongkha (official)
Bolivia Spanish (official), Quechua, Aymara, Guarani
Bosnia and HerzegovinaSerbian, Croatian, or Bosnian
Botswana English (official), Setswana
Brazil Portuguese
Brunei Darussalam Malay (official), Chinese, English
Bulgaria Bulgarian
Burkina Faso French (official), tribal languages
Burundi Kirundi and French (official), Swahili
Cambodia Khmer (official), French, English
Cameroon French and English (both official); 24 African language groups
Canada English and French (both official)
Cape Verde Portuguese, Criuolo
Central African Republic French (official), Sangho, Arabic, Hansa, Swahili
Chad French and Arabic (official), tribal languages
Chile Spanish
China Chinese, Mandarin, local dialects
Colombia Spanish
Comoros French and Arab (both official), Shaafi Islam (Swahili dialect), Malagasu
Congo French (official), Lingala, Kikongo, others
Congo, Democratic Republic of the French (official), Swahili, Lingala, Ishiluba, Kikongo, others
Costa Rica Spanish
Côte d'Ivoire French (official), African languages
Croatia Serbian, Croatian, or Bosnian
Cuba Spanish
Cyprus Greek, Turkish (official), English
Czech Republic Czech; Slovak minority
Denmark Danish, Faeroese, Greenlandic, a bit of German
Djibouti Arabic and French (both official), Afar, Somali
Dominica English (official) and French patois
Dominican Republic Spanish, English
Ecuador Spanish (official), Quechua
Egypt Arabic
El Salvador Spanish
Equatorial Guinea Spanish (official), French (2nd official), pidgin English, Fang, Bubi, Creole
Eritrea Afar, Bilen, Kunama, Nara, Arabic, Tobedawi, Tigre, Saho, Tigrinya
Estonia Estonian (official), Russian, Finnish, English
Ethiopia Amharic (official), English, Orominga, Tigrigna, + various other languages spoken
Fiji Fijian, Hindustani, English (official)
Finland Finnish, Swedish (both official), small Sami- (Lapp) and Russian minorities
France French, declining dialects (Provençal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican)
Gabon French (official), Fang, Myene, Bateke, Bapounou/Eschira, Bandjabi
Gambia Native tongues, English (official)
Georgia Georgian (official), Russian, Armenian, Azerbaijani
Germany German
Ghana English (official), (Brong Ahafo, Twi, Fanti, Ga, Ewe, Dagbani)
Greece Greek
Grenada English
Guatemala Spanish, Indian languages
Guinea French (official), (Malinké, Susu, Fulani)
Guinea-Bissau Portuguese Criolo, African languages
Guyana English (official), Amerindian dialects
Haiti Creole and French (both official)
Honduras Spanish (official), English
Hungary Magyar (Hungarian)
Iceland Icelandic
India Hindi (official), English (official), Bengali, Gujarati, Kashmiri, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Kannada, Assamese, Sanskrit, Sindhi
Indonesia Bahasa Indonesia (official), Dutch, English, other languages and dialects
Iran Farsi (Persian), Azari, Kurdish, Arabic
Iraq Arabic (official) and Kurdish
Ireland English, Irish Gaelic
Israel Hebrew (official), Arabic, English
Italy Italian; small German, French and some Slovene
Jamaica English, Jamaican Creole
Japan Japanese
Jordan Arabic (official), English
Kazakhstan Kazak (Qazaq), Russian
Kenya English (official), Swahili (national), other languages
Kiribati English (official), I-Kiribati (Gilbertese)
Korea, North Korean
Korea, South Korean
Kuwait Arabic (official), English
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyz (official), Russian
Laos Lao (official), French, English
Latvia Latvian
Lebanon Arabic (official), French, English
Lesotho English and Sesotho (official); also Zulu and Xhosa
Liberia English (official) and tribal dialects
Libya Arabic, Italian and English
Liechtenstein German (official), Alemmanic dialect
Lithuania Lithuanian (official), Polish, Russian
Luxembourg Luxermbourgish, French, German


All the Countries (M - Z)

Back to THE WORLD page