How many languages in the world?

How many languages are there in the world?

  • i would like to know the total of languages that are spoken in the world or the aproximate number. tnx. Josue

  • Answer:

    There are 6,800 known languages spoken in the 200 countries of the world. http://www.yourdictionary.com/languages.html

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Well, this is actually hard to tell. There are many known languages, and more unknown spoken by tribes in Africa and South America. If I had to guess, it would be about 30.

BurningPyre

This web site says it's closer to 6,000: http://www.nvtc.gov/lotw/

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