Facts On Different Languages

● There are about 7,000 different types of languages.

● There are 50,000 characters in the Chinese language. You’ll need to

know about 2,000 to read a newspaper.

● 2.44% of the world’s population speaks Mandarin as their first

language.

● There are about 2,200 languages in Asia

● ¼ of the worlds population speaks at least some English

● There are 2,400 language that are classified as being endangered

● 231 languages are extinct

● There are six official UN languages

● There are no official language in America