How many languages are in the world

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There are 6,912 languages in the world today. Keep in mind, however, that the number of languages may never be determined exactly.

Categorized In: Cultures & Groups , Language & Lookup , Demographics

Source: World Languages | www.nvtc.gov

6 hr 31 min ago

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amber

aww really?? i thought there would be more. but thanks anyways

4 days ago, 05:42pm

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Ethnologue lists 6912 living languages in the world today.

May 14 2009, 02:55pm | Source: World Languages | www.nvtc.gov

There are about 6,800 languages currently spoken in the world. Its predicted that half will be extinct in 100 years. ChaCha out!

Apr 12 2009, 10:49am | Source: How many languages are there ... - The Washington Post | Encyclopedia.com | www.encyclopedia.com

There are 6,700 languages in the world, half of which will likely die during the next century. ChaCha: It's what's for dinner.

Mar 27 2009, 05:22pm | Source: Number of languages in the world to be cut by half in a century :.: Lingformant - Science news and articles in Linguistics | lingformant.vertebratesilence.com

Linguists say that there are about 5,000-6,000 different languages spoken in the world today.

Mar 11 2009, 01:57pm | Source: How Many Languages Are There in the World? | 74.125.45.104