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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.

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Ethnologue lists 6912 living languages in the world today.

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

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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.

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

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There are 6,912 known living languages in the world. ChaCha for now!

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