🇮🇳 Bhojpuri — Learn grammar, postpositions, and everyday phrases (Devanagari + romanization) Indo-Aryan • Devanagari (historically Kaithi) • SOV Number of Speakers (est.) Native ~50–60M • Wider diaspora communities in Nepal, Mauritius, Fiji, Suriname, the… 🇮🇳 Bhojpuri #36 Most Spoken Language (53M speakers)
🇮🇳 Kannada — Script, Pronunciation, Grammar, and Useful Phrases Dravidian • Kannada script (abugida) • SOV • Postpositions • Agglutinative Number of Speakers (est.) ~45–55M native • ~60M+ total (Karnataka + diaspora) KarnatakaBengaluruSouth India Family… 🇮🇳 Kannada #35 Most Spoken Language (59M speakers)
🇪🇹 Amharic (አማርኛ • Amarəñña) Semitic • Geʽez (Fidel) abugida • SOV-leaning • root–pattern morphology Number of Speakers (est.) Native ~22–25M • Total ~30M+ EthiopiaAddis AbabaDiaspora (Africa, ME, US, EU) Family / Branch Afroasiatic →… 🇪🇹 Amharic #34 Most Spoken Language (60M speakers)
🇱🇧 Levantine Arabic (لهجة شامية) Arabic dialect continuum • Arabic script • Analytic • SVO/SV (topic–comment friendly) Number of Speakers (est.) ~30–40M across Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Jordan + large diaspora LebanonSyriaPalestineJordanDiaspora Family / Branch Afro-Asiatic… 🇸🇾 Levantine Arabic #33 Most Spoken Language (60M speakers)
🇮🇳 Gujarati (ગુજરાતી / Gujarātī) Indo-Aryan • Gujarati script • SOV (postpositions) Number of Speakers (est.) Native ~55–60M • Total 65M+ (India & global diaspora) GujaratDaman & DiuMumbaiEast Africa & UK diaspora Family / Branch… 🇮🇳 Gujarati #32 Most Spoken Language (62M speakers)
🇮🇹 Italian — Learn pronunciation, grammar, and essential phrases Romance • Latin alphabet • SVO (flexible) Number of Speakers (est.) Native ~60–70M • Worldwide community 85M+ ItalySwitzerland (Ticino)San MarinoDiaspora (EU/NA/LatAm) Family / Branch Indo-European →… 🇮🇹 Italian #31 Most Spoken Language (66M speakers)
🟨🟧 Javanese — Registers (Ngoko/Krama), Pronunciation, Grammar, and Handy Phrases Austronesian • Latin & Javanese script (Aksara Jawa) • SVO • Register-rich Number of Speakers (est.) ~80–90M native speakers across Central/East Java, Yogyakarta, and diaspora… 🇮🇩 Javanese #30 Most Spoken Language (69M speakers)
🇹🇭 Thai (ภาษาไทย • Phasa Thai) Tai–Kadai • Thai script (abugida) • SVO • tonal (5 tones) Number of Speakers (est.) Native ~60–65M • Total ~70M+ ThailandIsan region (Lao-related)Global diaspora Family / Branch Tai–Kadai →… 🇹🇭 Thai #29 Most Spoken Language (71M speakers)
🇰🇷 Korean (한국어 • Hangugeo) Koreanic • Hangul alphabet • Agglutinative • SOV (topic–comment friendly) Number of Speakers (est.) Native ~75–80M • Total 80M+ (South/North Korea, China, Japan, US) Seoul (standard)Pyongyang (standard)Diaspora Family / Branch… 🇰🇷 Korean #28 Most Spoken Language (82M speakers)
🇮🇷 Persian (Farsi) — فارسی Iranian language • Perso-Arabic script • SOV (prepositions) Number of Speakers (est.) Native ~60–70M • Total 110M+ (Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, diaspora) Iran (Farsi)Afghanistan (Dari)Tajikistan (Tajik) Family / Branch Indo-European →… 🇮🇷 Persian (Farsi) #27 Most Spoken Language (83M speakers)
🇨🇳 Wu Chinese (Shanghainese) — Learn tones, sound shifts, and everyday phrases Sinitic • Chinese characters (no single standard for Shanghainese) • SVO / topic-prominent Number of Speakers (est.) Wu group ~80–90M • Core Shanghainese… 🇨🇳 Wu Chinese (Shanghainese) #26 Most Spoken Language (83M speakers)
🇭🇰 Yue Chinese (Cantonese) — Tones, Jyutping, Grammar, and Everyday Phrases Sinitic • Yue branch • Traditional characters • Jyutping • Topic–comment • SVO Number of Speakers (est.) ~80–90M worldwide (native + L2), centered in… 🇨🇳 Yue Chinese (Cantonese) #25 Most Spoken Language (86M speakers)
🇮🇳 Tamil (தமிழ் • Tamiḻ) Dravidian • Tamil script (abugida) • SOV • diglossic (formal vs colloquial) Number of Speakers (est.) Native ~75–80M • Total ~85–90M+ Tamil NaduSri LankaSingapore MalaysiaDiaspora (Gulf, Europe, NA) Family /… 🇮🇳 Tamil #24 Most Spoken Language (86M speakers)
🇵🇭 Tagalog (Filipino) Austronesian • Latin alphabet (plus Baybayin heritage) • Predicate-initial • VSO/VOS (flexible) Number of Speakers (est.) Native ~28–30M • Total ~80M+ (Filipino as the national standard) PhilippinesMetro ManilaLuzonDiaspora Family / Branch Austronesian… 🇵🇭 Tagalog (Filipino) #23 Most Spoken Language (87M speakers)
🇰🇪 Swahili (Kiswahili) Bantu • Latin alphabet • SVO (agglutinative verbs) Number of Speakers (est.) Native ~16–20M • Total 100–200M+ (East & Central Africa) TanzaniaKenyaUgandaDRC & neighbors Family / Branch Niger–Congo → Atlantic–Congo → Benue–Congo… 🇹🇿 Swahili #22 Most Spoken Language (87M speakers)
🇵🇰 Western Punjabi (Shahmukhi) Indo-Aryan • Arabic-based script (Shahmukhi) • SOV Number of Speakers (est.) Native ~75–90M (Pakistan) • Wider understanding across the diaspora Punjab (Pakistan)Lahore • FaisalabadDiaspora (Gulf, UK, NA) Family / Branch Indo-European… 🇮🇳 Western Punjabi #21 Most Spoken Language (90M speakers)
🇳🇬 Hausa (ISO: ha) — Guide to Pronunciation, Grammar, and Useful Phrases Afro-Asiatic • Chadic • Latin “Boko” & Arabic “Ajami” • SVO • Tone Number of Speakers (est.) Native ~50–60M • L2 20–30M+ across… 🇳🇬 Hausa #19 Most Spoken Language (94M speakers)
🇮🇳 Telugu (తెలుగు) Dravidian • Telugu script (abugida) • SOV • agglutinative Number of Speakers (est.) Native ~80–85M • Total ~90M+ Andhra PradeshTelanganaIndia U.S.GulfGlobal diaspora Family / Branch Dravidian → South-Central Dravidian (close to Kannada;… 🇮🇳 Telugu #18 Most Spoken Language (96M speakers)
🇻🇳 Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt) Vietic • Latin alphabet (Chữ Quốc Ngữ) • Tonal • SVO (topic-comment friendly) Number of Speakers (est.) Native ~75–85M • Total 95M+ (diaspora across US, France, Australia) VietnamHanoi (North)Ho Chi Minh… 🇻🇳 Vietnamese #17 Most Spoken Language (97M speakers)
🇮🇳 Marathi (मराठी / Marāṭhī) Indo-Aryan • Devanagari • SOV (postpositions) Number of Speakers (est.) Native ~80–90M • Total ~95–110M+ MaharashtraGoa & Karnataka borderlandsGlobal diaspora Family / Branch Indo-European → Indo-Iranian → Indo-Aryan → Marathi–Konkani… 🇮🇳 Marathi #16 Most Spoken Language (99M speakers)
🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic (Maṣri / Masri) Semitic • Arabic script • SV/SVO (flexible) Number of Speakers (est.) Native ~70–80M • Total 90M+ understanding via media EgyptLevant & Gulf exposureDiaspora Family / Branch Afro-Asiatic → Semitic… 🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic #15 Most Spoken Language (119M speakers)
🇳🇬 Nigerian Pidgin (Naija Pidgin) English-lexifier • Latin alphabet • SVO Number of Speakers (est.) Native several millions • L2 tens of millions across Nigeria & West Africa Urban & inter-ethnic lingua francaMusic, media, street… 🇳🇬 Nigerian Pidgin #14 Most Spoken Language (121M speakers)