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What Languages Do They Speak?

Do you know what the most common languages spoken in each country are? Many countries have more than one language spoken within their borders. And people in some countries speak more than one language.

Here you can find out what languages are commonly spoken where.

Afghanistan
Dari, Pashto

Albania
Albanian

Algeria
Arabic, French, Berber

Angola
Portuguese, Umbundu, Kikongo, Kimbundu, Chokwe

Argentina
Spanish

Armenia
Armenian

Australia
English

Austria
German, Slovene, Croatian, Hungarian

Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani

Bahrain
Arabic

Bangladesh
Bangla

Belarus
Russian, Belorussian

Belgium
Dutch, French

Belize
English, Spanish, Creole, Maya

Benin
French, Fon, Yoruba

Bhutan
Dzongkha, Sharchhopka, Lhotshamkha

Bolivia
Spanish, Quechua, Aymara

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian

Botswana
Setswana, Sekalanga, English

Brazil
Portuguese

Brunei
Malay

Bulgaria
Bulgarian, Turkish

Burundi
Kirundi, French

Cambodia
Khmer

Canada
English, French

Cape Verde
Portuguese, Criuolo

Chad
French, Arabic, Sara

Chile
Spanish

China
Standard Chinese (Mandarin), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghainese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese)

Colombia
Spanish

Costa Rica
Spanish

Côte d'Ivoire
French, Dioula

Croatia
Croatian

Cuba
Spanish

Cyprus
Greek, Turkish

Czech Republic
Czech

Denmark
Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic

Djibouti
French, Arabic, Somali, Afar

Dominican Republic
Spanish

Ecuador
Spanish, Quechua

Egypt
Arabic

El Salvador
Spanish

Equatorial Guinea
Spanish, French, Fang, Bubi

Eritrea
Tigrinya, Arabic, English

Estonia
Estonian, Russian

Ethiopia
Amharic, Oromo, Somali, Tigrigna

Fiji
English, Fijian

Finland
Finnish, Swedish

France
French

Gabon
French, Fang, Myene, Nzebi, Bandjabi

Georgia
Georgian, Russian, Armenian, Azerbaijani

Germany
German

Ghana
Asante, Ewe, Fante, Boron, English

Greece
Greek

Guatemala
Spanish, Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi, Mam, Garifuna, Xinca

Guinea
French, Malinké, Susu, Fulani

Haiti
Creole, French

Honduras
Spanish

Hungary
Magyar (Hungarian), English, German

Iceland
Icelandic, English

India
Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Oriya, Punjabi, English

Indonesia
Bahasa Indonesia, English, Dutch

Iran
Persian, Azeri Turkic, Kurdish

Ireland
English, Irish

Israel
Hebrew, Arabic, English

Italy
Italian, German, French, Slovene

Jamaica
English, Jamaican Creole

Japan
Japanese

Jordan
Arabic

Kazakhstan
Russian, Kazakh

Kenya
Kiswahili, English

Kiribati
I-Kiribati, English

Korea, North
Korean

Korea, South
Korean

Kosovo
Albanian, Serbian

Kuwait
Arabic

Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyz, Russian, Uzbek

Laos
Lao, French

Latvia
Latvian, Russian

Lebanon
Arabic, French

Lesotho
Sesotho, English, Zulu, Xhosa

Libya
Arabic, Berber

Liechtenstein
German

Lithuania
Lithuanian, Russian, Polish

Luxembourg
Luxermbourgish, French, German

Macedonia
Macedonian, Albanian

Madagascar
Malagasy, French

Malawi
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Chiyao, Chitumbuka

Malaysia
Bahasa Melayu, English, Chinese, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai

Maldives
Maldivian Dhivehi

Mali
French, Bambara, Peul, Dogon, Maraka, Malinke, Sonrhai

Malta
Maltese, English

Mauritania
Hassaniya Arabic, Pulaar, Soninke, French, Wolof

Mauritius
Creole, Bhojpuri, French, English

Mexico
Spanish

Moldova
Moldovan, Romanian, Russian

Monaco
French, English, Italian, Monégasque

Mongolia
Mongolian, Turkic, Russian

Montenegro
Serbian, Montenegrin, Bosnian, Albanian

Morocco
Arabic, Tamazight, French

Mozambique
Emakhuwa, Portuguese, Xichangana, Cisena, Elomwe, Echuwabo

Myanmar
Burmese

Nepal
Nepali, Maithali, Bhojpuri, Tharu, Tamang

Netherlands
Dutch, Frisian

New Zealand
English, Maori

Nicaragua
Spanish, Miskito

Niger
French, Hausa, Djerma

Nigeria
English, Hausa, Yoruba, Ibo, Fulani

Norway
Bokmål Norwegian, Nynorsk Norwegian

Oman
Arabic

Pakistan
Urdu, English, Punjabi, Sindhi, Saraiki, Pashto

Panama
Spanish, English

Papua New Guinea
Tok Pisin, Hiri Motu, English

Paraguay
Spanish, Guaraní

Peru
Spanish, Quéchua

Philippines
Filipino, English

Poland
Polish

Portugal
Portuguese

Qatar
Arabic

Romania
Romanian, Hungarian

Russia
Russian

Rwanda
Kinyarwanda

Saudi Arabia
Arabic

Senegal
French, Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka

Serbia
Serbian, Hungarian

Sierra Leone
English, Mende, Temne, Krio

Singapore
Mandarin, English, Malay, Hokkien, Cantonese

Slovakia
Slovak, Hungarian

Slovenia
Slovenian, Serbo-Croatian

Somalia
Somali, Arabic

South Africa
IsiZulu, IsiXhosa, Afrikaans, English, Sepedi, Setswana, Sesotho

South Sudan
Arabic, English, Dinka, Nuer, Bari, Zande, Shilluk

Spain
Castilian Spanish, Catalan, Galician, Basque

Sri Lanka
Sinhala, Tamil

Sudan
Arabic, Nubian, Ta Bedawie, English

Sweden
Swedish

Switzerland
German, French, Italian

Syria
Arabic, Kurdish, Armenian

Taiwan
Mandarin Chinese, Taiwanese (Min)

Tanzania
Swahili, English, Arabic

Thailand
Thai

Togo
French, Ewé, Mina, Kabyé, Dagomba

Tunisia
Arabic, French, Berber

Turkey
Turkish, Kurdish

Turkmenistan
Turkmen, Russian, Uzbek

Uganda
English, Ganda, Swahili, Arabic

Ukraine
Ukrainian, Russian

United Arab Emirates
Arabic

United Kingdom
English, Scots, Welsh, Irish

United States
English, Spanish

Uruguay
Spanish

Uzbekistan
Uzbek, Russian

Venezuela
Spanish

Vietnam
Vietnamese

Yemen
Arabic

Zambia
Bembe, Nyanja, Tonga, Lozi, Chewa, English

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