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 Language FamilyEthnologue (estimate)Encarta estimateOther estimatesEstimated rankingRanking by Mean Average of the two estimates (Encarta and Ethnologue) Mandarin Chinese  Sino-Tibetan, Chinese  845,000,000  800,000,000  1,052 million including second language speakers (Ethnologue, 1999 http://www.ethnologue.com/14/show_language.asp?code=CHN)/ 1,151 million (982 native, 179 second language)http://www.krysstal.com/spoken.html The 30 Most Spoken Languages of the World / It is also one of the six official languages of the United Nations.  1Spanish  Indo-European, Italic, Romance  329,000,000  358,000,000   417 million including second-language speakers (Ethnologue 1999).Ethnologue - 1999 WA--source for the second figure)/ 500 million currentlyUNAM  and Instituto Cervantes ("El Mundo" news)/ It is also one of the six official languages of the United Nations. 2 English  Indo-European, Germanic, West Germanic, Anglo-Frisian, English  328,000,000  350,000,000  508 million including second speakers (Ethnologue, 1999 http://www.ethnologue.com/14/show_language.asp?code=ENG)/1,000 million (as a total of first, second and foreign language spoken according to  List of countries by English-speaking population)/  It is also one of the six official languages of the United Nations. 3 Hindi/Urdu  Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan  182,000,000 Hindi, 60,600,000 Urdu  200,000,000 Hindi ,  40,000,000 Urdu  487 million (366 million with all varieties of Hindi and Urdu + 120 million as a second language in 1999^Ethnologue, 1999)/ 484.5 million (258 mill. properly Hindi, 422 million all varieties of Hindi and 51,5 of Urdu according to Indian Census 2001http://censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Census_Data_Online/Language/Statement1.htm + 11 million Urdu speakers in 1993 census of Pakistan http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=urd)/ 552 million currently. 473.5 million of 1,028 million spoken some variety of Hindi or Urdu according to Indian Census (46%)http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Census_Data_Online/Language/Statement1.htm. In Pakistan 7.57% speak Urdu. Currently the population of India is 1,173 million  and 168 million  is currently the population of Pakistan. (294.4 million speak properly Hindi as a first language): 258 million of 1,028 million spoken Hindi according to the 2001 Indian census (25.08%). 4 Arabic  Afro-Asiatic, Semitic  221,000,000*  150,000,000 246 million including second language speakers  (Ethnologue, 1999)http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=arb
It is also one of the six official languages of the United Nations.*Ethnologue further counts each of sixteen dialects. 5 Bengali  Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan  181,000,000  170,000,000  211 million including second language speakers, official language of Bangladesh (Ethnologue, 1999 http://www.ethnologue.com/14/show_language.asp?code=BNG). 6Portuguese  Indo-European, Italic, Romance  178,000,000  150,000,000 191 million including second language speakers (Ethnologue, 1999 http://www.ethnologue.com/14/show_language.asp?code=POR)/ 220 million native, 20 million second language =  240 million total http://diario.iol.pt/sociedade/lingua-portuguesa-portugues-ensino-governo-alunos/972503-4071.html 7 Russian  Indo-European, Slavic, East Slavic  144,000,000  160,000,000  277 million including second language speakers (Ethnologue, 1999http://www.ethnologue.com/14/show_language.asp?code=RUS)/ It is also one of the six official languages of the United Nations.http://listverse.com/miscellaneous/top-10-most-spoken-languages-in-the-world/  8 Japanese  Japonic, formerly Language isolate 122,000,000  126,000,000  130 million native, 2 million second language = 132 million total  9 German  Indo-European, Germanic, West Germanic  90,300,000  100,000,000  101 million native (88 million Standard German, 5 million Swiss German, 8 million Austrian German), 60 million second language in EU + 5–20 million worldwide.  10 Javanese  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Sunda-Sulawesi  84,600,000  70,000,550    11 Wu  Sino-Tibetan, Chinese  77,200,000  90,000,000     12 Punjabi  Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan  78,300,000  70,000,000  Both counts include the two Lahnda dialects of Western Punjabi and Siraiki 61–62 million (2000 WCD) (taken together with Eastern Punjabi (28 million): approx. 90 million total)  13 Korean  language isolate (status as part of the Altaic family controversial)  75,100,000  75,000,000  50,100,000 in South Korea (2013). Population total all countries 82,100,000 (2013 WA)  14 French  Indo-European, Italic, Romance  67,800,000  70,000,000  128 million “native and real speakers"  (includes 64,473,140 French people) and 72 million "bilinguals". More than 200 total both native and second language.  Not including partial speakers, and up to 450+ million total with significant knowledge of the language. French is the ninth most spoken language in the world when including second language speakers. It is also one of the six official languages of the United Nations. 15 Telugu  Dravidian, South Central  69,800,000  69,666,000    	74,002,856 (2001 census)http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Census_Data_Online/Language/Statement4.htm 16 Vietnamese  Austro-Asiatic, Mon-Khmer, Vietic  68,600,000  68,000,000  70 million native, perhaps up to 16 million second language, = ~86 million total  17 Marathi  Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan  68,100,000  68,022,000  Indian census:71,936,89468 million native, 3 million second language = 71 million total  18 Tamil  Dravidian 65,700,000  66,000,000  Indian census:60,793,81478 million Top 30 Language Spoken in the World by Number of Speakers 19 Italian  Indo-European, Italic, Romance  61,700,000  62,000,000   20

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 Language FamilyEthnologue (2005 estimate)Ethnologue, Languages of the WorldEncarta estimateOtherEstimated ranking Turkish   Altaic, Turkic, Oghuz  59 million  61,000,000  Official in Turkey, (Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus), Cyprus; spoken in Germany, Switzerland, Bulgaria, France, United Kingdom, Kosovo by Turkish Population  21 Cantonese/Yue  Sino-Tibetan, Chinese  55,500,000     22 Tagalog (including Filipino) Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Philippine  48.9 million  17 million (2006) Official in Philippines <small> (in the form of Filipino). Significant communities in Canada, People’s Republic of China (Hong Kong), Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United States (Alaska, California, Guam, Hawaii, Northern Mariana Islands).~49 million native, ~51 million second language = ~100 million total  23 Gujarati  Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan  46.5 million  46.1 million --  24  Min  Sino-Tibetan, Chinese  46.2 million  --  Southern Min: 49m, Northern Min 10.43m  25 Polish  Indo-European, Slavic, West Slavic  40.0 million  44 million   26 Ukrainian  Indo-European, Slavic, East Slavic  39.4 million  47 million --  27 Xiang  Sino-Tibetan, Chinese   36.0 million     28 Malayalam  Dravidian, Kerala, Southern - India  35,706,000  35,706,000  Indian census:33,066,392  29 Kannada  Dravidian, Southern  35.4 million  35.4 million  38 million native, 9 million second language, = 47 million total  30 Maithili  Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan  45 million  24,191,900   31 Bhojpuri  Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan  38.5 million  26,254,000    32 Burmese  Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Lolo-Burmese  32,300,000  32.3 million 50-56 million total speakers, including 18 to 23 million as second language (Myanmar Language Commission)   33 Oriya  Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan  31.7 million  32.3 million Oriya is an official language of India and is spoken by over 35 million people all over the world. Indian Census:33,017,446  34 Malay  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Sunda-Sulawesi, Malayic  39,100,000  23.6 million (2006)  Official in Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore. Native to Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand. <small>Significant communities in Australia, Bahrain.18 million native, 3 million second language, = 21 million total (not counting Indonesian)  35 Sunda  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Sunda-Sulawesi  34 million  27 million    36 Persian Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian 31.3 millionwww.ethnologue.com 31.3 million  33.9 million 2009 CIA Factbook;2009 CIA Factbook:   33.9 M (51%) 23.9 million Farsi Western in Iran (1997) Ethnologue ;Ethnologue:  23.9 M (Farsi, Western)   37 Hakka  Sino-Tibetan, Chinese  30,000,000  --    38 Hausa  Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, West Chadic  24,200,000  24.2 million (2006)  Official in Niger, north Nigeria. Significant communities in Chad, Benin, Ghana, Sudan24 million native, ~15 million second language, = ~39 million total  39 Romanian  Indo-European, Italic, Romance  23,400,000  26,265,555   Official in Moldova, Romania, Serbia (Vojvodina). <small>Significant communities in Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Spain, Ukraine.26 million native, 4 million second language. The total is about 30 million.The Latin Union reports 28 million speakers for Romanian, out of whom 24 million are native speakers of the language: Latin Union - The odyssey of languages: ro , es , fr , it , pt ; see also Ethnologue report for Romanian  40 Indonesian (also known as Bahasa Indonesia)  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian  23.2 million  17.1 million  national language in Indonesiaover 140 million second language speakers per Ethnologue. Almost 100% of the population of Indonesia speaks Bahasa Indonesia, a dialect of Malay.  41 Azerbaijani  Altaic, Turkic, Oghuz  21.7 millionAzerbaijani, South  12.6 million Johnstone and Mandryk 2001(irak 0.6 million 1982 , Suria 0.03 1961 ,Turkey 0.53 million) Azerbaijani, North 7.5 million 2007Azerbaijani, Qashqai 1.5 miilion 1997 31.4 million  25–35 million native, including Qashqai (data for Iran uncertain); 8 million second language (outside Iran) ;Azerbaijani, South 24.4 (1996) www.photius.com The 50 Most Widely Spoken Languages (1996) Azerbaijani, South 24.4 -  12.7 million Johnstone and Mandryk 2001(irak 0.6 million 1982 , Suria 0.03 1961 ,Turkey 0.53 million ;Azerbaijani, Iran 15.9 million 2009 24%  Azerbaijani, Iran 15.9 million 2009 24% ;Azerbaijani, North 7.5 million 2007 ;Azerbaijani, Qashqai 1.5 miilion 1997 42 Dutch  Indo-European, Germanic, West Germanic  21,700,000  20 million (2006)  25 million Official in Belgium, Kingdom of the Netherlands, Suriname. Significant communities in the United States, Canada, Australia, Indonesia and South Africa (excluding Afrikaans).  43  Gan  Sino-Tibetan, Chinese  21 million  --  48 million, 29 million in Jiangxihttp://ling.cass.cn/fangyan/dituji/LANGUAGE%20ATLAS%20OF%20CHINA.html  The
population of Gan speakers is 48 million  44 Thai  Kradai, Tai  20.3 million (2000)  46.1 million (2006)  Encarta includes Northern, Northeastern and Southern Thai as well as Central whereas ethnologue Thai is just Central Thai~31 million native (1983 SIL, 1990 Diller, 2000 WCD) (dated data), = ~60 million first and second language (2001 A. Diller). Includes Southern Thai, Northern Thai/Western Lao, but not Shan, Isan, or Lao.  45 Yoruba  Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Defoid, Yoruboid  20,000,000  20 million (2006)  Official in Nigeria.  46 Pashto  Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Eastern Iranian  19,000,000  26,811,657  Official in Afghanistan. Native to Pakistan. <small>Significant communities in Iran, United Arab Emirates.  47

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 Language FamilyEthnologue (2005 estimate)Encarta estimateOtherRanking by Ethnologue estimate Sindhi Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan 19,720,000  19,720,000 (2006)  Official in Pakistan, India. Significant communities in People’s Republic of China (Hong Kong), UK, Philippines Oman. 17 million native, 13 million second language, = 30 million total (2001 Johnstone and Mandryk)  48 Uzbek  Altaic, Turkic, Eastern Turkic  18,466,000  20.1 million (2006)  Official in Uzbekistan. Native to Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan   49 Igbo Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Igboid 18 million  18 million  Official in Nigeriaunknown number second language.   50 Oromo Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic, East Cushitic  split into different dialects in their consideration  17.2 million (2006)  National language of Ethiopia. Significant communities in Kenya24 million native (31.6% of Ethiopia [1994 census]), ~2 million second language, = 26 million total (1998 census)  51 Amharic Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, South 17,413,000  17.4 million (2006)  Official in Ethiopia. Significant communities in Israel.27 million native (32.7% Ethiopia [1994 census] and 2.7 million emigrants), 10% (7 million) as a second language = 34 million total  52 Nepali Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan 16,056,000  16,056,000   Official in Nepal, India (Sikkim). Significant communities in Bhutan.approx. 30 million in Nepal, 16 million as native tongue and 15 million as a second language (2006)  53 Kurdish Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Northwestern 16,000,000  Kurdish is absent from Encarta's list of "Languages Spoken by More Than 10 Million People"  Official in Iraq. Native to Armenia, Iran, Syria, Turkey. <small>Significant communities in Germany, Lebanon.  54 Cebuano Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Borneo-Philippines  15.8 million   15 million (2006)  Native to Philippines18.5 million native, ~11.5 million second language, = 30 million total (2000 census)  55 Assamese Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan  15,334,000  15,374,000 Official in India (Assam). <small>Significant communities in Bhutan and Bangladesh. Assamese is spoken and/or understood by almost everyone in the state of Assam. Assam had a population of 26.7 million in 2003-04. So, Assamese has another 8-10 million second language speakers. Assamese is also understood and spoken widely in Arunachal Pradesh, which has a population of 1.1 million. These are mostly second or third language speakers. Various tribes in Nagaland, with a population of 2 million, use Nagamese, a variant of Assamese, for communication. Thus, a total of approximately, 28-30 million people speak and understand Assamese. 56 Malagasy Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Bornean, Barito15 million  10.5 million (2006)  Official in Madagascar. <small>Significant communities in Mayotte.17 million  57 Hungarian Uralic, Finno-Ugric, Ugric 14,500,000  14.5 million (2006) Official in Hungary, Serbia (Vojvodina), Slovenia, Austria. Significant communities in Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine, United States, Israel14 million native (1995)  58 Zhuang Kradai, Tai 14 million  14 million  Official in People's Republic of China (Guangxi)14 million native (1992), unknown number second language  59 Madurese Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Sunda-Sulawesi 13,694,000 13,694,000 Native to Indonesia <small>(Originally Java, Madura)  60 Sinhalese Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan 13,220,000  13.2 million (2006)  Official in Sri Lanka. <small>Significant communities in United Arab Emirates13 million native, 2 million second language, = 15 million total (1993)  61 Greek Indo-European, Greek 12 million  12 million  Official in Cyprus, Greece. Significant communities in Albania, Australia, Canada, Egypt, France, Georgia, Germany, Italy, Russia, South Africa, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA. 12 million (2004), up to 10–12 million more second language  63 Czech Indo-European, Slavic, West Slavic 12 million (2006)  12 million (1990 WA). Official in Czech Republic.  62 Fula/Fulfulde  Niger-Congo, Atlantic, Northern, Senegambian  ~13 million (all varieties)  11,428,700   Official in Niger, Nigeria. National language in Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Senegal. <small>Significant communities in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, Sierra Leone. 63 Shona Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu 7,000,000  14 million  National language of Zimbabwe. <small>Significant communities in Botswana, Mozambique.15 million native, 1.8 million second language, = 16–17 million total, including Ndau, Manyika (2000 A. Chebanne)  64

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 Language Family Official status and where spoken natively by more than 1% of the populationSIL estimateMicrosoft Encarta 2006, Languages Spoken by More Than 10 Million People . 2009-10-31. Number of speakers Estimated ranking by number of native speakers Somali Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic, East Cushitic Official in Somalia. Native to Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya. <small>Significant communities in Canada, Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Yemen.10-16 million native and at least 500,000 second-language speakers.million (2004 WCD)  9.8 million (2006)   65 Zulu Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Official in South Africa. <small>Significant communities in Lesotho, Swaziland  9.6 million (2006) 9.6 million native, ~16 million second language, = ~25 million total (1996 census)  66 Serbian  Indo-European, Slavic, South 9,000,000 8,600,000 (1996)  Serbian language official in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro.  67 Quechua Quechuan Official in Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru. Significant communities in Argentina  8.3 million (2006) 10.4 million, all varieties  68 Kazakh Altaic, Turkic, Northwestern, Southern  Official in Kazakhstan. <small>Significant communities in People's Republic of China (Xinjiang), Russia, Mongolia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan  8.2 million (2006)  12 million  69 Tibetan   Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Tibeto-Kanauri  Official in People's Republic of China <small>(Tibet Autonomous Region and part of Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu). Significant communities in India  7.1 million (2006)  7.6 million  70 Tajik  Indo-European, Indo-Iranian  Official in Tajikistan. <small>Significant communities in Uzbekistan  4.4 million.  7.9-17 million native (estimates vary due to lack of official data, moreover these exclude Tajiks of Afghanistan)  71 Chichewa (Nyanja) Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Official in Malawi, Zambia. <small>Significant communities in Mozambique, Zimbabwe.   9.3 million native (2001 Johnstone and Mandryk), 0.4 million second language (1999 WA), = 9.7 million total  72 Haitian Creole Indo-European, Romance, Creole Official in Haiti. <small>Significant communities in Bahamas, Canada (Quebec), Cuba, Cayman Islands (UK), Dominican Republic, France (Guadeloupe), United States (Connecticut, Florida, New Jersey, Massachusetts, New York).  7.4 million (2006)  12 million (2005)  73 Belarusian Indo-European, Slavic, East Slavic Official in Belarus. <small>Significant communities in Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Poland, Russia  10.2 million (2006) 9.1 million (2001 Johnstone and Mandryk)  74 Lombard  Indo-European, Romance  Native to  Italy  --  5 million Western Lombard + 3 million Eastern Lombard + others = 9.13 million (Ethnologue 2006)  75 Hebrew Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, North Central Official in Israel. <small>Significant communities in USA (New York, California) and Canada (Ontario).  9.42 million (2006) ~up to 10.0 million speakers including 2nd language speakers  76 Swedish Indo-European, Germanic, North  National language of Sweden. National language in Finland.  9 million (2006) 8.8 million (1986), ~9 million (2005)  77 Kongo Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu National language in Angola, Congo-Brazzaville (Kituba), Congo-Kinshasa.  4.7 million (2006)  8.7 million, all varieties, including Yombe and creolized Kituba (1986–2002) (dated data)  78 Akan Niger-Congo, Kwa National language in Ghana  7 million (2006) 8.3 million native, ~1 million second language, = ~10 million total (2004 SIL)  79 Tshiluba Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu National language of Congo-Kinshasa   7.8 million native, 0.7 million second language, = 8.5 million total (1991 UBS). Includes 1.5 million Kiluba.  80 Ilokano Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Borneo-Philippines  Philippines. <small>Significant communities in United States (Hawaii).  8 million (2006) 7.7 million native (2000 census), ~2.3 second language = 10 million total  81 Uyghur Altaic, Turkic, Southeastern, Eastern Official in People's Republic of China (Xinjiang). <small>Significant communities in Kazakhstan  7.6 million (2006)  7.6 million  82 Neapolitan  Indo-European, Romance   Native to  Italy  --  7.5 million native 83 Bulgarian Indo-European, Slavic, South  Official in Bulgaria. Significant communities in Moldova, Ukraine, the Republic of Macedonia, Greece, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK, USA 9 million (2006)  7.7 million in Bulgaria (2005) and ~1 million abroad = 8.5 million native  84 Kinyarwanda Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Official in Rwanda. <small>Significant communities in Congo-Kinshasa, Uganda   7.3 million (1998)  85 Khmer Austro-Asiatic, Mon-Khmer, Khmer  7,039,200  8 million (2006)  Official in Cambodia. <small>Significant communities in Thailand, United States (California), Vietnam14 million native, 1 million second language, = 15 million total (2004)  86 Xhosa Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Official in South Africa. <small>Significant communities in Lesotho  6.9 million (2006)  7.2 million (1996 census)  87 Balochi Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian Native to Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan. Significant communities in Oman, United Arab Emirates  7 million (2006) 7.0 million (1998)  88 Hiligaynon Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Borneo-Philippines  Philippines  7 million (2006)  6.9 million (2000 census), est. 4.1 million second language = ~11 million total  89 Tigrinya Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, South Official in Eritrea, Ethiopia  5.1 million (2006)  4.5 million in Ethiopia (6% of population (1994 census)), ~2.25 million in Eritrea (50% of population (CIA)), = 6.75 million native, 146,934 as second language (1994 census), = 6.9 million total  90 Catalan Indo-European, Romance Official and Native to Andorra, Spain (Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Valencia, Aragon (La Franja)), France (Pyrénées-Orientales), Italy (Alghero).  6.6 million (2006)  6.7 million native, ~5 million second language, = ~12 million total (1996) (includes Valencian)  91 Minangkabau Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Sunda-Sulawesi, Malayic Indonesia (Sumatra) 6.5 million (2006) 6.5 million (1981 Moussay) (dated data)  92 Turkmen Altaic, Turkic, Southwestern, Eastern  Official in Turkmenistan. Significant communities in Afghanistan, Iran.  6.4 million (2006)  6.4 million (1995)  93 Croatian language  Indo-European, Slavic, South  6,2 million  Croatian 7,000,000 million (1996)  Official in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro Significant communities in Austria, Germany, Hungary, Romania, Slovenia.  94 Makhuwa Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Major language of Mozambique. Significant communities in Tanzania  2.5 million (2006)  6.4 million, all varieties, including Lomwe  95 Santali Austro-Asiatic, Munda Official in India  6.2 million (2006)  6.2 million (1997)  96 Albanian Indo-European, isolate Official in Albania, Macedonia, Kosovo . Significant communities in Greece, Italy.  6.0 million  3.6 million (data from Albania)  97 Armenian Indo-European, isolate Official in Armenia and the de-facto territory of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. Significant communities in Russia, USA, Georgia, Iran, Lebanon, Syria, France.  6 million (2006)  6.7 million (2001 Johnstone and Mandryk, etc.)  98 Afrikaans Indo-European, Germanic, West Germanic <small>  Official in South Africa. <small>Significant communities in Namibia, Botswana, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and United Kingdom.  6.0 million (2006) 6.0 million native, 10.3 million second language, = 16 million total (1996 census)  99 Mongolian Altaic, Mongolian Official in People's Republic of China (Inner Mongolia), Mongolia  5.7 million (2006)  5.7 million  100 Bhili Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan India  1.3 million (2006)  5.6 million, all varieties (1994). Includes 1.6 million Wagdi, etc.  101 Danish Indo-European, Germanic, North Official in Denmark, Faroe Islands (Denmark). <small>Significant communities in Germany (Southern Schleswig) and Greenland.  5.3 million (2006)  5.6 million (2006?)  102 Finnish Uralic, Finno-Ugric, Finnic Official in Finland. Significant communities in Sweden and Estonia.  6.1 million (2006)  5.4 million (1993) 103 Tatar Altaic, Turkic, Northwestern, Northern  Official in Russia (Tatarstan). <small>Significant communities in Bashkortostan, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan  5.7 million (1989 USSR census)Народы и языки Российской Федерации. статистикаEthnologue 14 on Tatar (version 15 gives data obviously invompatible with this and the next shown source), at least 5.34 million (2002 census: ethnic Tatars in Russia only)Народы и языки Российской Федерации. Статистика   104 Gikuyu  Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu  Major language of Kenya  5.4 million (2006)  5.3 million (1994 I. Larsen BTL)  105 Slovak  Indo-European, Slavic, West Slavic  Official in Slovakia and Vojvodina district of Serbia.  5.6 million (2006)  5.0 million (1990 WA)  106 More Niger-Congo, Gur National language of Burkina Faso  5.1 million (2006)  ~5 million (1991)  107 Guarani Tupi Official in Paraguay. <small>Significant communities in Argentina.  5.1 million (2006) 4.9 million (1995)  108 Swahili Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Official in Congo-Kinshasa, Kenya, Tanzania. <small>Significant communities in Comoros, Mayotte, Oman  5 million (2006) ~5 million native, ~80 million second language 109 Southern Quechua || Quechuan || Official in Peru, Bolivia|| ~5,000,000 || || 110
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 Language Family Official status and where spoken natively by more than 1% of the populationSIL estimate Number of speakers Estimated ranking by number of native speakers Kirundi Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Official in Burundi.   4.9 million (1986) (dated data)  111 Sesotho (southern) Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Official in Lesotho, South Africa.   4.9 million (1996 census)  112 Central Morocco Tamazight (Berber) Afro-Asiatic, Berber, Northern  3,500,000National language in Algeria, Mali and Niger (Tuaregs); unrecognized in Morocco, Libya and Tunisia. Large migrant communities in France, Benelux, Spain and Germany .  32.3 million (2006)  37+ million (1998)  113 Romani Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan <small>Significant communities in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Macedonia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Turkey, and USA  3.1 million (2006) 4.8 million, all varieties, including Domari (data for Vlax 2002–2004; for Domari 2000 WCD).  114 Norwegian Indo-European, Germanic, North Official in Norway. Significant communities in the United States.  5 million (2006)  4.7 million (2006, Statistics Norway)  115 Pahari-Potwari Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan Pakistan: Areas of Pakistani administered Kashmir e.g. Mirpur District, Rawalpindi. Dialects include Pahari (Dhundi-Kairali), Pothwari (Potwari), Chibhali, Pindiwali, Punchhi (Poonchi), and Mirpuri.Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed.), 2005. "Ethnologue Report for Pahari-Potwari." Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Fifteenth edition. Dallas, Texas: SIL International. (Mirpuri can also refer to Mirpur Punjabi, a Lahnda language. Pahari-Potwari is related to Punjabi.    4.7 million, all varieties  116 Tibetan Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Bodic  Official in People's Republic of China (Tibet, Qinghai, parts of Sichuan, Gansu)  1.3 million (2006)  4.6 million, all varieties  117 Kanuri Nilo-Saharan, Saharan Official in Niger, Nigeria. <small>Significant communities in Chad (Kanembu)   4.4 million native, 0.5 million second language, = 4.9 million total (data mostly from 1985) (dated data)  118 Kashmiri Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan Official in and  native to India.  4.5 million (2006)  4.6 million (1997)  119 Bikol Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Borneo-Philippines  Philippines  3.3 million (2006)  4.5 native, all varieties (2000 census), unknown number second language  120 Yi Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Burmic  People's Republic of China  4.2 million (2006) 7.8 million ethnic Yi (2000 census)  121 Georgian Kartvelian Official in Georgia. <small>Significant communities in Israel.  4.1 million (2006)  4.2 million (1993 UBS)  122 Qusqu-Qullaw  Quechuan  Official in Peru (Cusco and Puno departments) Also spoken in Bolivia, Argentina  4 million   123 Tswana Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Official in Botswana, South Africa. National language of Namibia  4 million (2006) 4.4 million native, 200,000 second language, = 4.6 million total (1993 Johnstone) (dated data)  124 Umbundu Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu National language of Angola   ~4 million native, unknown number second language (1995 WA)  125 Konkani Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan Official in India (Goa).Significant communities in Uttara Kannada, Dakshina Kannada.  6 million (2006)  ~4 million (1999 WA)  126 Balinese Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Sunda-Sulawesi, Bali-Sasak Indonesia (Bali, Lombok)  3.8 million (2006)  3.9 million (2001 Johnstone and Mandryk)  127 Northern Sotho (sePedi) Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Official in South Africa. <small>Significant communities in Botswana   3.7 million (1996 census)  128 Luyia Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Kenya  3.6 million (2006)  3.6 million (1989 census) (dated data)  129 Wolof Niger-Congo, Atlantic National language in Mauritania, Senegal. <small>Significant communities in The Gambia.  3.4 million (2006)  3.6 million native (2002), unknown number second language  130 Buginese Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Sunda-Sulawesi, South Sulawesi Indonesia   3.5 million native, 0.5 million second language, = ~4 million total (1991 SIL)  131 Luo (Dholuo) Nilo-Saharan, Eastern Sudanic, Nilotic Kenya  3.4 million (2006)  3.5 million (1994 I. Larsen BTL) (dated data)  132 Maninka Niger-Congo, Mande National language of Guinea, Mali. <small>Significant numbers in Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone.  2.5 million (2006)  3.3 million, all varieties  133 Mazanderani Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western Iranian Iran  3.3 million (2006)  3.3 million (1993) (dated data) (numbers may be confused with or include Gilaki)  134 Gilaki Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western Iranian  Iran  3.3 million (2006)  3.3 million (1993) (dated data) (numbers may be confused with or include Mazanderani)  135 Shan Kradai, Tai Myanmar  3 million (2006)  3.3 million  136 Tsonga Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Official in South Africa. <small>Significant communities in Mozambique, Swaziland. 3.2 million (2006)  3.3 million (1989, 1996) (dated data)  137 Galician Indo-European, Romance.   Official in Galicia, Spain.  3.2 million (2006)  3.2 million (1986) (data dated)  138 Lao Kradai, Tai Official in Laos. Native to Thailand.  3.2 million (2006)  ~19 million Lao-Phutai dialects (including Isan) (data dated)  139 Sukuma Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Tanzania  5 million (2006) 3.2 million (2001 Johnstone and Mandryk)  140 Yiddish Indo-European, Germanic, West Germanic  official in Russia (Jewish Autonomous Oblast) <small>Significant communities in Belarus, Israel, Latvia, Ukraine, USA.  3 million (2006)  3.2 million  141 Jamaican Creole Indo-European, Germanic, West Germanic, Creole Jamaica. <small>Significant communities in Panama, Costa Rica  2.8 million (2006)  3.2 million (2001)  142 Piemonteis Indo-European, Italic, North  Italy (official in the Piedmont region), Argentina  3.1 million (2000)  3.1 million (2000), might not include speakers in Latin America  143 Kyrgyz Altaic, Turkic, Northwestern, Southern  Official in Kyrgyzstan. Native to Tajikistan  3.1 million (2006)  3.1 million (1993 UBS) (dated data)  144 Waray-Waray Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Borneo-Philippines  Philippines  2.4 million 3.1 native (2000 census), unknown number second language  145 Ewe Niger-Congo, Kwa Official in Togo. National language of Ghana.  2.5 million (2006)  3.1 million native, 500,000 second language, = 3.6 million total (2003) 146 South Bolivian Quechua  Quechuan  <small>Official in Bolivia, also spoken in Argentina  3,637,500 (ethnologue)sout   147 Lithuanian Indo-European, Baltic Official in Lithuania. <small>Significant communities in Latvia.  4 million (2006)  3.1 million (1998)  148 Luganda Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Major language of Uganda   3.0 million native (1991 census), ~1 million second language (1999 WA), = ~4 million total  149 Lusoga Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Major language of Uganda, <small>official status unclear/pending<small>   +/- 3 million native speakers (2002 census), +/- 100,000 second-language speakers (dated data)  150 Acehnese Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Sunda-Sulawesi, Malayic Indonesia  3 million (2006)  ~3 million (1999 WA)  151 Kimbundu Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu National language of Angola   ~3 million (1999 WA)  152 Hindko Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan  Pakistan  2.5 million (2006) ~3 million (1993) (dated data) 153 Ibibio-Efik Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Cross River Efik official in Nigeria  1.5 million (2006) ~3 million, including Anaang (1990; 1998 B. Connell) (dated data) 154

 Language Family Official status and where spoken natively, or as an immigrant language, by more than 1% of the population Number of speakers Estimated ranking by number of native speakers Rajbangsi Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan India  3.0 million (1991 census)155 Garhwali Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan India  2.9 million (2000)156 Bambara Niger-Congo, Mande National language of Mali  2.8 million native, 10 million second language, = 13 million total157 Hmong Hmong-Mien China. Significant communities in France (French Guiana), Laos, United States (Minnesota, Wisconsin), Vietnam  2.8 million (2006)  ~4 million (Lemoine, 2005)  158 Ometo Afro-Asiatic, Omotic Ethiopia  2.8 million, all varieties, including Welayta (1998 census)159 Indian Sign Language  Language isolate (Sign language)  Bangladesh, India, Pakistan  2.7 million in India, plus unknown number in Bangladesh, Pakistan (2003). Same language as Pakistani Sign Language160 Betawi creole  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Sunda-Sulawesi, Creole  Indonesia  2.7 million (1993 Johnstone)161 Karen Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Karenic Myanmar, Thailand, India  2.6 million, all varieties (dated data)162 Gondi Dravidian India  2.6 million (1997)163 Senoufo Niger-Congo, Gur National language of Mali. <small>Native to Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire.  2.6 million, all varieties (1991, 1993, 2001) 164 Kalenjin Nilo-Saharan, East Sudanic, Nilotic Kenya 2.5 million (1989 census)165 Kumauni Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan India  2.4 million in India (1998)166 Kamba Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Kenya  2.4 million native, 600,000 second language, = 3.0 million total (1989 census)167 Luri Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western Iranian Iran  2.4 million (1999, 2001)168 K'iche' Mayan Guatemala  2.3 million (2000 SIL)169 Kapampangan Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Borneo-Philippines  Philippines  2.3 million (2000 census)170 Bemba Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu National language of Zambia  2.2 million (2006) 3.6 million native, unknown number second language (2001 Johnstone and Mandryk)  171 Central Aymara Aymaran Official in Bolivia, Peru. <small>Significant numbers in Argentina.  2.2 million Central Aymara (1987)172 Tiv Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid Nigeria  2.2 million native, unknown number second language (1991 UBS) 173 Brahui Dravidian Pakistan, Afghanistan  2.2 million174 Gbaya Niger-Congo, Ubangian  Central African Republic, Congo-Kinshasa  2.2 million, all varieties, including Ngbaka (2000 WCD)175 Zarma Nilo-Saharan, Songhai Official in Niger  2.2 million (1998)176 Baoulé Niger-Congo, Kwa Côte d'Ivoire  2.1 million (1993 SIL)177 Dogri Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan Official in India (Jammu and Kashmir states)  2.1 million (1997)178 Lingala Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu National language of Congo-Brazzaville, Congo-Kinshasa.  2.1 million native (2000 WCD), 7 million second language in Congo-Kinshasa (1999 WA), unknown additional second-language speakers in Congo-Brazzaville, = 9+ million total. According to Britannica (2005 Yearbook) more than 36 million people speak Lingala as lingua franca.179 Sasak Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Sunda-Sulawesi Indonesia  2.1 million (1989)180 Kurux Dravidian India, Nepal  2.1 million (1997)181 Mundari Austro-Asiatic, Munda India  2.1 million (1997)182 Dinka Nilo-Saharan, East Sudanic, Nilotic Southern Sudan  2+ million183 Slovene Indo-European, Slavic, South Slavic Official in Austria, Hungary, Italy, Slovenia.  2.0 million (1991 census) plus minorities in Austria, Croatia, Hungary and Italy; several hundred thousand (100 000 - 200 000) in US, Canada and Australia 184 Batak Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Sunda-Sulawesi, Northern Sumatra Indonesia  2 million (2006) ~6.2 million, all varieties (c. 1991 UBS) (dated data). Includes Toba, Dairi, Simalungun, etc.  185 Macedonian Indo-European, Slavic, South  Official in Republic of Macedonia <small>, also sizeable communities in Albania, Greece, Germany, Italy and USA  2.0 million (1995) 186  Buyei Kradai, Tai China  ~2 million (1990 census) 187 Beti-Pahuin Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Major language of Gabon, Equatorial Guinea. <small>Significant communities in Cameroon, São Tomé and Príncipe.  ~2 million. Includes Fang, Ewondo, etc.188

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 Language Family Official status and where spoken natively by more than 1% of the populationSIL estimate Ranking by number of native speakers Zazaki Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western Iranian  Turkey  1.5–2.5 million (all dialects) (1998 Paul)189 Occitan Indo-European, Romance  France, Italy, Spain, Monaco  1,939,000 190 Tulu Dravidian India  1.9 million (1997)191 Ligurian  Indo-European, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Gallo-Romance, Gallo-Italic  Italy, France, Monaco  1,920,848192 Sidamo  Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic, East Cushitic  Ethiopia  1.9 million native, 100,000 second language, = 2.0 million total (1998 census)193 Bashkir Altaic, Turkic, Northwestern, Northern  Official in Russia (Bashkortostan)  1.9 million (2001 Johnstone and Mandryk)194 Yao  Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Malawi, Tanzania, Mozambique  ~1.9 million (2001 Johnstone and Mandryk)195 Chuvash Altaic, Turkic Official in Russia (Chuvashia)  1.8 million native, 200,000 second language, = 2.0 million total (2001 Johnstone and Mandryk)196 Ijaw (Izon) Niger-Congo, Ijoid languages Indigenous in Nigeria  1.8 million (all varieties) (Izon 1 million)197 Fon Niger-Congo, Kwa National language of Benin <small>Significant communities in Togo  1.7 million native (2000 Hoddenbagh), unknown number second language198 SiSwati Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Official in South Africa, Swaziland. <small>Significant communities in Lesotho  1.7 million (1996 census, 1993 Johnstone)199 Irish Indo-European, Celtic, Goidelic Official in the Republic of Ireland; Northern Ireland, Small communities in USA, Canada and Australia  1,656,790 (2006 Irish Census) 200            Latvian Indo-European, Baltic Official in Latvia. <small>Significant communities in Australia, USA, United Kingdom, Ireland, Brazil.  1.6 millionEthnologue: Latvian201 Nyankore Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Uganda  1.6 million (1991 census)202 Makasar Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Sunda-Sulawesi  Indonesia  1.6 million native, 400,000 second language, = 2 million total (1989) 203 Gusii Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Kenya  1.6 million (1994 I. Larsen BTL)204 Khandeshi Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan  India  1.6 million (1997)205 Ndebele Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Official in South Africa. National language of Zimbabwe.  1.6 million (2001 Johnstone and Mandryk)206 Chin  Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman Myanmar, India  1.6 million (1990 BAP, 1996 UBS). All varieties, but not including Mizo etc.207 Limburgish  Indo-European, Germanic, West Germanic, Meuse-Rhenish Official in Netherlands (as a regional language). Belgium and Germany (no official status)  1.6 million  208 Vlax Romani  Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan  Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romania, Albania, Colombia, Hungary  1.5 million209 Sara  Nilo-Saharan, Central Sudanic, Bongo-Bagirmi  National language of Chad. <small>Significant communities in Central African Republic.  1.5 million native, all varieties, large number second-language speakers (dated data)210 Pangasinan Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Borneo-Philippines  Philippines  1.5 million (2000 census)211 Tonga Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Zambia, Zimbabwe  1.5 million (2001 Johnstone and Mandryk)212 Lampung  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Sunda-Sulawesi  Indonesia  ~1.5 million (1981 Wurm and Hattori) 213 Sardinian  Indo-European, Romance Official in Italy (Sardinia)  ~1.5 million (1977 M. Ibba, Rutgers University) 214 Scots Indo-European, Germanic, West Germanic  Scotland, <small>Significant communities in Northern Ireland  ~1.5 million native (General Register Office for Scotland, 1996)215 Dong Kradai, Kam-Sui  China  1.5 million216 Mende Niger-Congo, Mande National language of Sierra Leone  1.5 million native, unknown number second language (1987 UBS) 217 Tày Kradai, Kam-Tai, Tai  Vietnam  1.5 million in Viet Nam (1999 census)218 Nahuatl Uto-Aztecan, isolate Mexico  1.4 million (all varieties) (dated data)219 Afar Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic, East Cushitic  Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti  1.4 million (1998 census)220 Dagbani Niger-Congo, Gur National language of Ghana  1.4 million, including Kusaal, Mampruli (2004 SIL)221 Koli Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan  India, Pakistan  1.4 million, all varieties (some data dated)222 Chiga Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Uganda  1.4 million (1991 census) 223 Chechen Caucasic, Nakh Official in Russia (Chechnya).  1.33 million (2002 census) 224 Tumbuka Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Official in Malawi. <small>Significant communities in Zambia  1.3 million (2001 Johnstone and Mandryk)225 Iu Mien Hmong-Mien, Yao China  1.3 million, all varieties (1995 Wang and Mao)226 Meru Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Kenya  1.3 million (1994 I. Larsen BTL) (dated data)227 Gogo Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Tanzania  ~1.3 million (1992 UBS) (dated data)228 Teso Nilo-Saharan, East Sudanic, Nilotic Uganda. <small>Significant communities in Kenya  1.3 million (1991 census)229 Meithei Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman Official in India (Manipur)  1.3 million (1997)230 Tamang Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman Nepal  1.3 million231 Makonde Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Tanzania, Mozambique  1.3 million (2001 Johnstone and Mandryk)232 Bai Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, unclassified China  1.2 million (2003)233 Tuareg Afro-Asiatic, Berber, Southern  Official in Niger. National language of Mali.  1.2 million (1991–1998)234 Mandinka Niger-Congo, Mande National language of Senegal. <small>Significant communities in Gambia, Guinea-Bissau.  1.2 million (2002)235 Jula Niger-Congo, Mande Native to Burkina Faso, <small>Significant communities in Côte d'Ivoire  ~1.2 million native, 3–4 million second language236 Temne Niger-Congo, Atlantic National language of Sierra Leone  ~1.2 million native, 200,000 second language, = ~1.4 million total (1989 J. Kaiser)237 Haya Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Tanzania  ~1.2 million (1991 UBS)238 Serer Niger-Congo, Atlantic National language of Senegal. <small>Significant communities in Gambia.  1.2 million (2002)239 Beja Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic or isolate Sudan, Eritrea  1.2 million (1982 SIL) 240 Nyamwezi  Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu  Tanzania  1.2 million (2001 Johnstone and Mandryk)241 Abron Niger-Congo, Kwa Ghana  1.2 million (2003)242 Alur  Nilo-Saharan, East Sudanic, Nilotic  Congo-Kinshasa, Uganda  1.2 million (2001 Johnstone and Mandryk)243 Sena  Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu  Mozambique, Malawi  1.2 million, all varieties244 Azande Niger-Congo, Ubangian Congo-Kinshasa, Southern Sudan, Central African Republic  1.1 million (dated data)245 Walloon Indo-European, Romance Belgium  1.1 million (1998)246 Anyi  Niger-Congo, Kwa  Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana  1.2 million (1993 SIL)247 Malvi Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan India  1.1 million (1997)248 Kinaray-a Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Borneo-Philippines  Philippines  1.1 million native (2000 census)249 Soninke Niger-Congo, Mande National language in Mali, Mauritania, Senegal. <small>Significant communities in Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia.  1.10 million (1991) 250 Ho Austro-Asiatic, Munda India  1.08 million (1997)251 Estonian Uralic, Finno-Ugric, Finnic Official in Estonia  1.08 million (1989 census)252 Nyakyusa Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Tanzania, Malawi  1.05 million (1992 UBS)253 Gwari Niger-Congo, Nupe Nigeria  1.05 million (1991 SIL, 2002 SIL)254 Lugbara Nilo-Saharan, Central Sudanic, Moru-Madi  Congo-Kinshasa, Uganda  1.04 million (2001 Johnstone and Mandryk, 1983 SIL) 255 Basque Language isolate, Euskadi and Navarre (Spain) and Iparralde (France)  Basque Country  1.03 million (2001 Johnstone and Mandryk, 1983 SIL)256 Naga Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman India  1.03 million, all varieties (1997)257 Susu Niger-Congo, Mande National language of Guinea. <small>Significant communities in Sierra Leone.  1.03 million (2001 Johnstone and Mandryk)258 Tausug Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Borneo-Philippine  Philippines <small>Significant communities in Indonesia (Kalimantan), Malaysia (Sabah)  1.02 million native (2000 census)259 Chokwe Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu National language of Angola. <small>Significant communities in Congo-Kinshasa  1.01 million (1990 UBS)260 Kabardian Caucasic, Circassian Official in Russia (Kabardino-Balkaria). Significant communities in Karachay-Cherkessia, Turkey || 1.01 million (1993 UBS, 2001 Johnstone and Mandryk) ||261
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| Ryūkyū ||Japonic, Ryūkyūan|| Japan || 1.01 million, all varieties (2000 WCD)||262
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| Magindanaw ||Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Borneo-Philippine|| Philippines || 1.0 million native (2000 census), unknown number second language||263
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| Maranao ||Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Borneo-Philippine || Philippines || 1.0 million native (2000 census)||264
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| Ancash Quechua || Waywash || Official in Peru || 1.0 million speakers||265
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| Welsh || Indo-European, Celtic, Brythonic || Official in Wales  Also spoken by isolated populations in Argentina and England and United States. 1.0 million speakers 266 Songe Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Congo-Kinshasa  ~1 million (1991 WA) 267 Rejang Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Sunda-Sulawesi  Indonesia  ~1 million (1981 Wurm and Hattori) 268 Bini Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Edoid Official in Nigeria  ~1 million (1999 WA)269 Ebira Niger-Congo, Nupe Nigeria  ~1 million (1989 J. Adive) 270 Dagaare Niger-Congo, Gur National language of Ghana. <small>Significant communities in Burkina Faso.  ~1 million (2003)271 Gujari Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan Afghanistan, India, Pakistan  0.99 million (2000 WCD)272 Tharu Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan Nepal  0.99 million, all varieties273 Venda Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu Official in South Africa  0.96 million (1996 census)274 Arakanese Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman Myanmar, Bangladesh  0.95 million (2001 Johnstone and Mandryk)275

 100,000 si 1 legbegberun afisoro abinibi 
 Language FamilyOfficial status and where spoken natively by more than 1% of the populationNumber of speakers Mauritian Creole  French-based creoles  spoken in Mauritius; no official status  806,000 Yucatán Maya  Mayan, Yucatecan, Yucatec-Laca  Mexico, Belize  705,000 Ossetic  Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Eastern Iranian, Northeastern  Spoken in Russia Official in North Ossetia, South Ossetia), Georgia, Turkey  ~700,000 Ndonga  Bantu  Spoken in Namibia, Angola  690,000 Kwanyama  Niger-Congo  Angola, Namibia  671,000 Mari  Uralic, Finno-Ugric, Finno-Permic, Finno-Volgaic  Russia (Official in Mari El)  600,569 Réunion Creole  French-based creoles  spoken in Réunion; no official status  600,500 West Frisian  Indo-European, Germanic, West Germanic, Anglo-Frisian, Frisian  Official in Netherlands (Friesland). 600,000 fluent speakers in 2004700,000 (Ethnologue 1976) Avar  North Caucasian (disputed), Northeast Caucasian, Avar-Andic  Official in Russia's Republic of Dagestan <small> Also spoken in the rest of Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkey  ~600,000 Friulian  Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Gallo-Romance, Gallo-Rhaetian  Italy  ~600,000 Lozi  Niger-Congo  Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe  550,000 Udmurt  Uralic, Finno-Ugric, Finno-Permic, Permic  Russia (Official in Udmurtia), Kazakhstan  550,000 Kalmyk  Altaic (controversial), Mongolic, Kalmyk-Oirat  Spoken in Russia (Kalmykia), China, Mongolia  518,500 American Sign Language  Sign language No official status, used in USA, Canada and Guatemala. Also used in varying degrees in Philippines, Singapore, Hong Kong, Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Chad, Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Mauritania, Kenya, Madagascar and Zimbabwe.  100,000 to 500,000 in the USA  Breton  Indo-European, Celtic, Brythonic  Native in Brittany, no official status  ≤ 500,000 Erzya  Uralic, Finno-Ugric, Finno-Permic, Finno-Volgaic, Mordvinic  Spoken in Russia  ~500,000 Maltese Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, South Central Official in Malta, European Union. <small>Significant communities in Australia, Canada, United Kingdom and Gibraltar ~500,000 Moksha  Uralic, Finno-Ugric, Finno-Permic, Finno-Volgaic, Mordvinic  Russia (Mordovia)  ~500,000 Zapotec  Oto-Manguean, Zapotecan  Mexico (Oaxaca, Puebla Guerrero) Also spoken in USA  ~500,000 Fiji Hindi Indo-EuropeanFiji, Australia, New Zealand, USA, Canada460,000 Fijian Malayo-PolynesianFiji, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Other Pacific Islands455,000 Lezgian  Northeast Caucasian, Lezgic  Spoken in Russia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan  450,000 Hakha-Chin  Sino-Tibetan  Burma, India, Bangladesh  446-264 Limbu  Sino-Tibetan  official in Nepal, India (Sikkim), significant communities in Bhutan, Assam (India) 441,633 Mapudungun  language isolate  Significant communities in Chile, Argentina 440,000 (ethnologue) Dargin  Caucasian (geographical convention), North (disputed), Northeast  Spoken in Dagestan, Russia  439,000 Ingush  Caucasian (disputed), North (disputed), Northeast, Nakh, Vainakh (Chechen-Ingush)  Spoken in Russia (Ingushetia, Chechnya)  415,000 Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl  Uto-Aztecan, Aztecan, General Aztec, Huasteca  Mexico  410,000 Karachay-Balkar  Altaic, Turkic, Kypchak, Kypchak-Cuman  Official languages of Russian areas of Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia  400,000 Buryat  Altaic, Mongolic, Northern  Mongolia, China, Russia  400,000 Western Huasteca Nahuatl  Uto-Aztecan, Aztecan, General Aztec, Huasteca  Mexico  400,000 Corsican Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Italo-Dalmatian  Native in Corsica. 100,000-402,000 Aklanon Austronesian, Borneo-Philippines, Central Philippine, Visayan, Western Visayan, Aklan,  Native in the Philippines. <small> 394,545 Dhivehi / Mahl Indo-Aryan Official inThe Maldives, Minicoy Island(India). 379,200 Samoan  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian (MP), Nuclear MP  Official in Samoa and American Samoa (United States)  370,337 Sakha  Altaic, Turkic, Northern Turkic  Russia  363,000 Awngi  Afro Asiatic, Cushitic, Central  Ethiopica (Agew Awi Zone, Amhara Region)  356,980 Irish  Indo-European, Celtic, Goidelic  Official in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, spoken by communities in the United States, Canada and Australia.  350,000 Komi  Uralic, Permic  Spoken in Russia (Komi Republic, Perm Krai  350,000Mingrelian languageKartvelian, Spoken in Georgia Georgia, 500000
| Mazahua || Oto-Manguean, Oto-Pamean, Otomian || Mexico || 350,000
|-
| Papiamento || Portuguese Creole || Official in Netherlands Antilles and Aruba || 329,000
|-
| Pontic Greek || Indo-European, Greek || Greece, Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Turkey || 324,535
|-
| Japanese Sign Language || Sign language || no official status || 320,000 signers
|-
| Icelandic ||Indo-European, Germanic, North || Official in Iceland. Small community in Gimli, Manitoba, Canada.|| 310,000
|-
| Wayuu || Arawakan, Maipuran, Northern Maipuran, Caribbean || Significant communities in Colombia, Venezuela || 305,000 (ethnologue)
|-
| Aromanian || Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Eastern Romance || Greece, Albania, Romania, Serbia, Bulgaria, Macedonia || 300,000-700,000 Adyghe  Caucasian (disputed), North Caucasian (disputed), Northwest Caucasian, Circassian  Official in Russia's Republic of Adygea, <small>Significant communities in the rest of Russia, Turkey, Jordan, Syria, Israel, Macedonia, Iraq  300,000 Laz || South Caucasian || Turkey, Georgia, Germany, Adjaria, Greece || 300,000-500,000
|-
| Wanka Quechua || Quechuan || Official in Peru || 300,000
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| Luxembourgish || West Central German group of High German languages || Official in Luxembourg || 300,000
|-
| Garifuna || Arawakan, Carib || Honduras, Belize, Guatemala || 300,000
|-
| French Sign Language || Sign language || used in France, no official status. French Sign Language is related to Dutch Sign Language (NGT), German Sign Language (DGS), Flemish Sign Language (VGT), Belgian-French Sign Language (LSFB) Irish Sign Language (ISL), American Sign Language (ASL), and Quebec Sign Language (LSQ). || 80,000 - 300,000 signers
|-
| Kumyk || Altaic, Turkic, Kypchak, Kypchak-Cuman || Russia Dagestan || 282,000
|-
| Nàmá ||Khoisan, Khoe, Khoekhoe, North Khoekhoe|| Official in Namibia. <small>|| 250,000
|-
| Central Huasteca Nahuatl || Uto-Aztecan, Southern Uto-Aztecan, Aztecan, General Aztec, Aztec || Mexico || 200,000
|-
| Kenyan Sign Language || Sign language|| Kenya || ~200,000
|-
| Tuvan || Altaic, Turkic, Northeastern || Mongolia, Russia, China || 200,000
|-
| Miskito || Misumalpan || Nicaragua, Honduras || 183,400
|-
| Navajo || Na-Dené, Athabaskan, Southern Athabaskan || Spoken in the USA (Arizona, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico) || 178,000
|-
| Maori  Austronesian, Oceanic, Tahitic languages Official language of New Zealand/Aotearoa  165,000 fluent speakers (New Zealand Census, 2006. Statistics New Zealand). Amis  Austronesian  Taiwan  137,651 Ngäbere  Chibchan, Guaymi  Spoken in Panamá  133,092 (1990 Panama Census) Hererro  Niger-Congo  Namibia, Botswana  130,000 Chamula Tzotzil  Mayan, Cholan-Tzeltalan, Tzeltalan  Mexico  130,000 Abkhaz Northwest Caucasian, Abkhaz-Abaza Georgia, Abkhazia, diasporal communities elsewhere about 125,000 Highland Puebla Nahuatl  Uto-Aztecan, Southern Uto-Aztecan, Aztecan, General Aztec, Aztec  Mexico  125,000 Highland Totonac  Totonacan, Totonac  Mexico  120,000 Lak  North Caucasian, Northeast Caucasian  Russia (Southern Dagestan)  120,000 Orizaba Nahuatl  Uto-Aztecan, Southern Uto-Aztecan, Aztecan, General Aztec, Aztec  Mexico  120,000 P'urhépecha  Language isolate  Mexico Michoacán  ~120,000 Tahitian  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian (MP), Central-Eastern MP, Eastern MP, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Central Pacific, East Fijian-Polynesian, Polynesian, Nuclear Polynesian, Eastern Polynesian, Central E. Polynesian, Tahitic  France (French Polynesia) 120,000 Karelian  Uralic  Russia  118,000 Komi-Permyak || Uralic || Russia || 116,000
|-
| Pardhan  Gondi  No official status, spoken in India  116,919 Franco-Provençal  Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Gallo-Romance, Gallo-Rhaetian (SIL), Oïl (SIL), Southeastern (SIL)  Italy, Switzerland, France  ~113,000 Tongan  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central Eastern Malayo-Polynesian...  Official in Tonga  105,319 Bachajón Tzeltal  Mayan, Cholan-Tzeltalan, Tzeltalan  Mexico  100,000 Ladino  Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Ibero-Romance, West Iberian, Spanish  Israel, Turkey 109,000 Gilbertese  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central Eastern, Eastern...  Official in Kiribati  102,000 Spanish Sign Language || Sign language || Spain || more than 100,000 signers
|-
| Mezquital Otomi  Oto-Manguean, Otopamean, Otomian  Mexico, USA  100,000 Tabasaran  Northeast Caucasian, Lezgian  Russia (Southern Dagestan)  95,905 Kodava Takk  Dravidian  Kodagu, Karnataka, India  93,000 Mexican Sign Language  Sign language no official status  87,000-100,000 signers

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! Language
! Family
! width=35%|Official status and where spoken natively by more than 1% of the population
! width=35%|Number of speakers
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| Mara || Sino-Tibetan, Kuki-Chin(Central) || India- Official in Mara Autonomous District Council  and Chin state, Myanmar || 94,000
|-
| Atayal || Austronesian || Taiwan || 84,330
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| South Estonian || Uralic || Estonia || 80,000
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| Altay || Altaic, Turkic || Russia, Mongolia, China || 71,600
|-
| Võro || Uralic, Baltic-Finnic South Estonian || Estonia || 70 000
|-
| Nogai || Altaic, Turkic || Russia || 67,800
|-
| Faroese ||Indo-European, Germanic, North|| Official in Faroe Islands. <small>|| 60,000 - 80,000
|-
| Santiago del Estero Quichua || Quechuan || Spoken in Argentina || 66,000 (ethnologue)
|-
| Paiwan || Austronesian || Taiwan || 61,000
|-
| Chamorro || Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian (MP), Nuclear MP, Sunda-Sulawesi || USA (Guam, Northern Mariana Islands) || 60,000+
|-
| Khakas || Altaic || Russia || ~60,000
|-
| Scottish Gaelic ||Indo-European, Celtic, Goidelic|| Official in Scotland. <small>|| 58,652 speakers. Although 92,400 people aged three and over in Scotland had some Gaelic language ability in 2001"News Release - Scotland's Census 2001 - Gaelic Report"  from General Registrar for Scotland website, 10 October 2005. Retrieved 27 December 2007
|-
| Thai Sign Language  Sign Language  Thailand  56,000 Ojibwe  Algonquian Canada and northern United States  55,000 Leonese  Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Iberian, Leonese,  Spain and Portugal  55,000 Kalaallisut  Eskimo-Aleut, Inuit  Official in Denmark (Greenland)  54,000 Kashubian  Indo-European, Slavic, West Slavic, Pomeranian  Poland  53,000 Quebec Sign Language  Sign Language  Canada (Quebec)  50,000-60,000 Cree  Algonquin  Canada, United States  50,000

 Language FamilyOfficial status and where spoken natively by more than 1% of the populationNumber of speakers Sanskrit Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan chiefly India, but also Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal; Used in religious practices in  Hinduism.  49,736 fluent speakers (1991 Indian census) Western Argentine Guaraní  Guaranean  Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay  48,974 (ethnologue) Eastern Bolivian Guaraní  Tupi, Tupi-Guarani, Subgroup I  Official in Bolivia, Also spoken in Argentina  48,974 (ethnologue) Cook Islands Maori  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian (MP), Central-Eastern MP, Eastern MP, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Central Pacific, East Fijian-Polynesian, Polynesian, Nuclear Polynesian, Eastern Polynesian, Central E. Polynesian, Tahitic  New Zealand </small>(Cook Islands)</small>  42,669 Ticuna  Language isolate  Peru, Brazil, Colombia  40,000 Meänkieli  Dialect of Finnish, Baltic-Finnic, Uralic  Sweden  40,000—70,000 Aguaruna  Jivaroan  Official in Peru  38,290 (2000 WCD) Bunun  Austronesian  Taiwan  38,000 Romansh ||Indo-European, Romance ||  Official in Switzerland. || 35,000 native
|-
| Rutul || Northeast Caucasian || Russia, Azerbaijan || +30,000
|-
| Ladin || Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Gallo-Romance, Gallo-Rhaetian, Rhaetian || Italy || 30,000
|-
| Inuktitut  Eskimo-Aleut, Inuit  Official in Canada  ~30,000 Llanito Indo-European, Romance, Germanic, West Germanic Vernacular of Gibraltar. Although widely understood in the surrounding  Campo de Gibraltar area, in Spain. 30,000 (Ethnologue 2006) Evenki  Altaic, Tungusic  Russia, China, Mongolia  29,000 Nenets || Uralic || Russia || 27,273
|-
| Mbyá Guaraní || Tupian, Tupí-Guaraní, Guaraní (I) || Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay || 27,000
|-
| Sioux || Siouan-Catawban, Siouan, Mississippi Valley, Dakotan || USA, Canada || 26,300
|-
| Wichí Lhamtés Vejoz || Mataco-Guaicuru || Argentina || 25,000 (ethnologue)
|-
| Asháninka || Arawakan, Maipuran, Southern Maipuran, Pre-Andine || Official language of Peru || 23,750 - 28,500 (2000 SIL)
|-
| Huichol || Uto-Aztecan || Mexico (Nayarit, Zacatecas, Jalisco) || 20,000
|-
| Taba || Austronesian || Indonesia || 20,000
|-
| Warao || Warao || Venezuela, Guyana || 18,000 (ethnologue)
|-
| Nivaclé || Mataco-Guaicuru || Paraguay || 18,200 (ethnologue)
|-
| Agul || Northeast Caucasian, Lezgian || Russia, Azerbaijan || 17,373 (1989 Census)
|-
| Kaiwá || || Brazil || 15,512 (Ethnologue)
|-
| Cherokee || Iroquoian, Southern Iroquoian || USA (Oklahoma) || 15,000-22,000
|-
| Northern Sami || Uralic || Norway, Finland, Sweden || 15,000—20,000
|-
| Mahl || Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Insular Indo-Aryan || India || 15,000-20,000
|-
| Mirandese || Indo-European,Italic,Romance,Italo-Western,Gallo-Iberian,Ibero-Romance,West Iberian, Astur-Leonese|| Portugal || 15,000
|-
| Tsez || North Caucasian || Russia || 15,000
|-
| Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay || Mataco-Guaicuru || Argentina || 15,000 (ethnologue)
|-
| !Kung || Khoisian || Namibia, Angola || 15,000
|-
| Norwegian Sign Language  Sign Language  Norway 4,000-15,000 Tuamotuan || Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian... || France (French Polynesia) || 14,400
|-
| Auslan  BANZSL, Sign Language  Australia  14,000 South Ucayali Ashéninka  Arawakan, Maipuran, Southern Maipuran, Pre-Andine  Official in Peru  13,000 Yaghnobi || Eastern Iranian || Tajikistan || 12,500
|-
| South African Sign Language  Sign Language  South Africa  12,200 Pajonal Ashéninka  Arawakan, Maipuran, Southern Maipuran, Pre-Andine  Official in Peru  12,000 Pichis Ashéninka  Arawakan, Maipuran, Southern Maipuran, Pre-Andine  Official in Peru  12,000 Khanty  Uralic  Russia  12,000 Chiripá  Tupi, Tupi-Guarani, Subgroup I  Brazil, Paraguay  11,500 (ethnologue) Chayahuita  Cahuapanan  Official in Peru  11,384 (2000, WCD) Tuvaluan  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Central Pacific, East Fijian-Polynesian, Polynesian, Nuclear Polynesian, Samoic, Ellicean  Tuvalu, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, New Zealand  10,670 Aragonese Indo-European, Romance Huesca province (Spain). No official status.  10,000 native, 30,000-50,000 with some knowledge (Dated data) Central Alaskan Yup'ik  Eskimo-Aleut  United States (Alaska)  ~10,000 North Frisian  Indo-European, Germanic, West Germanic, Anglo-Frisian, Frisian  Germany (recognized minority language in Nordfriesland)  10,000 (Ethnologue) Míkmawísimk  Eastern Algonquian Canada and United States  About 10,000

 Din ni 10,000 

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! Language
! Family
! width=35%|Official status and where spoken natively by more than 1% of the population
! width=35%|Number of speakers
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| Israeli Sign Language || Sign Language || Israel || ~10,000
|-
| Shor || Altaic || Russia || 9,800
|-
| Zuñi || Isolate || United States (New Mexico and Arizona) Zuñi pueblo || 9,651
|-
| Huambisa || Jivaroan || Spoken in Peru || 9,333 (2000 WCD)
|-
| Lakota || Siouan-Catawban, Siouan, Mississippi Valley, Dakotan, Sioux || USA || 8,000-9,000
|-
| Chukchi || Chukotko-Kamchatkan || Russia || 7,742
|-
| Huitotot || Bora-Huitoto, Huitoto-Ocaina || Official in Peru Also spoken in Colombia || 7,378-8,162 (Adelaar, 2004)
|-
| Southern Aymara || Aymaran || Official in Peru Also spoken in Brazil || 7,212 (2001 SIL)
|-
| Ucayali-Yurúa Ashéninka || Arawakan, Maipuran, Southern Maipuran, Pre-Andine || Official in Peru Also spoken in Brazil || 7,212
|-
| Megleno-Romanian || Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Eastern Romance || Greece, Romania, Macedonia || 5,000-12,000
|-
| Veps || Uralic || Russia || 6,355
|-
| Western Desert Language || Pama-Nyungan || Australia || 6,103 (Ethnologue)
|-
| Flemish Sign Language || Sign Language || Belgium (Flanders and Brussels-Capital Region) || 6,000
|-
| Perené Ashéninka || Arawakan, Maipuran, Southern Maipuran, Pre-Andine || Official in Peru || 5,500
|-
| Achuar-Shiwiar || Jivaroan || Official in Peru, Also spoken in Ecuador || 5,000
|-
| Cashibo-Cacataibo || Panoan || Peru || 5,000 (Ethnologue, 1999)
|-
| Finnish Sign Language || Sign Language || Finland || 5,000 (estimate)
|-
| Dolgan || Altaic || Russia || ~5,000
|-
| Saisiyat || Austronesian || Taiwan || 4,750
|-
| Rapa Nui (Easter Islander) || Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central Eastern, Eastern, Oceanic, Central-Eastern, Remote Oceanic, Central Pacific, East, Polynesian, Nuclear Polynesian, Eastern Polynesian || Chile <small>(Rapa Nui (Easter Island)) || 4,650
|-
| !Xóõ || Khoisian || Namibia, Botswana || 4,200
|-
| Ajyíninka Apurucayali || Arawakan, Maipuran || Official in Peru || 4,000
|-
| British Sign Language || BANZSL, Sign Language || United Kingdom || 4,000
|-
| Akhvakh || Northeast Caucasian || Russia (Dagestan) || 3,500
|-
| Koryak || Chukotko-Kamchatkan || Russia || 3,019
|-
| Jaqaru || Aymaran || Official in Peru || 3,009
|-
| Candoshi-Shapra || Language Isolate || Official in Peru || 3,000 (1991, SIL)
|-
| Yague || Peba-Yaguan || Official in Peru || 3,000-4,000 (dated)
|-
| Kala Lagaw Ya || Pama-Nyungan || Australia || 3,000-4,000
|-
| Khinalug || Northeast Caucasian languages || Azerbaijan || 1,500 ~ 4,000
|-
| Ludic || Uralic || Russia (Karelia) || 3,000
|-
| Inupiaq || Aleut || Canada || 3,500
|-
| Mansi || Uralic || Russia Khantia-Mansia || 3,184
|-
| Carolinian || Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central Eastern, Eastern, Oceanic, Central-Eastern, Remote Oceanic, Micronesian, Micronesian Proper, Ponapeic-Trukic || United States Official in Northern Mariana Islands || 3,000
|-
| Warlpiri || Pama-Nyungan || Australia || 3,000
|-
| Godoberi || Northeast Caucasian || Russia (Dagestan) || 3,000
|-
| Murui Huitoto || Witotoan, Witoto, Witoto Proper, Minica-Murui || Official in Peru, also spoken in Colombia || 2,900 (SIL, 1995)
|-
| Bora || Witotan || Official in Peru <small>Also spoken in Colombia || 2,828
|-
| Saterland Frisian (East Frisian) || Indo-European, Germanic, West Germanic, Anglo-Frisian, Frisian || Germany (recognized minority language in Saterland, East Frisia) || 2,25011,000 (Ethnologue)
|-
| Kven || Uralic || Norway || 2,000-8,000
|-
| Cashinahua || Panoan || Official in Peru Also spoken in Brazil || 2,000
|-
| Inuinnaqtun || Aleut || Canada || 2,000
|-
| Lule Sami || Uralic || Norway, Sweden || 2,000
|-
| Esperanto||Vocabulary from Romance and Germanic languages; phonology from Slavic languages||International auxiliary language|| 200 to 2000 N.B. Because it is an international language, most speakers speak it as a second language. Estimates of total number of speakers tend to fall around 2 million.http://www.esperanto.net/veb/faq-5.html
|-
| Arrernte || Pama-Nyungan || Australia || 1,500
|-
| Manx Gaelic || Indo-European, Celtic, Goidelic|| Isle of Man || 1,750
|-
| Minica Huitoto || Witotoan || Official in Peru, Also spoken in Colombia || 1,705 (2000 WCD)
|-
| Selkup || Uralic || Russia (Yamalia) || 1,570
|-
| Culina || Arauan || Official in Peru Also spoken in Brazil || 1,303
|-
| Chipaya || Uru-Chipaya || Official in Peru || 1,200
|-
| She || Hmong-Mien || China || 1,200
|-
| Chickasaw || Muskogean || United States || 1,000
|-
| Walmajarri || Pama-Nyungan || Australia || 1,000
|}

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! Language
! Family
! width=35%|Official status and where spoken natively by more than 1% of the population
! width=35%|Number of speakers
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| Ottoman || Altaic-Turkic || Turkey || 900
|-
| Norfuk || Caribbean Creole || Norfolk Island, Pitcairn Islands || 616
|-
| Kildin Sami || Uralic || Russia (Murmansk Oblast, Karelia) || 500
|-
| Nganasan || Uralic || Russia (Taymyria) || 500
|-
| Southern Sami || Uralic || Sweden, Norway || 500
|-
| Inari Sami || Uralic || Finland || 400
|-
| Skolt Sami || Uralic || Finland, Russia (Karelia) || 400
|-
| Mlabri || Austroasiatic || Thailand, Laos (Karelia) || <400
|-
| Ingrian || Uralic || Russia (Ingria) || 300
|-
| Pirahã || Muran || Amazon River, Brazil. No official status || 300
|-
| Washo || Hokan || United States (Washoe County, Nevada) || 252Language Map Data Center
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| Comanche || Uto-Aztecan || United States (Oklahoma) || 200
|-
| Hinukh || Northeast Caucasian || Russia (Dagestan) || 200
|-
| Livonian || Uralic || Latvia (Livonia) || 150
|-
| Tobian || Trukic || Palau (In the states of Hatohobei and Sonsorol and in the southern areas of Palau) || ≥100
|-
| Enets || Uralic || Russia (Krasnoyarsk Krai) || 70
|-
| Pitkern (Or Pitcairnese)|| Caribbean Creole || Pitcairn Island (and New Zealand)|| ≥70
|-
| Manchu || Altaic || Northern China (Heilongjian province), Southern Russia || ≥60
|-
| Pite Sami || Uralic || Sweden, Norway || 20
|-
| Ume Sami || Uralic || Sweden, Norway || 20
|-
| Votic || Uralic || Russia || ≥20
|-
| Kayardild || Pama-Nyungan || Australia || <10
|-
| Ter Sami || Uralic || Russia (Murmansk Oblast) || 2
|-
| Dalmatian || Romanian || Croatia,Italia || 0 (extinct)
|-

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