What is the list based on?
Q: What is the list based on?
A: The list is based on the number of native speakers of different languages.
Q: How many of the most used native languages does over half the world's population speak?
A: Over half the world's population speaks the 15 most used native languages.
Q: Where did the list of languages come from?
A: The list of languages comes from the Swedish Nationalencyklopedin (2007, 2010).
Q: What is the distinction between language and dialect?
A: The distinction between language and dialect is often not clear.
Q: Which languages have mutually intelligible versions that have been unified?
A: Indonesian and Malay; Croatian, Bosnian, and Serbian have mutually intelligible versions that have been unified.
Q: Is standard Hindi and Urdu included in the list?
A: No, standard Hindi and Urdu are not included in the list.
Q: Why are at least 100 million speakers of some Hindi dialects not counted in the list?
A: Hindustani has been divided into the sociolinguistic units of Hindi and Urdu, so at least 100 million speakers of some Hindi dialects are not counted below.
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