Languages Flashcards
Afghanistan
Dari (Afghan Persian) and Pashto
Albania
Albanian: Tosk (main, south) Gheg (north) many Albanians speak Italian, Greek, French, German, English
Algeria
72% Algerian Arabic, 27.4% Berber (Spoken in Algeria, Morocco, Libya) French, though it has no official status, is widely used in government, culture, media, and education (from primary school), due to Algeriaβs colonial history.
Andorra
CatalΓ‘n (official), French, Castilian, Portuguese
Angola
Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages
Antigua and Barbuda
English (official), local dialects
Argentina
Spanish (official), English, Italian, German, French
Armenia
Armenian 98%, Yezidi, Russian
Australia
English 79%, native and other languages
Austria
German (official nationwide); Slovene, Croatian, Hungarian (each official in one region)
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani Turkic 89%, Russian 3%, Armenian 2%, other 6% (1995 est.)
Bahamas
English (official), Creole (among Haitian immigrants)
Bahrain
Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu
Bangladesh
Bangla (official), English
Barbados
English
Belarus
Belorussian (White Russian), Russian, other
Belgium
Dutch (Flemish) 60%, French 40%, German less than 1% (all official)
Belize
English (official), Spanish, Mayan, Garifuna (Carib), Creole
Benin
French (official), Fon, Yoruba, tribal languages
Bhutan
Dzongkha (official), Tibetan dialects (among Bhotes), Nepalese dialects (among Nepalese)
Bolivia
Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (all official)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Botswana
English 2% (official), Setswana 78%, Kalanga 8%, Sekgalagadi 3%, other (2001)
Brazil
Portuguese (official), Spanish, English, French
Brunei
Malay (official), English, Chinese
Bulgaria
Bulgarian 85%, Turkish 10%, Roma 4%
Burkina Faso
French (official); native African (Sudanic) languages 90%
Burundi
Kirundi and French (official), Swahili
Cambodia
Khmer 95% (official), French, English
Cameroon
French, English (both official); 24 major African language groups
Canada
English 59.3%, French 23.2% (both official); other 17.5%
Cape Verde
Portuguese, Criuolo
Central African Republic
French (official), Sangho (lingua franca, national), tribal languages
Chad
French, Arabic (both official); Sara; more than 120 languages and dialects
Chile
Spanish
China
Standard Chinese (Mandarin/Putonghua), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghaiese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages
Colombia
Spanish
Comoros
Arabic and French (both official), Shikomoro (Swahili/Arabic blend)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
French (official), Lingala, Kingwana, Kikongo, Tshiluba
Congo, Republic of
French (official), Lingala, Monokutuba, Kikongo, many local languages and dialects
Costa Rica
Spanish (official), English
CΓ΄te dβIvoire
French (official) and African languages (Dioula esp.)
Croatia
Croatian 96% (official), other 4% (including Italian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, German)
Cuba
Spanish
Cyprus
Greek, Turkish (both official); English
Czech Republic
Czech
Denmark
Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (Inuit dialect), German; English is the predominant second language
Djibouti
French and Arabic (both official), Somali, Afar
Dominica
English (official) and French patois
Dominican Republic
Spanish
East Timor
Tetum, Portuguese (official); Bahasa Indonesia, English; other indigenous languages, including Tetum, Galole, Mambae, and Kemak
Ecuador
Spanish (official), Quechua, other Amerindian languages
Egypt
Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated classes
El Salvador
Spanish, Nahua (among some Amerindians)
Equatorial Guinea
Spanish, French (both official); pidgin English, Fang, Bubi, Ibo
Eritrea
Afar, Arabic, Tigre and Kunama, Tigrinya, other Cushitic languages
Estonia
Estonian 67% (official), Russian 30%, other (2000)
Ethiopia
Amharic, Tigrigna, Orominga, Guaragigna, Somali, Arabic, English, over 70 others
Fiji
English (official), Fijian, Hindustani
Finland
Finnish 92%, Swedish 6% (both official); small Sami- (Lapp) and Russian-speaking minorities
France
French 100%, rapidly declining regional dialects (Provençal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish)
Gabon
French (official), Fang, Myene, Nzebi, Bapounou/Eschira, Bandjabi
Gambia
English (official), Mandinka, Wolof, Fula, other indigenous
Georgia
Georgian 71% (official), Russian 9%, Armenian 7%, Azerbaijani 6%, other 7% (Abkhaz is the official language in Abkhazia)
Germany
German
Ghana
English (official), African languages (including Akan, Moshi-Dagomba, Ewe, and Ga)
Greece
Greek 99% (official), English, French
Grenada
English (official), French patois
Guatemala
Spanish 60%, Amerindian languages 40% (23 officially recognized Amerindian languages, including Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi, Mam, Garifuna, and Xinca)
Guinea
French (official), native tongues (MalinkΓ©, Susu, Fulani)
Guinea-Bissau
Portuguese (official), Criolo, African languages
Guyana
English (official), Amerindian dialects, Creole, Hindi, Urdu
Haiti
Creole and French (both official)
Honduras
Spanish (official), Amerindian dialects; English widely spoken in business
Hungary
Magyar (Hungarian) 94%, other 6%
Iceland
Icelandic, English, Nordic languages, German widely spoken
India
Hindi 30%, English, Bengali, Gujarati, Kashmiri, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Kannada, Assamese, Sanskrit, Sindhi (all official); Hindi/Urdu; 1,600+ dialects
Indonesia
Bahasa Indonesia (official), English, Dutch, Javanese, and more than 580 other languages and dialects
Iran
Persian and Persian dialects 58%, Turkic and Turkic dialects 26%, Kurdish 9%, Luri 2%, Balochi 1%, Arabic 1%, Turkish 1%, other 2%