Leaves a lot of room for the other 6200 languages There are about 7000 spoken languages in the world and about 300 writing systems. Which language is the number 1 worldwide? According to various sources, English is the most widely spoken language in the world, with around 1.35 billion speakers (first and second language (L1 and L2))
Skip to content please log in to view this image ANIMATED MAPSETHNIC MAPS Languages Spoken in London Mapped September 7, 2017Alex More than 250 languages are spoken in London, making the capital of the United Kingdom the most linguistically diverse city globally. About 78% of residents of London have English as their first language. Nearly 1.7 million Londoners don’t have English as their first language. More than 300 thousand people living in London can’t speak English. Table of Contents [show] The most commonly spoken second language in each London borough The map below displays the second most commonly spoken language in each London borough. The map, based on data from the 2011 Census, shows that Polish and Turkish are the second language of the highest number of London boroughs. Some less common languages, such as Lithuanian, French, and Nepalese, are commonly spoken in certain boroughs. For instance, French is the most common in wealthier areas; loads of rich French moved to London when Hollande was elected due to raising tax on the top income . please log in to view this image The languages most often listed as the second most generally spoken in any given borough are: Polish (7 boroughs) – Barnet, Bromley, Ealing, Lewisham, Merton, Richmond, and Wandsworth Turkish (4 boroughs) – Enfield, Hackney, Haringey, and Islington Bengali (3 boroughs) – Camden, Newham, and Tower Hamlets French (3 boroughs) – City of London, Hammersmith & Fulham, and Kensington & Chelsea Punjabi (3 boroughs) – Bexley, Hillingdon, and Hounslow Tamil (3 boroughs) – Croydon, Kingston, and Sutton Gujarati (2 boroughs) – Brent and Harrow Lithuanian (2 boroughs) – Barking and Havering Urdu (2 boroughs) – Redbridge and Waltham Forest Arabic (1 borough) – Westminster Nepalese (1 borough) – Greenwich Portuguese (1 borough) – Lambeth Spanish (1 borough) – Southwark. Bengali is officially the second language of London after English, with about 71,609 London citizens speaking it as their primary language. Top 10 most spoken foreign languages in London Bengali – 71,609 speakers Polish – 48,585 speakers Turkish – 45,117 speakers Gujarati – 43,868 speakers Panjabi – 22,108 speakers Urdu – 18,127 speakers French – 13,013 speakers Arabic – 11,971 speakers Tamil – 10,513 speakers Portuguese – 9,897 speakers The most common languages spoken at home Michelle von Ahn, Ruth Lupton, Charley Greenwood, and Dick Wiggins surveyed 850,000 children in London schools. The main question of this survey was about the first language spoken at home was asked. Numbers in the table below have been rounded up or down to the closest 50. LANGUAGE APPROX TOTAL English 608500 Bengali & Silheti 40400 Panjabi 29800 Gujerati 28600 Hindi/Urdu 26000 Turkish 15600 Arabic 11000 English-based Creoles 10700 Yorubu (Nigeria) 10400 Somali 8300 LucasCu90, using data London.gov.uk shows the most common primary language spoken at home in each London Borough, not including English and other European languages (percent of London Borough population). This map is based on census data published by the Office for National Statistics. English is the most prominent language spoken at home in London – the average across all Boroughs is 78%. It compares to 92% across England and Wales as a whole. On average, other European languages count for around 9% of languages spoken in London households; Polish, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and German make up a large contingent of this figure. Bulgarian, Lithuanian, Romanian, Albanian, and Greek also feature significantly. please log in to view this image The languages displayed on this map represent a small minority of a Borough’s total population, except Tower Hamlets and possibly 2-3 others. However, don’t be fooled – all non-European language speakers still count for over 1 million inhabitants (including languages not included in the chart).
All yours beth Sudan. While pyramids are commonly associated with Egypt, Sudan has 220 extant pyramids, the most in the world. Nubian pyramids were constructed (roughly 240 of them) at three sites in Sudan to serve as tombs for the kings and queens of Napata and Meroë.
Okay...am on holiday at moment in Disneyland Paris. So a Disney Question. Who is the only Disney Princess with a tattoo
