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See List Of Most Spoken Languages In The World - Check Out No. 11th by Wagasigiungu(m): 6:54am On Feb 11, 2018

Full List: Hausa Is World’s 11th Most Spoken Language

By John Ogunsemore February 4, 2018
New research has found that Hausa language, which is widely spoken in Northern Nigeria and other African nations, is the world’s 11th most spoken language.

According to Spectator Index, there are 150 million speakers of Hausa language all over the world, two million more than speakers of Punjabi (mainly in India) and 21 million more than German speakers.

Mandarin, which is spoken mainly in China, is the world’s most spoken language at 1.09 billion speakers, while English follows in second at 983 million speakers.

See full list of leading languages by number of speakers in million:

Mandarin: 1090
English: 983
Hindustani: 544
Spanish: 527
Arabic: 422
Malay: 281
Russia: 267
Bengali: 261
Portuguese: 229
French: 229
Hausa: 150
Punjabi: 148
German: 129
Japanese: 129
Persian: 121
Swahili: 107
Telugu: 92

(Ethnologue)


http://www.herald.ng/full-list-hausa-is-worlds-11th-most-spoken-language/amp/
Re: See List Of Most Spoken Languages In The World - Check Out No. 11th by Iceberg3: 7:00am On Feb 11, 2018
Where is that sophisticated language nah? tongue grin
Re: See List Of Most Spoken Languages In The World - Check Out No. 11th by madridguy(m): 7:01am On Feb 11, 2018
Seen.
Re: See List Of Most Spoken Languages In The World - Check Out No. 11th by anibirelawal(m): 7:04am On Feb 11, 2018
Iceberg3:
Where is Ngbanti ngbanti nah? tongue
12th position. grin

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Re: See List Of Most Spoken Languages In The World - Check Out No. 11th by checkolatunji: 7:11am On Feb 11, 2018
Iceberg3:
Where is Ngbanti ngbanti nah? tongue

At least you have small brain wey your mama give to remember Yoruba Yoruba. its shows Yoruba is a very big language for you to consider it and you
couldnt hold it back from your mount

your language is not even considered, what a shame

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Re: See List Of Most Spoken Languages In The World - Check Out No. 11th by eezeribe(m): 7:20am On Feb 11, 2018
Wagasigiungu:




http://www.herald.ng/full-list-hausa-is-worlds-11th-most-spoken-language/amp/
English is still the 'universal' language... The logical number one by popularity and international acclamation...

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Re: See List Of Most Spoken Languages In The World - Check Out No. 11th by Iceberg3: 7:24am On Feb 11, 2018
checkolatunji:


At least you have small brain wey your mama give to remember Yoruba Yoruba. its shows Yoruba is a very big language for you to consider it and you
couldnt hold it back from your mount

your language is not even considered, what a shame


Painment o
grin

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Re: See List Of Most Spoken Languages In The World - Check Out No. 11th by thesicilian: 7:38am On Feb 11, 2018
I always enjoy the thread until it starts getting tribal or personal. Then I take my leave.

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Re: See List Of Most Spoken Languages In The World - Check Out No. 11th by aminu790(m): 7:45am On Feb 11, 2018
Where's FFK? Come and react as you did on Facebook. I dey enjoy this your react mata.
Re: See List Of Most Spoken Languages In The World - Check Out No. 11th by Nobody: 7:58am On Feb 11, 2018
but my language still remains the first language spoken by a foreigner in Africa.
Re: See List Of Most Spoken Languages In The World - Check Out No. 11th by Iceberg3: 8:01am On Feb 11, 2018
checkolatunji:


At least you have small brain wey your mama give to remember Yoruba Yoruba. its shows Yoruba is a very big language for you to consider it and you
couldnt hold it back from your mount

your language is not even considered, what a shame

...hold it back from your MOUNT,which mount,mount Kilimanjaro?
Illiterate mental grin

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