Contains
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Percentage
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Examples
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Answer
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1,542 Languages
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21.7%
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Igbo, Xhosa, Zulu
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Niger-Congo
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1,257 Languages
|
17.7%
|
Cebuano, Tagalog, Ilocano
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Austronesian
|
482 Languages
|
6.8%
|
Enga, Golin, Sinasina
|
Trans-New Guinea
|
455 Languages
|
6.4%
|
Chinese, Tibetan, Burmese
|
Sino-Tibetan
|
448 Languages
|
6.3%
|
English, Hindi (Urdu), Spanish
|
Indo-European
|
381 Languages
|
5.4%
|
Dhuwal, Kriol, Upper Arrernte
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Australian
|
377 Languages
|
5.3%
|
Arabic, Somali, Tuareg
|
Afro-Asiatic
|
206 Languages
|
2.9%
|
Luo, Kanuri, Songhay
|
Nilo-Saharan
|
178 Languages
|
2.5%
|
Zapotec, Mixtec, Mazahua
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Oto-Manguean
|
167 Languages
|
2.3%
|
Khmer, Vietnamese, Khasi
|
Austroasiatic
|
91 Languages
|
1.3%
|
Thai, Lao, Shan, Zhuang
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Tai-Kadai
|
86 Languages
|
1.2%
|
Kannada, Tamil, Telugu
|
Dravidian
|
76 Languages
|
1.1%
|
Guaraní, Tupinambá, Awetí
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Tupi-Guarani
|
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