I am responding to the letter "Malay among top four spoken languages". I doubt our minister has conveyed the right information to the Rakyat (citizen).
A hasty search over the net for the top spoken languages in the world proven that the information given is actually an unreliable one.
These are the top 10 most spoken languages perhaps.
1st - Mandarin
*Number of speakers: 1 billion+
Area covered : China, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, Taiwan, and Thailand.
2nd - English
*Number of speakers: 508 million
Area covered : Australia, Brunei, Cameroon, Canada, Fiji, New Zealand, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, U.K., and U.S., not to mention many Caribbean states.3rd - Hindustani(Hindi and Urdu)
*Number of speakers: 497 million
Area covered : India and Pakistan.4th - Spanish
*Number of speakers: 392 million
Area covered : Andorra, Belize, Colombia, Cuba, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Spain, U.S., and Venezuela, Spanish weighs in at numero cuatro .5th - Russian
*Number of speakers: 277 million
Area covered : Russia6th - Arabic
*Number of speakers: 246 million
Area covered : Most of the Arabic countries in Middle East. From Iraq to Morocco.7th - Bengali
*Number of speakers: 211 million
Area covered : Bangladesh and Singapore.8th - Portuguese
*Number of speakers: 191 million
Area covered : Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, France, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, São Tomé, Prìncipe, and Portugal, of course.9th - Malay-Indonesian
*Number of speakers: 159 million
Area covered : Malaysia and Indonesia.10th - French
*Number of speakers: 129 million
*Number of speakers are approximate figures, it might varies from time to time.
23 comments:
crap... English is spoken worldwide.
Good 1 lol.. Chinese and English will always dominate :D
jy : one day with me on the earth.. english will never override chinese.. muahahaha...
wk : ya lo.. unlike lalalala..
it's funny how the minister dare to say : Malay is the top four widely spoken language in the world!!
i wonder how he got his position in the politics
zzz... dun take me wrong... i didnt say chinese wont get ahead of english... i am juz saying English should, more appropriately, be rated as spoken worldwide. At least for the time being and a few decades to come.
dun worry about what the minister said. It's not of our business when they are attempting to embarrass themselves =DDD
darryl : thats how he got the votes. LOL!
ryl : u have been in aussie too long la.. nowadays the way they pick their cabinets very yeng 1..
jy : no la.. i admire their bravery only..
wk : i will report to ISA.. u die liao this time..
lidat I kenot belanja u ktv wor... hehe
wk : oh ya ho.. u owe me 2 ktv... wahaha... yes!!
good collection keep it up....
thanks.. :)
Good butt URDU AND HINDI only 5 millions peoples language no it is worng i think it is more than 1 billion
yes.. the numbers might varies time to time.. however a billion of speakers is quite impossible.. it's half a billion, not 5 million..
check this out..
http://www.hindiurduflagship.org/about/what-is-hindi-urdu.html
Sorry but you really need to check your numbers only in europe you have 80 millions people who speak french and in 2007 the official number said 200 millions and 400 millions who are able to speak in french so it's 600 millions. If you don't beleive me look at that and these numbers are from 2006...
http://www.populationdata.net/index2.php?option=article&origine=accueil&aid=109&article=2008-09-11-Palmares-des-langues-parlees-dans-le-monde
so change it
Sorry but you really need to check your numbers only in europe you have 80 millions people who speak french and in 2007 the official number said 200 millions and 400 millions who are able to speak in french so it's 600 millions. If you don't beleive me look at that and these numbers are from 2006...
http://www.populationdata.net/index2.php?option=article&origine=accueil&aid=109&article=2008-09-11-Palmares-des-langues-parlees-dans-le-monde
1 Mandarin Chine, Taïwan, Singapour 1 200
2 Anglais Etats-Unis, Royaume-Uni, Canada, Inde, Australie 1 080
3 Hindi Inde, Pakistan 725
4 Français France, Canada, Belgique, Suisse, Afrique, Asie du Sud-Est, Antilles, Océanie 520
5 Espagnol Espagne, Amérique Latine 389
6 Russe Russie, CEI 275
7 Arabe Afrique du Nord, Moyen-Orient 259
8 Portugais Brésil, Portugal, Mozambique, Angola 221
9 Bengali Bangladesh, Inde 210
10 Allemand Allemagne, Autriche, Suisse 200
11 Malais Indonésie, Malaisie, Bruneï, Thaïlande 180
12 Japonais Japon 132
13 Italien Italie 125
14 Ourdou Inde 104
15 Panjabi Inde 100
16 Vietnamien Vietnam 90
17 Wu Chine 80
18 Télougou Inde 80
19 Tamoul Inde, Sri Lanka 78
20 Javanais Indonésie 76
21 Coréen Corée du Nord, Corée du Sud 75
22 Marathi Inde 75
23 Turc Turquie 75
24 Cantonais Chine 70
1 Mandarin Chine, Taïwan, Singapour 1 200
2 Anglais Etats-Unis, Royaume-Uni, Canada, Inde, Australie 1 080
3 Hindi Inde, Pakistan 725
4 Français France, Canada, Belgique, Suisse, Afrique, Asie du Sud-Est, Antilles, Océanie 520
5 Espagnol Espagne, Amérique Latine 389
6 Russe Russie, CEI 275
7 Arabe Afrique du Nord, Moyen-Orient 259
8 Portugais Brésil, Portugal, Mozambique, Angola 221
9 Bengali Bangladesh, Inde 210
10 Allemand Allemagne, Autriche, Suisse 200
11 Malais Indonésie, Malaisie, Bruneï, Thaïlande 180
12 Japonais Japon 132
13 Italien Italie 125
14 Ourdou Inde 104
15 Panjabi Inde 100
16 Vietnamien Vietnam 90
17 Wu Chine 80
18 Télougou Inde 80
19 Tamoul Inde, Sri Lanka 78
20 Javanais Indonésie 76
21 Coréen Corée du Nord, Corée du Sud 75
22 Marathi Inde 75
23 Turc Turquie 75
24 Cantonais Chine 70
i think you have misunderstood the figures above.. the numbers which i provided is only applicable for native speakers... while yours table has included the secondary speakers.. that's why your total figures almost overshoot the world population..
wats bangali.... never heard bout it.... how can it b the 7th most spoken language
cause of the huge population in bangladesh and east india..
edited.
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