1. Languages Fact
Most European languages belong to three broad groups: Germanic, Romance and Slavic.
2. Languages Fact
The Slavic languages include Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Bulgarian and others.
3. Languages Fact
South Africa has 11 official languages.
4. Languages Fact
French is second only to English for the number of countries where it has official status – 28 as opposed to 58. But, with 57 members, La Francophonie is now larger than the Commonwealth, which has 53.
5. Languages Fact
On average Japanese speakers talk faster than any other language.
6. Languages Fact
If languages aren’t spoken, learned or shared they can eventually become extinct! Just like the dead languages of Manx and Latin, there are over 200 recorded languages that are extinct.