Top 20 countries with most number of languages spoken

A surprise for me while searching for information about this was that it wasn't topped by India! I guess I just assumed by the sheer number of languages we had, that it would be unthinkable of any other country to have more. Oh was I wrong, and how!

India is actually at number 4 on the list!

No. 1 is actually a little difficult to swallow with 820 languages given the size of the nation, but then again you know what they say: "Appearances can be deceiving", "Don't judge a book by its cover", etc etc.

Without further ado, let's list them out.

Information courtesy: Ethnologue: Languages of the world

Did that throw up any surprises for you? Comment below with languages you'd like to know more about.

Picking up new languages...

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With today's world shrinking distances by putting people in touch with one another without the need for travelling, knowing a different language can help one interact better. And even then, for those who do travel, picking up nuances of a language of a place one is visiting helps to enrich the experience.

But for many people, the thought of learning a new language is quite stressful. Google Translate and other apps have eased up the difficulties to quite an extent but learning a new language provides a different experience. The aim on here, for now, is to provide introductions to basic phrases and greetings along with numerals in different languages to help one gain a start in a new language.

Hope you enjoy this!