WOW! A GREAT question: How many languages are in the world? Answer: There are over 6,000 known languages! The 1996 edition of Ethnologue lists 6,703 living languages, with their original locations divided geograpically as follows:
Living Languages Percentages:
The Americas 1,000 - 15%;
Africa 2,011 - 30%;
Europe 225 - 3%;
Asia 2,165 - 32%;
The Pacific 1,302 - 19%;
TOTAL 6,703 ! Check out this map where some of the more unusual ones are found!
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