10 Most Spoken Languages in the World

By siliconindia   |   Saturday, 19 November 2011, 00:31 IST   |    15 Comments
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German
German
German is a member of the West Germanic language family, alongside English. German is primarily spoken, as its name suggests, in Germany, where it is the official language. However, it is also the official language of Austria, Liechtenstein and Luxembourg, and is one of three official languages of Belgium (alongside Dutch and French) and one of four official languages of Switzerland (alongside French, Italian, and Romansch). This is also the official language of Italian province of Bolzano-Bozen. In addition, it is recognized as a minority language in several countries, including Poland, Denmark, Hungary and the Czech Republic. There are over 90 million speakers who have made German their language of communication.