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Question No. of Phonetics in different languages ???
British English has around 44 sounds (24 Consonants + 7 short vowels + 5 long vowels + 8 diphthongs).

I wonder, how many sounds are there in Standard
(i.e. ignoring any regional variation) French, German, Spanish, Hindi & Chinese ???

Lastly, which language in the world has the least & most sounds in it ???
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