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Old 18-Apr-2006, 05:55
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G-Day!

I just want to know how many language and its respond country name in the world wide. but I search a lot in many sites, I can't find any information about that.

Anyone know where I can find out these information.

Thanks a lot!
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Old 18-Apr-2006, 15:31
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It's hard to say, but there are probably about 7,000 languages in the world. Many of them may well be spoken by just a few people, and many of those may be on the point of dying out.

This page gives details of them all. It mentions 7,299 "primary names" -- some languages have more than one name.
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This site lists the languages that are endangered: http://www.tooyoo.l.u-tokyo.ac.jp/Redbook/index.html
It's a frightening list.
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