Swahili, also known as Kiswahili, is widely spoken throughout East Africa and serves as a lingua franca in several countries including Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Mozambique, and the ...

As of 2025, the world is home to more than 7,000 spoken languages, reflecting the incredible diversity of human culture and communication. Yet despite this vast number, only a small fraction of these ...

Yue Chinese has 86.6 million users and is the 20th most-spoken language in the world. It belongs to the Sino-Tibetan language family. Belonging to the Turkik language family, Turkish is used as the ...

February 21 is World Mother Language Day. Al Jazeera looks at the most spoken languages and which ones are endangered.

Africa is one continent with a rich culture. Africa is the second-largest continent in the world, both in population and land mass. In addition, Africa is one of the most diverse places in the world.

French is one of the official languages of the United Nations, the European Union, and 29 other countries, including Haiti and Rwanda. Over 40% of its vocabulary has influenced the English language.

Afghanistan has two nationally recognized official languages: Pashto and Dari Persian. Dari Persian is the most common language, with 78% of people in Afghanistan able to speak the language. Pashto is ...

It is not as if Hindi spread overnight outside India, though; it followed people. Indentured labour during the British era, modern migration for work and education, and the global reach of Indian ...