List of countries by spoken languages

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This list shows countries organised by the languages which are spoken there.

Contents 1 Altaic languages 1.1 Mongolic languages 1.1.1 Mongolian 1.2 Turkic languages 1.2.1 Azeri 1.2.2 Uyghur 1.2.3 Uzbek 1.2.4 Kazakh 1.2.5 Kyrgyz 1.2.6 Turkish 2 Afro-Asiatic languages 2.1 Semitic languages 2.1.1 Arabic 2.1.2 Hebrew 2.1.3 Maltese 3 Indo-European languages 3.1 Albanian 3.2 Armenian 3.3 Baltic 3.3.1 Latgalian 3.3.2 Latvian 3.3.3 Lithuanian 3.4 Celtic 3.4.1 Breton 3.4.2 Cornish 3.4.3 Irish 3.4.4 Manx 3.4.5 Scottish Gaelic 3.4.6 Welsh 3.5 Germanic 3.5.1 Afrikaans 3.5.2 Alsatian 3.5.3 Danish 3.5.4 Dutch 3.5.5 English 3.5.5.1 Countries 3.5.5.2 Dependent entities 3.5.6 Faroese 3.5.7 Frisian 3.5.8 German 3.5.9 Icelandic 3.5.10 Low Saxon 3.5.11 Norwegian 3.5.12 Scots 3.5.13 Swedish 3.6 Greek 3.7 Indo-Iranian 3.7.1 Angika 3.7.2 Assamese 3.7.3 Awadhi 3.7.4 Balochi 3.7.5 Bengali 3.7.6 Bhojpuri 3.7.7 Chhattisgarhi 3.7.8 Chittagonian 3.7.9 Dhivehi 3.7.10 Dogri 3.7.11 Domari 3.7.12 Persian 3.7.13 Gujarati 3.7.14 Halbi 3.7.15 Hindi 3.7.16 Kashmiri 3.7.17 Khowar 3.7.18 Konkani 3.7.19 Kumaoni 3.7.20 Kurdish 3.7.21 Magadhi 3.7.22 Maithili 3.7.23 Marathi 3.7.24 Marwari 3.7.25 Mazandarani 3.7.26 Nepali 3.7.27 Oriya 3.7.28 Pashto 3.7.29 Punjabi 3.7.30 Rajasthani 3.7.31 Romani 3.7.32 Sindhi 3.7.33 Sinhalese 3.7.34 Tajik 3.7.35 Urdu 3.8 Romance languages 3.8.1 Catalan 3.8.2 Corsican 3.8.3 French 3.8.4 Galician 3.8.5 Italian 3.8.6 Jèrriais 3.8.7 Latin 3.8.8 Portuguese 3.8.9 Romanian 3.8.10 Romansh 3.8.11 Sardinian 3.8.12 Sicilian 3.8.13 Spanish 3.9 Slavic 3.9.1 Belarusian 3.9.2 Bosnian 3.9.3 Bulgarian 3.9.4 Croatian 3.9.5 Czech 3.9.6 Kashubian 3.9.7 Macedonian 3.9.8 Polish 3.9.9 Russian 3.9.10 Rusyn 3.9.11 Serbian 3.9.12 Slovak 3.9.13 Slovene 3.9.14 Sorbian, Lower 3.9.15 Sorbian, Upper 3.9.16 Ukrainian 4 Dravidian languages 4.1 Telugu 4.2 Kannada 4.3 Tamil 4.4 Malayalam 5 Japonic languages 5.1 Japanese 5.2 Ryukyuan 5.2.1 Amami 6 Language isolate 6.1 Basque 6.2 Korean 7 Georgian Languages 7.1 Georgian 7.2 Mingrelian 7.3 Svan 7.4 Laz 8 Sino-Tibetan languages 8.1 Chinese or Sinitic languages 8.1.1 Cantonese 8.1.1.1 Standard Cantonese 8.1.1.2 Gaoyang 8.1.1.3 Taishanese 8.1.2 Hakka 8.1.3 Hui 8.1.4 Jin 8.1.5 Mandarin 8.1.5.1 Jilu Mandarin 8.1.5.2 Jiaoliao Mandarin 8.1.5.3 Northeastern Mandarin 8.1.5.4 Southwestern Mandarin 8.1.5.5 Standard Mandarin 8.1.5.6 Zhongyuan Mandarin 8.1.6 Min 8.1.6.1 Leizhou Min 8.1.6.2 Min Bei 8.1.6.3 Min Dong 8.1.6.4 Min Nan 8.1.6.5 Min Zhong 8.1.6.6 Puxian Min 8.1.6.7 Hainanese 8.1.7 Pinghua 8.1.8 Wu 8.1.9 Xiang 9 Malayo-Polynesian languages 9.1 Bornean 9.1.1 Coastal Kadazan 9.1.2 Iban 9.1.3 Malagasy 9.2 Philippine 9.2.1 Aklanon 9.2.2 Bikol 9.2.3 Cebuano 9.2.4 Cuyonon 9.2.5 Filipino 9.2.6 Hiligaynon 9.2.7 Ifugao 9.2.8 Ilokano 9.2.9 Ivatan 9.2.10 Kalinga 9.2.11 Kamayo 9.2.12 Kankana-ey 9.2.13 Kapampangan 9.2.14 Kinaray-a 9.2.15 Maguindanao 9.2.16 Maranao 9.2.17 Masbatenyo 9.2.18 Pangasinan 9.2.19 Romblomanon 9.2.20 Surigaonon 9.2.21 Tagalog 9.2.22 Tao 9.2.23 Tausug 9.2.24 Waray-Waray 9.3 Oceanic 9.3.1 East Fijian 9.3.1.1 Fijian 9.3.2 Micronesian 9.3.2.1 Angaur 9.3.2.2 Carolinian 9.3.2.3 Chuukese 9.3.2.4 Gilbertese 9.3.2.5 Kosraean 9.3.2.6 Marshallese 9.3.2.7 Nauruan 9.3.2.8 Pohnpeian 9.3.2.9 Sosorolese 9.3.2.10 Tobian 9.3.2.11 Ulithian 9.3.2.12 Yapese 9.3.3 Polynesian 9.3.3.1 Cook Islands Maori 9.3.3.2 Futunan 9.3.3.3 Hawaiian 9.3.3.4 Māori 9.3.3.5 Niuean 9.3.3.6 Rapa Nui 9.3.3.7 Samoan 9.3.3.8 Tahitan 9.3.3.9 Tokelauan 9.3.3.10 Tongan 9.3.3.11 Tuvaluan 9.3.3.12 Wallisian 9.4 Sunda-Sulawesi 9.4.1 Acehnese 9.4.2 Balinese 9.4.3 Banjarese 9.4.4 Batak Toba 9.4.5 Buginese 9.4.6 Chamorro 9.4.7 Indonesian 9.4.8 Javanese 9.4.9 Lampung 9.4.10 Madurese 9.4.11 Makassarese 9.4.12 Malay 9.4.13 Minangkabau 9.4.14 Palauan 9.4.15 Rejang 9.4.16 Sasak 9.4.17 Tetum 10 Finno-Ugric languages 10.1 Estonian 10.2 Finnish 10.3 Hungarian 10.4 Sami 11 Notes and references

Altaic languages

Mongolic languages

Mongolian

•  China (regional, co-official with Chinese in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region)
•  Mongolia (official)

Turkic languages

Azeri

•  Azerbaijan (official)
•  Iran (regional)
•  Iraq (minority)
•  Georgia (minority)
•  Russia (minority)
•  Syria (minority)
•  Turkey (minority)

Uyghur

•  China (regional, co-official with Chinese in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region)
•  Kazakhstan (minority)

Uzbek

•  Afghanistan (minority)
•  China (minority)
•  Kyrgyzstan (minority)
•  Pakistan (minority)
•  Russia (minority)
•  Tajikistan (minority)
•  Turkmenistan (minority)
•  Uzbekistan (official)

Kazakh

•  Afghanistan (minority)
•  China (regional, co-official with Chinese in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region)
•  Iran (minority)
•  Kazakhstan (official)
•  Mongolia (minority)
•  Russia (minority)
•  Tajikistan (minority)
•  Turkey (minority)
•  Turkmenistan (minority)
•  Ukraine (minority)
•  Uzbekistan (minority)

Kyrgyz

•  Afghanistan (minority)
•  China (minority)
•  Kyrgyzstan (official)
•  Pakistan (minority)
•  Tajikistan (minority)

Turkish

•  Turkey (official)
•  Cyprus (co-official with Greek)
•  Iraq (recognized regional lang.)
•  Kosovo (recognized regional lang.)
•  Republic of Macedonia (recognized regional lang.)
•  Romania (recognized minority lang.)
•  Bulgaria (minority)
•  Greece (minority)
•  Germany (significant minority)

Afro-Asiatic languages

Semitic languages

Arabic

• Africa
  •  Algeria
  •  Comoros (co-official with French)
  •  Chad (co-official with French)
  •  Djibouti (co-official with French)
  •  Egypt (official)
  •  Eritrea (co-official with Tigrinya and English)
  •  Libya (official)
  •  Mauritania (official)
  •  Morocco (official)
  •  Somalia (co-official with Somali)
  •  Sudan (official)
  •  Tunisia
  •  Western Sahara

• Asia
  •  Bahrain (official)
  •  Iraq (co-official with Kurdish)
  •  Israel (co-official with Hebrew)
  •  Jordan (official)
  •  Kuwait (official)
  •  Lebanon (official)
  •  Oman (official)
  •  Palestine (official)
  •  Qatar (official)
  •  Saudi Arabia (official)
  •  Syria (official)
  •  United Arab Emirates (official)
  •  Yemen (official)
  •  Iran (regional)
  •  Pakistan (minority/religious)

• Europe
  •  France (minority)
  •  Germany (minority)
  •  Italy (minority)
  •  Netherlands (minority)
  •  Spain (minority)
  •  Sweden (minority)
  •  UK (minority)

• Liturgical language of Islam

Hebrew

•  Israel (official)

• Liturgical language of Judaism

Maltese

•  Malta (official language)

Indo-European languages

Albanian

•  Albania (official)
•  Greece (minority)
•  Italy (minority)
•  Kosovo (co-official with Serbian)
•  Republic of Macedonia (minority)
•  Serbia (recognised regional language)
•  Montenegro (minority)

Armenian

•  Armenia (official)
•  Azerbaijan (official in separatist  Nagorno-Karabakh)
•  France (minority)
•  Iran (minority)
•  Georgia (significant minority)
•  Russia (minority)
•  US (minority)
•  Lebanon (minority)
•  Cyprus (minority)

Baltic

Latgalian

•  Latvia (unofficial, spoken in Latgalia)
•  Russia (significant minority in Siberia)

Latvian

•  Latvia (official)

Lithuanian

•  Latvia (minority)
•  Lithuania (official)
•  Poland (minority, majority in the city of Puńsk)

Celtic

Breton

•  France (minority language in Brittany, but unofficial)

Cornish

•  United Kingdom (minority language in  Cornwall, but unofficial)

Irish

•  Ireland (co-official with English)
•  United Kingdom (minority and official in Northern Ireland)
•  USA (minority)

Manx

•  IMN (minority on Isle of Man)

Scottish Gaelic

•  Canada (minority in Nova Scotia)
•  Scotland (significant minority in Scotland)
•  USA (minority)

Welsh

•  Argentina (significant minority in Chubut)
•  Wales (minority in Wales)
•  USA (minority)

Germanic

Afrikaans

•  South Africa (co-official with 10 other languages)
•  Namibia (not official)
•  United States (minority)
•  Netherlands (minority)
•  United Kingdom (minority)
•  Germany (minority)
•  Belgium (minority)
•  Australia (minority)
•  Argentina (minority)

Alsatian

•  France (regional language in  Alsace)

Danish

•  Greenland (co-official alongside with Greenlandic)
•  Denmark (official)
•  Germany (in Schleswig-Holstein, official recognised minority language)
•  Faroe Islands (co-official alongside with Faroese)

Dutch

• Europe
  •  Netherlands (official)
  •  Belgium (co-official with French and German)
  •  France (in French Flanders)
  •  Germany (in Low Rhine Country)

• South America
  •  Suriname (official)
  •  Netherlands Antilles (co-official with English and Papiamento)
  •  Aruba (co-official with Papiamento)
  •  French Guiana (unofficial, spoken in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni)

English

Countries

• Africa
  •  Botswana (co-official with Tswana)
  •  Cameroon (co-official with French)
  •  Gambia (official)
  •  Ghana (official)
  •  Kenya (co-official with Swahili)
  •  Lesotho (co-official with Sesotho)
  •  Liberia (official)
  •  Madagascar (co-official with French and Malagasy)
  •  Malawi (official)
  •  Mauritius (official)
  •  Namibia (official)
  •  Nigeria (official)
  •  Rwanda (co-official with Kinyarwanda and French)
  •  Seychelles (co-official with French and Seychellois Creole)
  •  Sierra Leone (official)
  •  South Africa (co-official with 10 other languages)
  •  Swaziland (co-official with Swati)
  •  Uganda (co-official with Swahili)
  •  Zambia (official)
  •  Zimbabwe (official)

• Americas
  •  Antigua and Barbuda (official)
  •  Bahamas (official)
  •  Barbados (official)
  •  Belize (official)
  •  Canada (official, see Canadian English)
  •  Dominica (official)
  •  Grenada (official)
  •  Guyana (official)
  •  Jamaica (official, see Jamaican English)
  •  Saint Kitts and Nevis (official)
  •  Saint Lucia (official)
  •  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (official)
  •  Trinidad and Tobago (official)
  •  United States (de-facto, see American English)

• Asia
  •  India (co-official with 21 other languages)
  •  Pakistan (co-official with Urdu)
  •  Philippines (co-official with Filipino, and with regional languages as auxiliary official languages^[1])
•  Singapore (co-official with Tamil, Mandarin, and Malay)
  •  Sri Lanka (unofficial)
  •  Malaysia (co-official with Tamil, Mandarin, and Malay)
• Europe
  •  Ireland (co-official with Irish, see Hiberno-English)
  •  Malta (co-official with Maltese)
  •  United Kingdom (co-official with Welsh, see British English)

• Oceania
  •  Australia (de-facto, see Australian English)
  •  Fiji (co-official with Fijian and Hindustani)
  •  Kiribati (co-official with Kiribati)
  •  Marshall Islands (co-official with Marshallese)
  •  Micronesia
  •  Nauru (de-facto)
  •  New Zealand (co-official with Māori and New Zealand Sign Language; see also New Zealand English)
  •  Palau (co-official with Palauan)
  •  Papua New Guinea (co-official with Tok Pisin and Hiri Motu)
  •  Solomon Islands (official)
  •  Vanuatu (co-official with Bislama and French)

Dependent entities

•  American Samoa (co-official with Samoan)
•  British Indian Ocean Territory (de-facto)
•  Anguilla (official)
•  Bermuda (official)
•  British Virgin Islands (official)
•  Cayman Islands (official)
•  Christmas Island (official)
•  Cook Islands (co-official with Cook Islands Maori)
•  Falkland Islands (official)
•  Gibraltar (official)
•  Guam (co-official with Chamorro)
•  Guernsey (official)
•  Hong Kong (co-official with Chinese)
•  Isle of Man (official)
•  Jersey (official)
•  Montserrat (official)
•  Norfolk Island (co-official with Norfuk)
•  Northern Mariana Islands (co-official with Chamorro and Carolinian)
•  Pitcairn Islands (co-official with Pitkern)
•  Puerto Rico (co-official with Spanish)
•  Saint Helena (official)
•  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (official)
•  Tristan da Cunha (official)
•  Turks and Caicos Islands (official)
•  United States Virgin Islands (official)

Faroese

•  Faroe Islands (co-official with Danish)
•  Denmark (not official)

Frisian

•  Denmark (minority)
•  Germany (minority)
•  Netherlands (minority language in Friesland)

German

• Europe
  •  Austria (official)
  •  Belgium (official with French and Dutch)
  •  Czech Republic (minority)
  •  Denmark (minority)
  •  Germany (official)
  •  France (minority in Alsace and Lorrain)
  •  Hungary (co-official with Hungarian in the city of Sopron)
  •  Italy (co-official with Italian in Bolzano-Bozen)
  •  Liechtenstein (official)
  •  Luxembourg (co-official with French and Luxembourgish)
  •  Poland (co-official as auxiliary language in the Opole Voivodeship)
  •  Romania (minority)
  •  Russia (minority)
  •  Switzerland (official with other languages)
  •  Vatican City (official with other languages, language of the Swiss Guard)

• Other countries
  •  Argentina (minority)
  •  Brazil (minority)
  •  Kazakhstan (minority)
  •  Mexico (minority)
  •  Namibia (co-official as auxiliary language)
  •  United States (minority)

Icelandic

•  Iceland (official)
•  Denmark (minority)

Low Saxon

•  Germany (recognized as regional language)
•  Netherlands (recognized as regional language)

Norwegian

•  Norway (official, including Svalbard and Jan Mayen)

Scots

•  Scotland (minority in Scotland)
•  Ireland (minority in Ireland)

Swedish

•  Sweden (official)
•  Finland (co-official with Finnish, except in Åland, where Swedish is the sole official language)

Greek

•  Greece (official)
•  Cyprus (official)
•  Albania (minority)
•  Romania (minority)
•  Turkey (minority)
•  Ukraine (minority)

Indo-Iranian

Angika

•  Cambodia (minority language)
•  India (majority in Anga, significant minority in the rest of the country)
•  Laos (minority language)
•  Malaysia (minority language)
•  Nepal (minority language)
•  Vietnam (minority language)

Assamese

•  Bangladesh (minority)
•  Bhutan (minority)
•  India (official language along with 21 others)

Awadhi

•  Bhutan (minority)
•  India (majority in Uttar Pradesh, minority in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, and Delhi)

Balochi

•  Afghanistan (significant minority in Balochistan)
•  Iran (significant minority in Balochistan)
•  Pakistan (Majority in Balochistan)

Bengali

•  Bangladesh (official)
•  India (official, along with 21 others, mostly in West Bengal, Tripura)
•  United Kingdom (significant minority)
•  United States (significant minority)

Bhojpuri

•  Fiji (minority)
•  Guyana (minority)
•  India (in Bihar, Jharkhand, and Uttar Pradesh)
•  Mauritius (minority)
•  Nepal (minority)
•  United Kingdom (minority)

Chhattisgarhi

•  India (majority in Chhattisgarh, minority in Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, and Bihar)

Chittagonian

•  Bangladesh (significant minority)
•  Burma (minority)

Dhivehi

•  India (in Lakshadweep)
•  Maldives (official)

Dogri

•  India (in Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, and Himachal Pradesh))
•  Pakistan (in Punjab)

Domari

•  Egypt (minority)
•  India (minority)
•  Iran (significant minority)
•  Iraq (minority)
•  Pakistan (minority)
•  Libya (minority)
•  Syria (minority)
•  Turkey (minority)

Persian

•  Afghanistan (co-official as Dari, with Pashto)
•  Bahrain (minority)
•  Bosnia and Herzegovina (co-official with Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian)
•  Germany (minority)
•  Iran (official)
•  Iraq (significant minority)
•  Pakistan (minority)
•  Qatar (minority)
•  Russia (minority)
•  Tajikistan (official, as Tajik)
•  United Arab Emirates (minority)
•  United States (minority)
•  Uzbekistan (minority)

Gujarati

•  Australia (minority)
•  Canada (minority)
•  India (official in Gujarat)
•  Pakistan (significant minority)
•  South Africa (significant minority)
•  Tanzania (minority)
•  Uganda (minority)
•  United Kingdom (significant minority)
•  United States (significant minority)
•  Zimbabwe (minority)

Halbi

•  India (in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Andhra Pradesh)

Hindi

•  Australia (minority)
•  Canada (minority)
•  Fiji (co-official as Hindustani, with Fijian and English)
•  India (co-official with 21 others)
•  Mauritius (significant minority)
•  Nepal minority
•  South Africa (minority)
•  United Kingdom (minority)
•  United States (minority)

Kashmiri

•  India (official, spoken in Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, and Uttar Pradesh)
•  Pakistan (in Azad Kashmir)
•  United Kingdom (immigrants from Pakistani Azad Kashmir)

Khowar

•  Pakistan (majority in Chitral, minority in Gilgit)

Konkani

•  India (official in Konkan)

Kumaoni

•  India (majority in Uttarakhand)

Kurdish

•  Armenia (recognized minority)
•  Iran (regional regional)
•  Iraq (official)
•  Syria (significant minority)
•  Turkey (significant minority)

Magadhi

•  India (official in Bihar)

Maithili

•  India (official in Bihar)
•  Nepal (significant minority in Terai)

Marathi

•  India (official along with 21 others, widely spoken in Maharashtra and Goa & parts of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Sindh, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
•  Israel (minority)
•  Mauritius (minority)
•  Singapore (minority)
•  United States (Significant minority)
•  United Kingdom (Significant minority)
•  Australia (Significant minority)
•  New Zealand (Significant minority)
•  South Africa (Significant minority)
•  United Arab Emirates (Significant minority)

Marwari

•  India (primarily in Rajasthan and Gujarat)

Mazandarani

•  Iran (unofficial, in Māzandarān Province)

Nepali

•  Bhutan (unofficial)
•  India (official in Sikkim)
•  Nepal (official)
•  Hong Kong (unofficial)
•  United Kingdom (unofficial)

Oriya

•  Bangladesh (minority)
•  India (official in Orissa)

Pashto

•  Afghanistan (co-official as Pashto), with Dari)
•  Iran (minority)
•  Pakistan (Major Language-2nd largest ethnic group)
•  United Arab Emirates (minority)

Punjabi

•  India (official with others)
•  Pakistan (major-largest ethnic group)
•  United Kingdom (significant minority)
•  Canada (significant minority)

Rajasthani

•  India (official along with others)
•  Pakistan (minority)

Romani

• Asia
  •  Bangladesh (minority)
  •  India (minority)
  •  Pakistan (minority)

• Europe
  •  Albania (minority)
  •  Austria (minority)
  •  Belarus (minority)
  •  Belgium (minority)
  •  Bosnia and Herzegovina (minority)
  •  Croatia (minority)
  •  Czech Republic (minority)
  •  Finland (officially-recognised minority language)
  •  France (minority)
  •  Germany (minority)
  •  Greece (minority)
  •  Hungary (minority)
  •  Italy (minority)
  •  Republic of Macedonia (official in Šuto Orizari Municipality)
  •  Moldova (minority)
  •  Montenegro (minority)
  •  Netherlands (minority)
  •  Poland (minority)
  •  Portugal (minority)
  •  Romania (co-official in 79 rural communes)
  •  Russia (minority)
  •  Serbia (minority)
  •  Slovakia (minority)
  •  Spain (minority)
  •  Sweden (officially-recognised minority language)
  •  Turkey (minority)
  •  Ukraine (minority)

Sindhi

•  Hong Kong (minority)
•  India (official with others)
•  Oman (minority)
•  Pakistan (majority)
•  Philippines (minority)^{[citation needed]}
•  Singapore (minority)
•  United Arab Emirates (minority)
•  United Kingdom (minority)
•  United States (minority)

Sinhalese

•  Sri Lanka (co-official with Tamil)

Tajik

•  Afghanistan (significant minority)
•  Iran (minority)
•  Kazakhstan (minority)
•  Kyrgyzstan (minority)
•  Pakistan (minority)
•  Tajikistan (official)
•  Uzbekistan (significant minority)
•  China (minority)
•  Turkmenistan (minority)

Urdu

•  Bangladesh (significant minority)
•  Fiji (co-official as Hindustani with English and Fijian)
•  India (co-official with 21 others)
•  Nepal (minority)
•  Mauritius (minority)
•  Oman (minority)
•  Pakistan (co-official with English)
•  Qatar (minority)
•  Saudi Arabia (minority)
•  South Africa (minority)
•  United Arab Emirates (minority)
•  United Kingdom (minority)
•  United States (minority)

Romance languages

Catalan

•  Andorra (official)
•  France (in Northern Catalonia)
•  Italy (a significant minority in Alghero)
•  Spain (co-official with Spanish in  Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, and  Valencia. In El Carche (Murcia) and La Franja (Aragón) it is not official).

Corsican

•  France (regional language in  Corsica)
•  Italy (minority in  Sardinia)

French

• Europe
  •  Andorra (spoken, not official)
  •  Belgium (co-official with Dutch and German)
  •  France (official)
  •  Italy (co-official in the Aosta Valley)
  •  Luxembourg (co-official with German and Luxembourgish)
  •  Monaco (official)
  •  Switzerland (co-official with German, Italian, and Romansh)

• Africa
  •  Algeria (unofficial, but widely used)
  •  Benin (official)
  •  Burkina Faso (official)
  •  Burundi (co-official with Kirundi)
  •  Cameroon (co-official with English)
  •  Central African Republic (co-official with Sango)
  •  Chad (co-official with Arabic)
  •  Comoros (co-official with Arabic and Comorian)
  •  Democratic Republic of the Congo (official)
  •  Republic of the Congo (official)
  •  Côte d'Ivoire (official)
  •  Djibouti (co-official with Arabic)
  •  Equatorial Guinea (co-official with Spanish)
  •  Gabon (official)
  •  Guinea (official)
  •  Madagascar (co-official with Malagasy and English)
  •  Mali (official)
  •  Mauritania (de facto)
  •  Mauritius (de facto)
  •  Morocco (de facto)
  •  Niger (official)
  •  Rwanda (co-official with English and Kinyarwanda)
  •  Senegal (official; Wolof most widely spoken)
  •  Seychelles (co-official with English and Seychellois Creole)
  •  Togo (official)
  •  Tunisia (unofficial, but widely used)

• Americas
  •  Canada (co-official with English; majority in Quebec, minority in New Brunswick, Ontario, Manitoba)
  •  French Guiana (official)
  •  Guadeloupe (official)
  •  Haiti (co-official with Haitian Creole)
  •  Martinique (official)
  •  Saint Barthelemy (official)
  •  Saint Martin (official)
  •  Saint Pierre and Miquelon (official)
  •  United States (minority language, especially in Louisiana, Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire)

• Asia
  •  Cambodia (minority)
  •  Laos (administrative language)
  •  Lebanon (co-official with Arabic)
  •  India (in Puducherry, co-official with Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam)

• Oceania
  •  French Polynesia (official)
  •  New Caledonia (official)
  •  Vanuatu (co-official with English and Bislama)
  •  Wallis and Futuna (official)

Galician

•  Galicia (co-official with Spanish)

Italian

• Europe
  •  Albania (minority)
  •  Belgium (minority)
  •  Croatia (official status in Istria)
  •  Germany (minority)
  •  Italy (official)
  •  Luxembourg (minority)
  •  Malta (minority)
  •  Monaco (unofficial, but widely spoken)
  •  San Marino (official)
  •  Slovenia (co-official in Koper, Izola and Piran)
  •  Switzerland (co-official with French, German, and Romansh)
  •  Vatican City (unofficial, but widely used)

• Africa
  •  Eritrea (minority)
  •  Libya (minority)
  •  Somalia (minority)

• Americas
  •  Argentina (minority)
  •  Brazil (minority)
  •  United States (minority)
  •  Venezuela (minority)

Jèrriais

•  Jersey (unofficial)
•  Sark (unofficial)

Latin

•  Vatican City (official, but not spoken)

Portuguese

• Europe
  •  Portugal (official)
  •  Spain (significant minority in Galicia and along the whole border with Portugal)
  •  France (significant minority)
  •  Luxembourg (significant minority)
  •  Switzerland (significant minority)
  •  Andorra (significant minority)
  •  Germany (significant minority)

• Africa
  •  Angola (official)
  •  Cape Verde (official)
  •  Guinea-Bissau (official)
  •  Mozambique (official)
  •  São Tomé and Príncipe (official)
  •  South Africa (minority)
  •  Namibia (minority)

• Americas
  •  Brazil (official, see Brazilian Portuguese)
  •  USA (significant minority)
  •  Paraguay (minority)
  •  Uruguay (minority; see Portuñol)
  •  Venezuela (significant minority)

• Asia
  •  East Timor (co-official with Tetum)
  •  Macau (co-official with Chinese)
  •  India (minority in Goa State)

Romanian

•  Bulgaria (minority)
•  Italy (minority)
•  Moldova (official)
•  Romania (official)
•  Spain (minority)
•  Serbia (co-official in province of Vojvodina with 5 other languages)

Romansh

•  Switzerland (co-official with French, Italian, and German)

Sardinian

•  Sardinia (unofficial)

Sicilian

•  Italy (not official but widely spoken in Sicily, Campania, Apulia, and Calabria)
•  US (minority)

Spanish

The following is a list of the 21 countries where Spanish is an official language:

See also: List of countries where Spanish is an official language

• Europe
  •  Spain (official)
  •  Andorra (minority)

• Africa
  •  Equatorial Guinea (co-official)

• Americas
  •  Argentina (official)
  •  Bolivia (co-official with Quechua and Aymara)
  •  Chile (official)
  •  Colombia (official)
  •  Costa Rica (official)
  •  Cuba (official)
  •  Dominican Republic (official)
  •  Ecuador (official)
  •  El Salvador (official)
  •  Guatemala (official)
  •  Honduras (official)
  •  Mexico (de facto)
  •  Nicaragua (official)
  •  Panama (official)
  •  Paraguay (co-official with Guaraní)
  •  Peru (official)
  •  Puerto Rico (official)
  •  Uruguay (official)
  •  Venezuela (official)

• Other countries
  •  Belize (plurality, but unofficial)
  •  Philippines (former official language, spoken by a minority)
  •  United States (not offical - minority)

Slavic

Belarusian

•  Belarus (co-official with Russian)
•  Lithuania (minority)
•  Poland (minority)
•  Russia (minority)

Bosnian

•  Bosnia and Herzegovina (co-official with Croatian and Serbian)
•  Croatia (significant minority minority)
•  Republic of Macedonia (minority)
•  Montenegro (minority) (minority, official in Sandžak)
•  Serbia (significant minority, official in Sandžak)

Bulgarian

•  Bulgaria (official)
•  Greece (minority)
•  Moldova (minority)
•  Romania (minority)
•  Serbia (minority)
•  Ukraine (minority)

Croatian

•  Austria (co-official with German and Hungarian in Burgenland)
•  Bosnia and Herzegovina (co-official with Bosnian and Serbian)
•  Croatia (official)
•  Italy (co-official in Molise)
•  Montenegro (official)
•  Serbia (co-official in province of Vojvodina with 5 other languages)

Czech

•  Austria (minority)
•  Croatia (minority)
•  Czech Republic (official)
•  Germany (minority)
•  Slovakia (minority)

Kashubian

•  Poland (official in Pomerania)

Macedonian

•  Albania (minority)
•  Republic of Macedonia (official)

Polish

•  Belarus (significant minority)
•  Lithuania (significant minority)
•  Poland (official)
•  Ukraine (significant minority)

Russian

See also: List of countries where Russian is an official language

Map of the Russian-speaking world

•  Armenia (significant minority)
•  Azerbaijan (significant minority)
•  Belarus (co-official with Belarusian)
•  Bulgaria (minority)
•  Estonia (significant minority)
•  Finland (minority)
•  Georgia (significant minority)
•  Germany (minority)
•  Greece (minority)
•  Israel (minority)
•  Kazakhstan (co-official with Kazakh)
•  Kyrgyzstan (co-official with Kyrgyz)
•  Latvia (significant minority)
•  Lithuania (minority)
•  Moldova (co-official with Ukrainian and Romanian in  Transnistria)
•  Mongolia (significant minority)
•  Poland (minority)
•  Russia (official)
•  Serbia (minority)
•  Slovakia (minority)
•  Tajikistan (significant minority)
•  Turkmenistan (significant minority)
•  Ukraine (significant minority)
•  Uzbekistan (significant minority)

Rusyn

•  Hungary (minority)
•  Poland (minority)
•  Romania (minority)
•  Ukraine (official in Zakarpattia)
•  Serbia (co-official in province of Vojvodina with 5 other languages)

Serbian

•  Bosnia and Herzegovina (official with Croatian and Bosnian)
•  Croatia (significant minority)
•  Kosovo (official)
•  Republic of Macedonia (minority)
•  Montenegro (minority)
•  Romania (co-official in Caraşova)
•  Serbia (official)

Slovak

•  Czech Republic (minority)
•  Slovakia (official)
•  Serbia (official in province of Vojvodina with 5 other languages)

Slovene

•  Austria (minority)
•  Croatia (minority)
•  Hungary (minority)
•  Italy (co-official in Friuli-Venezia Giulia with Friulian, Italian and German)
•  Slovenia (official)

Sorbian, Lower

•  Germany (regional language in Brandenburg)

Sorbian, Upper

•  Germany (regional language in Brandenburg and Saxony)

Ukrainian

•  Argentina (minority)
•  Belarus (significant minority)
•  Brazil (minority)
•  Canada (minority)
•  Kazakhstan (significant minority)
•  Kyrgyzstan (minority)
•  Moldova (significant minority)
•  Poland (minority)
•  Romania (significant minority)
•  Russia (significant minority)
•  Transnistria (co-official with Romanian and Russian)
•  Ukraine (official)
•  United Kingdom (minority)
•  United States (minority)
•  Uzbekistan (minority)

Dravidian languages

Telugu

•  India (official)

Kannada

•  India (official)

Tamil

•  India (official)

Malayalam

•  India (official)

Japonic languages

Japanese

•  Brazil (minority)
•  China (minority)
•  Japan (official)
•  Philippines (minority)
•  United States (minority)

Ryukyuan

Amami

•  Japan (minority)

Language isolate

Basque

See also: Basque Country (historical territory)

•  France (majority in Northern Basque Country)
•  Spain (co-official with Spanish in  Basque Country and parts of  Navarre)

Korean

•  China (minority, co-official with Chinese in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in Jilin Province)
•  Japan (minority)
•  North Korea (official)
•  South Korea (official)

Georgian Languages

Georgian

•  Georgia (official)
•  Iran (regional minority)
•  Azerbaijan (regional minority)

Mingrelian

•  Georgia (regional language)
•  Turkey (minority language)

Svan

•  Georgia (regional language)

Laz

•  Georgia (regional language)
•  Turkey (regional minority)

Sino-Tibetan languages

Chinese or Sinitic languages

Map of the Sinophone world
Information:      Countries identified Chinese as a primary, administrative, or native language      Countries with more than 5,000,000 Chinese speakers w/ or w/o recognition      Countries with more than 1,000,000 Chinese speakers w/ or w/o recognition      Countries with more than 500,000 Chinese speakers w/ or w/o recognition      Countries with more than 100,000 Chinese speakers w/ or w/o recognition      Major Chinese speaking settlements

The varieties of spoken Chinese in Eastern China.

Cantonese

Standard Cantonese

• Africa
  •  Angola (minority)
  •  Cape Verde (minority)
  •  Mauritius (minority)
  •  South Africa (minority)

• Asia
  •  Brunei (minority)
  •  Cambodia (minority)
  •  China (regional)
  •  Hong Kong (co-official with English and Mandarin)
  •  India (minority)
  •  Indonesia (minority)
  •  Japan (minority)
  •  Laos (minority)
  •  Macau (co-official with Portuguese and Mandarin)
  •  Malaysia (minority)
  •  Myanmar (minority)
  •  North Korea (minority)
  •  Philippines (minority)
  •  Singapore (minority)
  •  South Korea (minority)
  •  Thailand (minority)
  •  Vietnam (minority)

• Europe
  •  Bulgaria (minority)
  •  France (minority)
  •  Germany (minority)
  •  Ireland (minority)
  •  Italy (minority)
  •  Netherlands (minority)
  •  Romania (minority)
  •  Russia (minority)
  •  Serbia (minority)
  •  Spain (minority)
  •  United Kingdom (minority)

• North America
  •  Canada (minority and official in the city of Vancouver, British Columbia)
  •  Cuba (minority)
  •  Dominican Republic (minority)
  •  Jamaica (minority)
  •  Mexico (minority)
  •  Nicaragua (minority)
  •  Panama (minority)
  •  Trinidad and Tobago (minority)
  •  United States (minority)

• Oceania
  •  Australia (minority)
  •  Fiji (minority)
  •  New Zealand (minority)
  •  Samoa (minority)
  •  Tonga (minority)

• South America
  •  Argentina (minority)
  •  Brazil (minority)
  •  Chile (regional)
  •  Guyana (minority)
  •  Peru (minority)
  •  Suriname (minority)

Gaoyang

•  China (regional)

Taishanese

• Africa
  •  South Africa (minority)

• Asia
  •  China (regional)
  •  Indonesia (minority)
  •  Malaysia (minority)
  •  Philippines (minority)
  •  Singapore (minority)
  •  Thailand (minority)
  •  Vietnam (minority)

• Europe
  •  United Kingdom (minority)

• North America
  •  Canada (minority and official in the city of Vancouver, British Columbia)
  •  United States (minority)

• Oceania
  •  Australia (minority)
  •  New Zealand (minority)

• South America
  •  Brazil (minority)
  •  Peru (minority)

Hakka

• Africa
  •  Angola (minority)
  •  Cape Verde (minority)
  •  Mauritius (minority)
  •  South Africa (minority)

• Asia
  •  Brunei (minority)
  •  Cambodia (minority)
  •  China (regional)
  •  Hong Kong (minority)
  •  India (minority)
  •  Indonesia (minority)
  •  Japan (minority)
  •  Laos (minority)
  •  Macau (minority)
  •  Malaysia (minority)
  •  Myanmar (minority)
  •  North Korea (minority)
  •  Philippines (minority)
  •  Singapore (minority)
  •  South Korea (minority)
  •  Republic of China Taiwan (minority)
  •  Thailand (minority)
  •  Vietnam (minority)

• Europe
  •  Bulgaria (minority)
  •  France (minority)
  •  Germany (minority)
  •  Ireland (minority)
  •  Italy (minority)
  •  Netherlands (minority)
  •  Romania (minority)
  •  Russia (minority)
  •  Serbia (minority)
  •  Spain (minority)
  •  United Kingdom (minority)

• North America
  •  Canada (minority and official in the city of Vancouver, British Columbia)
  •  Cuba (minority)
  •  Dominican Republic (minority)
  •  Jamaica (minority)
  •  Mexico (minority)
  •  Nicaragua (minority)
  •  Panama (minority)
  •  Trinidad and Tobago (minority)
  •  United States (minority)

• Oceania
  •  Australia (minority)
  •  Fiji (minority)
  •  New Zealand (minority)
  •  Samoa (minority)
  •  Tonga (minority)

• South America
  •  Argentina (minority)
  •  Brazil (minority)
  •  Chile (regional)
  •  Guyana (minority)
  •  Peru (minority)
  •  Suriname (minority)

Hui

•  China (regional)

Jin

•  China (regional)

Mandarin

Jilu Mandarin

•  China (regional)

Jiaoliao Mandarin

•  China (regional)

Northeastern Mandarin

•  China (regional)

Southwestern Mandarin

•  China (regional)

Standard Mandarin

• Africa
  •  Angola (minority)
  •  Cape Verde (minority)
  •  Mauritius (minority)
  •  South Africa (minority)

• Asia
  •  Brunei (minority)
  •  Cambodia (minority)
  •  China (national)
  •  Hong Kong (co-official with English and Cantonese)
  •  India (minority)
  •  Indonesia (minority)
  •  Japan (minority)
  •  Laos (minority)
  •  Macau (co-official with Portuguese and Cantonese)
  •  Malaysia (minority)
  •  Myanmar (minority)
  •  North Korea (minority)
  •  Philippines (minority)
  •  Singapore (co-official with Tamil, Mandarin, and Malay)
  •  South Korea (minority)
  •  Republic of China Taiwan (official)
  •  Thailand (minority)
  •  Vietnam (minority)

• Europe
  •  Bulgaria (minority)
  •  France (minority)
  •  Germany (minority)
  •  Ireland (minority)
  •  Italy (minority)
  •  Netherlands (minority)
  •  Romania (minority)
  •  Russia (minority)
  •  Serbia (minority)
  •  Spain (minority)
  •  United Kingdom (minority)

• North America
  •  Canada (minority and official in the city of Vancouver, British Columbia)
  •  Cuba (minority)
  •  Dominican Republic (minority)
  •  Jamaica (minority)
  •  Mexico (minority)
  •  Nicaragua (minority)
  •  Panama (minority)
  •  Trinidad and Tobago (minority)
  •  United States (minority)

• Oceania
  •  Australia (minority)
  •  Fiji (minority)
  •  New Zealand (minority)
  •  Samoa (minority)
  •  Tonga (minority)

• South America
  •  Argentina (minority)
  •  Brazil (minority)
  •  Chile (regional)
  •  Guyana (minority)
  •  Peru (minority)
  •  Suriname (minority)

Zhongyuan Mandarin

•  China (regional)

Min

Leizhou Min

•  China (regional)

Min Bei

•  China (regional)

Min Dong

•  China (regional)

Min Nan

• Africa
  •  Angola (minority)
  •  Cape Verde (minority)
  •  Mauritius (minority)
  •  South Africa (minority)

• Asia
  •  Brunei (minority)
  •  Cambodia (minority)
  •  China (regional)
  •  Hong Kong (minority)
  •  India (minority)
  •  Indonesia (minority)
  •  Japan (minority)
  •  Laos (minority)
  •  Macau (minority)
  •  Malaysia (minority, lingua franca in Penang)
  •  Myanmar (minority)
  •  North Korea (minority)
  •  Philippines (minority)
  •  Singapore (minority)
  •  South Korea (minority)
  •  Republic of China Taiwan (minority, lingua franca alongside with Mandarin)
  •  Thailand (minority)
  •  Vietnam (minority)

• Europe
  •  Bulgaria (minority)
  •  France (minority)
  •  Germany (minority)
  •  Ireland (minority)
  •  Italy (minority)
  •  Netherlands (minority)
  •  Romania (minority)
  •  Russia (minority)
  •  Serbia (minority)
  •  Spain (minority)
  •  United Kingdom (minority)

• North America
  •  Canada (minority and official in the city of Vancouver, British Columbia)
  •  Cuba (minority)
  •  Dominican Republic (minority)
  •  Jamaica (minority)
  •  Mexico (minority)
  •  Nicaragua (minority)
  •  Panama (minority)
  •  Trinidad and Tobago (minority)
  •  United States (minority)

• Oceania
  •  Australia (minority)
  •  Fiji (minority)
  •  New Zealand (minority)
  •  Samoa (minority)
  •  Tonga (minority)

• South America
  •  Argentina (minority)
  •  Brazil (minority)
  •  Chile (regional)
  •  Guyana (minority)
  •  Peru (minority)
  •  Suriname (minority)

Min Zhong

•  China (regional)

Puxian Min

•  China (regional)

Hainanese

•  China (regional)

Pinghua

•  China (regional)

Wu

•  China (regional)
•  Hong Kong (minority)
•  United States (minority)

Xiang

•  China (regional)

Malayo-Polynesian languages

Bornean

Coastal Kadazan

•  Malaysia (minority)

Iban

•  Malaysia (minority)

Malagasy

•  Madagascar (official)

Philippine

Aklanon

•  Philippines (minority)

Bikol

•  Philippines (regional)
•  United States (minority)

Cebuano

•  Philippines (regional)
•  United States (minority)

Cuyonon

•  Philippines (minority)

Filipino

•  Philippines (official)

Hiligaynon

•  Philippines (regional)
•  United States (minority)

Ifugao

•  Philippines (minority)

Ilokano

•  Philippines (regional)
•  United States (minority)

Ivatan

•  Philippines (minority)

Kalinga

•  Philippines (minority)

Kamayo

•  Philippines (minority)

Kankana-ey

•  Philippines (minority)

Kapampangan

•  Philippines (regional)
•  United States (minority)

Kinaray-a

•  Philippines (minority)

Maguindanao

•  Philippines (regional)

Maranao

•  Philippines (regional)

Masbatenyo

•  Philippines (minority)

Pangasinan

•  Philippines (regional)
•  United States (minority)

Romblomanon

•  Philippines (minority)

Surigaonon

•  Philippines (minority)

Tagalog

Map of overseas speakers of Tagalog

•  Australia (minority)
•  Brunei (minority)
•  Canada (minority)
•  Hong Kong (minority)
•  Malaysia (minority)
•  Philippines (regional)
•  Taiwan (minority)
•  United Kingdom (minority)
•  United States (minority)

Tao

•  Taiwan (minority)

Tausug

•  Brunei (minority)
•  Malaysia (minority)
•  Philippines (regional)

Waray-Waray

•  Philippines (regional)
•  United States (minority)

Oceanic

East Fijian

Fijian

•  Fiji (official)

Micronesian

Angaur

•  Palau (regional)

Carolinian

•  Northern Mariana Islands (official)

Chuukese

•  Federated States of Micronesia (regional)

Gilbertese

•  Kiribati (official)

Kosraean

•  Federated States of Micronesia (regional)

Marshallese

•  Marshall Islands (official)

Nauruan

•  Nauru (official)

Pohnpeian

•  Federated States of Micronesia (regional)

Sosorolese

•  Palau (regional)

Tobian

•  Palau (regional)

Ulithian

•  Federated States of Micronesia (regional)

Yapese

•  Federated States of Micronesia (regional)

Polynesian

Cook Islands Maori

•  Cook Islands (official)

Futunan

•  Wallis and Futuna (official)

Hawaiian

•  Hawaii (official)

Māori

•  New Zealand (co-official with English and New Zealand Sign Language)

Niuean

•  Niue (official)

Rapa Nui

•  Easter Island (official)

Samoan

•  American Samoa (official)
•  Samoa (official)

Tahitan

•  French Polynesia (official)

Tokelauan

•  Tokelau (official)

Tongan

•  Tonga (official)

Tuvaluan

•  Tuvalu (official)

Wallisian

•  Wallis and Futuna (official)

Sunda-Sulawesi

Acehnese

•  Indonesia (minority)

Balinese

•  Indonesia (minority)

Banjarese

•  Indonesia (minority)

Batak Toba

•  Indonesia (minority)

Buginese

•  Indonesia (minority)

Chamorro

•  Guam (official)
•  Northern Mariana Islands (official)

Indonesian

Map of locations speakers of Indonesian

•  Indonesia (official)
•  Timor-Leste (co-official)

Javanese

•  Indonesia (minority)

Lampung

•  Indonesia (minority)

Madurese

•  Indonesia (minority)

Makassarese

•  Indonesia (minority)

Malay

•  Brunei (official)
•  Indonesia (minority)
•  Malaysia (official)
•  Singapore (co-official)

Minangkabau

•  Indonesia (minority)

Palauan

•  Palau (official)

Rejang

•  Indonesia (minority)

Sasak

•  Indonesia (minority)

Tetum

•  Timor-Leste (official)

Finno-Ugric languages

Estonian

•  Estonia (official)
•  Russia (minority)

Finnish

•  Finland (co-official with Swedish except in Åland Islands, where Swedish is the only official language)
•  Estonia (minority)
•  Russia (minority)

Hungarian

•  Hungary (official)
•  Serbia (minority)
•  Romania (minority)
•  Slovakia (minority)
•  Austria (minority)
•  Ukraine (minority)

Sami

•  Finland (minority)
•  Norway (minority)
•  Russia (minority)
•  Sweden (minority)

Notes and references

1. ^ (^{[dead link]}) 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines, Official website of the Republic of the Philippines, http://www.gov.ph/aboutphil/constitution.asp, retrieved 2008-02-20  (Article XIV, Section 7)
2. ^ "The World Fact Book". Central Intelligence Agency. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/. Retrieved 2008-06-11. 

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