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Mostly because of trade. People need an agreed on language to do business. England spread all over the world exchanging goods for money or other goods and so the language was accepted.
If the English had not, Portuguese might be the language of trade because of King Henry the Navigator around the 14-1500s.
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Is the Bangla language not an international language?
No, its not in the group of Internationally spoken and used languages.
What is the primary language spoken in London?
The primary language spoken in London, England is English
What is the official language spoken in Montserrat?
The official language spoken in Montserrat is English.
What were the four languages spoken in Aramaic?
Aramaic is a language. It is the only language spoken in Aramaic, just as English is the only language spoken in English.
Where is English spoken as second language in some countries?
Where is English spoken as second? English is an official language in the world.
What language is mostly spoken aside form English in the US?
The most spoken language is Chinese, then the second most spoken is English, and the third most spoken language is Spanish.
Is french the most widely spoken language?
No. English is the most widely spoken language.
What languages are spoken in Yiddish?
Yiddish is the only language spoken in Yiddish. Just like English is the only language spoken in English.
What is the most common language spoken in Mississippi?
The most common language spoken in Mississippi is English.
Should Maori be the first language of New Zealand?
Maori was indeed the first lnguage in New Zealand, being spoken by the indigenous peoples, the Maori. Maori is already one of the three official languages of New Zealand, English, Maori, and New Zealand Sign Language. Though Maori is the language of the first nations people, the Maori, it is not spoken by the majority of the peoples of the country. And English is a widely spoken language internationally.
What is the main language spoken in Australia?
English is the main language spoken in Australia, but it is not the official language, as Australia has no declared official language. English is spoken by 78.5% of Australia's population. After English, Italian, Greek, Cantonese, Arabic, Mandarin and Vietnamese, in that order, are the most widely-spoken languages, and languages of most cultures are represented and spoken by Australians.
What is the language spoken by Monsterrat?
The official language spoken in Montserrat is English.
