What are the most common languages spoken in the world today

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Dying Languages

There are approximately 6,000 languages spoken in the world today, but many of these are quickly dying out. (A language is described as “dead” when there are no native speakers left.)

On the island of New Guinea, 3 million people speak a total of 740 languages between them. Even more amazingly, there are perhaps 260 Australian Aborigine languages, spoken by a total of only 450,000 people. Most of these languages are spoken by no more than a few hundred people, and with each generation the number of speakers decreases. Sadly, some Papuan and Aborigine languages may already be dead, and others will certainly die soon.


Map of UK Accents


Different places in the UK have different accents. Look through the examples to get familiar with some of them.

1. 
   Place: Dundee
   

Accent: Dundonian
Example: “Am awa up the street fur the messages.”
Translation: “I’m going down the road to buy some food.”
Example: “I dinna ken.”
Translation: “I don’t know”

2. 
   Place: Glasgow
   

Accent: Glaswegian
Example: “Aye nae bother.”
Translation: “It’s not a problem/ Don’t worry about it.”
Example: Dae ye wanna swallay?”
Translation: “Would you like a drink?”

3. 
   Place: Newcastle + Tyneside
   

Accent: Geordie
Example: “Whey aye man! I’m clamming for a drink n it’s almost hoyin’ oot time.”
Translation: “Hi! I really need a drink and it’s almost time for last orders.”

4. 
   Place: Manchester
   

Accent: Mancunian
Example: “I went on t’internet and got meself some gig tickets. After we went on the razz n got tanked up. Was a right proper top night.”
Translation: “I got myself some tickets for a concert. After the concert we went out drinking and got very drunk. It was a great night.”

5. 
   Place: Liverpool
   

Accent: Scouse/ Liverpudlian
Example: “Ah, me ma had a right cob on when I went home cos me pa forgot to pay the lecky.”
Translation: “My mother was angry when I went home because my father had forgotten to pay the electricity bill.”

6. 
   Place: Birmingham
   

Accent: Brummie
Example: “Oy kwoyt loik it.”
Translation: “I quite like it.”

7. 
   Place: Rhonda
   

Accent: Welsh
Example: “Y’not from round hyer?”
Translation: “You’re not from around here, are you?”
Example: “Right, I’ll be there in a minute like.”
Translation: “I’ll be there in a minute.”

8. 
   Place: London
   

Accent: Cockney
Example: “Oi mate, have a butchers at the barnet on ‘erl!”
Translation: “Look at that girl’s hair!”