| Answer | # of speakers | Official in | Also spoken in | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cantonese | 85.6 million | Hong Kong; Macau | Southern China | 91%
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| Kurmanji | 15.7 million | Kurdistan (Iraq); Rojava (Syria); Armenia (recognized minority language) | Northern Iran | 91%
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| Javanese | 82 million | Yogyakarta (Indonesa) | Java (Indonesia) | 76%
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| Wu | 81.8 million | Shanghai, Zhejiang, and Jiangsu (China) | 76%
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| Assamese | 15.3 million | Assam (India) | Northeast India | 42%
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| Cebuano | 22 million | Philippines (recognized minority language) | 39%
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| Fula | 14.5 million | Benin (recognized minority language); Cameroon (recognized minority language) | Nigeria; Mali; Senegal; Niger; Burkina Faso; Chad; Guinea; Gambia; Guinea-Bissau | 39%
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| Sundanese | 42 million | Java and Sumatra (Indonesia) | 36%
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| Xiang | 38 million | Hunan (China) and surrounding provinces | 36%
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| Egyptian Arabic | 83 million | Egypt | 33%
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| Bavarian | 14 million | Austria; Bavaria (Germany); South Tyrol (Italy) | 27%
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| Moroccan Arabic | 31.6 million | Morocco | 27%
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| Uyghur | 10.4 million | Xinjiang (China) | 27%
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| Algerian Arabic | 42.5 million | Algeria | 24%
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| Gan | 22 million | Jiangxi (China) and surrounding provinces | 24%
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| Jin | 63.1 million | Northern China | 24%
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| Sudanese Arabic | 31.9 million | Sudan, Eritrea, and South Sudan | 21%
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| Chhattisgarhi | 18 million | Chhattisgarh (India) | 18%
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| Hejazi Arabic | 14.5 million | Hejaz (Saudi Arabia) | 15%
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| Tunisian Arabic | 11.6 million | Tunisia | 15%
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| Chittagonian | 13 million | Chittagong (Bangladesh) | 12%
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| Eastern Min | 10.3 million | Matsu Islands (Taiwan) | Southeast China; Taiwan | 12%
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| Mesopotamian Arabic | 41.2 million | Iraq, eastern Syria, Kuwait, western Iran | 12%
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| Northern Min | 11 million | Nanping (China) | 12%
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| Saraiki | 26 million | Pakistan | 9%
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| Nigerian Pidgin | 120.7 million | Nigeria | 6%
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| North Levantine Arabic | 24.6 million | Lebanon, western Syria, southern Turkey | 6%
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| South Levantine Arabic | 11.6 million | Israel; Jordan; Palestine; southern Syria | 6%
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| Sylheti | 10.3 million | Bangladesh; eastern India | 6%
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| Deccani | 12.8 million | Southern India | 3%
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| Magahi | 20.7 million | India (recognized minority language) | 3%
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| Sa'idi Arabic | 22.4 million | Upper Egypt | 3%
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| Sanaani Spoken Arabic | 11.4 million | Northern Yemen | 3%
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| Ta'izzi-Adeni Arabic | 10.5 million | Yemen; Djibouti | 0%
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