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World Language General Knowledge #4

Can you answer these questions about languages around the world?
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In which country is Malagasy most spoken?
Madagascar
What is the name for a word that is based off a word from another language?
Derivative
Pahoehoe and Aa are Hawaiian words and are types of what?
Lava
What is the German word for "Please"?
Bitte
What does ASL stand for?
American Sign Language
In which language is the Quran written?
Arabic
What is the most spoken language beginning with "K"?
Korean
What is the Italian word for twenty?
Venti
What does the word "Mardi" mean in English?
Tuesday
What country speaks the most Urdu?
Pakistan
What region of the world is named because all the countries in it speak a Romance Language?
Latin America
Which U.S state has Yupik as one of the most spoken languages?
Alaska
Suriname speaks what language?
Dutch
Two of Denmark's minor languages are named for their overseas territories? What are these languages?
Faroese
Greenlandic
San, Santo, and Sao are all translations of what word?
Saint
English, Danish, and Swedish all belong to which language family?
Germanic
What province of Canada speaks a language other than English?
Quebec
What physical feature is named for the Arabic word for Desert?
Sahara
What language, beginning with "M", is spoken by many New Zealand natives?
Maori
Filipino is very closely related to what other language of the Philippines?
Tagalog
What city's english translation is "Canton"
Guangzhou
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46 Comments
Malbaby
+1
Level 70
Apr 20, 2018
Interesting quiz, good mixture of facts.
Milezinator
+19
Level 71
Jun 30, 2018
Cool, I always thought Filipino was just the technical English word for Tagalog, in the same way that Farsi is called Persian
LAlphy
+3
Level 66
Dec 4, 2023
No, it is
Dontforget
+2
Level 76
Jan 9, 2024
I live in an area with a lot of Filipino immigrants and what I have heard, though don't take my word for it, is that Filipino is an umbrella term for all of the various languages and dialects spoken in the Philippines, including but not exclusive to Tagalog
teca16
+26
Level 23
Aug 26, 2018
Could loanword be accepted as well as derivative? Or is there a difference in that a loanword stays the same and a derivative changes it's form, hence 'based off?
WolfCam
+2
Level 67
Aug 26, 2018
Yes, Loanword is more just a word from another language
PeregrineFalcon
+20
Level 78
Apr 27, 2020
I don't think derivatives have to come from other languages. I also think 'calque' fits the clue.
Fishes
+11
Level 65
Aug 31, 2023
A calque is when you translate a phrase, so I guess "based on". The problem is that "based on" is vague. Of course I tried calque. Along with loanword, cognate, derivation, borrowing...
jyp
+3
Level 63
Sep 5, 2023
I also thought calque was the right answer.
Susantcat
+20
Level 59
Jun 19, 2020
This is the question I found awkwardly phrased. I couldn’t quite understand what you were getting at!
Nathaniel
+6
Level 77
Mar 3, 2024
"Loanword" is a calque and "calque" is a loanword!
Gwaur
+1
Level 49
Apr 12, 2026
No, a derivative is a specific type of word. It's when you turn a word into another word within the same language.

"to do" into "doable"

"to make" into "maker"

"to paint" into "a painting"

These are derivatives. Please fix your question already. It's been seven years.

derdabi
+21
Level 33
Jan 24, 2021
I love your world language general knowledge quizzes. But this one has two questions, which are a bit confusing: How is "Sahara" a physical feature ? And a derivative can commonly come from inside a language - I had "loanword" and "borrowing" as an answer and was surprised these weren't accepted. And for san/santo/sao you might also accept the answer "holy". Still great quizzes - looking forward to more :)
spoolygoo
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Level 77
Aug 3, 2021
I think WolfCam was mainly pointing out that 'sahara' means 'desert', so in English we call it the 'Desert Desert'. Also, deserts are physical features because they are landforms.
Zupity
+9
Level 67
Oct 9, 2021
I agree that 'physical feature' is confusing. 'Place' would be a better clue.
jyp
+2
Level 63
Sep 5, 2023
+1. Agreed that physical feature might not be the right word for it.
gordito7
+4
Level 52
Jul 18, 2021
oof i tried derivation instead of derivative
elzadra
+18
Level 69
Aug 28, 2021
Quebec's official language is French, but New Brunswick is officially bilingual English/French, so it sort of counts as an answer.
Dimby
+1
Level 83
Sep 5, 2023
I came here to say this.
hwes
+2
Level 89
Sep 5, 2023
Not to mention Inuktitut is the main language of Nunavut
Wachipunk
+2
Level 61
Feb 27, 2024
Nunavut is not a province but a territory.
kalbahamut
+8
Level 79
Oct 13, 2021
I don't get the Sahara question
Damangio
+6
Level 64
Dec 8, 2021
The Quran question is duplicated on one of the other quizzes in this series.
Jango
+20
Level 63
Mar 17, 2022
Like others, I disagree with the answer to the second question. I tried loanword, borrowing, and calque, all of which are correct. A derivative is merely a word based on the root of another word - like goodness from good - and doesn't at all imply a borrowing.
JonesBones
+3
Level 42
Sep 7, 2023
am i the only one who thought it was cognate??
ponnuki
+4
Level 57
Mar 26, 2022
Sranan Tongo is also spoken in Suriname
Alexquiz17
+3
Level 94
Jan 30, 2023
Ditto on loanword, but the Sahara question is straightforward - simply replace “physical feature” with “desert” and hey presto! And if you’re wondering if a desert is a physical feature or not…
angliru
+9
Level 71
Feb 11, 2023
Good quiz. One remark from my side is that most, but not all countries in Latin America speak a Romance language. Belize, Guyana, and Suriname are some examples of that. As for the latter country, you could certainly add Sranan to the pertaining language question. It has no official status but is widely spoken across the country. You could also change the wording and ask what the official language is. Finally, I would argue that a loanword can certainly be "based off a word from another language", because the word forms may also change and adapt to the language it is now part of.
Wistful
+5
Level 72
Aug 30, 2023
Belize, Guyana, and Suriname are excluded from most definitions of Latin America.
lisoladelsole
+5
Level 53
Sep 5, 2023
this quiz has some inaccuracies unfortunately...
hwes
+1
Level 89
Sep 5, 2023
Strangely Zahara is Arabic for flower while Sahara is Arabic for desert. In English both are pronounced the same.
Dontforget
+1
Level 76
Sep 6, 2023
With a little bit of editing, and tweaking of a few questions, this could make for a good quiz
Dollyfroggy
+1
Level 63
Sep 6, 2023
I liked the quiz, but there were some issues:

Last question is missing a question mark. Denmark's minor languages should not have a question mark for the first sentence. Canton should not be accepted for the last question. Sahara Desert is more of a specific place than a physical feature. Greenlandic has no Hint in the answer table.

Aoto327
+2
Level 87
Nov 28, 2023
Please also accept “loan word” and “borrowing.”
girlkodi
+1
Level 32
Nov 28, 2023
all i could think of was 'bastardisation' for the second question ahaha
RichieSommer
+1
Level 21
Dec 4, 2023
Germanic is not a language family. It's a subgroup within the Indo-European language family.
Wistful
+2
Level 72
Dec 5, 2023
Subfamily, then.
PineappleW
+5
Level 75
Feb 26, 2024
If you want to be pedantic, "Mardi" doesn't mean anything in English. It means "Tuesday" In French. It means "to beat" in Romanian.
CharlieBlue
+1
Level 22
Mar 1, 2024
This one was by far the hardest quiz of this category. Even though l missed out on six(!) answers l still managed to top 74 percent of the quiz takers...
CharlieBlue
+1
Level 22
Mar 1, 2024
Can't believe l chewed on the Italian numeral and still got it wrong (being Portuguese all l had to do was swap the "e" and "i" around, lol).
Xtrordinary
+1
Level 75
Mar 3, 2024
You can just type Canton for the last question
cyceryx
+1
Level 61
Apr 24, 2025
it should accept "loan word" for question 2
KA
+4
Level 77
May 25, 2025
French is also spoken in New Brunswick. It's the only province with two official languages. NB should be accepted also.
SeaPunk206
+1
Level 50
Mar 27, 2026
I agree with this. NB has French as an official language along with English while Quebec only has French as an official language. But the wording of the question should allow for either.
SeaPunk206
+1
Level 50
Mar 27, 2026
Like others have said, there are a couple of questions here that are confusingly phrased. The way it's written, "loanword" should be accepted for derivative. Also, the Sahara desert question. Thanks for considering.
Gwaur
+1
Level 49
Apr 12, 2026
So many repeated questions. How is it so hard to check whether a question you're intending to add was already in earlier quizzes of the same playlist?

Several typoed questions, like a question mark after an indicative statement, and "english" spelled with lowercase "e".

Also, like others have said, please fricking accept "loanword" already. A derivation is when you turn one word into another word _within_ the same language, e.g. "to write" into "writer", or "to think" into "a thought", or "to imagine" into "unimaginable".

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