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Most Spoken Languages by Family
Can you name the world's 50 most spoken languages (by native speakers)? We'll help out by telling you what families they're in. Source:
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arpacas
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Level 39
Aug 1, 2017
This is a great quiz!
Findlay
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Level 80
Mar 20, 2018
Fantastic quiz. Really challenging. Missed three of the Indo-Aryan languages. Need to brush up on my Indian languages.
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Nov 24, 2020
Great
Momillo
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Apr 17, 2021
nice
vermiciousknid
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Apr 18, 2021
Excellent quiz, thanks.
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