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World Languages by Letter - B

Name these world languages, living or extinct, that start with the letter B.
Some of these technically language groups rather than a single one
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The nickname for the cinema that produces movies in this language is called "Tollywood"
Bengali
First language to use the Cyrillic alphabet
Bulgarian
Official language of Myanmar
Burmese
Spoken in parts of Spain and France, it is not closely related to any other language
Basque
Was historically called "White Russian"
Belarusian
Mainly spoken in a Pakistani province that ends in "stan"
Balochi
The language group of the indigenous people of Maghreb that is also known as "Amazigh"
Berber
Linguists count it as a single language with Croatian, Serbian and Montenegrin
Bosnian
Only living Celtic language in mainland Europe
Breton
Most spoken language in Denpasar or Indonesia's Hindu island
Balinese
Most spoken language in Mali
Bambara
Second-most widely spoken language in Uttar Pradesh or Bihar
Bhojpuri
About 28,5% of the Zambian population speak this language, the largest by far
Bemba
Vanuatu's national anthem, "Yumi, Yumi, Yumi" is written in it
Bislama
Germanic language, with namesake of a dark-red color, that went extinct in the 6th century
Burgundian
Main language of Bashkortostan or language of the fourth-largest ethnic group in Russia
Bashkir
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Level 95
Jul 19, 2025
Answered my own question! Keep these coming, they’re great - more please…

PS: The signs in the park in Port Vila telling people not to litter say “Mi lavem Vanuatu - plis kipim klin!”

How fantastic is that?