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World Languages by Letter - S

Name these world languages that start with the letter S.
Some of these may or most definitely be categorized as a group of languages rather than a single one
Includes extinct languages
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Last updated: September 18, 2022
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Language
¿Qué idioma es este?
Spanish
The most important Hindu texts
were written in this language
Sanskrit
Greet me with "Jambo!" in this language
Swahili
Is classified into northern, southern,
as well as Ume, Ter and Inari sections
Sami
Melanie Trump's native language
Slovene
"Auld Lang Syne" was written in it
Scots
National language of Eswatini
Swazi
Iman and Mo Farah are among its
most famous speakers
Somali
Lakota and Dakota are its main varieties
Sioux
Natives pronounce it "Srpski"
Serbian
Zimbabwe's most-spoken language
Shona
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Language
"Ett, två, tre" is how you count to three
Swedish
Closest modern-day language to Latin
Sardinian
Main language of Pakistan's
southernmost province
Sindhi
National language of Lesotho
Sotho
Is mutually intelligible with Czech
Slovak
Most-spoken Polynesian language
Samoan
Language of a mountain-climbing
ethnic group in Nepal
Sherpa
Had the earliest true writing system
Sumerian
96% of Sri Lankans can speak it
Sinhalese
Indigenous language spoken
mainly in Western Java
Sundanese
Slavic language native to Germany
Sorbian
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2 Comments
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Level 61
Sep 18, 2022
Fun! I wonder if Mo Farah might be a more accessible example than Ilhan Omar for those of us outside the USA... I had to look her up (after I'd done the quiz, of course). To be fair I had to look Iman up too, so perhaps I'm just ignorant!
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Level 97
Jul 16, 2025
Good quiz! I would also add Sango to this if able.