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Countries and Languages Quiz

For each selected language, name the country with the greatest number of native speakers.
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Some countries used more than once
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First submittedNovember 29, 2011
Times taken226,474
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Language
Country
Spanish
Mexico
English
United States
Arabic
Egypt
Portuguese
Brazil
Punjabi
Pakistan
Bengali
Bangladesh
French
France
Tagalog
Philippines
Cantonese
China
Dutch
Netherlands
Language
Country
Persian
Iran
Igbo
Nigeria
Kurdish
Turkey
Sinhalese
Sri Lanka
Zulu
South Africa
Hebrew
Israel
Khmer
Cambodia
Tatar
Russia
Romani
Romania
Mandarin
China
Language
Country
Hindi
India
Javanese
Indonesia
Tamil
India
Pashtun
Pakistan
Catalan
Spain
Romansh
Switzerland
Basque
Spain
Afrikaans
South Africa
Māori
New Zealand
Danish
Denmark
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101 Recent Comments
AeonQuiz
+4
Level 18
May 22, 2014
it took me ages to get to USA for English because I first thought this was by percentage of the population, and so tried Jamaica in every spelling I could think of first :L
PenguinTorpedo
+7
Level 49
Dec 30, 2020
Why would jamaica be the country with the highest percentage of english???
GeneralZ
+1
Level 42
Dec 14, 2021
They don't even really speak English in Jamaica (except in education, media, governments, etc.). Jamaican Patois (an English creole) is used widely.
bkbrowning
+2
Level 51
Dec 20, 2021
They definitely really speak English in Jamaica IN ADDITION to Patwa.
Goomaster7
+2
Level 67
Jun 10, 2014
I didn't even try to work out Igbo - 29/30
epicdjyoshi
+1
Level 33
Jul 19, 2015
I looked it up
Dollyfroggy
+13
Level 61
Sep 6, 2021
Wow good job.
CapitalAce
+3
Level 57
May 6, 2018
My husband is from Nigeria and speaks Igbo, so I was pretty surprised to see it on the quiz.
Shikari
+18
Level 33
Aug 27, 2014
Er, the language of North-West Pakistan and Afghanistan is Pashto, not Pashtun (which is the ethnic group, Pathan)
catcat
+3
Level 61
Sep 11, 2014
Yes, quite right.
lucd13
+3
Level 69
Feb 22, 2017
I'm glad someone else picked up on this...
Guam
+11
Level 60
Feb 8, 2018
Yes! It is Pashto. Please fix this. Saying the language is Pashtun is like saying the language of Serbia is Serb, that the language of every Spanish-speaking country is Hispanic, or that the language of Kurdistan is Kurd.
MasAjo773
+5
Level 16
May 7, 2018
It messed me up that that answer wasn't Afghanistan but Pakistan (was my second guess). Learned something new today.
Eigengrau
+4
Level 60
Dec 24, 2019
Although Afghanistan has more speakers percentage-wise, Pakistan has more in actual amount. Even I (a Pakistani) was surprised, though I should not have.
Klabnix
+11
Level 25
Sep 11, 2014
Well done to those who couldn't guess where French is spoken most
akwildrose
+1
Level 51
Apr 25, 2015
That is weird that that's not 100%.
AlexThirkell
+5
Level 75
Apr 3, 2020
Maybe overthinkers guessing it was an ex colony in Africa...
Obuz
+3
Level 67
Sep 12, 2014
What are the sources for this quiz? Romani language in particular.
LarryLovage
+3
Level 55
Sep 15, 2014
Romani ite domum.
Obuz
+1
Level 67
Sep 16, 2014
@LarryLovage unless you're joking, that's a terrible terrible confusion. Looking for a serious answer here as I couldn't find it on my own.
xyzzy
+7
Level 71
Jan 6, 2015
Romani is almost impossible to figure out which country has the most speakers.
Guam
+3
Level 60
Oct 1, 2018
I hope you're being sarcastic, because you just add an a. If you're not joking, I think you mean Romansh.
Beranek888
+24
Level 52
Nov 25, 2018
@Guam - and I hope YOU're being sarcastic. Romani is a language that comes from India, but nowadays it's spoken in lots of European countries because gypsies (the Roma people) left India and spread out all across Europe.

The main language of Romania, on the other hand, is called Romanian and it's related to Latin, Italian etc.

The similarity of the names of "Romani" and "Romanian" is purely coincidental, as is the fact that most Romani speakers are found in Romania.

Inquisitorin
+1
Level 93
Feb 9, 2023
So is it!
otissaroke
+1
Level 32
Sep 13, 2014
Good quiz .
Beuys
+3
Level 11
Sep 13, 2014
The Spanish language is from Spain the English language is originally british or UK and Portuguese is from Portugal
akwildrose
+13
Level 51
Apr 25, 2015
Why are we stating the obvious? That's not what the quiz is about. The quiz is asking which country has the most speakers of each of those languages respectively.
Malbaby
+6
Level 70
Aug 12, 2015
I'll bet 'Beuys' got France right
thread
+1
Level 66
Feb 1, 2022
Actually they all came from the Big Bang
australianviking
+3
Level 34
Oct 23, 2014
I'm surprised 84% got Danish right. It's self-explanatory
Guam
+3
Level 60
Oct 1, 2018
However, the word "Danish" does not look that similar to the word "Denmark." Perhaps some did not know that it was the correct adjective for Denmark.
MiyafujiYoshika
+2
Level 41
Dec 3, 2014
Igbo, thanks "Things Fall Apart" :D
peskychocolatedevil
+1
Level 34
Jul 4, 2015
100% 237 left great quiz
keremt14
+1
Level 29
Aug 4, 2015
why not turkish for turkey?
BigFloppa
+2
Level 62
May 18, 2021
Because that would be WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY too easy
keremt14
+1
Level 29
Aug 4, 2015
probably only %20 of turkey can speak kurdish and not as their first language
xyzzy
+2
Level 71
Dec 25, 2015
Turkey has over 10 million Kurdish (Kurmanji) speakers and somewhere around 14 million Kurds.

It really depends on what figures you go on, some say over 25% of Turkey are Kurds.

thebest21
+2
Level 65
Feb 10, 2016
Why is everyone missing Sinhala? It is the easiest one on the list!
Neptune777
+7
Level 70
May 14, 2016
To someone like you, who is probably Sri Lanka/Indian, that would be easy. I'm pretty sure the majority of people have not heard of Sinhalese.
huw777
+2
Level 38
Feb 19, 2024
I got 100% on my first try but Sinhalese was the hardest one for me. You are probably from that region. For the rest of us it is pretty tough.
mongoose360
+1
Level 63
May 28, 2016
Pashtun (Pashto) is mainly spoken in Afghanistan.
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Jun 30, 2016
There are many more Pashto speakers in Pakistan than in Afghanistan.
Eigengrau
+6
Level 60
Dec 24, 2019
Please change "Pashtun" to "Pashto" in the quiz, as the name of the language is Pashto whereas the people are called Pashtun.
EcceHomo
+1
Level 82
Jan 13, 2021
This is what I also thought.
Quizzer6794
+1
Level 65
May 29, 2016
Romansh is not a language; it is a family of multiple languages.
Quizmaster
+4
Level ∞
Jun 30, 2016
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romansh_language
Sifhraven
+7
Level 72
Jan 13, 2019
i think you mean romance languages
Zefyrinus
+1
Level 72
Oct 4, 2016
Please make a harder version of this quiz. :)
kalbahamut
+1
Level 81
Oct 4, 2016
Here you go
Thorvald
+1
Level 71
Oct 5, 2016
Instead of Danish (which is pretty obvious) you could ask about Sorbian ;)
Malbaby
+1
Level 70
May 1, 2017
I'm not sure about the Maori answer, I would say there are more Maoris in Australia now than in New Zealand as there are almost 700,000 NZ in Australia in 2017.
whittily
+3
Level 54
May 8, 2018
New Zealand has more than 5 times the amount of Māori people that live in Australia, according to the censuses of both countries.
penelopepistoff
+1
Level 62
Mar 7, 2024
Plus the number of speakers of te reo will be higher in NZ, because it is taught and supported there.
PickleChicken
+1
Level 43
Nov 28, 2017
Like to point out that Hindi is not exactly India, but more Hindu religion.
AbhishekNS
+1
Level 57
Aug 1, 2020
The language is still called Hindi.
thread
+1
Level 66
Jan 17, 2022
What?

Things I don't understand about this comment:

1. This is about countries, not religions

2. Hindu is a religion, Hindi is a language

3. Hindi is spoken in India

4. The main language of Hinduism is Sanskrit

Zvezdana
+1
Level 75
Dec 2, 2017
Romani was most confusing. Even now I'm not sure is it referring to Romanian or to Gipsy (Roma) language.
kalbahamut
+2
Level 81
May 6, 2018
Romani language. Not confusing if you take a few seconds to look it up.
naughtynick
+6
Level 34
May 6, 2018
I am led to believe Pashtun are a people who speak Pashto. Can someone confirm this is correct ?
Eigengrau
+4
Level 60
Dec 24, 2019
Pashtun is an ethnic group that speaks Pashto, not the other way around, as there are Pashtuns that do not speak Pashto, too. So if a person is speaking Pashto, they are Pashtun. But if you meet a Pashtun, they might not speak Pashto (though there is a very high chance they do). That is my personal observation as a Pakistani.
CaptainUnderpant
+1
Level 80
Aug 23, 2023
I think their point was that Pashto is the language, not Pashtun, which is what the quiz mistakenly says
diamadi
+1
Level 52
May 8, 2018
Great quiz! At the risk of earning my own "Nitpickers Award" this quiz could actually be "Languages and Countries," as opposed to "Countries and Languages." This might resolve the issue for earlier commenters who were focused on the country's primary language as opposed to where the language is most spoken. Course, people could also just read the instructions...
GeographyGeek42
+1
Level 66
May 31, 2018
I'm pretty sure the language in Iran is Farsi not Persian.
MaxStickies
+1
Level 79
Jun 9, 2020
They are different words for the same thing.
flhuluba
+2
Level 58
Dec 6, 2018
Show some respect for Romanian people and change that language from Romani to Romanian, because is not the same thing.
kalbahamut
+4
Level 81
Jan 7, 2019
Who said it was the same thing? Where are there more native speakers of Romani?
loganite
+1
Level 90
Dec 24, 2019
I think flhuluba is saying Romani refers to a people or culture, not a language, and it would be like having Israeli or Jewish on this quiz. I'm not sure I agree, because a quick internet search supports the use of the term Romani for a language, or at least a group of languages...but I think that's what s/he's alleging.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 81
Sep 6, 2021
I don't think so. Roma and Romanian is not the same thing.
thread
+1
Level 66
Jan 17, 2022
I think they thought that this was saying that Romani is the main language of Romania.
thread
+1
Level 66
Jan 17, 2022
Romanians need more respect! Change every answer to Romanian!
Inquisitorin
+1
Level 93
Feb 9, 2023
You're right!
Scaro88
+1
Level 78
Dec 24, 2019
All but Romansh, literally never heard of that in my life
CaptainUnderpant
+1
Level 80
Aug 23, 2023
One of the four official languages of Switzerland!
Broski42069
+1
Level 28
Dec 30, 2019
Could you consider making multiple choices for languages? For example, English works for the United States, but not for the United Kingdom. I couldn't get Arabic because I was trying ten of the TWENTY-FIVE countries that have Arabic as their national language. So I humbly request a little consideration.
roleybob
+6
Level 75
Mar 2, 2020
For each selected language, name the country with the greatest number of native speakers.
ThatOneMM2Player
+2
Level 43
Aug 18, 2020
Romani is not even a language, Romanian is a language.
EcceHomo
+5
Level 82
Jan 13, 2021
A piece of advice for you. If you have access to the internet, try looking it up.
sjj93gg
+5
Level 52
Sep 7, 2021
Wow! The comments on this particular quiz are full of people thinking they're clever but end up making themselves look very silly!
sleekcollins
+1
Level 68
Apr 16, 2021
Only god knows how I missed Romania for Romani. God, I'm stupid!
Jetpunkmaster000
+2
Level 44
May 24, 2021
You can't feature this quiz. Some different countries speak that language too!
SpartanLlama
+2
Level 70
Jun 1, 2021
It's about which country has the MOST native speakers
GeneralZ
+3
Level 42
Dec 14, 2021
Kindly please read the instructions again.
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 70
Jun 1, 2021
Missed Sinhalese, Tamil, Romansh, and Maori
Trombone
+1
Level 59
Jun 10, 2021
100 % with 3:17 left
Dollyfroggy
+1
Level 61
Sep 6, 2021
Isn't it Pashto, not Pashtun? This is inconsistent with the other languages quizzes.
Gllombfek
+2
Level 53
Sep 6, 2021
I thought French was DR Congo? Am I wrong?
GeneralZ
+1
Level 42
Dec 14, 2021
French is not widely spoken as a native language there, but more as a secondary language.
MDawg396
+1
Level 56
May 2, 2022
10/30...
aly0nkalim0nka
+1
Level 25
Jul 3, 2022
why isn't Spain correct for Spanish? (also u.s. doesn't have an official language
AlexW2210
+2
Level 65
Jul 14, 2022
It's the country with the greatest number of Spanish speakers. Mexico's population is much bigger than Spain's and Mexico's first language is Spanish :)
CaptainUnderpant
+1
Level 80
Aug 23, 2023
It's not about official languages, read the title and description
ZweYo
+1
Level 48
Jul 13, 2022
4 doctors speaking romansh in switzerland.
AlexW2210
+1
Level 65
Jul 14, 2022
Dang, should've got Khmer. Cambodia's use of the letter H should've been a dead give away
bla1ne
+1
Level 25
Oct 31, 2022
spain doesnt speak spanish? interesting.
Anto98
+1
Level 32
Jan 14, 2023
I left Bengali, Maori, Zulu, Khmer, Pashtun, Tatar, and Romansh. But I got Sinhalese for some reason
MfundoNkambule
+1
Level 35
Jan 20, 2023
It took me time to know that English was USA not UK because I thought they it was a mistake when I realise that UK was wrong.
Dodosaur
+1
Level 33
Aug 31, 2023
As a Romanian, Romani is NEVER known as a language for Romania. instead, it is always Romanian.
MrMackASOY
+2
Level 69
Oct 25, 2023
number of people commenting here who didn't read the instructions is quite amazing. rah rah spanish people don't speak spanish? rah rah rah LOL
MalyJacus
+1
Level 58
Jun 4, 2024
Hmm, I am no linguist but to me this was super, super easy. Maybe some dialects of common languages (rather than just "basque")
prussiancorn
+1
Level 33
Jun 12, 2024
Having to write Spain for basque and catalan felt a little silly...
idkdjsioahfdska
+1
Level 38
Sep 13, 2024
It is Pashto not Pashtun! Please fix.
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