Introduction
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If one knows their mother tongue and then adds other languages to it, that is empowerment
Ngugi wa Thiong'o (Distinguished Kenyan Professor and Novelist) explains (cited at Ekegusii Online dictionary and encyclopedia): One of the roots of our problem in Kenya and Africa; is that we begin our education by alienating a child from the language of their everyday culture, their mother tongue. An education system that is founded on a negative conception of self is seriously flawed. It’s an education that aims at producing educated slaves. |
If one learns all the languages of the world and does not know their mother tongue, that is enslavement. But if one knows their mother tongue and then adds all the other languages to it, that is empowerment.8 |
A Gusii child should know and master Gusii language very well; then she or he should add Kiswahili to it, master it as well as EkeGusii. Then add to these two English and master it as well. The result will be an empowered Gusii.9 |
Keeping in mind the central transformative promise of the #2030Agenda for Sustainable Development — Leaving no one behind- #unsdcf018 — Equal empowerment of all people through respect for all languages must be major drivers of a Platform for sharing digital public goods! |
Delivering on the promise of #LeavingNoOneBehind to a person becomes harder when that person's mother tongue has fewer native speakers. Yet only when we recognize these barriers (constraints), we can develop the digital skills, attitudes and platforms to overcome them cooperatively: Global Digital Cooperation - #digicoop5a.
The table below lists the languages with the biggest challenges first10.
Languages with 100,000 to 500,000 native speakers
- Abkhazian (190,000) Georgia
- Anuak (140,000) Ethiopia, South Sudan
- Aringati (495,000) Uganda
- Aromanian (250,000) Greece, Albania, Romania, Macedonia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Turkey
- Asturian (351,000) Spain
- Breton (210,000) France
- Bura (250,000) Nigeria
- Buryat (330,000) Russia, Mongolia, China
- Chamic (280,000) Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, China
- ChiNambya (100,000) Zimbabwe, Botswana
- Cinyungwe (440,000) Mozambique
- Corsican (125,000) France, Italy
- Dhopadhola (480,000) Uganda
- Divehi (340,000) Maldives,India
- Dongxiang (200,000) China
- Ecizinza (140,000) Tanzania
- Enga (230,000) Papua New Guinea
- Erzya (430,000) Russia
- Friulan (420,000) Italy
- Irish (170,000) Ireland
- Gayo (100,000) Indonesia
- Gilbertese (120,000) Kiribati
- Gitonga (380,000) Mozambique
- Gonja (230,000) Ghana
- Grebo (390,000) Liberia
- Lugwere (410,000) Uganda
- Herero (212,000) Namibia, Botswana, Angola
- Hiri Motu (120,000) Papua New Guinea
- Hyam (300,000) Nigeria
- Icelandic (314,000) Iceland
- Kumam (270,000) Uganda
- Ikwerre (200,000) Nigeria
- Tjikalanga (338,000) Zimbabwe, Botswana
- Kalanguya (100,000) Philippines
- Karachay-Balkar (310,000) Russia
- Kasem (250,000) Ghana, Burkina Faso
- Kashubian (108,000) Poland
- Olukhayo (130,000) Kenya
- Khoekhoegowab (200,000) Namibia
- Kidawida (370,000) Kenya
- Karachay-Balkar (160,000) Russia
- Kumyk (450,000) Russia
- Sabinyi (181,000) Uganda
- Rukwangali (152,000) Namibia and Angola
- Ladino (400,000) Israel, Spain, Turkey, Greece, Morocco, Bulgaria, Serbia, Tunisia
- Lámnso´ (250,000) Cameroon
- Lunyole (Kenya) (310,000) Kenya
- Lunyole (Uganda) (340,000) Uganda
- Lusamia (480,000) Uganda, Kenya
- Ma´di (320,000) Uganda, South Sudan
- Mambilla (Nigeria) (130,000) Nigeria
- Mampruli (230,000) Ghana
- Mandar (480,000) Indonesia
- Mongo (400,000) Congo, Dem. Rep.
- Mumuye (400,000) Nigeria
- Navajo (169,000) United Sates, Mexico
- Ngoni (311,000) Mozambique
- Olunyala (357,000) Kenya
- Nzima (412,000) Ghana, Ivory Coast
- Obolo (250,000) Nigeria
- Wanga (404,000) Kenya
- Herero (211,700) Namibia, Botswana, Angola
- Otuho (140,000) South Sudan
- Papiamento (413,000) Aruba, Curaçao, Bonaire (Caribbean Netherlands)
- Runyoro-Rutooro (490,000) Uganda
- Tetum (390,000) East Timor
- Tuvan (280,000) Russia, Mongolia, China
- Udmurt (340,000) Russia
- Zapotec (450,000) Mexico
Languages with 500,000 to 1 million native and second language speakers
- Adangme (800,000) Ghana
- Adyghe (600,000) Russian, Turkey
- Angika (700,000) India, Nepal
- Awadhi (800,000) India, Nepal
- Kabuverdianu (871,000) Cape Verde
- Cicopi (760,000) Mozambique
- Echuwabo (970,000) Mozambique
- Dotyali (790,000) Nepal
- Eastern Tamang (759,000) Nepal
- Ebira (990,000) Nigeria
- Echuwabo (970,000) Mozambique
- Ewondo (580,000) Cameroon
- Gurene (720,000) Ghana
- Hawaiian Pidgin English (600,000) United States
- Ingush (650,000) Russia, Kazakhstan
- Kabuverdianu (871,000) Cape Verde
- Kachin (940,000) India, China
- Kakwa (750,000) South Sudan
- Ngakarimojong (691,000) Uganda
- Lhukonzo (900,000) Ghana, Togo
- Krio (500,000) Sierra Leone
- Oshikwanyama (700,000) Namibia, Angola
- Lhukonzo (610,000) Uganda, Congo Dem. Rep.
- Lulogoli (620,000) Kenya
- Lozi (725,000) Zambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana, South Africa
- Maltese (520,000) Malta, Australia, Canada, Italy, United Kingdom, United States
- Mari (510,000) Russia
- Nandi (950,000) Kenya
- Ndonga (810,000) Namibia, Angola
- Newari (860,000) Nepal
- Nias (770,000) Indonesia
- Nobiin (669,000) Egypt, Sudan
- Nupe (800,000) Nigeria
- Nyoro (670,000) Uganda
- Ossetian (600,000) Russia, Georgia, Turkey
- Otetela (760,000) Congo, Dem. Rep.
- Samoan (510,000) Samoa
- Silte (940,000) Ethiopia
- Swabian (820,000) Germany
Languages with 1 to 5 million native and second language speakers
- Acholi (1.5 million) Uganda, South Sudan
- Afar (2 million) Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia
- Alur (1.7 million) Congo, Dem. Rep., Uganda
- Ateso (1.9 million) Kenya, Uganda
- Avaric (1 million) Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Turkey
- Aymara (1.7 million) Bolivia, Peru, Chile
- Balinese (3.3 million) Indonesia
- Bashkir (1.2 million) Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Estonia
- Basque (750,000, 1,180,000 passive speakers) Spain, France
- Beja (1-2.2 million) Sudan, Eritrea, Egypt
- Bemba (4.1 million) Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania
- Central Bikol (2.5 million) Philippines
- Bini (1.6 million) Nigeria
- Bosnian (3 million) Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Croatia, Slovenia, Macedonia, Albania, Turkey
- Brahui (4 million) Pakistan
- Braj (1.6 million) India
- Buginese (4 million) Indonesia
- Bukusu (1.4 million) Kenya
- Catalan (4.1 million) Spain, France, Italy
- Chechen (1.4 million) Russia
- ChiNdau (1.4 million) Mozambique, Zimbabwe
- Chinkhonde (1.4 million) Tanzania, Malawi
- ChiTonga (1.5 million) Zambia, Zimbabwe
- Tumbuka (1.5 million) Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia
- Cisena (1.5 million) Mozambique
- Yao (3 million) Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania
- Dagaare (1.1 million) Ghana, Burkina Faso
- Dagbani (1.2 million) Ghana
- Dangaura Tharu (1.5 million) Nepal
- Dholuo (4.2 million) Kenya, Tanzania
- Dinka (1.3 million) Sudan, South Sudan
- Zarma (3.6 million) Niger
- Efik (400,000 native and 2 million L2) Nigeria
- Gusii (2.2 million) Kenya
- Malawi Lomwe (2.29 million) Malawi
- Elomwe (1.85 million) Mozambique
- Estonian (1.1 million) Estonia
- Fang (1 million) Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, São Tomé and Príncipe
- Fante (2.7 million) Ghana
- Fon (2.2 million) Benin, Nigeria, Togo
- Galician (2.4 million) Spain, Portugal
- Georgian (3.7 million) Georgia, Russian, USA, Israel, Ukraine, Turkey, Iran, Azerbaijan
- Gondi (2.98 million) India
- Gorontalo (1 million) Indonesia
- Guarani (4.85 million) Paraguay, Bolivia, Argentina, Brazil
- Hadiyya (1.3 million) Ethiopia
- Hmong (3.7 million) China, Vietnam, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand
- Iban (790,000 million, 700,000 L2) Malaysiaa, Indonesia, Brunei
- Ibibio (2 million) Nigeria
- Igala (1 million) Nigeria
- IsiNdebele (1.1 million) Botswana, South Africa, Zimbabwe
- Olukabarasi (? million) Kenya
- Kamba (3.9 million) Kenya, Tanzania
- Lukenye (3.1 million) Uganda
- Khasi (1 million) India, Bangladesh
- Rukiga (1.6 million) Uganda, Rwanda
- KiGiryama (1.9 million) Kenya, Tanzania
- Kimbundu (2.1 million) Angola
- Kîmîîrû (2 million) Kenya
- Konkani (2.3 million) India
- Kpelle (1.3 million) Guinea, Liberia
- Kurukh (2.3 million) India, Bangladesh
- Kyrgyz (4.3 million) Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, China, Tajikistan, Russia, Pakistan
- Leblango (2.1 million) Uganda
- Latvian (1.75 million) Latvia
- Lithuanian (3 million) Lithuania
- Lugbarati (2.4 million) Uganda, Congo, Dem. Rep.
- Lumasaaba (2.7 million) Uganda
- Lusoga (3.1 million) Uganda
- Masai (1.5 million) Kenya, Tanzania
- Macedonian (1.5-3.5 million) Macedonia, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Serbia
- Makasar (2.8 million) Indonesia
- Mende (1.5 million) Sierra Leone, Liberia
- Nahuatl (1.7 million) Canada, Mexico, United States
- Nuer (2.8 million) South Sudan, Ethiopia
- Tok Pisin (4 million L2) Papua New Guinea
- Ng'aturkana (1.013 million) Kenya
- Nyankole (3.4 million) Uganda
- Northern Sotho (4.7 million) South Africa
- Nyamwezi (1.5 million) Tanzania
- Olunyaneka (1.2 million) Angola
- Pangasinan (1.2 million) Philippines
- Sango (450,000, 1.6 million L2) Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Dem. Rep.
- Sanskrit (2.4 million) India
- Sardinian (1.3 million) Italy
- Sasak (2.7 million) Indonesia
- Serer (1.4 million) Senegal, Gambia, Mauritania
- Shan (3.3 million) Myanmar, Thailand, China
- Sicilian (4.7 million) Italy
- Sidamo (3 million) Ethiopia
- SiSwati (2.3 million, 2.4 million L2) Eswatini, Lesotho, South Africa, Mozambique
- Slovenian (2.5 million) Slovenia, Italy, Austria
- Soninke (2.1 million) Mali, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Mauritania, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Ghana
- Timne (2.5 million) Guinea, Sierra Leone
- Tibetan (1.2 million) China, Nepal, India
- Tigre (250,000 - 1.05 million) Eritrea
- Venda (1.3 million) South Africa, Zimbabwe
- Xitswa (1.2 million) Mozambique
- Urhobo (2 million) Nigeria
- Walamo (1.6 million) Ethiopia
- Yiddish (1.5 million) Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, Israel, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, Sweden, United Kingdom
- Zande (1.15 million, 100,000 L2) Congo, Dem. Rep., Central African Republic, South Sudan
- Zaza (1.6 million) Turkey
Languages with 5 to 25 million native and second language speakers
- Akan (10.5 million) Ghana, Suriname
- Afrikaans (17.2 million) Namibia, South Africa
- Albanian (7.5 million) Albania, Kosovo, Greece, Italy, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia
- Alemannic (7 million) Switzerland, Germany, Austria, France, Italy, United States, Venezuela
- Amharic (22 million) Ethiopia
- Armenian (6.7 million) Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh (Azerbaijan)
- Assamese (14.8 million) India
- Azerbaijani (23 million) Azerbaijan, Iran, Russia, Turkey, Iraq, Georgia
- Baluchi (7.6 million) Pakistan, Iran, afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan
- Bambara (4.1 million, 10 million L2) Mali, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Senegal, The Gambia
- Bulgarian (8 million) Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece, Turkey, Ukraine, Moldova, Romania
- Cebuano (16 million) Philippines
- Chichewa (12 million) Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique
- Shona (15 million) Zimbabwe, Mozambique
- Croatian (5.6 million) Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Romania
- Czech (10.7 million) Czech Republic
- Danish (6 million) Denmark, Germany, Greenland, Faroe Islands
- Dari (20.5 million) Afghanistan
- Dutch (24 million) The Netherlands, Belgium, Suriname
- Dyula (6.8 million) Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Mali
- Éwé (5 million) Ghana, Togo
- Finnish (5.4 million) Finland, Sweden, Norway
- Ga (8.5 million) Ghana
- Luganda (8.5 million) Uganda
- Gikuyu (6.6 million) Kenya
- Greek (13.4 million) Greece, Cyprus, Germany, Italy, Turkey, Albania, Macedonia, Romania, Egypt, United States, United Kingdom, Belgium, France, Canada, Brazil, South Africa, Australia, Russia, Ukraine
- Hebrew (5 million) Israel, West Bank and Gaza
- Hiligaynon (9.3 million) Philippines
- Hungarian (13 million) Hungary, Austria, Croatia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia , Slovenia, Ukraine
- Ndebele North (5 million) Botswana, South Africa, Zimbabwe
- Xhosa (8.2 million, 11 million L2) South Africa, Zimbabwe
- Kabyle (6 million) Algeria
- Kanuri (8.6 million) Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon
- Karen (7 million) Myanmar, Thailand
- Kashmiri (7 million) India, Pakistan
- Kazakh (22 million) Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan
- Khmer (16 million) Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam
- Kinyarwanda (9.8 million) Rwanda, Uganda, DR Congo, Tanzania
- Kirundi (8.8 million) Burundi
- Kongo (6.5 million) Congo, Dem. Rep., Congo, Rep., Angola
- Madurese (6.7 million) Indonesia, Singapore
- Magahi (20.7 million) India, Nepal
- Makhuwa-Meetto (7.4 million) Mozambique, Tanzania
- Marwari (7.8 million) India
- Minangkabau (5.5 million) Indonesia
- Mongolian (5.2 million) Mongolia, China
- Mossi (7.83 million) Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Mali, Togo
- Neapolitan (5.7 million) Italy
- Northern Pashto (21 million) Pakistan, Afghanistan
- Norwegian (5.32 million) Norway, Denmark
- Quechua (8-10 million) Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Equador, Chile, Argentina
- Serbian (8 million) Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, Croatia
- Sesotho (5.6 million, 7.9 million L2) Lesotho, South Africa, Zimbabwe
- Tswana (5.2 million, 7.7 million L2) Botswana, South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe
- Sinhala (17 million) Sri Lanka
- Slovak (5.2 million) Slovakia, Hungary, Ukraine, Poland
- Somali (16 million) Somalia, Djibouti, Somaliland, Kenya, Ethiopia
- Southern Balochi (7.6 million) Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan
- Southern Pashto (6 million) Afghanistan
- Sukuma (8.1 million) Tanzania
- Swedish (10 million, 3.2 million L2) Sweden, Finland, Estonia
- Tajik (8.4 million) Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
- Tatar (5.2 million) Russia
- Tigrinya (9 million) Eritrea, Ethiopia
- Tiv (7 million) Nigeria
- Tsonga (12 million, 3.4 million L2) Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe
- Tunisian (11.2 million) Tunisia
- Turkmen (6.7 million) Turkmenistan, Russia, Iran, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria
- Umbundu (9.5 million) Angola
- Wolof (5.4 million) Senegal, Gambia, Mauritania
- Zhuang (16 million) China
Languages with 25 to 125 million native and second language speakers
- Oromo (34 million) Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia
- Telugu (82 million) India
- Indonesian (43 million) Indonesia
- Bhojpuri (51 million) India, Nepal
- Burmese (33 million) Burma, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia
- Filipino (23.8 million, 45 million L2) Philippines
- Fulah (65 million) Sahel region
- German (95 million, 15 million L2) Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Luxembourg, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia
- Gujarati (56 million) India, Pakistan, South Africa, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, USA, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Mauritius, Fiji, Canada, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Portugal, Panama
- Hausa (80 million, 20 million L2) Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Togo
- Igbo (45 million) Nigeria
- Zulu (12 million, 16 million L2) South Africa, Lesotho
- Italian (67 million) Italy, Switzerland, Malta, Eritrea, Somalia, Libya, Slovenia, Croatia
- Javanese (82 million) Indonesia, Malaysia, Suriname
- Kannada (52 million, 13 million L2) India
- Korean (77.2 million) North Korea, South Korea, China
- Lao (30 million) Laos
- Lingala (15 million, 25 million L2) Congo, Dem. Rep., Congo, Rep.
- Maithili (30-35 million) India, Nepal
- Malagasy (25 million) Madagascar, Comoros
- Malay (77 million) Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore, East Timor, Philippines, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Cocos Island, Christmas Island
- Marathi (83 million, 12 million L2) India
- Nepali (16 million, 9 million L2) Nepal, India, Bhutan, Myanmar
- Nigerian Pidgin (30 million L1 and L2) Nigeria
- Odia (35 million, 4 million L2) India
- Polish (45 million) Poland, Germany, Czech Republic, Russia , Slovakia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Ukraine, Belarus
- Rajasthani (50 million) India, Pakistan
- Romanian (24-26 million, 4 million L2) Romania, Moldova
- Sindhi (38 million) Pakistan, India
- Sundanese (40 million) Indonesia
- Tamil (75 million) India, Sri Lanka
- Telugu (82 million, 11 million L2) India
- Thai (20-36 million, 44 million L2) Thailand, Cambodia
- Uzbek (27 million) Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Russia, China
- Vietnamese (90 million) Vietnam, China
- Yoruba (45-55 million) Nigeria, Benin, Togo
Languages with over 125 million native and second language speakers
- Arabic (310 million) Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Maurintania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syrian, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
- Bengali (230 million, 37 million L2) Bangladesh, India
- Chinese (1.2 billion) China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia
- English (360-400 million, 750 million L2) Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Barbados, Comoros, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, The Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia Fed. States, Namibia, Nauru, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Rwanda, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Seychelles, Sierrra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States of America, Vanuatu, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- French (76.8 million, 200 million L2) France, Canada, Central African Republic, Madagascar, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Niger, Senegal,Mali, Rwanda, Togo, Belgium, Guinea, Chad, Haiti, Burundi, Benin, Switzerland, Congo, Dem. Rep., Congo, Rep., Gabon, Comoros, Equatorial Guinea, Djibouti, Luxembourg, Vanuatu, Seychelles
- Hindi (322 million) India
- Swahili (2 million, 150 million L2) Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi, Madagascar, Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Mozambique, Burundi, Rwanda, Comoros
- Spanish (483 million, 75 million L2) Mexico, Spain, Colombia, Argentina, Venezuela, Peru, Chile, Ecuador, Guatemala, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Bolivia, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, Panama, Equatorial Guinea
- Japanese (128 million) Japan
- Portuguese (250 million, 24 million L2) Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
- Russian (150 million, 110 million L2) Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Estonia, Latvia
- Turkish (75.7 million, 88 million L2) Turkey, Northern Cyprus, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Urdu (68.62 million, 101.58 million L2) Pakistan, India
Languages with fewer than 100,000 native speakers
- Anii (49,000) Benin, Togo
- Kuteb (46,000) Nigeria
- Thimbukushu (45,000) Namibia, Angola, Botswana and Zambia
- Pokomo (95,000) Kenya
- Northern Sami (20,000) Norway, Finland, Sweden
An alphabetic list of languages with their ISO code
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