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Data source: Ulrich Ammon, University of D sseldorf, Population ü Reference Bureau | International Mother Language Day February 21st 2017 | 1 Two-thirds of the world’s population speak one of these 12 languages as their mother tongue English 527 million Chinese 1.39 billion Spanish 389 million Hindi / Urdu 588 million Bengali 250 million Arabi c 467 million German 132 million Japanese 123 million Italian 67 million Portuguese 193 million French 118 million Russian 254 million

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Page 1: What's your native language?

Data source: Ulrich Ammon, University of Düsseldorf, Population Reference Bureau

| International Mother Language Day February 21st 2017 |

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Two-thirds of the world’s population speak one of these 12 languages as their mother tongue

English527 million

Chinese1.39 billion

Spanish 389 million

Hindi / Urdu588 million

Bengali250 million

Arabic467 million

German132 million

Japanese123 million

Italian67 million

Portuguese193 million

French118 million

Russian254 million