The north-central African country of Chad uses French and Arabic as its native languages, but its true linguistic roots run much deeper...

In Malaysia, they speak Malay—easy, right? Well, yes and no. Malay is indeed the official and national language of Malaysia (and...

When you look at the official languages of West African countries, you’ll see they’re dominated by English and French. But that’s not the...

Did you know that Nigeria is the most linguistically diverse country in Africa? Boasting more than 500 languages, this African powerhouse...

Much of Africa is dominated by a single language family: Bantu. If you consider the proposed Niger–Congo macrofamily to which Bantu...

Algeria is the world’s second-largest Arabic-speaking country by population, accounting for roughly 40 million of the world’s native...

More than half of the entire population of Indonesia—the fourth-most populous country in the world—lives on a single island: Java. You...

Malay is one of the world’s most widely spoken languages, but you often won’t see it on “Top Languages” lists—it usually appears as...

Welcome to the most densely populated island in the world: Java. This 124,000 km2 Indonesian island is home to more than 150 million...

Today, the Caribbean is a multilingual region, with English, French, Spanish, and even Dutch spoken natively, depending on the country....

The Federated States of Micronesia is an archipelagic country in the Pacific Ocean with just over 100,000 inhabitants—and yet, the nation...

Despite accounting for less than one percent of the global population, Oceania is a hotspot of linguistic diversity, with Papua New...

South Africa is known for its linguistic diversity. The country has made 12 languages official, and that still doesn’t account for all...

Quebec is famous as the primary Francophone region of Canada, with the province’s own brand of French known as Quebecois. But French...

You’ve heard of Thai, the national language of Thailand. But what you may not realize is that a number of other languages share the...

Welcome to Indonesia—the second-most linguistically diverse country on the planet (number one, incidentally, is Indonesia’s next-door...

You might have known that the national language of Iran is Persian—after all, Iran is alternatively known as Persia. But what you might...

The eighth-most populous country in the world, Bangladesh boasts a population of more than 170 million, over 98% of whom speak Bengali as...

Switzerland is famous as a multilingual country, with more than half of the population speaking German as their first language, almost a...

You might not realize it at first glance, but Africa contains a lot of languages. Most fly under the radar to those outside of the...