Languages of the world

**World languages of each continent/ locations** While many people say it is important for Americans to study Spanish, the data on this chart states that 9% of people in North America(not including Mexico) speak Spanish. That is almost 1 out of every 10 people. Based off of that observation and this chart I would guess countries in Asia and the Pacific Islands would push the teaching of Hindustani.

The South China Morning Post print Arcade

There are 7 continents and 5 oceans of the world, separated by names and area but filled with essential elements of living, don't exist in other planets.

The Indo-European language family tree (from Anthropology.net, originally from Scientific American, March 1990)

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While France, Turkey, and Italy all share an etymological heritage when it comes to wishing someone a "Merry Christmas", the end results are distinct.