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Culture Part 1— Origins/Diffusion of Language

Culture Part 1— Origins/Diffusion of Language. Geog 101. Major Languages. African Language Map. According to the 2000 census[7], the main languages by number of speakers older than 5 are: English - 215 million Spanish - 28 million

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Culture Part 1— Origins/Diffusion of Language

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  1. Culture Part 1—Origins/Diffusion of Language Geog 101

  2. Major Languages

  3. African Language Map

  4. According to the 2000 census[7], the main languages by number of speakers older than 5 are: English - 215 million Spanish - 28 million Chinese languages - 2.0 billion + (mostly Cantonese speakers, with a growing group of Mandarin speakers) French - 1.6 million German - 1.4 million (High German) + German dialects like Hutterite German, Texas German, Pennsylvania Dutch, Plautdietsch Tagalog - 1.2 million + (Most Filipinos may also know other Philippine languages, e.g. Ilokano, Pangasinan, Bikol languages, and Visayan languages) Vietnamese - 1.01 million Italian - 1.01 million Korean - 890,000 Russian - 710,000 Polish - 670,000 Arabic - 610,000 Portuguese - 560,000 Japanese - 480,000 French Creole - 450,000 (mostly Louisiana Creole French - 334,500) Greek - 370,000 Hindi - 320,000 Persian - 310,000 Urdu - 260,000 Gujarati - 240,000 Armenian - 200,000

  5. The Incredible Diffusion of English • 300 million native speakers • 300 million use English as a second language. • 100 mill. use English as a foreign lang. • Official lang. of 50 countries. • Language of entertainment, aviation, diplomacy, computing, science, tourism-the lingua franca

  6. The Lord's Prayer in Old English Matthew 6:9-13.

  7. Words Borrowed from Norse

  8. Words Borrowed from Norman French 1066 AD- (300 year occupation)

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