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2. The language spoken by the greatest number of native speakers in the world

3. Mandarin

4. Two largest language families in the world are

5. Indo-European
Sino-Tibean

6. What language family encompasses the Peoples Republic of China?

7. Sino-Tibetan

8. Nearly half the people in the world speak a language from this family

9. Indo-European

10. A group of language families that share a common ancestor before recorded history

11. Language family

12. English:
What language family?

13. Indo-European

14. English:
What language branch??

15. Germanic

16. English:
What language group?

17. West Germanic

18. What three Germanic tribes was English influenced by?

19. Angles
Saxons
Jutes

20. Hebrew

21. Revived

22. Icelandic

23. Isolated

24. Celtic

25. Endangered

26. Basque

27. Isolated

28. Gothic

29. Extinct

30. Why do so many countries around the world speak English?

31. History of Colonization

32. Define franglais

33. Widespread use of English in the French language

34. Define lingua franca

35. Language of international communication

36. Why do groups try to preserve their languages?

37. because oral history will be lost if the language is not preserved.
because language is an essential part of a culture’s identity.
to resist the onslaught of English and global culture

38. How can groups preserve their local langauges?

39. Government policies
Communications
Community groups
Tourism

40. Nigeria has over 400 distinct langauges.
True or False.
Nigeria has over 400 distinct langauges.

41. True

42. What are the official languages of Canada?

43. English
French

44. The Flemings and Walloons live in which country?

45. Belgium

46. Name two of the official languages of Switzerland.
(there are 4)

47. German
French
Italian
Romansh

48. The Greek and Turkish communities are in conflict in which country in the Mediterranean?

49. Cyprus

50. Why might there be a problem in multilingual states?

51. Increased costs (printing signs)
Antagonism
Confusion