What languages are spoken in the United Kingdom?

Afrikaans and Dutch Approximately 400,000
South African-British and Dutch British

Arabic Up to 700,000
British Arab - British Iranian, British Iraqi, British Moroccans, British Yemeni

Bengali (standard Bangla) Over 300,000
British Asian - Bangladeshis (1st language 5%) and Indians

Cantonese

British Chinese

Various Caribbean languages

British Caribbeans

French Approximately over 1 million
French Britons

German 545,000 0.9% British Germans

Greek Up to 200,000 fluent or conversational 0.34% Greek Britons

Hebrew & Yiddish Up to 100,000 fluent or conversational
British Jews and Israeli British

Gujarati

British Asians - Indians

Hindi

British Asians - Indians

Hindi

British Asians - Indians, British Pakistanis

Hungarian Up to 70,000 0.12% Hungarian British

Kannada

British Asians - Indians

Lithuanian

Lithuanians, Baltic British

Malayalam

British Asians - Indians

Mandarin Chinese Around 200,000 fluent or conversational 0.33% British Chinese

Mirpuri (Potwari) Up to 700,000 1.15% British Mirpuri Pakistanis.

Pashto Around 200,000 fluent or conversational 0.33% British Pakistanis

Polish 600,000 1.0% Polish immigrants to the UK and Polish Britons

Portuguese Around 250,000 fluent or conversational 0.4% Portuguese Britons, British Brazilians and Cape Verdean British

Punjabi 1,263,000 2.1% British Asians - Indian and Pakistani

Russian 350,000 0.60% Russian British, Ukrainian British and other former Soviet Union countries

Somali 200,000 0.33% British Somalis

Spanish 490,000 0.8% Spanish Britons, Colombian British and other Latin American Britons

Sylheti Bengali 280,000^[17] 0.47% British Bangladeshis (95% of population)

Tagalog Up to 150,000 fluent or conversational 0.23% British Filipinos

Tamil Up to 150,000 fluent or conversational 0.23% British Asians - Indians, Sri Lankans, Singaporeans

Telugu

Indian Britons

Turkish Up to 300,000 fluent or conversational 0.5% Turkish Britons

Ukrainian Up to 100,000 fluent or conversational 0.15% Ukrainian Britons

Urdu 400,000^[18] 0.67% Pakistani and Indian Britons

Native languages = indigenous languages. I think that is racist. Include all 100+ spoken languages in the UK. It reminds me of the incredible voting system in Pakistan where non muslims are allowed to select a number of seats for the national assembly (1985-1999 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Status_of_religious_freedom_in_Pakistan#Electoral_process_for_non-Muslims )

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Afrikaans and Dutch	Approximately 400,000		South African-British and Dutch British
Arabic	Up to 700,000		British Arab - British Iranian, British Iraqi, British Moroccans, British Yemeni
Bengali (standard Bangla)	Over 300,000		British Asian - Bangladeshis (1st language 5%) and Indians
Cantonese			British Chinese
Various Caribbean languages			British Caribbeans
French	Approximately over 1 million		French Britons
German	545,000	0.9%	British Germans
Greek	Up to 200,000 fluent or conversational	0.34%	Greek Britons
Hebrew & Yiddish	Up to 100,000 fluent or conversational		British Jews and Israeli British
Gujarati			British Asians - Indians
Hindi			British Asians - Indians
Hindi			British Asians - Indians, British Pakistanis
Hungarian	Up to 70,000	0.12%	Hungarian British
Kannada			British Asians - Indians
Lithuanian			Lithuanians, Baltic British
Malayalam			British Asians - Indians
Mandarin Chinese	Around 200,000 fluent or conversational	0.33%	British Chinese
Mirpuri (Potwari)	Up to 700,000	1.15%	British Mirpuri Pakistanis.
Pashto	Around 200,000 fluent or conversational	0.33%	British Pakistanis
Polish	600,000	1.0%	Polish immigrants to the UK and Polish Britons
Portuguese	Around 250,000 fluent or conversational	0.4%	Portuguese Britons, British Brazilians and Cape Verdean British
Punjabi	1,263,000	2.1%	British Asians - Indian and Pakistani
Russian	350,000	0.60%	Russian British, Ukrainian British and other former Soviet Union countries
Somali	200,000	0.33%	British Somalis
Spanish	490,000	0.8%	Spanish Britons, Colombian British and other Latin American Britons
Sylheti Bengali	280,000^[17]	0.47%	British Bangladeshis (95% of population)
Tagalog	Up to 150,000 fluent or conversational	0.23%	British Filipinos
Tamil	Up to 150,000 fluent or conversational	0.23%	British Asians - Indians, Sri Lankans, Singaporeans
Telugu			Indian Britons
Turkish	Up to 300,000 fluent or conversational	0.5%	Turkish Britons
Ukrainian	Up to 100,000 fluent or conversational	0.15%	Ukrainian Britons
Urdu	400,000^[18]	0.67%	Pakistani and Indian Britons