Michael Becker wrote:
The following is a list of these languages in terms of
the number of
countries where each is spoken. The number that follows is the total
number of countries that use that language (from Weber, 1997):
1. *English* (115)
2. *French* (35)
3. *Arabic* (24)
4. *Spanish* (20)
5. *Russian* (16)
6. *German* (9)
7. *Mandarin* (5)
8. *Portuguese* (5)
9. *Hindi/Urdu *(2)
10. *Bengali* (1)
11. *Japanese* (1)
Portuguese is spoken in seven countries: Portugal, Brazil, Cape Verde,
Guinea Bissau, São Tomé, Angola, and Mozambique. I don't know if it's
still being used in East Timor.
Bengali is used in two countries: India and Bangladesh.
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