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Start for freeLanguage Branches & Distribution of Languages Spoken in the World
Every single language spoken falls under the collective grouping of a language branch. And distributed over these 142 language branches are over 7000 living languages (living because they are the first language of at least one person.)
How Many Languages are Officially Spoken in India?
Indian dialects of over 19,500 and 121 are recognized as languages since they meet the standard of 10,000 or more speakers. Interestingly, only 22 languages of India are recognized as official languages.
Ancient Written Languages Too Difficult For Even Experts to Decipher
Not all languages of ancient civilizations discovered have been deciphered. Here are some of the languages from ancient times that have proven to be most difficult to decipher, even by experts.