Do you know how languages were created? How was the first language formed? If you dig deeper, you may find that there are many theories related to the origin of the human language over time. The ...

February 21 is World Mother Language Day. Al Jazeera looks at the most spoken languages and which ones are endangered.

Over 7,000 languages are spoken worldwide. In 2025, over 7,000 languages are spoken worldwide, yet just a handful dominate global communication. These top languages aren’t only defined by their native ...

There are over 7,000 languages in the world. Quite a few people in the world speak 2-4 languages fluently, usually because they were raised in a multilingual environment. In today’s interconnected, ...

As of 2025, the world is home to more than 7,000 spoken languages, reflecting the incredible diversity of human culture and communication. Yet despite this vast number, only a small fraction of these ...