Mandarin is the most widely spoken language in the world, with over 1.1 billion native speakers.

Linguistics is the scientific study of language, including its structure, history, and usage.

The Indo-European language family is the most widespread in the world, with over 400 languages spoken by over 3 billion people.

A dead language is a language that is no longer spoken by any living person.

English is the official language of the United Nations, along with French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, and Russian.

A minority language is a language that is spoken by a small group of people within a larger population.

Portuguese is the official language of Brazil, as it was a colony of Portugal.

A transnational language is a language that is spoken in two or more countries.

Hindi is the official language of India, along with English.

A majority language is a language that is spoken by a large group of people within a population.

Mandarin is the official language of China, as it is the most widely spoken language in the country.

A lingua franca is a language that is used for communication between people who speak different languages.

French is the official language of France.

A regional language is a language that is spoken in a specific region.

Spanish is the official language of Spain, along with Catalan, Galician, and Basque.