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25 Jan 2026
Which language consistently ranks highest in total speakers (L1+L2), reflecting its global *lingua franca* role?
💡 Explanation:While Mandarin Chinese has the highest number of native (L1) speakers, English has the highest number of total speakers (L1+L2) globally. This is primarily because of its role as the dominant international *lingua franca*—a language widely adopted for communication between two speakers whose native languages are different—in fields such as business, science, and the internet.
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16 Jan 2026
What morphological typology generally characterizes the Indo-European language family?
💡 Explanation:The Indo-European language family, which includes English, Spanish, Hindi, and Russian, is primarily characterized by a fusional (or inflectional) morphology. This means a single affix (morpheme) often expresses multiple grammatical functions simultaneously, such as number, case, and gender, in a single ending. Isolating languages (like Mandarin Chinese) rely on word order, while agglutinative languages (like Turkish) string together many distinct affixes, each with a single function.
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15 Dec 2025
What is the most critical factor for a language to maintain its long-term vitality and avoid endangerment?
💡 Explanation:Unbroken intergenerational transmission—the process by which a language is passed naturally from parents to children within the home—is considered the single most critical factor for a language's vitality. The breakdown of this transmission is the primary indicator of language endangerment, as identified by frameworks like UNESCO’s Language Vitality and Endangerment criteria. If children stop acquiring the language as a first language, its long-term survival is immediately threatened, regardless of its total number of older speakers or official status.
#4
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07 Dec 2025
Which language family includes languages spoken by the largest total number of people worldwide?
💡 Explanation:The Indo-European language family is the most widely spoken group globally, encompassing languages like English, Spanish, Hindi, Portuguese, and Russian, and is spoken by approximately half the world's population. The Sino-Tibetan family, which includes Mandarin Chinese, is the second largest by number of speakers.
#5
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14 Nov 2025
Which language spoken on the France-Spain border is a language isolate?
💡 Explanation:Basque (Euskara) is a language isolate with no known relation to any other living language family.
#6
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05 Nov 2025
Which language is an official language of the UN but not a working language of the Secretariat?
💡 Explanation:Arabic is one of the six official UN languages but is not a working language of the Secretariat (which uses only English and French).
#7
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04 Nov 2025
Which writing system is used by the largest number of languages worldwide?
💡 Explanation:The Latin alphabet is the most widely adopted writing system globally.
#8
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03 Nov 2025
Which language family covers the widest geographical area?
💡 Explanation:The Austronesian family spans from Madagascar to Easter Island, covering a vast oceanic expanse.
#9
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02 Nov 2025
Arabic and Hebrew belong to which language family?
💡 Explanation:Arabic and Hebrew are Semitic languages, which are part of the broader Afro-Asiatic family.
#10
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02 Nov 2025
Which language family includes Mandarin Chinese?
💡 Explanation:Sino-Tibetan is the second-largest language family, encompassing Mandarin Chinese and Tibetan.
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