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How many people speak Japanese as a 2nd language?
Top 30 languages of the world
| Language | approximate # of speakers | |
|---|---|---|
| 7. | Bengali | NATIVE: 196 million TOTAL: 215 million |
| 8. | Russian | NATIVE: 145 million 2nd: 110 million TOTAL: 255 million |
| 9. | Japanese | NATIVE: 126 million 2nd: 1 million TOTAL: 127 million |
| 10. | German | NATIVE: 101 million 2nd: 128 million TOTAL: 229 million |
What percentage of the world speaks Japanese?
Ethnologue (2019, 22nd edition)
| Rank | Language | Percentage of world pop. (March 2019) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Japanese | 1.662% |
| 9 | Western Punjabi | 1.204% |
| 10 | Marathi | 1.079% |
| 11 | Telugu | 1.065% |
Is Japanese easier than Korean?
Some parts are harder for Korean while other parts are harder for Japanese. However, considering the larger number of sounds and the different particles in Korean, Japanese is definitely the easier language to start in.
How many people in the world speak Japanese?
The Japanese language (native name: 日本語 (にほんご)) has its roots in the Japonic language family. With a share of around 99%, it is most widespread in Japan. A total of about 125.8 m people worldwide speak Japanese as their mother tongue.
Which is the most widely spoken language in Japan?
Japanese speaking countries. Japanese is the official language in Japan and is spoken in 3 more countries as monther tongue by a part of the population. The Japanese language (native name: 日本語 (にほんご)) has its roots in the Japonic language family. With a share of around 99%, it is most widespread in Japan.
How many foreigners go to Japan to learn the language?
There is a steady flow of foreigners that go to Japan and learn the language as L2 (exchange students, immigrants). I believe a reasonable estimate would be in the order of several million people.
How many people speak English as a second language?
There is no single criterion for how much knowledge is sufficient to be counted as a second-language speaker. For example, English has about 400 million native speakers but, depending on the criterion chosen, can be said to have as many as 2 billion speakers.