Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by 130 million native speakers worldwide, making it the 9th most widely spoken language (2013) in the world. It is the native language of the Punjabi people who inhabit the historical Punjab region of Pakistan and India. It is the only tonal language among the Indo-Aryan languages.
9. Japanese, 125M Native Speakers in Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. The characters that make up Japan's name mean "sun-origin", which is why Japan is sometimes referred to as the "Land of the Rising Sun".
8. Russian, 155M Native Speakers in Russia, Ukraine, Commonwealth of Independent States
Russia or, officially known as the Russian Federation, is a country situated in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic.
7. Bengali, 205M Native Speakers in Bangladesh, India
Bengali or Bangla is the language native to the region of Bengal, which comprises present-day Bangladesh and the Indian states West Bengal, Tripura and southern Assam. It is written using the Bengali script.
6. Portuguese, 215M Native Speakers in Portugal, Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde and many countries
Portuguese is a Romance language and the sole official language of Portugal, Brazil, Mozambique, Angola, Cape Verde, Acores, Guinea-Bissau, and São Tomé and Príncipe.
5. Arabic, 295M Native Speakers in Arab League
Arabic is a name for what are traditionally considered the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century. This includes both the literary language and varieties of Arabic spoken in a wide arc of territory, stretching across Western Asia (aka the Middle East), North Africa, and East Africa (aka the Horn of Africa). Arabic belongs to the Afro-Asiatic language family.
4. Hindi, 310M Native Speakers in India, Nepal
Hindi is a standardised and Sanskritised register of the Hindustani language. Hindustani is the native language of most people living in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan. Modern Standard Hindi is one of the official languages of India.
3. English, 360M Native Speakers in United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Australia and many countries
English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and is now a global lingua franca.[4][5] It is spoken as a first language by the majority populations of several sovereign states, including the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand and a number of Caribbean nations
2. Spanish, 405M Native Speakers in Spain, Mexico, United States and many countries
Spanish (español), also called Castilian, is a Romance language that originated in Castile, a region of Spain. Approximately 414 million people speak Spanish as a native language, making it second only to Mandarin in terms of its number of native speakers worldwide.
1. Mandarin (Chinese), 955M Native Speakers in China, Taiwan, Singapore
Mandarin is a group of related varieties of Chinese spoken across most of northern and southwestern China. Because most Mandarin dialects are found in the north, the group is also referred to as the "northern dialect".
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