The table illustrates the native speakers of six different languages along with the number of speakers who speak those languages as an additional language. Overall, Mandarin Chinese has the largest population of its native speakers. However, English earned the largest value in number of speakers as an additional language. The native English speakers can be seen as half of its speakers who speak English as an additional language.
Hindi follows as a third popular language after Mandarin Chinese and English with a total of 490 millions. Spanish is spoken by 350 millions as their native language and 70 millions of people speak it as an additional language.
Arabic is spoken by 230 million people as a whole; 206 of which are native speakers and the rest are speaking it as an additional languages.
The least popular among six languages is Portuguese and its total is only one fifth of the most popular language, Mandarin Chinese.
The table illustrates the
native
speakers of six
different
languages
along with the number of speakers who speak those
languages
as an
additional
language
.
Overall
, Mandarin Chinese has the largest population of its
native
speakers.
However
, English earned the largest value in number of speakers as an
additional
language
. The
native
English speakers can be
seen
as half of its speakers who speak English as an
additional
language.
Hindi follows as a third popular
language
after Mandarin Chinese and English with a total of 490
millions
. Spanish
is spoken
by 350
millions
as their
native
language
and 70
millions
of
people
speak it as an
additional
language.
Arabic
is spoken
by 230
million
people
as a whole; 206 of which are
native
speakers and the rest are speaking it as an
additional
languages
.
The least popular among six
languages
is Portuguese and its total is
only
one fifth of the most popular
language
, Mandarin Chinese.