ASIA

Asia graphic for Asian languages page

Asia is home to a vast number of languages, with estimates ranging from around 2,300 to more than 6,000 distinct languages spoken across the continent.

Some of the most widely spoken languages in Asia include Chinese, Hindi, Bengali, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, and Malay.

Additionally, there are many indigenous and minority languages spoken throughout Asia, such as Ainu in Japan, Hmong in Southeast Asia, and various languages of the indigenous peoples of Siberia.

It’s worth noting that language use in Asia is complex and often influenced by factors such as colonialism, globalization, and migration.

In some cases, languages may be endangered or at risk of extinction due to political, social, or economic pressures.

 

LANGUAGE

Afghani

Bahasa (Malaysian)

Burmese

Cambodian

Chin

Chin (Falam)

Chin (Hakha)

Chin (Lai)

Chin (Mizo)

Chin (Tedim)

Chin (Zo, Zomi)

Chin (Zophei)

Gujarati

Hakka (Chinese)

Malay

Marathi

Nepali

Pashto

Punjabi

Shanghainese

Sichuan

Tamil

Telugu

Uzbek

GEOGRAPHIC REGION/COUNTRY

China, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines

Southern China, Guandong Province, Hong Kong, Macau 

India, Nepal, Mauritius, Fiji, Trinidad and Tobago

Egypt, Algeria, Sudan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia

Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Saudi Arabia, UAE,

Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Saudi Arabia, UAE,

Iraq, Diaspora communities in the U.S. and Europe

Morocco

Sudan

Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, East Timor

Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, UAE

Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, China, Bangladesh, Malaysia

Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, United States

Myanmar (Burma), India, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Thailand

Myanmar (Burma), Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, U.S.

Myanmar (Burma), India, Bangladesh, Malaysia, U.S.

Myanmar (Burma), India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Malaysia

India, Myanmar (Burma), Bangladesh, United States, Malaysia

Myanmar (Burma), India, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Thailand

India, Myanmar (Burma), Bangladesh, Malaysia, United States

India, Myanmar (Burma), Bangladesh, United States, Malaysia

India, Pakistan, United Kingdom, United States, Canada

China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore

India, Nepal, Mauritius, Fiji, Trinidad and Tobago

China, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, United States

Indonesia, East Timor, Brunei, Singapore, Malaysia

Japan, Brazil, United States, Philippines, Canada

Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, U.S. France

South Korea, North Korea, China, U.S. Japan

Thailand, Laos, USA, Vietnam, China

Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore, Thailand.

India, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar

Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei

Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei

India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Tibet

Iraq, Turkey, Iran, Syria, Armenia

Turkey, Cyprus, Azerbaijan, Northern Cyprus, Iraq.

Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, India, United Arab Emirates

Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Iraq

India, Pakistan, Canada, United Kingdom, United States

Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan.

China, United States, Canada, Australia, Taiwan

China

Philippines, United States, Canada, Saudi Arabia, UAE

Taiwan

India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore, Mauritius.

India, U.S., United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, Singapore

Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, U.S., UAE

Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, U.S., UAE

Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan

Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, France, U.S.

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