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#12 Latin

Latin is an extinct classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.

Latin was originally spoken in Latium, in the Italian Peninsula. It is an official language of the Sovereign Order of Malta and Vatican City.

Abdomen, axis, calculus, color, formula, etc. are words derived from Latin registered in an English dictionary.

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#13 Mandarin/Chinese

Mandarin is a group of related varieties of Chinese spoken across most of northern and southwestern China. The group includes the Beijing dialect, the basis of Standard Mandarin or Standard. Because most Mandarin dialects are found in the north, the group is sometimes referred to as the Northern dialects.

As of 2015 survey, Mandarin is the most spoken language around the world surpassing English with over 1051 million speakers against 1010 million speakers of English language. Why? One big reason is that China has a booming population.

Chopsticks, chopsuey, typhoon, dimsum , mahjong, etc. are the words derived from Chinese registered in an English dictionary.

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#14 Portuguese

Portuguese is the sole official language of Portugal, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Angola, and São Tomé and Príncipe. It also has co-official language status in East Timor, Equatorial Guinea and Macau.

It has over 262 million speakers around the world making it the 9th most used worldwide in the latest 2015 survey.

Albino, banana, buffalo, flamingo, mango, etc. are words derived from Portuguese registered in an English dictionary.

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#15 Russian

Russian language is an East Slavic language and an official language in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and many minor or unrecognized territories. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, and to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics of the Soviet Union.

According to the 2015 survey, it has over 275 million speakers around the world making it the 7th most used language worldwide.

Babushka, mammoth, beluga, czar, vodka, etc. are the words derived from Russian registered in an English dictionary.

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#16 Spanish

Spanish language is a native language to Spain, Hispanic America, Equatorial Guinea. It is also called Castilian in their local dialect.

As of 2015 survey, it has over 570 million speakers around the world making it the 4th most used language worldwide.

Anchovy, avocado, bonanza, the places California and Philippines are words derived from Spanish registered in an English dictionary.

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#17 Swahili

Swahili is the language mostly used by African countries like Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Mozambique (mostly Mwani), Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Comoros, Mayotte, and the margins of Zambia, Malawi, Madagascar, and South Sudan. This language is also known as Kiswahili.

As of 2015 survey, it has over 98 million speakers around the world making it the 16th most used language worldwide.

Mamba, marimba, safari are the words derived from Swahili registered in an English dictionary.

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#18 Swedish

Swedish is a native language to Sweden, Estonia, and some parts of Finland, where it has equal legal standing with Finnish language. A largely mutually intelligible language with Norwegian and Danish. It is currently the largest of the North Germanic languages by number of speakers.

As of 2017, it has 10.5 million speakers around the world.

Gauntlet, ombudsman, smorgasbord, angstrom, tungsten, etc. are the words derived from Swedish registered in an English dictionary.

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#19 Thai

Thai s the national and official language of Thailand and the native language of the Thai people and the vast majority of Thai Chinese. 

It has over 20 million native speakers and 44 million non-native speakers according to 2001 survey. 

Siam, Thai, Thailand, wat, ching are the words derived from Thai registered in an English dictionary. 

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#20 Vietnamese

Vietnamese is the native and official language of Vietnam  and also spoken in some parts of China like in Guangxi.

As of 2015 survey, it has over 68 million speakers making it the 25th most used language around the world.

Thanks for dropping by at my article. I'm sure you have fun learning these languages too, when it comes to counting numbers.

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