Is tere 100 languages? & what are top 10 languages in the world?

 Is there 100 languages in the world? 

No, there are far more than 100 languages in the world. In fact, there are over 7,000 languages spoken worldwide, although the exact number is difficult to determine due to variations in dialects and the fact that some languages are not well documented. The most widely spoken language in the world is Mandarin Chinese, followed by Spanish, English, Hindi, and Arabic. 

What are 7000 languages? 

It's difficult to list all of the approximately 7,000 languages spoken in the world, as the exact number and categorization of languages can vary depending on various factors such as dialects, regional differences, and how languages are defined. However, here is a broad categorization of the world's languages based on their family or branch: 

• Afro-Asiatic languages: This includes languages such as Arabic, Hebrew, Amharic, and Hausa. 

• Austronesian languages: This includes languages such as Malay, Tagalog, and Hawaiian. 

• Austroasiatic languages: This includes languages such as Vietnamese, Khmer, and Mon. 

• Dravidian languages: This includes languages such as Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada. 

• Indo-European languages: This includes languages such as English, Spanish, Hindi, French, Russian, and German. 

• Niger-Congo languages: This includes languages such as Swahili, Yoruba, and Zulu. 

• Sino-Tibetan languages: This includes languages such as Mandarin, Cantonese, Tibetan, and Burmese. 

• Tai-Kadai languages: This includes languages such as Thai and Lao. 

• Uralic languages: This includes languages such as Finnish, Hungarian, and Estonian. 

These are just a few examples of the many language families and branches in the world, and there are many other languages that do not fit into these categories. 

What is the top 10 languages? 

The top 10 languages in the world by the number of native speakers are: 

• Mandarin Chinese - 1.1 billion speakers 

• Spanish - 460 million speakers 

• English - 379 million speakers 

• Hindi - 341 million speakers 

• Arabic - 315 million speakers 

• Portuguese - 229 million speakers 

• Bengali - 228 million speakers 

• Russian - 154 million speakers 

• Japanese - 128 million speakers 

• Punjabi - 102 million speakers 

It's worth noting that these figures can vary depending on how "native speaker" is defined, and that there are many other important languages spoken around the world as well.