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Countries

Countries

Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Total No. Of Countries

33
Rank: 2 (Overall)
0 46
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National Language

Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America

Second Language

India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore

Speaking Continents

Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America

Minority Language

South Africa

Regulated By

-

Interesting Facts

  • Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
  • English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.

Similar To

Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and German Languages

Derived From

Latin

Alphabets

Alphabets in

Alphabets

26
Rank: 8 (Overall)
18 247
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Phonology

How Many Vowels

5
Rank: 2 (Overall)
0 32
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How Many Consonants

21
Rank: 11 (Overall)
9 60
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Scripts

Latin

Writing Direction

Left-To-Right, Horizontal

Hard to Learn

Language Levels

7
Rank: 6 (Overall)
2 12
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Time Taken to Learn

6 weeks
Rank: 3 (Overall)
3 88
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Greetings

Hello

Hello

Thank You

Thank you

How Are You?

How are you?

Good Night

Good Night

Good Evening

Good Evening

Good Afternoon

Good Afternoon

Good Morning

Good Morning

Please

Please

Sorry

Sorry

Bye

Bye

I Love You

I love you

Excuse Me

Excuse Me

Dialects

Dialect 1

American English

Where They Speak

United States of America

How Many People Speak

225,000,000.00
Rank: 4 (Overall)
1.5 960000000
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Dialect 2

Hiberno-English

Where They Speak

Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom

How Many People Speak

4,500,000.00
Rank: 48 (Overall)
700 274000000
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Dialect 3

Welsh English

Where They Speak

United Kingdom

How Many People Speak

2,500,000.00
Rank: 46 (Overall)
2 230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects

188
Rank: 34 (Overall)
0 188
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How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

1,200.00 million
Rank: 1 (Overall)
0 1200
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Speaking Population

5.43 %
Rank: 4 (Overall)
0 89
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Native Speakers

400.00 million
Rank: 3 (Overall)
0 873
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Second Language Speakers

400.00 million
Rank: 1 (Overall)
0.01 400
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Native Name

English

Alternative Names

English

French Name

anglais

German Name

Englisch

Pronunciation

/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/

Ethnicity

English people

History

Origin

5th Century AD

Language Family

Indo-European Family

Subgroup

-

Branch

-

Language Forms

Early Forms

Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English

Standard Forms

Standard English

Language Position

3
Rank: 3 (Overall)
1 120
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Signed Forms

Signed English

Scope

Individual

Code

ISO 639 1

en

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T

eng

ISO 639 2/B

eng

ISO 639 3

eng

ISO 639 6

engs

Glottocode

stan1293

Linguasphere

52-ABA

Types of Language

Language Type

Living

Language Linguistic Typology

Subject-Verb-Object

Language Morphological Typology

Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic

Origin of English language

In order to communicate with each other, the origin of language was the essential part. Various languages are spoken all over the world. English language is one of the Best Languages to Learn. The origin of English language states that it was put to use in 5th Century AD. The history of English language reveals that the language is old and used since many years. Check out in brief about English Language History.The evolution of English language began with early forms such as Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English. Standard English is the standard form of English language and it is used in government centers. Know all About English Language.

English population

English population gives us the total count of number of people speaking English language. English language is spoken by 1,200.00 million people in the world. Most of the English population lies in the English Speaking Countries. English language is spoken as first language by 400.00 million people and as second language by about 400.00 million people. Get to know English speaking population in detail.

English writing system

There are numerous writing systems but most widely used scripts are Latin, Cyrillic and Arabic. English writing system decides the alphabets, vowels and consonants i.e. the written form of English language. Some languages share common writing systems. Latin script is used by English language. Learn more about . 

Information about English language

Check out all the information about English language here. You may find it interesting to learn English Alphabets or the vowels and consonants of this language. Also knowing about English Speaking Countries, English speaking continents and English Dialects will help in improving your knowledge about this language. Also while travelling to English countries knowing common English Greetings will help you in communicating with English people.