The Most Widely Used Language In Asia, The Number Of Javanese Speakers

YOGYAKARTA - Each country has its own national language that is different from other countries. On the Asian continent itself there are as many as 48 countries with various languages used. The question is, what language is the most widely used in Asia?

Asia is the largest continent in the world and has become the residence of more than 4.46 billion people. On this 44.58 km2 continent, there are about 2,294 languages and the most language diversity than any other continent. In second place is occupied by the African continent with 2,144 languages still in use.

Of the various languages that are still used to communicate, Mandarin is the language with the most speakers in Asia. In addition, Mandarin ranks second as the language with the most speakers in the world after English.

The following is a list of the most spoken languages in the Asian continent:

Mandarin is used by as many as 1.1 billion speakers. The number of people interested in using Mandarin is increasing along with China's progress in the economic and business sectors.

The second order of the most widely used language in Asia is occupied by Hindi. In Hindi is an official language in India other than English. This language is used by as many as 698 million speakers. This language is widely used to support the needs of Asian people in doing business in India.

The next language most widely used in Asia is Arabic. There are 273 Arabic speakers. This language is used for the communication of people living in Middle Eastern countries, spread across West Asia to North Africa. Western Asian countries that use this language, including Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Lebanon, Palestine, Qatar, EUA, Syria, Yemen, and Jordan.

My language is next in order as the most widely used language in Asia. My language is used by as many as 265 million speakers. Language has a long history because it originated more than a thousand years ago and is part of the sub-branch of East Indo-Arya. This nation is herders and descendants who migrated from Central Asia to South Asia.

Indonesian is ranked fifth as the most widely used language in Asia. Indonesian is used by as many as 200 million speakers. Indonesian is the mother tongue of the majority of Indonesians, although currently the people have used the language.

Although the Indonesian population is very large, this language is generally used in urban areas. In addition, Indonesian is also used by some people who live in neighboring countries such as Malaysia and Timor Leste.

The next most used language is Urdu. Urdu is the official language in Pakistan. Users of this language have even increased rapidly in northern India in recent decades.

Urdu is the inherited language of the Mongol nation from North India. This language has continued to be used and developed for centuries because of trade. Interestingly, Urdu's language is written from right to left with the same alphabet used for Arabic and Czech.

Japanese is in seventh place as the most spoken language in Asia. The population in Japan is around 126 million people and Japanese is used by 150 million speakers.

Japanese is also used in other countries, such as Palau, South Korea, Taiwan, Guam, Marshall Islands, Hawaii, Micronesia, and many more. The use of Japanese can continue to increase because the cultures of these timers are spread and popular at the global or international level.

Javanese is included in the ranks as the most widely used language in Asia, ranks eighth. Javanese is used by 84 million speakers. This language has many speakers because Javanese people are spread across various islands in Indonesia to the Suriname country. Interestingly, there are several dialects in Javanese, including the eastern Javanese dialect, banyumasan, to the embankment.

Demikianlah informasi bahasa yang paling banyak digunakan di Asia serta sekalinya. Meski penuturnya tidak sebanyak bahasa Mandari, bahasa Indonesia berhasil menduduki peringkat lima besar bahasa yang paling banyak digunakan di Benuanan Asia.

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