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Language & Writing

10 verified entries, each with its sources and the date we checked it.

English~1.5 billionMandarin Chinese~940 millionSpanish~485 millionLiving languages~7,100Papua New Guinea~840 languagesKhmer alphabet74 lettersRotokas alphabet12 lettersCherokee syllabary85 charactersLongest word45 lettersDeutsches Wörterbuch123 years