Over 7,000 languages are spoken globally, with 3,000 endangered. English leads with 1.5 billion speakers, followed by Mandarin Chinese (1.2 billion) and Hindi (609 million). Latin script is used in over 300 languages. 44% of languages are endangered, with 88.1 million people speaking them as their mother tongue. 25 countries host most endangered languages, with Oceania, Asia, Africa, and the Americas affected. Notable endangered languages include Yugambeh in Australia, Ainu in Japan, Ongota in Ethiopia, Louisiana Creole in the US, Leco in Bolivia, and Cornish in England.
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