February 21 is World Mother Language Day. Al Jazeera looks at the most spoken languages and which ones are endangered.

An introductory course in modern spoken and written Chinese, stressing oral-aural facility and the integration of the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Five hours of ...

What you need to know: Language restrictions are especially pernicious, eroding multiple aspects of community and identity with a goal of eradicating these communities’ distinct culture. How is the ...

In late August, authorities in Hong Kong raided the home of Andrew Chan, the founder of a Cantonese-language advocacy group called the Hong Kong Language Learning Association. National security police ...

Mandarin Chinese is widely spoken across the majority of China and serves as the native language for approximately two-thirds of its population. While Mandarin is often considered a single language, ...

Official Language of China: China is one of the oldest civilizations in the world, and also one of the most linguistically diverse countries. With a population of more than 1.4 billion people, China ...

Language connects humans and its shapes how we connect, trade, and share ideas across borders. In 2025, over 7,000 languages are spoken worldwide, yet just a handful dominate global communication.