Language is a complex, structured system humans use for communication through spoken sounds, written symbols, and gestures. So, do you know which country or region of the world has linguistic diversity where people speak more than one language? Let's check the list below.

Language is a complex, structured system humans use for communication through spoken sounds, written symbols, and gestures. So, do you know which country or region of the world has linguistic diversity where people speak more than one language? Let's check the list below.

Top 7 countries where people speak the most languages

The users on X got involved in a heated debate over judging a person by his/her linguistic skills after an Indian-origin professional working for a US-based company Varunram Ganesh advised Indians not to go for managers who have a tendency to mix Hindi with English when they are taking interviews.&nbsp;

New York-based Ganesh wrote on X, "A lot of Indian friends are entering the job market, switching jobs, among other things. The biggest advice I have to avoid bad managers and companies is: pick a manager who speaks fully in English."

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"During interviews, pay attention to&nbsp;how your future boss&nbsp;is talking. If you notice one Hindi word or Hindi sentence (frequently to other colleagues), politely decline the job after the call. It will not be worth it. If a manager doesn’t know English and only knows Hindi / Regional languages, that’s totally fine. But if you get a language mixer, your life will be terrible and you will regret your decision," he added.&nbsp;

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<h2>Here's how netizens reacted to the viral post</h2>

The advice of Ganesh went viral soon after it was posted and received various responses from people.&nbsp;

A lot of people said that the man appears to be out of touch with the Indian job market's realities.&nbsp;

"It really shows that you're disconnected from the bottom 90% of society. Work in Manufacturing or a Darshini for a month and your opinion will change," said the user.&nbsp;

Speaking about the linguistic diversity of the country, another user wrote, "Mixing language is a normal trait for non-native English speakers ie 90%+ Indians."

“Most terrific advice I saw on the internet, lol. Language has nothing to do with how the person behaves," wrote a user.

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"This is a non-inclusive privileged statement. Language has nothing to do with managerial skills," said another.

"Yes, Hindi is catching strays (deservedly), but the transgressions happen equally from speakers of other languages too," an X user said.

Meanwhile, a senior manager said on X, "I am Indian, have zero accents, and grew up in the States, but can speak Hindi. I am in senior management and would never tolerate screening based on language. There are brilliant Indian engineers who need help with English."

"Judging bad managers because of their language ability is like judging the taste of a fish by their ability to talk,” said a user.

(With inputs from agencies)

The users on X got involved in a heated debate over judging a person by his/her linguistic skills after an Indian-origin professional working for a US-based company Varunram Ganesh advised Indians not to go for managers who have a tendency to mix Hindi with English when they are taking interviews.

The users on X got involved in a heated debate over judging a person by his/her linguistic skills after an Indian-origin professional working for a US-based company Varunram Ganesh advised Indians not to go for managers who have a tendency to mix Hindi with English when they are taking interviews. New York-based Ganesh wrote on X, "A lot of Indian friends are entering the job market, switching jobs, among other things. The biggest advice I have to avoid bad managers and companies is: pick a manager who speaks fully in English." Also Read: Microsoft apologises over outages for some 365 Office and cloud programmes "During interviews, pay attention to how your future boss is talking. If you notice one Hindi word or Hindi sentence (frequently to other colleagues), politely decline the job after the call. It will not be worth it. If a manager doesn’t know English and only knows Hindi / Regional languages, that’s totally fine. But if you get a language mixer, your life will be terrible and you will regret your decision," he added. A lot of Indian friends are entering the job market, switching jobs, among other things. The biggest advice I have to avoid bad managers and companies is: pick a manager who speaks fully in English During interviews, pay attention to how your future boss is talking. If you… — Varunram Ganesh (@varunramg) August 3, 2024 × Here's how netizens reacted to the viral post The advice of Ganesh went viral soon after it was posted and received various responses from people. A lot of people said that the man appears to be out of touch with the Indian job market's realities. "It really shows that you're disconnected from the bottom 90% of society. Work in Manufacturing or a Darshini for a month and your opinion will change," said the user. Speaking about the linguistic diversity of the country, another user wrote, "Mixing language is a normal trait for non-native English speakers ie 90%+ Indians." “Most terrific advice I saw on the internet, lol. Language has nothing to do with how the person behaves," wrote a user. Watch: Woman receives Lizard instead of Airfryer "This is a non-inclusive privileged statement. Language has nothing to do with managerial skills," said another. "Yes, Hindi is catching strays (deservedly), but the transgressions happen equally from speakers of other languages too," an X user said. Meanwhile, a senior manager said on X, "I am Indian, have zero accents, and grew up in the States, but can speak Hindi. I am in senior management and would never tolerate screening based on language. There are brilliant Indian engineers who need help with English." "Judging bad managers because of their language ability is like judging the taste of a fish by their ability to talk,” said a user. (With inputs from agencies)

'Say no to bosses who mix languages': US-based man gives debate-sparking advice to Indians, draws ire

Google has added 24 more languages to its Google Translate language translation tool. Translate currently covers a total of 133 languages used around the world.&nbsp;

New Indian languages being introduced include Assamese, Bhojpuri, Sanskrit, Dogri, Konkani, Meiteilon (Manipuri), Mizo, and Maithili.

Google is also adding Quechua (Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador), Guarani (Paraguay and Bolivia, Brazil and Argentina), and Aymara (Bolivia, Peru, and Chile) to the service for the first time, as well as an English-based Dialect Krio (Sierra Leone).

On May 11, Google Translate users will start getting these new languages, with all users having access by the end of the week.

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The list of languages also includes Ewe (Ghana and Tongo), Kurdish (Iraq), Sepedi (South Africa), Twi (Ghana), Oromo (Ethiopia and Kenya), Tsonga (Eswatini, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique).

According to the company, more than 300 million people speak these languages as their first or second language. It further added that these languages are also the first ones added by Google utilising a translation known as Zero-Shot Machine translation, a learning model that translates any test into another language by just viewing the texts.&nbsp;

Full list of 24 new languages added to Google Translate

Assamese (used by about 25 million people in Northeast India)

Aymara (used by about two million people in Bolivia, Chile and Peru)

Bambara (used by about 14 million people in Mali)

Bhojpuri (used by about 50 million people in northern India, Nepal and Fiji)

Dhivehi (used by about 300,000 people in the Maldives)

Dogri (used by about three million people in northern India)

Ewe (used by about seven million people in Ghana and Togo)

Guarani (used by about seven million people in Paraguay and Bolivia, Argentina and Brazil)

Ilocano (used by about 10 million people in northern Philippines)

Konkani (used by about two million people in Central India)

Krio (used by about four million people in Sierra Leone)

Kurdish (Sorani) (used by about eight million people, mostly in Iraq)

Lingala, used by about 45 million people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Angola and the Republic of South Sudan

Luganda (used by about 20 million people in Uganda and Rwanda)

Maithili (used by about 34 million people in northern India)

Meiteilon (Manipuri) (used by about two million people in Northeast India)

Mizo (used by about 830,000 people in Northeast India)

Oromo (used by about 37 million people in Ethiopia and Kenya)

Quechua (used by about 10 million people in Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador and surrounding countries)

Sanskrit (used by about 20,000 people in India)

Sepedi (used by about 14 million people in South Africa)

Tigrinya (used by about eight million people in Eritrea and Ethiopia)

Tsonga (used by about seven million people in Eswatini, Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe)

Twi (used by about 11 million people in Ghana)

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Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Alphabet, in his speech said, “"There is a long tail of languages that are underrepresented on the web today and translating them is a hard technical problem since translation models are usually trained with bilingual text. However, there is not enough publicly available bilingual text for every language.”&nbsp;

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Because this is a new technology, Google chose to focus on languages with significant speaker populations and locations where technology is typically reserved, which led to work on a number of languages in Africa and India due to the presence of vast linguistic and ethnic groupings.

In a blog post, the business stated that while the technology isn't perfect now, they will continue to work on models to give the similar experience with existing languages.

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(With inputs from agencies) 
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Google has added 24 more languages to its Google Translate language translation tool. Translate currently covers a total of 133 languages used around the world. New Indian languages being introduced include Assamese, Bhojpuri, Sanskrit, Dogri, Konkani, Meiteilon (Manipuri), Mizo, and Maithili.

Google has added 24 more languages to its Google Translate language translation tool. Translate currently covers a total of 133 languages used around the world. New Indian languages being introduced include Assamese, Bhojpuri, Sanskrit, Dogri, Konkani, Meiteilon (Manipuri), Mizo, and Maithili. Google is also adding Quechua (Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador), Guarani (Paraguay and Bolivia, Brazil and Argentina), and Aymara (Bolivia, Peru, and Chile) to the service for the first time, as well as an English-based Dialect Krio (Sierra Leone). On May 11, Google Translate users will start getting these new languages, with all users having access by the end of the week. Also read | 'Last resort': Dating apps maker Match sues Google for refusing to share almost 30% of their sales The list of languages also includes Ewe (Ghana and Tongo), Kurdish (Iraq), Sepedi (South Africa), Twi (Ghana), Oromo (Ethiopia and Kenya), Tsonga (Eswatini, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique). According to the company, more than 300 million people speak these languages as their first or second language. It further added that these languages are also the first ones added by Google utilising a translation known as Zero-Shot Machine translation, a learning model that translates any test into another language by just viewing the texts. Full list of 24 new languages added to Google Translate Assamese (used by about 25 million people in Northeast India) Aymara (used by about two million people in Bolivia, Chile and Peru) Bambara (used by about 14 million people in Mali) Bhojpuri (used by about 50 million people in northern India, Nepal and Fiji) Dhivehi (used by about 300,000 people in the Maldives) Dogri (used by about three million people in northern India) Ewe (used by about seven million people in Ghana and Togo) Guarani (used by about seven million people in Paraguay and Bolivia, Argentina and Brazil) Ilocano (used by about 10 million people in northern Philippines) Konkani (used by about two million people in Central India) Krio (used by about four million people in Sierra Leone) Kurdish (Sorani) (used by about eight million people, mostly in Iraq) Lingala, used by about 45 million people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Angola and the Republic of South Sudan Luganda (used by about 20 million people in Uganda and Rwanda) Maithili (used by about 34 million people in northern India) Meiteilon (Manipuri) (used by about two million people in Northeast India) Mizo (used by about 830,000 people in Northeast India) Oromo (used by about 37 million people in Ethiopia and Kenya) Quechua (used by about 10 million people in Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador and surrounding countries) Sanskrit (used by about 20,000 people in India) Sepedi (used by about 14 million people in South Africa) Tigrinya (used by about eight million people in Eritrea and Ethiopia) Tsonga (used by about seven million people in Eswatini, Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe) Twi (used by about 11 million people in Ghana) Watch | Tech giant Google to ban third-party call recording application Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Alphabet, in his speech said, “"There is a long tail of languages that are underrepresented on the web today and translating them is a hard technical problem since translation models are usually trained with bilingual text. However, there is not enough publicly available bilingual text for every language.” Also read | Apple, Google and Microsoft working on 'passwordless future' Because this is a new technology, Google chose to focus on languages with significant speaker populations and locations where technology is typically reserved, which led to work on a number of languages in Africa and India due to the presence of vast linguistic and ethnic groupings. In a blog post, the business stated that while the technology isn't perfect now, they will continue to work on models to give the similar experience with existing languages. WATCH WION LIVE HERE: (With inputs from agencies)

Google Translate adds 24 languages and dialects, including Sanskrit and Bhojpuri

A new study has warned of 'mass-extinction' of languages by the end of 21st century. It says, 1500 languages are already on the brink of extinction. Which countries are these languages from? Palki Sharma has a report.

Gravitas: Are we headed towards a 'mass-Extinction' of languages?

A language is not just collection of words or sounds. Each one represents a unique world and culture that shapes the world in its own way. It is a repository of centuries of human experience, thoughts, emotions and more.

And this is why when a language is lost, a door is closed on humankind.

A study published in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution says that more than 1500 languages face the threat of becoming extinct by the end of this century. The study found that many factors put endangered languages at high risk.

There are estimated 6500 to 7000 languages currently spoken across the world. Researchers at Australian National University (ANI), who have carried out the study, say that more than half of the languages are under great threat.

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Study's co-author Felicity Meakins has been quoted in media reports as saying that language loss could triple in 40 years. This would mean loss of a language per month.

The study says that there was urgent need to invest in community-level documentation and bilingual education.

In addition to factors such as migration, financial reasons, politics has had bearing on the suppression of languages. The researchers note that indigenous languages in Australia were pushed towards extinction due to brutal colonial policies. The colonisers often handed punishments to indigenous language speakers for simply using their language. Such policies made it tough for generations to teach languages to children.

A language is not just collection of words or sounds. Each one represents a unique world and culture that shapes the world in its own way. It is a repository of centuries of human experience, thoughts, emotions and more.

A language is not just collection of words or sounds. Each one represents a unique world and culture that shapes the world in its own way. It is a repository of centuries of human experience, thoughts, emotions and more. And this is why when a language is lost, a door is closed on humankind. A study published in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution says that more than 1500 languages face the threat of becoming extinct by the end of this century. The study found that many factors put endangered languages at high risk. There are estimated 6500 to 7000 languages currently spoken across the world. Researchers at Australian National University (ANI), who have carried out the study, say that more than half of the languages are under great threat. Also Read | Study shows that away from human touch, tropical forests can regenerate in 20 years Study's co-author Felicity Meakins has been quoted in media reports as saying that language loss could triple in 40 years. This would mean loss of a language per month. The study says that there was urgent need to invest in community-level documentation and bilingual education. In addition to factors such as migration, financial reasons, politics has had bearing on the suppression of languages. The researchers note that indigenous languages in Australia were pushed towards extinction due to brutal colonial policies. The colonisers often handed punishments to indigenous language speakers for simply using their language. Such policies made it tough for generations to teach languages to children.

More than 1500 languages may be lost by end of century, says study

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