There are more than 7,000 languages spoken around the world today, each carrying unique history, culture, and ways of understanding the world.
Linguists estimate there are over 7,000 living languages spoken globally, many at risk of disappearing.
Mandarin Chinese has the largest number of native speakers, followed by Spanish and English.
Languages are grouped into families based on shared origins, with Indo-European being the largest.
Experts estimate a language goes extinct approximately every two weeks as communities shift to more dominant languages.