DPR of Korea. 1. Kiribati. 2. Marshall Islands. 2. Niue. 2. Republic of Korea 2. Samoa. 2. Tokelau. 2. Maldives. 2. Naur
2,304 Asia
anguages in l g n As il vi ia f o
660
South Asia
89 West Asia
1,254
South East Asia
Kazakhstan
Armenia Georgia
Uzbekistan
Mongolia
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MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY
Num be r
INTERNATIONAL
1,311
13 Central Asia
Pacific
288
East Asia DPR of Korea
7,1 5
Kyrgyzstan Turkmenistan Tajikistan Azerbaijan Iran, Isl. China Japan Rep. Afghanistan Rep. of Korea Bhutan Myanmar Nepal Pakistan Lao PDR India Macao SAR, China Bangladesh Philippines Viet Thailand Nam Micronesia Cambodia Marshall Islands Brunei Palau Maldives Darussalam Sri Lanka Malaysia
Living Languages in the World
Nauru
Singapore
Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands
Indonesia Timor-Leste
Vanuatu
Kiribati Tuvalu
Australia
Fiji
Tokelau Samoa
Niue Tonga Cook Islands
The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by UNESCO. Based on United Nations map. DPR of Korea Kiribati Marshall Islands Niue Republic of Korea Samoa Tokelau Maldives Nauru Tonga
1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3
Tuvalu Turkmenistan New Zealand Kyrgyzstan Cook Islands Macao SAR, China Palau Armenia Sri Lanka Uzbekistan
3 4 4 5 5 5 5 7 7 9
New Zealand Fiji Mongolia Tajikistan Kazakhstan Brunei Darussalam Japan Azerbaijan Micronesia Georgia Timor-Leste Cambodia
10 12 13 14 15 15 17 18 19 19 24
Singapore Bhutan Afghanistan Bangladesh Solomon Islands Pakistan Islamic Rep. of Iran Thailand Lao PDR Viet Nam Vanuatu
Source of Map: Modified from EFA Global Monitoring Report 2008, UNESCO
24 27 39 40 71 72 75 76 86 109 110
Myanmar Nepal Malaysia Philippines Australia China India Indonesia Papua New Guinea