The languages at INS Antoni Pous

The languages at INS Antoni Pous

Language: Portuguese

Name in its own language: Português

Family: Latin languagesSpoken in: Portugal, Brazil, several countries in Africa (as in Angola, Mozambique, Cabo Verde) and in other areas of Portuguese infuence in Africa and Asia Number of speakers: About 260 million Alphabet: Latin Listen to the sentence: “Language learning: Connecting, hearts, minds and worlds” in Portuguese Aprendizagem das línguas: conectando corações, mentes e mundos

Language: English

Name in its own language. English

Family: Germanic languagesSpoken in: England, the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and other areas of the English speaking world Number of speakers: About 1450 billion Alphabet: Latin alphabet Listen to the sentence: “Language learning: Connecting, hearts, minds and worlds” in English

Language: Twi

Name in its own language: Twi

Family: Akan language (Niger-Congo family)Spoken in: Southern and Central Ghana Number of speakers: About 18 million speakers.Alphabet: Latin alphabet with some additions Listen to the sentence: “Language learning: Connecting, hearts, minds and worlds” in Twi Kasa adesua: Koma, adwene ne wiase a ɛka bom

Language: Arabic - Morocco

Name in its own language: العربية المغربية الدارجة (al-ʻArabīya al-Maghribīya ad-Dārija)

Family: Semitic languagesSpoken in: Morocco. Number of speakers: About 33 million speakers. Alphabet: There is no standard writing system (standard Arabic is used in written documents). Listen to the sentence: “Language learning: Connecting, hearts, minds and worlds” in Arabic from Morocco

Language: Romanian

Name in its own language: Limba română

Family: Latin languagesSpoken in: Romania, Moldova and areas of Serbia Number of speakers: About 29 million Alphabet: Latin Listen to the sentence: “Language learning: Connecting, hearts, minds and worlds” in Romanian Învățarea limbilor străine: Conectând inimile, mințile și lumi

Language: Ilocano

Name in its own language: Iloko

Family: Malayo - PolinesianSpoken in: The PhilippinesNumber of speakers: About 11 million speakers Alphabet: Latin alphabet Listen to the sentence: “Language learning: Connecting, hearts, minds and worlds” in Ilocano Panagadal iti pagsao mangikonetar kadagiti puso, panunot ken

Language: Urdu

Name in its own language: اُردُو

Family: Indo - Aryan languagesSpoken in: Pakistan, Areas of India and neighbouring countries.Number of speakers: About 230 million speakers. Alphabet: Urdu alphabet Listen to the sentence: “Language learning: Connecting, hearts, minds and worlds” in Urdu زبان سیکھنا: جڑنا، دل، دماغ اور دنیا" اردو میں

Language: Yoruba

Name in its own language: Èdè Yorùbá

Family: Edekiri (Niger - Congo)Spoken in: Nigeria, Benin, Togo Number of speakers: About 55 million speakers.Alphabet: Yoruba Alphabet (using part of the Latin Alphabet) Listen to the sentence: “Language learning: Connecting, hearts, minds and worlds” in Yoruba Ẹkọ ede: Sisopọ awọn ọkan ati awọn agbaye

Language: Spanish

Name in its own language: Español (Castellano)

Family: Latin languages Spoken in: Spain, most of Central and South America, Equatorial Guinea. Spoken by significant populations in other countries as in the US. Number of speakers: About 580 million speakers. Alphabet: Latin Listen to the sentence: “Language learning: Connecting, hearts, minds and worlds” in Spanish El aprendizaje de lenguas: Conectando corazones, mentes y mundos

Language: Catalan sign language

Name in its own language: Llengua de signes catalana

Family: Sign languagesUsed in: Catalonia Number of users: About 25,000 Watch the sentence: “Language learning: Connecting, hearts, minds and worlds” in Catalan L'aprentatge de llengues: connectant cors, ments i mons.

Language: Catalan

Name in its own language: Català

Family: Latin languagesSpoken in: Spain (regions of Catalonia, Valencia, Majorca), Southern FranceNumber of speakers: About 9 millionAlphabet: Latin

Listen to the sentence: “Language learning: Connecting, hearts, minds and worlds” in CatalanL’aprenentatge de llengües: Connectant cors, ments i mons

Language: Bambara

Name in its own language: Bamanankan

Family: Mande (part of the Niger-Congo family)Spoken in: Mali Number of speakers: About 10 million speakers. Alphabet: Latin script with some additional phonetic characters Listen to the sentence: “Language learning: Connecting, hearts, minds and worlds” in Bambara Kan kalani; ka dusukuu don nyogona hakiliu ani duguu

Language: Chinese

Name in its own language: 普通话 [普通話] (Pǔtōnghuà)

Family: Siniti languagesSpoken in: China, Taiwan, Singapore Number of speakers: About 1.35 billion speakers.Alphabet: Chinese alphabet Listen to the sentence: “Language learning: Connecting, hearts, minds and worlds” in Chinese 学习语言联系心，精神和世界

Language: Fula

Name in its own language: Fulfulde

Family: Niger-Congo (Senegambian) languages Spoken in: Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Cameroon Number of speakers: About 25 million Alphabet: Latin alphabet with special characters Listen to the sentence: “Language learning: Connecting, hearts, minds and worlds” in Fula Jamge lebu: waunutigol wbenmdbe akil e aduma

Language: Arabic (standard)

Name in its own language: العربية الفصحى (al-ʻArabīyah)

Family: Semitic languages Spoken in: North Africa, most of the Arabian Peninsula, and other parts of the Middle East. Number of speakers: About 360 million speakers. Alphabet: Arabic alphabet Listen to the sentence: “Language learning: Connecting, hearts, minds and worlds” in Arabic

Language: German

Name in its own language: Deutsch

Family: Germanic languagesSpoken in: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein. It is also present in parts of Italy, Belgium and Luxembourg Number of speakers: About 135 million speakers Alphabet: Latin alphabet Listen to the sentence: “Language learning: Connecting, hearts, minds and worlds” in German Sprachen lernen: Herzen verbinden Gedanken und Welten

Language: Polish

Name in its own language: Polski

Family: Slavic languagesSpoken in: Poland and areas of the neighbouring countries Number of speakers: About 45 million speakers. Alphabet: Latin with some additions Listen to the sentence: “Language learning: Connecting, hearts, minds and worlds” in Polish Uczenie się języków: Łączy, serca, umysły i światy

Language: Russian

Name in its own language: Русский язык

Family: Slavic languagesSpoken in: Russia and areas of the former Soviet Union Number of speakers: About 260 million speakers Alphabet: Cyrillic alphabet Listen to the sentence: “Language learning: Connecting, hearts, minds and worlds” in Russian Изучение язика: Это соединение сердец, умов и миров! (Izucheniye yazika: Eto soyedineniye serdets, umov i mirov!)

Language: Bulgarian

Name in its own language: Български (bǎlgarski)

Family: Slavic languagesUsed in: Bulgaria. It is also spoken in areas of Ukraine, Moldova and other neighbouring countries Number of speakers: About 10 million speakers Alphabet: Cyrillic alphabet Listen to the sentence: “Language learning: Connecting, hearts, minds and worlds” in Bulgarian Изучаване на езици: Свързване на сърца, умове и светове.

Language: Amazigh (Berber or Tamazight)

Name in its own language: Tamaziɣt

Family: Afro-Asiatic languages Spoken in: Different areas of the Maghrib Number of speakers: About 14 million speakers. Alphabet: Tifinagh, the Arabic script, the Berber Latin alphabet Listen to the sentence: “Language learning: Connecting, hearts, minds and worlds” in Amazigh

Language: Punjabi

Name in its own language: ਪੰਜਾਬੀ (panjābī) - پنجابی

Family: Indo-Aryan languagesSpoken in: Pakistan and India. Number of speakers: About 113 million speakers. Alphabet: Shahmukhi alphabet (in Pakistan) and Gurmukhi alphabet (in India) Listen to the sentence: “Language learning: Connecting, hearts, minds and worlds” in Punjabi ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਸਿੱਖਣਾ: ਦਿਲਾਂ, ਦਿਮਾਗਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਸੰਸਾਰਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਜੋੜਨਾBhāśā sikhaṇā: Dilāṁ, dimāgāṁ atē sasārāṁ nū jōṛanā