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Hello!This is SHAKTI ENTERPRISE
Shakti Enterprise is a dedicated and well
qualified multilingual translation agency
from India Mexico.
Since its inception, Shakti Enterprise has
been offering professional language
translation services to its global clients.
With its rich experience of more than 20
years in the field of language translation,
Shakti Enterprise constantly manages to
deliver most accurate and finest language
translation services in all major foreign and
Indian languages.
While functioning and delivering quality language
translation services for more than 20 years, Shakti
enterprise has gained a wealth of experience in
translation management, technology, and expertise.
We not only offer exceptional translation services for
legal and non-legal documents and files but also
competent to deliver website translation services,
technical translation services, and medical translation
services efficiently.
More information about Language please visit us at http://www.shaktienterprise.com/languages.html
30 fun
language
facts
There are around
7,000 languages
and dialects in
the world.
1 .
There are over 200 fake
languages, which have been
created for various films
such as the 12 invented for
Lord of the Rings or
Klingon for Star Trek.
2 .
Chinese is the most spoken
language in the world with 1.2
billion speakers
- 1 billion of whom speak
Mandarin.
3 .
4 .
In German, Rice
Krispies go
'Knisper! Knasper!
Knusper!'
5 .
Khmer (spoken in
Cambodia) has the
largest alphabet
with 74 letters in it.
6.
7 .
The first printed
book was the
Gutenberg Bible,
written in German
8 .
9.
Around 50% of
English words come
from French.
10 .
Greek and Traditional
Chinese are the oldest
written languages still
in use today.
11 .
People using sign
language also have
accents.
12 .
Only 5% of all
Portuguese speakers
live in Portugal - the
majority live in Brazil.
13 .
If you need to get cash
out in the Vatican, you
can use the cash
machine in Latin.
14 .
German is the most
spoken mother
tongue in Europe.
15 .
Twitter's top 3
languages are English,
Spanish and Japanese.
16 .
17 .
There are now more
Spanish speakers in the
US than there are people
in Spain.
18 .
Over half the
population is
bilingual
19 .
There are 13 ways to
spell the "o" sound in
French.
20 .
22 .
There are 46 different
alphabets used in the
world.
22.
80% of African
languages have no
written form.
23 .
The Pope tweets in
9 languages.
24 .
25 .
Did you know that in
Chinese dogs go 'wang
wang', in Spanish they go
'guau guau' and in Swedish
they go 'voff voff'
26.
27.
It is a requirement
for astronauts to
have a working
knowledge of
Russian.
28 .
In Somali there are
43 words relating
to camels.
29.
In Sinhalese the word
'ayubowan' means good
morning, good afternoon,
good evening, goodnight and
goodbye.
30 .
THANKS!Any questions?
You can find me at @shaktienterprise &
info@shaktienterprise.com
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30 Amazing facts about Languages.

  • 1. Hello!This is SHAKTI ENTERPRISE
  • 2. Shakti Enterprise is a dedicated and well qualified multilingual translation agency from India Mexico. Since its inception, Shakti Enterprise has been offering professional language translation services to its global clients. With its rich experience of more than 20 years in the field of language translation, Shakti Enterprise constantly manages to deliver most accurate and finest language translation services in all major foreign and Indian languages. While functioning and delivering quality language translation services for more than 20 years, Shakti enterprise has gained a wealth of experience in translation management, technology, and expertise. We not only offer exceptional translation services for legal and non-legal documents and files but also competent to deliver website translation services, technical translation services, and medical translation services efficiently. More information about Language please visit us at http://www.shaktienterprise.com/languages.html
  • 4. There are around 7,000 languages and dialects in the world. 1 .
  • 5. There are over 200 fake languages, which have been created for various films such as the 12 invented for Lord of the Rings or Klingon for Star Trek. 2 .
  • 6. Chinese is the most spoken language in the world with 1.2 billion speakers - 1 billion of whom speak Mandarin. 3 .
  • 7. 4 .
  • 8. In German, Rice Krispies go 'Knisper! Knasper! Knusper!' 5 .
  • 9. Khmer (spoken in Cambodia) has the largest alphabet with 74 letters in it. 6.
  • 10. 7 .
  • 11. The first printed book was the Gutenberg Bible, written in German 8 .
  • 12. 9.
  • 13. Around 50% of English words come from French. 10 .
  • 14. Greek and Traditional Chinese are the oldest written languages still in use today. 11 .
  • 15. People using sign language also have accents. 12 .
  • 16. Only 5% of all Portuguese speakers live in Portugal - the majority live in Brazil. 13 .
  • 17. If you need to get cash out in the Vatican, you can use the cash machine in Latin. 14 .
  • 18. German is the most spoken mother tongue in Europe. 15 .
  • 19. Twitter's top 3 languages are English, Spanish and Japanese. 16 .
  • 20. 17 .
  • 21. There are now more Spanish speakers in the US than there are people in Spain. 18 .
  • 22. Over half the population is bilingual 19 .
  • 23. There are 13 ways to spell the "o" sound in French. 20 .
  • 24. 22 .
  • 25. There are 46 different alphabets used in the world. 22.
  • 26. 80% of African languages have no written form. 23 .
  • 27. The Pope tweets in 9 languages. 24 .
  • 28. 25 .
  • 29. Did you know that in Chinese dogs go 'wang wang', in Spanish they go 'guau guau' and in Swedish they go 'voff voff' 26.
  • 30. 27.
  • 31. It is a requirement for astronauts to have a working knowledge of Russian. 28 .
  • 32. In Somali there are 43 words relating to camels. 29.
  • 33. In Sinhalese the word 'ayubowan' means good morning, good afternoon, good evening, goodnight and goodbye. 30 .
  • 34. THANKS!Any questions? You can find me at @shaktienterprise & info@shaktienterprise.com
  • 35. Special thanks to all the people who made and released these awesome resources for free: × Presentation template by SlidesCarnival × Photographs by Startupstockphotos × Information Source: andiamo