According to the "Ethnologue Report," In 2018, French was spoken by nearly 280 million first-language speakers and another 200 million second-language speakers.The same report said French is the second most commonly taught second language in the world (after English). Vanuatu, another Oceanian country, has 250,00 inhabitants spread across 80 small islands who speak 110 different languages. Arriving at a definitive statistic for the number of French speakers today in the world is not an easy task. There are at least 2,000 I would say though. Russia, 20 times larger, has 105 indigenous languages. Ni-Vanuatu have lived in these islands for centuries and more than 110 distinctly different cultures and languages still thrive here. Russia, 20 times larger, has 105 indigenous languages. I do not think there is a good answer to this because “Pacific Islands” itself is a vague potentially ambiguous term. Business communication is conducted in English, French or Bislama. Over one hundred distinct languages are spoken in the Republic of Vanuatu. There are three official languages: English, French, and Bislama. Even within the tropics, language diversity varies widely. The people of Vanuatu, a name which means ‘Land Eternal’, are largely Melanesian and the people are called Ni-Vanuatu (meaning ‘of Vanuatu’). Even within the tropics, language diversity varies widely. Why is it that humans speak so many languages? English 7% (official), Afrikaans is common language of most of the population and of about 60% of the white population, German 32%; indigenous languages: Oshivambo, Herero, Nama: Nauru: Nauruan (official), English: Nepal: Nepali 48% (official), Maithali 12%, Bhojpuri 7%, Tharu 6%, Tamang 5%, others. Approximately 83% of the population of Vanuatu is Christian. Russia, on the other hand, is about 1403 times larger, but is home to a “mere” 105 indigenous languages. Why is it that humans speak so many languages? “Vanuatu” actually means “Our Land Forever” in many of the 139 indigenous languages spoken by the ni-Vanuatu – making it among the most linguistically dense nations in the world. For example, the 250,000 people who live on Vanuatu’s 80 islands speak 110 different languages, but in Bangladesh, a population 600 times greater speaks only 41 languages. Language Vanuatu’s official languages are Bislama, English and French. English is widely spoken, and most people speak some Bislama. There are 115 ‘mother tongues’ in common use – the world’s highest concentration of different languages per head of population. Micronesian languages, group of mutually unintelligible languages belonging to the Eastern, or Oceanic, branch of the Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) language family and most closely related to the Melanesian and Polynesian languages.The seven languages in the Micronesian group, all closely related, are the Nuclear Micronesian languages, including Marshallese, Gilbertese, Chuukese, … Bislama developed from South Pacific English, a simplified language that spread throughout the region during the nineteenth century. Melanesian languages, languages belonging to the Eastern, or Oceanic, branch of the Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) language family and spoken in the islands of Melanesia.

For example, the 250,000 people who live on Vanuatu’s 80 islands speak 110 different languages, but in Bangladesh, a population 600 times greater speaks only 41 languages.
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