This list is based on George Weber's article in Language Today, Vol. 2, Dec 1997; How influential a language is being weighted using 6 criteria: number of primary speakers, number of secondary speakers, population of countries where used, number of major fields using the language internationally, economic power of countries using the languages, and socio-literary prestige.
- English
- French
- Spanish
- Russian
- Arabic
- Mandarin Chinese
- German
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Yay, german! I love the german language.
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