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[This page is expected to be linked to from to our main site in May 2026
and is currently under development]
People who only speak English are often surprised at how many languages other people speak and how easily they switch between them for different purposes and when talking to different people.
If you ask someone, "what language do you speak?" you might get a single answer to to complex question. But, if you ask some people, "what are all the languages you speak?", the list may be long. Many people use different languages in different contexts. The level to which people understand another language varies especially when talking about a particular subject. Other things that vary are how much a particular language connects with people at an emotional level, and the attitudes of the speakers and others to the language.
National languages (and there can be more than one), are understood to some level by many, and provide access to to a wide range of resources. These are often the languages public information is shared in, languages of government, education and media. The languages that speak to the largest number of people ...but not always the languages that speak most clearly or connect most with people's emotions.
There may be a different community or home language, so while it certainly helps to find a language that communicates widely, going beyond that may find another language that communicates with greater clarity or connects more deeply with a persons emotions.
The Bible, or part of it, is available in over 4,000 of the worlds 7000+ languages. Of those languages 6 are considered international, 93 are national, and 223 are currently classed as either provincial or languages of wider communication. A number of others are used in initial education, but secondary and higher education may switch to another language.
The rest of this page [still under development] is going to list a few of the many, "languages of wider communication". The list will take you down the page to information about the language and who might be using it alongside a different 'home language'.
English - If you tell someone from another country that they speak very good English, they may see it as a complement, or an insult. If it is the national language, or the language they were educated in, then why shouldn't they. How English is used around the world varies both in the local dialect (words and grammar), and local accent.
English is one of the six international languages. Many people know it well enough to talk on some or all subjects, even if it is not the language that always touches their heart.
This page won't list all the hundreds of translations and countless resources
French - French is the most widely spoken first language in six countries, but there are many more places (countries or territories) where French is at least one of the official languages, and it is in the top three languages spoken as either a first or second language in 61 countries.
Spanish -
