There are quite some odd numbers and names in this list. I won't dispute any
numbers, just from my memory
>> *** Latinate alphabet
(Latin Alphabet)
>> 76 JAVANESE
Also has its own historical script
>> 17 INDONESIAN
Bahasa Indonesia
>> (all other official languages in the EU)
^ huh?
>> *** Unknown (unwritten?)
>> 25 BHOJPURI -> Devanagari, dialect of Hindi
>> 24 MAITHILI -> Bengali or old script
>> 21 AWADHI -> Devangari, dialect of Hindi
>> 15 SARAIKI
>> 15 CEBUANO -> Latin script, Philippine language, about 17 million
speakers
>> 14 CHITTAGONIAN -> Bengali
>> 14 MADURA -> place name
>> 13 HARYANVI -> name of state in India, probably dialect of Hindi
>> 12 MARWARI -> Devanagari
>> 12 MAGAHI
>> 11 CHHATTISGARHI
>> 10 DECCAN -> Name of South Indian high land, various languages
spoken there
>> 8 ILOCANO -> Latin script, Philippine language
>> 7 SHONA
>> 7 KURMANJI
>> 7 HILIGAYNON -> Latin script, Philippine language
>> 7 AKAN
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.2 : Tue Jul 10 2001 - 17:20:58 EDT