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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugalsko
Local time: 08:29
Člen (2007)
angličtina -> portugalština
+ ...
+350 Sep 16, 2025

According to Google...

P.S. Why should I know how many languages are currently spoken in the United States?

Edith van der Have
Danylo Kravchuk
neilmac
Yetta Jensen Bogarde
Peter Simon
Claudio Machado Junior
Carmen Valentin-Rodriguez
 
WolfgangS
WolfgangS
Francie
Local time: 09:29
angličtina -> němčina
+ ...
According to Aria-AI Sep 16, 2025

Total Languages: Between 350 and 430 languages are spoken across the country, making the USA one of the most linguistically diverse nations in the world.
Indigenous Languages: Out of these, approximately 177 languages are indigenous to the U.S. or its territories.
Non-English Speakers: Nearly 68 million people spoke a language other than English at home as of 2019.

Maria Laura Curzi
 
Justin Peterson
Justin Peterson  Identity Verified
Španělsko
Local time: 09:29
španělština -> angličtina
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What a strange question.... Sep 16, 2025

Spoken, to any degree? A whole bunch, I suppose, though this is hardly 1900, when the country's cities buzzed with the sounds of many languages, as many immigrants had still not learned English, or kept speaking their native languages with their family members and countrymen.

The speaking of other languages, despite the enormity of the country, is surprisingly limited.

Practically speaking, the only important languages in the US are English and Spanish.

Yetta Jensen Bogarde
Oscar Núñez Alfaro
Luis M. Sosa
Carmen Valentin-Rodriguez
Cecília Alves
 
Claudio Machado Junior
Claudio Machado Junior  Identity Verified
Brazílie
Local time: 04:29
angličtina -> portugalština
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Seriously? Sep 16, 2025

Why is this even a poll? In my opinion, this space should be used for exchanging experiences and perspectives with other colleagues. I don't want to sound bitter (however I'm really bitter these days...), but this poll makes no sense at all.

Josephine Cassar
Carmen Valentin-Rodriguez
M. Anna Kańduła
Cecília Alves
Maria Laura Curzi
WolfgangS
Daryo
 
Robert Rietvelt
Robert Rietvelt  Identity Verified
Local time: 09:29
Člen (2006)
španělština -> nizozemština
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Are we out of topics? Sep 16, 2025

Who cares!



[Edited at 2025-09-16 17:26 GMT]

Claudio Machado Junior
 


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