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Afrikaans

One of the official languages of South Africa, Afrikaans is spoken by around 10 million people worldwide, the majority of which reside in South Africa.

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French

French is an official language of the United Nations. There are approximately 75 million native French speakers, with a further 235 million fluent speakers worldwide (mainly in France, the Central African Republic, Switzerland and Canada).

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Somali

A member of the Afro-Asiatic language family, the Somali language has historically been influenced by a wide range of languages, including English.

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Xhosa

Recognised as an official language of South Africa and a minority language of Lesotho, Xhosa is spoken by approximately 8 million people.

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Yoruba

An official language of Nigeria, Yoruba is spoken by approximately 20 million people in Nigeria and, to a lesser extent, in Benin.

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Zulu

Zulu is one of South Africa’s eleven official languages. It is spoken by around 10 million people worldwide, the majority of whom reside in South Africa.

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American English

Spoken by around 250 million Americans, American English is very similar to British English but has its own distinct identity.

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Brazilian Portuguese

With almost 200 million Brazilian Portuguese speakers in Brazil, there are more Portuguese speakers in Brazil than in the language’s ‘home nation’, Portugal.

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Latin American Spanish

Latin American Spanish, the vast and colourful collection of Spanish dialects found in Latin America, reflects the region’s rich history and cultural diversity.

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Portuguese

Spoken by around 203 million people worldwide, only a small proportion of Portuguese speakers actually live in Portugal.

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Spanish

Are you looking for a Spanish translator? Well, you’ve come to the right place! Here at Brightlines, Spanish translation is our expertise.

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Azerbaijani

Spoken by around 35 million people, including residents of Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani is also used in Russia, Georgia and Armenia.

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Bengali

Estimated to be the around the sixth most spoken ‘first language’ in the world, there are over 200 million Bengali speakers worldwide.

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Chinese

With almost 1.5 billion potential customers living there, China is one of the biggest markets your business can target. Its rich cultural history and fast

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Hindi

Hindi, one of the official languages of India, is spoken as a first language by an impressive 425 million people worldwide.

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Indonesian

Mainly used in Indonesia, the Indonesian language is commonly utilised as a way to communicate in a country where many different languages occur together.

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Japanese

Japanese is spoken by approximately 127 million people worldwide, the vast majority of which reside in Japan, where it is the official language.

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Korean

The official language of both North and South Korea, Korean is spoken by approximately 74 million people worldwide.

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Malay

With 40 million Malay speakers throughout Malaysia, Indonesia, Maluka, Kalimantan and Thailand, Malay is a key language for any international business.

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Marathi

Predominantly spoken in Maharashtra and the neighbouring states, there are approximately 72 million speakers of the Marathi language in India.

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Punjabi

Spoken by communities throughout India, Afghanistan, Canada, the United Arab Emirates and the UK, Punjabi has approximately 90 million speakers worldwide.

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Tamil

An official language of Singapore and Sri Lanka, Tamil is also used in India, as well as regions of Malaysia, Mauritius and Reunion.

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Telugu

Telugu is spoken in India by 79 million people. Telugu is the primary language in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Yanam district of Puducherry.

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Thai

Thai is spoken exclusively in Thailand, by approximately 60 million people.

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Urdu

Spoken by an estimated 100 million people worldwide, Urdu is an official language of Pakistan, together with English.

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Vietnamese

The official language of Vietnam, Vietnamese has around 70 million speakers worldwide, with minority populations in Cambodia and China.

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Albanian

Spoken by just over 7.5 million people, Albanian is the official language of Albania and Kosovo, which is where most of its speakers reside.

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Belarusian

Spoken by around 35 million people, including residents of Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani is also used in Russia, Georgia and Armenia.

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Bosnian

Bosnian emerged as a distinct language after the break up of Yugoslavia in the 1990s. An official language of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1994, along with

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Bulgarian

Spoken by more than 9 million people worldwide, Bulgarian uses the Cyrillic alphabet and played a key part in spreading this alphabet to other Slavic

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Catalan

One of the official languages of Catalonia, an autonomous community in the north east of Spain, Catalan is very closely related to Provençal and Castilian

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Croatian

Spoken by about 6 million people worldwide, Croatian sits in the South Slavic language group and shares many similarities with Serbian.

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Czech

Spoken by approximately 13 million people worldwide, Czech sits in the Western Slavic language family.

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Danish

Spoken by approximately 6 million people, Danish is a Germanic language and descends from Old Norse.

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Dutch

With around 28 million Dutch speakers living worldwide, Dutch is a language that international businesses should not choose to ignore.

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English

Translating your content into English can enable you to reach out to the 320 million English speakers all over the world.

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Estonian

As well as the 1 million Estonian speakers in Estonia, where it is the official language, Estonian is also used in Finland.

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Finnish

The official language of Finland, Finnish is spoken by approximately 6 million people worldwide.

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Flemish

Flemish is very closely related to Dutch and generally regarded as the Belgium variant of the Dutch language, spoken mainly in Belgium, but also in France.

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French

One of the official languages of South Africa, Afrikaans is spoken by around 10 million people worldwide, the majority of which reside in South Africa.

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German

Did you know that German is one of the most widely spoken languages in the European Union? It’s also the official language of Austria and

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Greek

The official language of Greece and one of the official languages of Cyprus, Greek is spoken by around 13 million people worldwide.

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Hungarian

Spoken by 15 million people worldwide, Hungarian is the official language of Hungary and is also spoken in Austria, Slovenia and Ukraine.

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Icelandic

The official language of Iceland, Icelandic is part of the Indo-European language family and is closely related to Faroese and Norwegian.

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Italian

Are you searching for professional Italian translation services? Brightlines is here to help! All of our translation specialists are fully certified and are either native

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Latvian

Spoken by around 1.5 million people, primarily based in Latvia, Latvian is known as a Baltic language.

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Lithuanian

Spoken by around 2.9 million people, primarily based in Lithuania, Lithuanian is known as a Baltic language.

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Macedonian

Macedonian, the official language of Macedonia, is spoken by 3 million people worldwide and is one of the most controversial languages in the world.

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Norwegian

Considered by some linguists to be one of the easiest languages for English speakers to learn, there are around 5 million people who speak Norwegian

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Polish

The official language of Poland, Polish is also spoken by large communities of Polish people in countries such as Germany, Canada and Argentina.

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Portuguese

Spoken by around 203 million people worldwide, only a small proportion of Portuguese speakers actually live in Portugal.

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Romanian

One of the official languages of the European Union, Romanian is the only member of the Romance language family now spoken in Eastern Europe.

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Russian

The most widely used of all the Slavic languages, Russian is spoken by approximately 150 million people worldwide.

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Serbian

A Slavic language family member, Serbian is spoken by approximately 7 million people in Serbia, as well as countries such as Albania, Macedonia and Turkey.

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Slovak

Classified as a Western Slavic language, Slovak is spoken by around 5 million people, who are mainly based in Slovakia.

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Slovenian

One of the official languages of the European Union, Slovenian is spoken by approximately 5 million people, the majority of which live in Slovenia.

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Swedish

Spoken by approximately 10 million speakers worldwide, mostly based in Sweden, Swedish can also be understood by Norwegian and Danish speakers.

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Spanish

Are you looking for a Spanish translator? Well, you’ve come to the right place! Here at Brightlines, Spanish translation is our expertise. Our team is

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Ukrainian

The official language of Ukraine, but also used by some communities in Poland and Slovakia, Ukrainian is spoken by around 40 million people worldwide.

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Welsh

At Brightlines our Welsh translation services provide accurate and culturally relevant translations for government departments, global corporations and many smaller

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Arabic

One of the official languages of the United Nations (UN), Arabic is spoken by around 300 million people worldwide.

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Hebrew

One of the oldest living languages, Hebrew is probably most well-known for being the language of the Jewish or Hebrew bible.

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Kazakh

An official language of Kazakhstan, Kazakh is spoken by over 10 million people worldwide, many of whom reside in Kazakhstan itself.

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Kurdish

Spoken by the Kurds, one of the largest ethnic groups in the world, the Kurdish language is used by around 16 million people.

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Turkish

The official language of Turkey, Turkish is also used in countries such as Bulgaria, Cyprus and Greece.

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