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Speakers
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Language
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700 million
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English
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570 million
|
Spanish
|
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274 million
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French
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260 million
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Russian
|
|
250 million
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Portuguese
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110 million
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German
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|
90 million
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Italian
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88 million
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Turkish
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55 million
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Polish
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|
45 million
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Ukrainian
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30 million
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Romanian
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|
28 million
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Dutch
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|
23 million
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North Azerbaijani
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|
21 million
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Serbo-Croatian
|
|
14 million
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Bavarian
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13.4 million
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Greek
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|
13 million
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Hungarian
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10.7 million
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Czech
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10 million
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Catalan
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9.6 million
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Swedish
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9 million
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Bulgarian
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7.1 million
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Alemannic
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6.7 million
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Armenian
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6.4 million
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Belarusian
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|
5.7 million
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Neapolitan
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|
5.5 million
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Danish
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|
5.4 million
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Finnish
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|
5.4 million
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Albanian
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|
5.2 million
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Norwegian
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|
5.2 million
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Tatar
|
|
5.2 million
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Slovak
|
|
4.9 million
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East Franconian
|
|
4.7 million
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Sicilian
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|
3.9 million
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Venetian
|
|
3.7 million
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Georgian
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|
3.5 million
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Lombard
|
|
3.1 million
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Lithuanian
|
|
3 million
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Galician
|
|
2.5 million
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Slovene
|
|
2.5 million
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Macedonian
|
|
2 million
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Irish
|
|
1.8 million
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Low German
|
|
1.8 million
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Latvian
|
|
1.7 million
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Emilian-Romagnol
|
|
1.6 million
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Kabardian
|
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1.6 million
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Scots
|
|
1.5 million
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Yiddish
|
|
1.5 million
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Torlakian
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|
1.4 million
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Chechen
|
|
1.4 million
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West Flemish
|
|
1.3 million
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Limburgish
|
|
1.2 million
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Bashkir
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|
1.2 million
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Kajkavian
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|
1.1 million
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Estonian
|
|
1 million
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Chuvash
|
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1 million
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Sardinian
|
|
1 million
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Avar
|
|
900,000
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Ripuarian
|
|
900,000
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Alsatian
|
|
800,000
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Occitan
|
|
778,000
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Pontic Greek
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|
763,700
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Balkan Romani
|
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751,000
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Basque
|
|
710,000
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Welsh
|
|
700,000
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Piedmontese
|
|
700,000
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Picard
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655,000
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Lezgi
|
|
641,500
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Asturian
|
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623,500
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Rusyn
|
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600,000
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Walloon
|
|
600,000
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Friulian
|
|
576,000
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Adyghe
|
|
570,000
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Ossetian
|
|
538,500
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Vlax Romani
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520,000
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Maltese
|
|
510,000
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Silesian
|
|
500,000
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Samogitian
|
|
500,000
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Ligurian
|
|
490,000
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Dargwa
|
|
480,000
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Crimean Tatar
|
|
480,000
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Chakavian
|
|
470,000
|
West Frisian
|
|
470,000
|
Meadow Mari
|
|
440,000
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Caló
|
|
426,200
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Qumuq
|
|
400,000
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Ladino
|
|
390,000
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Luxembourgish
|
|
360,000
|
Icelandic
|
|
360,000
|
Lorraine Franconian
|
|
344,000
|
Mingrelian
|
|
340,000
|
Udmurt
|
|
330,000
|
Rumelian
|
|
310,000
|
Karachay-Balkar
|
|
306,000
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Ingush
|
|
250,000
|
Aromanian
|
|
226,000
|
Breton
|
|
220,000
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Komi
|
|
220,000
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Talysh
|
|
200,000
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Latgalian
|
|
200,000
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Extremaduran
|
|
200,000
|
Transylvanian Saxon
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|
195,200
|
Sinte Romani
|
|
190,000
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Abkhaz
|
|
190,000
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Urum
|
|
170,000
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Serbo-Romany
|
|
155,000
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Corsican
|
|
152,000
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Lak
|
|
150,000
|
Carpathian Romani
|
|
140,000
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Arpitan
|
|
140,000
|
Gagauz
|
|
127,000
|
Tabasaran
|
|
108,000
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Kashubian
|
|
108,000
|
Moravian
|
|
105,000
|
Norman
|
|
100,000
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Sassarese
|
|
100,000
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Arbëresh
|
|
100,000
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Gallurese
|
|
100,000
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Judeo-Tat
|
|
100,000
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Westrobothnian
|
|
90,000
|
Shelta
|
|
87,000
|
Nogai
|
|
87,000
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Võro
|
|
80,500
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Kalmyk
|
|
72,000
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Faroese
|
|
70,000
|
Griko
|
|
60,000
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Romansh
|
|
60,000
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Meänkieli
|
|
57,000
|
Scottish Gaelic
|
|
50,000
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Leonese
|
|
50,000
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Abaza
|
|
50,000
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Baltic Romani
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|
50,000
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Burgundian
|
|
50,000
|
Arvanitika
|
|
45,000
|
Eonavian
|
|
41,100
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Ladin
|
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36,700
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Erzya
|
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36,400
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Rutul
|
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36,000
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Karelian
|
|
30,000
|
Hill Mari
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29,300
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Aghul
|
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28,000
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Tat
|
|
28,000
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Gallo
|
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25,000
|
Northern Sami
|
|
25,000
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Aragonese
|
|
22,300
|
Tsakhur
|
|
22,000
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Laz
|
|
21,900
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Nenets
|
|
15,000
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Mirandese
|
|
14,000
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Svan
|
|
13,000
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Upper Sorbian
|
|
13,000
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Akhvakh
|
|
11,700
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Kale
|
|
11,000
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Fala
|
|
10,000
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North Frisian
|
|
9,600
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Khanty
|
|
7,000
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Northwestern Mari
|
|
6,900
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Lower Sorbian
|
|
6,800
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Bezhta
|
|
6,500
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Udi
|
|
5,800
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Andi
|
|
5,000
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Gutnish
|
|
5,000
|
Megleno-Romanian
|
|
3,200
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Godoberi
|
|
3,000
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Cantabrian
|
|
2,800
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Cappadocian
|
|
2,200
|
Tindi
|
|
2,000
|
Elfdalian
|
|
2,000
|
Saterland Frisian
|
|
2,000
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Lule Sami
|
|
2,000
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Grecanic
|
|
2,000
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Cornish
|
|
2,000
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Moksha
|
|
1,900
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Mòcheno
|
|
1,800
|
Manx
|
|
1,700
|
Khwarshi
|
|
1,600
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Veps
|
|
1,500
|
Tsakonian
|
|
1,500
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Bagvalal
|
|
1,500
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Hunzib
|
|
1,400
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Istro-Romanian
|
|
1,000
|
Franc-Comtois
|
|
1,000
|
Erromintxela
|
|
1,000
|
Resian
|
|
1,000
|
Khinalug
|
|
1,000
|
Selkup
|
|
For example, Ripuarian isn't accepted when typing German or Franconian, and also isn't accepted when typing any of its sub-dialects, like Kölsch/Colognian. It's hard to guess exactly which level of dialect is the one you are looking for.
When you've delineated something into a few dialects, but accept them all as answers given the most known one, I have basically no problem with that. Others may disagree, but I'm usually of the opinion that "the more type-ins, the better".