What is the most musical language in the world?
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Personally I think Latin languages (French, Italian, Spanish), would sound most musical to Western ears. \n\nHowever, scientifically, some Asian languages, for example, Vietnamese, are much more musical - there will be 4-5 different words differing only by the tonality of one sound. So, you actually have to sing the words as you speak!\n\nP.S. Since I can't reply to your e-mail question whether I am a linguist or a musicologist, I add my answer here - no, I am none of them. My knowledge is based on watching a couple of TV programs about it and personal interactions with people from those parts of the world.
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He is right - it is the language most people can speak anywhere - even if youre travelling around the world. It is the most universal language.
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classical... \n\nGo Classical!!!
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I vote for emphatic British English , by FAR the most beautiful in my ears.  I just love the rhythm & cadence & intonation of strong British erudite English.  The formalism of it.is so charming.\ncoming in second place to me is the High-German language.   so forceful & direct & powerful.  Makes anything you say sound like a command.  German is a no-nonsense language ideal for military & discipline & command.  and I like that.  \n\nI find the Romance languages boring.  I am not interested in the so-called Mediterranean culture.  I was raised in so-called Eastern mediterranean culture & I didn't care for it.  \n\nI also am charmed by the sounds of Swedish,& Norwegian - also very partial to the sounds of Korean& japanese.& Russian.  I love the cadence & the way they resonate.   And I also am fascinated by the sound of the Greek language in songs & speeches.\n\nI'm sick &tired of hearing how great French & italian are.  I want to differ sharply from this.
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Europe has many countries speaking many languages, French and Spanish are languages spoken by a large number of people in different countries but English is the most popular because is the universal language, you can find people speaking English in almost if not all countries, in Hungary for example almost everyone you ask, do you speak English? answers yes! and so on, so the answer to your question is English..☺
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Chinese.  1 billion+ people know how to speak it.  Many koreans and japanese, instead of taking English as their second language, are now taking Chinese.  China's economy is booming, and so currently is a great place for business.\n\nbut then again Wikipedia says:\n"Some assert that, after English, Spanish can now be considered the second most important language in the world (probably replacing even French), due to its increased usage in the United States, the high birth rate in most of the countries where it is official, the growing economies of the Spanish-speaking world, its influence on the global music market, and simply due to the broad number of areas on the Earth's surface that the language is spoken in."\n\nMe...I speak Chinese at home, English at school, and am taking AP Spanish right now.  =)
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In my opinion chinese. They have a large syllabary. That's just too much to memorize when you have other things to memorize. I gave up on it.\n\nto nwnguyx: what? Dutch is easy. That was my second language.\n\nDutch: hoe laat is het?\nEnglish: What time is it?\n\nThat's pretty close if you ask me.
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Hebrew, French, Italian, and Chinese.  Cuz those are the only languages that are major that I dont know.
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Japanese and all Nations speak the same when it comes to music. So one two three four... is the same in any language.  I have been in Japan for 10 years and I know many musicians and dancers. It is the same.
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As far as sheer numbers, Mandarin by a long shot. The number in parenthesis are the total number of speakers (native and secondary).\n\n   1. Mandarin Chinese (1.12 billion)\n   2. English (480 million)\n   3. Spanish (320 million)\n   4. Russian (285 million)\n   5. French (265 million)\n   6. Hindi/Urdu (250 million)\n   7. Arabic (221 million)\n   8. Portuguese (188 million)\n   9. Bengali (185 million)\n  10. Japanese (133 million)\n  11. German (109 million)
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Midi\nCampursari\nDangdut
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Mandarin Chinese by far.  It is the official language in China, Taiwan, Singapore.  And it is spoken many oversea Chinese around the world.
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I am assuming you are talking about spoken languages and not programming languages.  In that case, Mandarin Chinese is the hardest to learn but the most beneficial.
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Sanskrit if u consider the general case, but Tamil is the oldest linguistic language which is still being used today.
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There would probably be three official languages: English, Spanish, and Chinese.  I believe they are the most-spoken languages on the planet.  I could be wrong, though.
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One authoritative source that has collected data from all over the world, The Ethnologue, listed the total number of current languages in the world as 6809 (1).  These languages have come from about 20 “proto-langauges.” A “protolanguage” is simply:  a ”recorded ancestral language.”\n\nBased on the criteria of your question the answer is:\n\nAramaic\n\nAramaic is one of the world's oldest languages.  Last year, Aramaic was heard by large audiences in the film "Passion of the Christ", which portrayed the last 12 hours of Christ’s life.  Today this ancient language is spoken by around 15,000 people and is in danger of dying out.\nAramaic precedes Greek, Hebrew, Arabic and Sanskrit and is also older then the “proto-language” from which Chinese originated.
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Latin is great from an intellectual standpoint. But if you want to learn an alternative language for productivity and business purposes, Chinese, Japanese, and Spanish are probably the best languages right now to learn and each has its own reasons. Spanish obviously for businesses based in the southern part of the US, Japanese for big and well established businesses, and Chinese because the economy over there is exponentially expanding and upstart businesses there will probably become fortune 500 within 2 years. Its a matter of opinion really.