Papua New Guinea has more than 800 living languages — about 12% of all the languages spoken on the planet.…
Papua New Guinea has more than 800 living languages — about 12% of all the languages spoken on the planet. With only ~10 million people, that's roughly one language for every 12,000 citizens. Rugged mountains kept communities isolated for thousands of years, letting tongues evolve independently. How many languages are spoken where you live?
