Who's speaking what and where?

The Modern Language Association has developed a Language Map generator based on US Census data. The result? Très cool.


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Highest concentrations of speakers of all languages other than English combined

In just a few clicks you can find out which languages are spoken in your county or ZIP code, where the highest concentration of speakers of a certain language are found, and even the number and percentage of speakers per language. Maps can be generated from data covering more than 30 languages.

Let's take it for a spin, shall we?


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Highest concentrations of French-speakers


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Highest concentrations of Spanish-speakers


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Highest concentrations of Korean-speakers


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Highest concentrations of speakers of African languages


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Highest concentrations of Italian-speakers

To find out which languages spoken in your area, visit the Language Map generator here. Who knows? It might generate an interest in learning one of your 'local languages'!