Round 4general
A language with a worldwide speaker population above ten million.
Take a moment to think. Your first hint is waiting below.
1Start with a small hint
Count total speakers worldwide, not only native speakers in one country.
2A little more help
English and Arabic score low; regional Asian and African languages score higher.
3The strongest clue
The rarest pick is a Tai language of southern China that also appears on Chinese banknotes.
Reveal answer examplesSpoilers
- ZhuangOne in a Krillion100 pts
Tai language of the Zhuang people in southern China; its script appears on Chinese banknotes.
Read the source - AmharicDeep Cut85 pts
Official language of Ethiopia with well over ten million speakers.
Read the source - BengaliRare60 pts
Major South Asian language spoken mainly in Bangladesh and eastern India.
- KoreanSchooler30 pts
Language of the Korean peninsula; a mid-tier, widely known answer.
- EnglishPlankton10 pts
Global lingua franca and one of the most common answers.