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Writing Systems of the World

The world has many languages, and since 3200 BC in Iraq, humans have recorded their words onto stone and other materials.
This website covers some writing systems I find interesting, and the languages they are used for. Below is a list of the writing systems, ordered by how many people speak the corresponding language. Try clicking the blue countries on the map below!

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Latin
English has 1.35 billion speakers.

Spanish
Spanish has 600 million speakers.

Arabic
Arabic has 380 million speakers.

Urdu
Urdu has 170 million speakers.

Persian
Persian has about 110 million speakers.

Amharic
Amharic has between 35 and 55 million speakers.

Greek
Greek has around 13 million speakers.

Hebrew
Hebrew has around 9 million speakers.

Have any other languages you find interesting? Please let me know down in the form below!