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I think that it would be better not to have the ad hoc pronunciations now listed. Perhaps IPA would be better.--Jaurisova6 11:19, 6 December 2005 (UTC) Swedish is called "sveska" in swedish, not "svensk"!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.89.227.146 (talk) 16:05, 9 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

@Jaurisova6 2001:FB1:148:8F4E:280F:3528:DA97:50EB (talk) 15:45, 1 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

China[edit]

"Zhong Guo" does not mean The Middle Kingdom. This has been a mistranslation for centuries. Zhong Guo means "The Central National State" or "The National State at the Center (of the world)". 86.136.57.254 (talk) 20:14, 22 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The translation of "Zhong Guo" is complex and nuanced...--达伟 (talk) 12:55, 24 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Merge[edit]

Given the last two links on the page ("Back to the Lists Of Languages" and "See the list of languages around the world in Abaza"), it would appear this was lifted off the web without much care. I'd think we'd want verification for anything we merge. — kwami (talk) 16:11, 8 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Alphabets[edit]

What about Latin alphabet, used in most countries??? Piotr Walczak (talk) 18:41, 7 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

That isn’t a language. Macy Sinrich (talk) 15:58, 4 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Tabular form[edit]

This would be better (clearer and more concise) as a table. ----Ehrenkater (talk) 16:39, 4 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

It would be to large to fit on any electronic screen. Macy Sinrich (talk) 15:59, 4 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Support for tabular form. CrasherX (talk) 11:52, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Citations[edit]

I don't see any citations for this page. How does this list align with Wikipedia citation standards? Hugh Paterson III (talk) 20:35, 28 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

It's a giant mess. The flags need to go per MOS:ICON, but I lack the time and energy to remove them all. FDW777 (talk) 14:31, 29 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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