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1 Zimanaxêvan dayikî ya behtirî 100 mîlyon
2 Zimanaxêvan dayikî ya navbera 30–100 mîlyon
3 Zimanaxêvan dayikî ya navbera 10–30 mîlyon
4 Zimanaxêvan dayikî ya navbera 3–10 mîlyon
5 Zimanaxêvan dayikî ya navbera 1–3 mîlyon

[biguherîne] Zimanaxêvan dayikî ya behtirî 100 mîlyon

Ziman	Zimanmalbat	Rewşa Fermî û cîhên ku zimanan dayik behtirî 1% ê gel	Hecmara Zimanaxêv
Çînî	Sîno-Tîbetî	Zimana fermî li Komara Gelî ya Cînî (Mandarin; Cantonese de facto nîv-fermî li Hong Kong û Macau), Taywan (Komara Çînî) (Mandarin; Taywanî hat bi zimanek fermî pêve kirin, lê qebûl nekirin), and Singapore (Mandarin). Significant communities in Avustralya (bi piranî li Christmas Island), Bruneyî, Kamboçya, Kanada , France (French Polynesia, Reunion), Endonezya, Jamaîka, Malezya, Mauritius, Mongolya, Myanmar, Nauru, Zelanda Nû, Fîlîpîniyan, Surinam, Tayland, Yekîtiya Welatên (Kalîforniya, Guam, Hawaî, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Northern Mariana Islands, Washington), Venezuela, Vîetnam	1080 mîlyon dayikî (1999). Includes: Mandarin: 872 mîlyon dayikî + 178 mîlyon second Zimanê = 1050 mîlyon (1999 WA, 2004 CIA) Wu: 77 mîlyon (2004 CIA) Cantonese: 76 mîlyon (2005? [unsourced]) [[Min- Nan\|Southern Min/Taiwanese]]: 46 mîlyon (1984) Jin: 45 mîlyon (1995) Xiang: 36 mîlyon (1984) Hakka: 30 mîlyon (1984) Gan: 21 mîlyon (1984) Northern Min: 10.3 mîlyon (1984) Eastern Min: 9.1 mîlyon (2000 WCD) Hui: 3.2 mîlyon Pu-Xian Min: 2.6 mîlyon (2000 WCD).
Hîndî	Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan	Fermî li Fiji (Awadhi), India (Khariboli nationally û in the states of [[Arunachal Pradesh]], Andaman û Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal; Maithili in Bihar). Significant communities in Belize, Grenada, Guyana, Mauritius, Nepal [1], South Africa, Surinam, Trinidad û Tobago, Yemen \|\| 370 mîlyon dayikî, 125 mîlyon second Zimanê, = 495 mîlyon total (WA 2005). Includes: Khariboli (180 mîlyon, 2004 CIA), [[Bhojpuri Zimanê\|Bhojpuri]] (27 mîlyon, 1997), Maithili (25 mîlyon, 1981), Awadhi (21 mîlyon, 1999), Haryanvi (13 mîlyon, 1992), Marwari (13 mîlyon, 2002), Magahi (13 mîlyon, 2002), Chhattisgarhi (11 mîlyon, 1997), Kanauji (6 mîlyon, 1977).

Spanish	Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Iberian \|\| Fermî li Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Spain, Yekîtiya Welatên (New Mexico, Puerto Rico), Uruguay, Venezuela. Significant communities in Andorra, Aruba, Belize, Israel, Netherlands ([[Netherlands Antilles]]), Switzerland, United Kingdom (Cayman Islands, Gibraltar), Yekîtiya Welatên \|\| 322 mîlyon dayikî (2004 CIA), 70 mîlyon second Zimanê (Indiana University 2003) = 390 mîlyon total
English	Indo-European, Germanic, [[West Germanic zimanên\|West]], Anglic \|\| Fermî li Antigua û Barbuda, Avustralya (including external territories), The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Bruneyî, Cameroon, Kanada (nationally û in all major provinces but Quebec), Dominica, Fiji, [[The Gambia]], Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, People’s Republic of China (Hong Kong), India, Ireland, Jamaîka, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Namibia, Nauru, Realm of New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palau, [[Papua New Guinea]], Fîlîpîniyan, Rwanda, Saint Kitts û Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent û the Grenadines, Samoa, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tonga, [[Trinidad û Tobago]], Tuvalu, Uganda, United Kingdom (and in all overseas territories û [[crown dependency\|crown dependencies]]), Yekîtiya Welatên (unofficial national Zimanê; Fermî li some states û [[unincorporated territories]]), Vanuatu, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Significant communities in Andorra, Bangladesh, Bruneyî, Israel, France (Saint-Pierre û Miquelon), Malezya, Maldives, Netherlands (Aruba), Somalia, Sri Lanka, Switzerland. \|\| 308 mîlyon dayikî (2004 CIA), 510-515 mîlyon total (Indiana University 2003, WA 2005)
Arabic	Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South Central	[[Modern Standard Arabic]] is Fermî li Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt (along with Egyptian Arabic as the national Zimanê), Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Niger, Oman, Palestinian Territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Western Sahara, Yemen. Hassaniya Arabic is Fermî li Mauritania, Senegal; and a national Zimanê of Mali. Significant communities in Argentina, Avustralya, Belgium, [[Central African Republic]], France, Iran, Spain (Ceuta û Melilla), United Kingdom (Gibraltar).	206 mîlyon dayikî, 24 mîlyon second Zimanê, = 230 mîlyon total for all Arabic (WA 1999); 255 mîlyon total (2005 WA). [[Egyptian Arabic]]: 46 mîlyon dayikî. Hassaniya: 2.8 mîlyon dayikî. Modern Standard Arabic is a second Zimanê only.
Portuguese	Indo-European, Italic, [[Romance zimanên\|Romance]], Iberian \|\| Fermî li Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Guinea-Bissau, People’s Republic of China (Macau), Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé û Príncipe. Significant communities in Andorra, Antigua, France, India (Daman û Goa), Luxembourg, Namibia, Paraguay, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Yekîtiya Welatên (Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, [[Rhode Island]]), Venezuela. \|\| 176 mîlyon dayikî (2004 CIA), 10+ mîlyon second Zimanê, = 190 mîlyon total (not counting 4 mîlyon Galician)
Bengali	Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, [[Indo-Aryan zimanên\|Indo-Aryan]], Magadhan Prakrit, Bengali-Assamese \|\| Fermî li Bangladesh, India (Tripura, West Bengal). Significant communities in Myanmar, Oman, United Arab Emirates \|\| 171 mîlyon dayikî, counting 14 mîlyon Chittagonian, 10.3 mîlyon Sylheti (2004 CIA); 215 mîlyon total (2005 WA)
Russian	Indo-European, Slavic, East	Fermî li Abkhazia (de jure part of Georgia), Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Transnistria (de jure part of Moldova). Significant communities in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Estonia, Georgia, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Yekîtiya Welatên (New York), Uzbekistan \|\| 145 mîlyon dayikî (2004 CIA), 110 mîlyon second Zimanê, = 255 mîlyon total (2000, WCD)
Japanese	Japonic	Fermî li Japan and Palau (Angaur Island). Significant communities in Yekîtiya Welatên (Guam, Hawaî) \|\| 127 mîlyon dayikî (2004 CIA), 1 mîlyon second Zimanê (Ryukyuan)
Punjabi	Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, [[Indo-Aryan zimanên\|Indo-Aryan]], Central Zone (Eastern Punjabi) or North-Western Zone (Western Punjabi) \|\| Fermî li India ([[Punjab (India)\|Punjab]]). National Zimanê in Pakistan (Punjab). Significant communities in Kanada, Fiji, Mauritius, United Kingdom \|\| Western: 61–62 mîlyon (2000, WCD); Eastern: 28 mîlyon; [[Siraiki Zimanê\|Siraiki]] 14 mîlyon, = 104 mîlyon total
German	Indo-European, Germanic, [[West Germanic zimanên\|West]], High German \|\| Fermî li Austria, Belgium ([[German-speaking Community of Belgium\|East Cantons]]), Germany, Italy (South Tyrol), Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland (Aargau, [[Appenzell Ausserrhoden]], Appenzell Innerrhoden, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Bern, Fribourg, Glarus, Graubbden, Lucerne, Nidwalden, Obwalden, St. Gallen, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, Thurgau, Uri, Valais, Zug, Zurich). Significant communities in Argentina, Avustralya, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Kanada, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Namibia, Netherlands, Zelanda Nû, Poland, Paraguay, Yekîtiya Welatên (North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin),. \|\| 100 mîlyon dayikî (95 mîlyon Standard German [2004 CIA], 5 mîlyon Swiss German), 22 mîlyon second Zimanê = 123 mîlyon total

[biguherîne] Zimanaxêvan dayikî ya navbera 30–100 mîlyon

Ziman	Zimanmalbat	Rewşa Fermî û cîhên ku zimanan dayik behtirî 1% ê gel	Hecmara Zimanaxêv
French	Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Oil \|\| National or Fermî li Belgium (Wallonia û Brussels), Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Kanada (nationally û in New Brunswick, Quebec, û the territories), Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo-Brazzaville, Congo-Kinshasa, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France (including territories), Gabon, Guinea, Haiti, India (districts of Karaikal and Pondicherry), Italy (Aosta Valley), Lebanon, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Martinique, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland (Bern, [[Canton of Fribourg\|Fribourg]], Geneva, Jura, Neuchtlel, Valais, Vaud), Togo, United Kingdom (Guernsey, Jersey), Yekîtiya Welatên (Louisiana), Vanuatu. Significant communities in Zelanda Nû, Yekîtiya Welatên (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont). Creoles also significant in Dominica, [[Saint Lucia]]. \|\| 67 mîlyon (2005 estimate)-109 mîlyon (1) dayikî; 119 mîlyon ([http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/actions-france_830/francophonie-langue-francaise_1040/francophonie_3026/francais-dans-monde_11936/index.html 2])-130 mîlyon (2005 WA) total.
Javanese	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Sunda-Sulawesi	dayikî to Endonezya (originally Java). Significant communities in France (New Caledonia), Malezya, Suriname \|\| 76 mîlyon
Korean	Zimanê isolate	Fermî li People's Republic of China ([[Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture\|Yanbian]]), North Korea, South Korea. Significant communities in Avustralya, Japan, [[United States]] (Guam, Hawaî, Northern Mariana Islands) \|\| 71 mîlyon
Vietnamese	Austro-Asiatic, Mon-Khmer, Vietic	Fermî li Vîetnam. Significant communities in Avustralya, Kamboçya, Laos, France (New Caledonia), Norway, [[United States]] (Kalîforniya), Vanuatu. \|\| 70 mîlyon dayikî, perhaps up to 16 mîlyon second Zimanê, = ~ 86 mîlyon total
Telugu	Dravidian, South Central	Fermî li India ([[Andhra Pradesh]], district of Yanam). Significant communities in Bahrain, Fiji, Mauritius \|\| 70 mîlyon dayikî, 5 mîlyon second Zimanê, = 75 mîlyon total (1997)
Marathi	Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, [[Indo-Aryan zimanên\|Indo-Aryan]], Central Zone \|\| Fermî li India (Daman û Diu, Goa, Maharashtra). Significant communities in Mauritius. \|\| 68 mîlyon dayikî, 3 mîlyon second Zimanê, = 71 mîlyon total
Tamil	Dravidian, Southern	Fermî li India (Tamil Nadu, (districts of Karaikal û Pondicherry)), Singapore, Sri Lanka. Significant communities in Bahrain, Fiji, Malezya, Mauritius, France (Reunion). \|\| 68 mîlyon dayikî, 9 mîlyon second Zimanê, = 77 mîlyon total
Persian	Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, [[Iranian zimanên\|Iranian]], Western, Southwestern\|\| Fermî li Afghanistan, Iran, Tajikistan. Significant communities in Bahrain, Iraq, Israel, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan\|\| 61-71 mîlyon dayikî (including 50-60% of Iran, 40% of Afghanistan, 15-30% of Uzbekistan), may include Mazanderani û Gilaki; ~50 mîlyon second Zimanê, 110 mîlyon total (2005)¹
Urdu	Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo- Aryan, Hindustani\|\| Fermî li India (Jammu û Kashmir {verify if Fermî li Delhi û Uttar Pradesh}), Pakistan. Significant communities in Bahrain, Botswana, Fiji, Malawi?, Mauritius, Oman, Qatar, [[Saudi Arabia]], South Africa? \|\| 61 mîlyon dayikî, 43 mîlyon second Zimanê, = 104 mîlyon total
Italian	Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italian \|\| Fermî li Croatia (Istria County), Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland (Graubbden, Ticino). Significant communities in Argentina, Avustralya, Belgium, Kanada, France, Greece, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Yekîtiya Welatên (Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island), Uruguay, Vatican City \|\| 61 mîlyon dayikî (all varieties, including 7 mîlyon Neapolitan û Calabrese, 5 mîlyon Sicilian [see entry below], but not Sardinian)
Turkish	Altaic, Turkic, Southwestern, Oghuz	Fermî li Bulgaria (regional), Cyprus, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (de jure part of Cyprus), Turkey. Significant communities in Avustralya, Austria, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Iran, [[Republic of Macedonia]], Moldova, Netherlands. \|\| 60 mîlyon dayikî, 15 mîlyon second Zimanê, = 75 mîlyon total (2005 estimate). Total for Oghuz Turkish, including Azeri, Turkmen, û Qashqai, is 100 mîlyon dayikî.
Gujarati	Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, [[Indo-Aryan zimanên\|Indo-Aryan]], Central Zone \|\| Fermî li India (Gujarat, Daman û Diu, Dadra û Nagar Haveli). Significant communities in Fiji. \|\| 46 mîlyon
Polish	Indo-European, Slavic, West	Fermî li Poland. Significant communities in Belarus, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Yekîtiya Welatên (Connecticut, Illinois, New Jersey). \|\| 46 mîlyon
Ukrainian	Indo-European, Slavic, [[East Slavic zimanên\|East]] \|\| Fermî li Ukraine, Transnistria (de jure part of Moldova). Significant communities in Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Slovakia \|\| 39 mîlyon
Malayalam	Dravidian, Southern	Fermî li India (Kerala, Lakshadweep, district of Mahe). Significant communities in Bahrain, United Arab Emirates \|\| 36 mîlyon (1997)
Kannada	Dravidian, Southern	Fermî li India (Karnataka).	35 mîlyon dayikî, 9 mîlyon second Zimanê, = 44 mîlyon total (1997)
Oriya	Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, [[Indo-Aryan zimanên\|Indo-Aryan]], Magadhi \|\| Fermî li India (Orissa). \|\| 32 mîlyon dayikî (1997)
Burmese	Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Lolo-Burmese	Fermî li Myanmar.	32 mîlyon dayikî, 10 mîlyon second Zimanê, = 42 mîlyon total
Thai	Tai-Kadai, Kam-Tai, Be-Tai, Tai-Sek, Tai	Fermî li Tayland.	~31 mîlyon dayikî (1983 SIL, 1990 Diller, 2000 WCD) (dated data), = ~60 mîlyon first & second Zimanê (2001 A. Diller). Includes Southern Thai, Northern Thai/Western Lao, but not Shan, Isan, or Lao.

[biguherîne] Zimanaxêvan dayikî ya navbera 10–30 mîlyon

Ziman	Zimanmalbat	Rewşa Fermî û cîhên ku zimanan dayik behtirî 1% ê gel
Amharic	Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, South	Fermî li Ethiopia. Significant communities in Israel. \|\| 27 mîlyon dayikî (32.7% Ethiopia [1994 census] û 2.7 mîlyon emigrants), 10% (7 mîlyon) as a second Zimanê = 34 mîlyon total
Sundanese	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Sunda-Sulawesi	dayikî to Endonezya (originally western Java) \|\| 27 mîlyon (1990)
Azeri	Altaic, Turkic, Southwestern, Oghuz	Fermî li Azerbaijan. dayikî to Iran. Significant communities in Armenia, Estonia, Georgia, Iraq. \|\| 21-33 mîlyon dayikî, including Qashqai (data for Iran uncertain); 8 mîlyon second Zimanê (outside Iran)
Kurdî	Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, [[Iranian zimanên\|Iranian]], Western, Northwestern\|\| Fermî li Iraq. dayikî to Armenia, Iran, Syria, Turkey. Significant communities in Germany, Lebanon. \|\| ~26 mîlyon (assuming 20% of Turkey)
Pashto	Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, [[Iranian zimanên\|Iranian]], Eastern, Southeastern \|\| Fermî li Afghanistan. dayikî to Pakistan. Significant communities in Iran, United Arab Emirates. \|\| 21–27 mîlyon (data uncertain; ethnic population ~30 mîlyon)
Hausa	Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, West	Fermî li Niger, north Nigeria. Significant communities in Chad, Benin, Ghana, Sudan \|\| 24 mîlyon dayikî, ~ 15 mîlyon second Zimanê, = ~ 40 mîlyon total
Oromo	Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic, East Cushitic	National Zimanê of Ethiopia. Significant communities in Kenya \|\| 24 mîlyon dayikî (31.6% of Ethiopia [1994 census]), ~ 2 mîlyon second Zimanê, = 26 mîlyon total (1998 census)
Romanian	Indo-European, Italic, [[Romance zimanên\|Romance]], Eastern \|\| Fermî li Moldova, Romania, Serbia (Vojvodina). Significant communities in Greece, Hungary, Israel, Spain. \|\| 24–26 mîlyon (2002)
Indonesian	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Sunda-Sulawesi [[Malayic zimanên\|Malayic]] \|\| Fermî li Endonezya. Significant communities in the Netherlands, Timor-Leste	23 mîlyon dayikî, 140+ mîlyon second Zimanê, = 165 mîlyon total; 175 mîlyon total all Malay (2005 WA)
Tagalog	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Borneo-Philippines, [[Central Philippine zimanên\|Central Philippines]]\|\| Fermî li Fîlîpîniyan. Significant communities in Kanada, [[People’s Republic of China]] (Hong Kong), Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yekîtiya Welatên (Alaska, Kalîforniya, Guam, Hawaî, Northern Mariana Islands).\|\| 22 mîlyon dayikî (2000 census), ~65 mîlyon second Zimanê, = 85 mîlyon total
Dutch	Indo-European, Germanic, [[West Germanic zimanên\|West]], Low Franconian \|\| Fermî li Belgium (Brussels û Flanders), Kingdom of the Netherlands, Suriname. \|\| 22 mîlyon [2] [3]
Uzbek	Altaic, Turkic, Eastern	Fermî li Uzbekistan. dayikî to Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan \|\| 20 mîlyon (1995)
Sindhi	Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, [[Indo-Aryan zimanên\|Indo-Aryan]]\|\| Fermî li India, Pakistan. Significant communities in People’s Republic of China (Hong Kong) ?, Oman?. \|\| 20 mîlyon dayikî, 1 mîlyon second Zimanê, = 21 mîlyon total (2001 Johnstone û Mandryk)
Yoruba	Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, [[Defoid zimanên\|Defoid]], Yoruboid \|\| Fermî li Nigeria. dayikî to Benin \|\| 19 mîlyon dayikî, 2 mîlyon second Zimanê, = 21 mîlyon total (1993)
Somali	Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic, Central Cushitic	Fermî li Somalia. dayikî to Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya. Significant communities in United Arab Emirates, Yemen \|\| 13-25 mîlyon (2004 WCD)
Lao	Tai-Kadai, Kam-Tai, Tai	Fermî li Laos. dayikî to Tayland. \|\| ~19 mîlyon Lao-Phutai dialects (including Isan) (data dated)
Cebuano	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Borneo-Philippines, [[Central Philippine zimanên\|Central Philippine]] \|\| dayikî to Fîlîpîniyan \|\| 18.5 mîlyon (2000 census)
Malay	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Sunda-Sulawesi, [[Malayic zimanên\|Malayic]] \|\| Fermî li Bruneyî, Malezya, Singapore. dayikî to Malezya, Endonezya, Tayland. Significant communities in Avustralya, Bahrain. \|\| 18 mîlyon dayikî, 3 mîlyon second Zimanê, = 21 mîlyon total (not counting Indonesian)
Igbo	Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Igboid	Fermî li Nigeria \|\| 18 mîlyon dayikî (1999 WA), unknown number second Zimanê.
Malagasy	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Borneo-Philippines, [[Barito zimanên\|Barito]]\|\| Fermî li Madagascar. Significant communities in Mayotte, Reunion. \|\| 17 mîlyon
Nepali	Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, [[Indo-Aryan zimanên\|Indo-Aryan]]\|\| Fermî li Nepal, India (Sikkim). Significant communities in Bhutan. \|\| 17 mîlyon dayikî (2001 census), perhaps 10–15 mîlyon second Zimanê?
Assamese	Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, [[Indo-Aryan zimanên\|Indo-Aryan]], Magadhan Prakrit, Bengali-Assamese \|\| Fermî li India (Assam). Significant communities in Bhutan. \|\| 15 mîlyon (1997)
Shona	Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantu	National Zimanê of Zimbabwe. Significant communities in Botswana, Mozambique. \|\| 15 mîlyon dayikî, 1.8 mîlyon second Zimanê, = 16-17 mîlyon total, including Ndau, Manyika (2000 A. Chebanne)
Khmer	Austro-Asiatic, Mon-Khmer	Fermî li Kamboçya. Significant communities in Tayland, Yekîtiya Welatên (Kalîforniya), Vîetnam \|\| 14 mîlyon dayikî, 1 mîlyon second Zimanê, = 15 mîlyon total (2004)
Zhuang	Tai-Kadai, Kam-Tai, Tai	Fermî li [[People's Republic of China]] (Guangxi) \|\| 14 mîlyon dayikî (1992), unknown number second Zimanê
Madura	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Sunda-Sulawesi	dayikî to Endonezya (Originally Java, Madura)\|\| 14 mîlyon (1995)
Hungarian	Uralic, Finno-Ugric, Ugric	Fermî li Hungary, Serbia (Vojvodina), Slovenia. Significant communities in Israel, Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine \|\| 14 mîlyon dayikî (1995)
Sinhala	Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, [[Indo-Aryan zimanên\|Indo-Aryan]]\|\| Fermî li Sri Lanka. Significant communities in United Arab Emirates \|\| 13 mîlyon dayikî, 2 mîlyon second Zimanê, = 15 mîlyon total (1993)
Fulani	Niger-Congo, Atlantic, Northern, [[Senegambian zimanên\|Senegambian]] \|\| Fermî li Niger, Nigeria, Senegal. National Zimanê of Guinea, Mali. Significant communities in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, Sierra Leone. \|\| ~13 mîlyon (all varieties)
Tamazight	Afro-Asiatic, Berber, Northern	National Zimanê in Algeria (Kabyle), Morocco. Significant communities in France, Netherlands, Spain (Ceuta & Melilla). \|\| 13+ mîlyon (1998)
Czech	Indo-European, Slavic, West	Fermî li Czech Republic. \|\| 12 mîlyon (1990 WA).
Greek	Indo-European, Greek	Fermî li Cyprus, Greece. Significant communities in Albania, Avustralya, Kanada, Egypt, Georgia. \|\| 12 mîlyon (2004)
Serbian	Indo-European, Slavic, [[South Slavic zimanên\|South]] \|\| Fermî li Bosnia û Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia. Significant communities in Croatia, Avustralya, Sweden, Switzerland. \|\| 11 mîlyon (1981 WA); Serbian-Croatian-Bosnian together = 17 mîlyon
Quechua	Quechuan	Fermî li Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru. Significant communities in Argentina \|\| 10.4 mîlyon, all varieties

[biguherîne] Zimanaxêvan dayikî ya navbera 3–10 mîlyon

Ziman	Zimanmalbat	Rewşa Fermî û cîhên ku zimanan dayik behtirî 1% ê gel	Hecmara Zimanaxêv
Zulu	Niger-Congo, Bantu	Fermî li South Africa. Significant communities in Lesotho, Swaziland \|\| 9.6 mîlyon dayikî, ~16 mîlyon second Zimanê, = ~25 mîlyon total (1996 census)
Chichewa (Nyanja)	Niger-Congo, Bantu	Fermî li Malawi, Zambia. Significant communities in Mozambique, Zimbabwe. \|\| 9.3 mîlyon dayikî (2001 Johnstone û Mandryk), 0.4 mîlyon second Zimanê (1999 WA), = 9.7 mîlyon total
Belarusian	Indo-European, Slavic, [[East Slavic zimanên\|East]]\|\| Fermî li Belarus. Significant communities in Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania \|\| 9.1 mîlyon (2001 Johnstone û Mandryk)
Swedish	Indo-European, Germanic, [[North Germanic zimanên\|North]]\|\|\| National Zimanê of Sweden. Fermî li ?and (Finland), Finland \|\| 8.8 mîlyon (1986), ~9 mîlyon (2005)
Kongo	Niger-Congo, Bantu	National Zimanê in Angola, Congo- Brazzaville (Kituba), Congo-Kinshasa. \|\| 8.7 mîlyon, all varieties, including Yombe and creolized Kituba (1986-2002) (dated data)
Akan	Niger-Congo, Kwa	National Zimanê in Ghana	8.3 mîlyon dayikî, ~1 mîlyon second Zimanê, = ~10 mîlyon total (2004 SIL)
Kazakh	Altaic, Turkic	Fermî li Kazakhstan. Significant communities in People's Republic of China (Xinjiang), Mongolya, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan \|\| 8.2 mîlyon
Hmong	Hmong-Mien	China. Significant communities in France (French Guiana), Laos, Yekîtiya Welatên (Minnesota, Wisconsin), Vîetnam \|\| ~8 mîlyon, all varieties (1999 Li Yunbing)
Yi	Tibeto-Burman	People's Republic of China	7.8 mîlyon ethnic Yi (2000 census)
Tshiluba	Niger-Congo, Bantu	National Zimanê of [[Democratic Republic of the Congo\|Congo-Kinshasa]] \|\| 7.8 mîlyon dayikî, 0.7 mîlyon second Zimanê, = 8.5 mîlyon total (1991 UBS). Includes 1.5 mîlyon Kiluba.
Ilokano	Austronesian, Borneo-Philippines, [[Northern Luzon zimanên\|Northern Luzon]]\|\| Fîlîpîniyan. Significant communities in Yekîtiya Welatên (Hawaî). \|\| 7.7 mîlyon dayikî (2000 census), unknown number second Zimanê (1991 UBS)
Bulgarian	Indo-European, Slavic, [[South Slavic zimanên\|South]] \|\| Fermî li Bulgaria. Significant communities in Moldova. \|\| 6.6 mîlyon in Bulgaria (2005) û ~1 mîlyon abroad
Uyghur	Altaic, Turkic	Fermî li People's Republic of China (Xinjiang). Significant communities in Kazakhstan \|\| 7.6 mîlyon
Haitian Creole	Indo-European, Romance, [[creole Zimanê\|Creole]]\|\| Fermî li Haiti. Significant communities in Bahamas, Kanada (Quebec), [[Cayman Islands]] (UK), Dominican Republic, France (Guadeloupe), Yekîtiya Welatên (Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, New York). \|\| 7.4 mîlyon (2001)
Kinyarwanda	Niger-Congo, Bantu	Fermî li Rwanda. Significant communities in Congo-Kinshasa, Uganda \|\| 7.3 mîlyon (1998)
Xhosa	Niger-Congo, Bantu	Fermî li South Africa. Significant communities in Lesotho \|\| 7.2 mîlyon (1996 census)
Balochi	Indo-European, Iranian	dayikî to Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan. Significant communities in Oman, United Arab Emirates \|\| 7.0 mîlyon (1998)
Hebrew	Afro-Asiatic, Semitic	Fermî li Israel. Significant communities in West Bank (Palestinian Territories). \|\| ~7 mîlyon dayikî (2004? needs verification), 5.1 mîlyon (1998) (10 mîlyon literate)
Hiligaynon	Austronesian, Borneo-Philippines, [[Central Philippine zimanên\|Central Philippine]], Visayan\|\| Fîlîpîniyan \|\| 6.9 mîlyon (2000 census), unknown number second Zimanê
Tigrinya	Afro-Asiatic, Semitic	Fermî li Eritrea, Ethiopia	4.5 mîlyon in Ethiopia (6% of population-1994 census), ~2.25 mîlyon in Eritrea (50% of population-CIA) = 6.75 dayikî, 146,934 as second Zimanê (1994 census) = 6.9 mîlyon total
Catalan	Indo-European, Romance	Fermî li Andorra, Spain (Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Valencia). dayikî to France (Pyr??s-Orientales), Italy (Alghero). \|\| 6.7 mîlyon dayikî, ~5 mîlyon second Zimanê, = ~12 mîlyon total (1996) (includes Valencian)
Armenian	Indo-European, isolate	Fermî li Armenia, [[Nagorno- Karabakh]] (de jure part of Azerbaijan). Significant communities in Georgia, Lebanon, Syria. \|\| 6.7 mîlyon (2001 Johnstone û Mandryk, etc.)
Minangkabau	Austronesian, Sunda-Sulawesi, [[Malayic zimanên\|Malayic]]\|\| Endonezya (Sumatra)\|\| 6.5 mîlyon (1981 Moussay) (dated data)
Turkmen	Altaic, Turkic	Fermî li Turkmenistan. Significant communities in Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq. \|\| 6.4 mîlyon (1995)
Makua	Niger-Congo, Bantu	Major Zimanê of Mozambique. Significant communities in Tanzania \|\| 6.4 mîlyon, all varieties, including Lomwe
Croatian	Indo-European, Slavic, [[South Slavic zimanên\|South]] \|\| Fermî li Bosnia û Herzegovina, Croatia. Significant communities in Austria, Slovenia \|\| 6.2 mîlyon
Santali	Austro-Asiatic, Munda	Fermî li India	6.2 mîlyon (1997)
Batak	Austronesian, Borneo-Philippines Sunda- Sulawesi, Northern Sumatra\|\| Endonezya \|\| ~6.2 mîlyon, all varieties (c. 1991 UBS) (dated data). Includes [[Toba Zimanê\|Toba]], Dairi, Simalungun, etc.
Albanian	Indo-European, isolate	Fermî li Albania, [[Republic of Macedonia\|Macedonia]], Serbia (Kosovo). Significant communities in Greece. \|\| 6.0 mîlyon (data from Albania dated)
Afrikaans	Indo-European, Germanic	Fermî li South Africa. Significant communities in Namibia. \|\| 6.0 mîlyon dayikî, 10.3 mîlyon second Zimanê, = 16 mîlyon total (1996 census)
Mongolian	Altaic, Mongolian	Fermî li [[People's Republic of China]] (Inner Mongolia), Mongolya \|\| 5.7 mîlyon
Bhili	Indo-European, Indic	India	5.6 mîlyon, all varieties (1994) (dated data). Includes 1.6 mîlyon Wagdi, etc.
Danish	Indo-European, Germanic, [[North Germanic zimanên\|North]]\|\| Fermî li Denmark, Faroe Islands (Denmark), Greenland (Denmark). Significant communities in Germany (Southern Schleswig) \|\| 5.6 mîlyon (2006?)
Finnish	Uralic, Finnic	Fermî li Finland, Russia ([[Republic of Karelia]]). Significant communities in Sweden. \|\| 5.4 mîlyon (1993) (dated data)
Gikuyu	Niger-Congo, Bantu	Major Zimanê of Kenya	5.3 mîlyon (1994 I. Larsen BTL)
Slovak	Indo-European, Slavic, West	Fermî li Slovakia. \|\| 5.0 mîlyon (1990 WA)
[[More Zimanê\|M?r?]	Niger-Congo, Gur	National Zimanê of Burkina Faso	~5 mîlyon (1991)
Swahili	Niger-Congo, Bantu	Fermî li Congo- Kinshasa, Kenya, Tanzania. Significant communities in Comoros, Mayotte, Oman, R?nion. \|\| ~5 mîlyon dayikî, ~40 mîlyon second Zimanê [data need verification; only 700 thousand dayikî in Tanzania]
Guarani	Tupi	Fermî li Paraguay. Significant communities in Argentina. \|\| 4.9 mîlyon (1995)
Kirundi	Niger-Congo, Bantu	Fermî li Burundi.	4.9 mîlyon (1986) (dated data)
Sesotho (southern)	Niger-Congo, Bantu	Fermî li Lesotho, South Africa. \|\| 4.9 mîlyon (1996 census)
Romani	Indo-European, Indic	Significant communities in Albania, Bosnia û Herzegovina Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Iran, Macedonia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Turkey \|\| 4.8 mîlyon, all varieties, including [[Domari Zimanê\|Domari]] (data for Vlax 2002–2004; for Domari 2000 WCD).
Norwegian	Indo-European, Germanic, [[North Germanic zimanên\|North]]\|\| Fermî li Norway. \|\| 4.7 mîlyon (2006, Statistics Norway)
Tibetan	Tibeto-Burman	Fermî li People's Republic of China ([[Tibet Autonomous Region\|Tibet]], Qinghai, parts of Sichuan, Gansu) \|\| 4.6 mîlyon, all varieties
Kanuri	Nilo-Saharan, Saharan	Fermî li Niger, Nigeria. Significant communities in Chad (Kanembu) \|\| 4.4 mîlyon dayikî, 0.5 mîlyon second Zimanê, = 4.9 mîlyon total (data mostly from 1985) (dated data)
Tswana	Niger-Congo, Bantu	Fermî li Botswana, South Africa. National Zimanê of Namibia \|\| 4.4 mîlyon dayikî, 0.2 mîlyon second Zimanê, = 4.6 mîlyon total (1993 Johnstone) (dated data)
Kashmiri	Indo-European, Indic	Fermî li India ([[Jammu û Kashmir]]), dayikî to Pakistan. \|\| 4.6 mîlyon (1997)
Georgian	Kartvelian	Fermî li Georgia. Significant communities in Israel. \|\| 4.2 mîlyon (1993 UBS)
Umbundu	Niger-Congo, Bantu	National Zimanê of Angola	~4 mîlyon dayikî, unknown number second Zimanê (1995 WA)
Konkani	Indo-European, Indic	Fermî li India (Goa).Significant communities in Uttara_Kannada,Dakshina_Kannada. \|\| ~4 mîlyon (1999 WA)
Balinese	Austronesian, Sunda-Sulawesi, Bali-Sasak	Endonezya (Bali, Lombok) \|\| 3.9 mîlyon (2001 Johnstone û Mandryk)
Northern Sotho (sePedi)	Niger-Congo, Bantu	Fermî li South Africa. Significant communities in Botswana \|\| 3.7 mîlyon (1996 census)
Bikol	Austronesian, Borneo-Philippines, [[Central Philippine zimanên\|Central Philippine]]\|\| Fîlîpîniyan \|\| 3.7 dayikî (2000 census), unknown number second Zimanê
Luyia	Niger-Congo, Bantu	Kenya	3.6 mîlyon (1989 census) (dated data)
Wolof	Niger-Congo, Atlantic	Fermî li Senegal. Significant communities in The Gambia. \|\| 3.6 mîlyon dayikî (2002), unknown number second Zimanê
Bemba	Niger-Congo, Bantu	National Zimanê of Zambia	3.6 mîlyon dayikî, unknown number second Zimanê (2001 Johnstone û Mandryk)
Buginese	Austronesian, Sunda-Sulawesi, South Sulawesi\|\| Endonezya \|\| 3.5 mîlyon dayikî, 0.5 mîlyon second Zimanê, = ~4 mîlyon total (1991 SIL)
Luo (Dholuo)	Nilo-Saharan, Nilotic	Kenya	3.5 mîlyon (1994 I. Larsen BTL) (dated data)
Maninka	Niger-Congo, Mande	National Zimanê of Guinea, Mali. Significant numbers in Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone. \|\| 3.3 mîlyon, all varieties
Mazanderani	Indo-European, Iranian	Iran	3.3 mîlyon (1993) (dated data) (numbers may be confused with or include Gilaki)
Gilaki	Indo-European, Iranian	Iran	3.3 mîlyon (1993) (dated data) (numbers may be confused with or include Mazanderani)
Shan	Tai-Kadai, Kam-Tai, Tai	Myanmar	3.3 mîlyon
Tsonga	Niger-Congo, Bantu	Fermî li South Africa. Significant communities in Mozambique, Swaziland. \|\| 3.3 mîlyon (1989, 1996) (dated data)
Galician	Indo-European, Romance.	Fermî li Spain. \|\| 3.2 mîlyon (1986) (data dated)
Sukuma	Niger-Congo, Bantu	Tanzania	3.2 mîlyon (2001 Johnstone û Mandryk)
Yiddish	Indo-European, Germanic	Significant communities in Belarus, Israel, Latvia, Ukraine. \|\| 3.2 mîlyon
Jamaican Creole	Indo-European, Germanic, Creole	Jamaîka. Significant communities in Panama, Costa Rica \|\| 3.2 mîlyon (2001)
Kyrgyz	Altaic, Turkic	Fermî li Kyrgyzstan. dayikî to Tajikistan \|\| 3.1 mîlyon (1993 UBS) (dated data)
Waray-Waray	Austronesian, Borneo-Philippines, [[Central Philippine zimanên\|Central Philippine]], Visayan \|\| Fîlîpîniyan \|\| 3.1 dayikî (2000 census), unknown number second Zimanê
Ewe	Niger-Congo, Kwa	Fermî li Togo. National Zimanê of Ghana. \|\| 3.1 mîlyon dayikî, 0.5 mîlyon second Zimanê, = 3.6 mîlyon total (2003)
Lithuanian	Indo-European, Baltic	Fermî li Lithuania. Significant communities in Latvia. \|\| 3.1 mîlyon (1998)
Luganda	Niger-Congo, Bantu	Major Zimanê of Uganda	3.0 mîlyon dayikî (1991 census), ~1 mîlyon second Zimanê (1999 WA), = ~ 4 mîlyon total
Acehnese	Austronesian, Sunda-Sulawesi, Malayic	Endonezya \|\| ~3 mîlyon (1999 WA)
Kimbundu	Niger-Congo, Bantu	National Zimanê of Angola	~3 mîlyon (1999 WA)
Hindko	Indo-European, Indic	Pakistan	~3 mîlyon (1993) (dated data)
Ibibio-Efik	Niger-Congo, Cross River	Efik Fermî li Nigeria	~3 mîlyon, including Anaang (1990; 1998 B. Connell) (dated data)

[biguherîne] Zimanaxêvan dayikî ya navbera 1–3 mîlyon

Ziman	Zimanmalbat	Rewşa Fermî û cîhên ku zimanan dayik behtirî 1% ê gel	Hecmara Zimanaxêv
Rajbangsi	Indo-European, Indic	India	3.0 mîlyon (1991 census) (dated data)
Garhwali	Indo-European, Indic	India	2.9 mîlyon (2000)
Bambara	Niger-Congo, Mande	National Zimanê of Mali	2.8 mîlyon dayikî, 10 mîlyon second Zimanê, = 13 mîlyon total
Ometo	Afro-Asiatic, Omotic	Ethiopia	2.8 mîlyon, all varieties, including [[Welayta Zimanê\|Welayta]] (1998 census)
Indian Sign Zimanê	Zimanê isolate (Sign Zimanê)	Bangladesh, India, Pakistan	2.7 mîlyon in India, plus unknown number in Bangladesh, Pakistan (2003). Same Zimanê as Pakistani Sign Zimanê
Betawi creole	Austronesian	Endonezya	2.7 mîlyon (1993 Johnstone) (dated data)
Karen	Tibetan-Burman	Myanmar, Tayland	2.6 mîlyon, all varieties (dated data)
Gondi	Dravidian	India	2.6 mîlyon (1997)
Senoufo	Niger-Congo, Gur	National Zimanê of Mali. dayikî to [[Burkina Faso]], C?e d'Ivoire. \|\| 2.6 mîlyon, all varieties (1991, 1993, 2001) (dated data)
Kalenjin	Nilo-Saharan, Nilotic	Kenya	2.5 mîlyon (1989 census) (dated data)
Kumauni	Indo-European, Indic	India	2.4 mîlyon in India (1998)
Kamba	Niger-Congo, Bantu	Kenya	2.4 mîlyon dayikî, 0.6 mîlyon second Zimanê, = 3.0 mîlyon total (1989 census) (dated data)
Luri	Indo-European, Iranian	Iran	2.4 mîlyon (1999, 2001)
K'iche'	Mayan	Guatemala	2.3 mîlyon (2000 SIL)
Kapampangan	Austronesian	Fîlîpîniyan	2.3 mîlyon (2000 census)
Bosnian	Indo-European, Slavic, [[South Slavic zimanên\|South]] \|\| Fermî li Bosnia û Herzegovina \|\| 1.8–2.7 mîlyon (2004) [needs verification]
Aymara	Aymaran	Fermî li Bolivia, Peru. Significant numbers in Argentina. \|\| 2.2 mîlyon Central Aymara (1987), plus unknown number Southern Aymara in Peru (dated data; needs confirmation)
Tiv	Niger-Congo, Bantoid	Nigeria	2.2 mîlyon dayikî, unknown number second Zimanê (1991 UBS) (dated data)
Brahui	Dravidian	Pakistan, Afghanistan	2.2 mîlyon
Gbaya	Niger-Congo, Ubangian	Central African Republic, Congo- Kinshasa \|\| 2.2 mîlyon, all varieties, including Ngbaka (2000 WCD)
Zarma	Nilo-Saharan, Songhai	Fermî li Niger	2.2 mîlyon (1998)
[[Baoul?Zimanê\|Baoul?]	Niger-Congo, Kwa	C?e d'Ivoire	2.1 mîlyon (1993 SIL) (dated data)
Dogri	Indo-European, Indic	Fermî li India ([[Jammu û Kashmir]]) \|\| 2.1 mîlyon (1997)
Lingala	Niger-Congo, Bantu	National Zimanê of Congo- Brazzaville, Congo-Kinshasa. \|\| 2.1 mîlyon dayikî (2000 WCD), 7 mîlyon second Zimanê in Congo-Kinshasa (1999 WA), unknown additional second Zimanê speakers in Congo-Brazzaville, = 9+ mîlyon total.
Sasak	Austronesian	Endonezya	2.1 mîlyon (1989) (dated data)
Kurux	Dravidian	India, Nepal	2.1 mîlyon (1997)
Mundari	Austro-Asiatic, Munda	India	2.1 mîlyon (1997)
Dinka	Nilo-Saharan, Nilotic	Southern Sudan	2+ mîlyon
Slovenian	Indo-European, Slavic	Fermî li Austria, Italy, Slovenia. \|\| 2.0 mîlyon (1991 census) (dated data)
Buyei	Tai-Kadai	China	~2 mîlyon (1990 census) (dated data)
Beti-Pahuin	Niger-Congo, Bantu	Major Zimanê of Gabon, Equatorial Guinea. Significant communities in Cameroon, S? Tom?e Pr?cipe. \|\| ~2 mîlyon. Includes Fang, Ewondo, etc.
Dimli	Indo-European, Iranian	Turkey	1.5 to 2.5 mîlyon (all dialects) (1998 Paul)
Tulu	Dravidian	India	1.9 mîlyon (1997)
Sidamo	Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic	Ethiopia	1.9 mîlyon, 0.1 mîlyon second Zimanê, = 2.0 mîlyon total (1998 census)
Bashkir	Altaic, Turkic	Fermî li Russia (Bashkortostan)	1.9 mîlyon (2001 Johnstone û Mandryk)
Yao	Niger-Congo, Bantu	Malawi, Tanzania, Mozambique	~1.9 mîlyon (2001 Johnstone û Mandryk)
Chuvash	Altaic, Turkic	Fermî li Russia (Chuvashia)	1.8 mîlyon dayikî, 0.2 mîlyon second Zimanê, = 2.0 mîlyon total (2001 Johnstone û Mandryk)
Ijaw	Niger-Congo, unclassified	Nigeria	1.8 mîlyon (all varieties)
Fon	Niger-Congo, Kwa	National Zimanê of Benin Significant communities in Togo \|\| 1.7 mîlyon dayikî (2000 Hoddenbagh), unknown number second Zimanê
Swazi	Niger-Congo, Bantu	Fermî li South Africa, Swaziland. Significant communities in Lesotho \|\| 1.7 mîlyon (1996 census, 1993 Johnstone)
Nyankore	Niger-Congo, Bantu	Uganda	1.6 mîlyon (1991 census) (dated data)
Tatar	Altaic, Turkic	Fermî li Russia (Tatarstan). Significant communities in Bashkortostan, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan \|\| 1.6 mîlyon (1989 census) [6.6 mîlyon ethnic Tatar]
Makasar	Austronesian	Endonezya	1.6 mîlyon dayikî, 0.4 mîlyon second Zimanê, = 2 mîlyon total (1989) (dated data)
Macedonian	Indo-European, Slavic	Fermî li Macedonia \|\| 1.6 mîlyon (1986) (dated data)
Gusii	Niger-Congo, Bantu	Kenya	1.6 mîlyon (1994 I. Larsen BTL) (dated data)
Khandesi	Indo-European, Indic	India	1.6 mîlyon (1997)
Ndebele	Niger-Congo, Bantu	Fermî li South Africa. National Zimanê of Zimbabwe. \|\| 1.6 mîlyon (2001 Johnstone û Mandryk)
Chin	Tibetan-Burman	Myanmar, India	1.6 mîlyon (1990 BAP, 1996 UBS) (dated data). All varieties, but not including Mizo etc.
Sara	Nilo-Saharan, Central Sudanic, Bongo-Bagirmi	National Zimanê of Chad. Significant communities in Central African Republic. \|\| 1.5 mîlyon dayikî, all varieties, large number second-Zimanê speakers (dated data)
Pangasinan	Austronesian	Fîlîpîniyan	1.5 mîlyon (2000 census)
Latvian	Indo-European, Baltic	Fermî li Latvia. Significant communities in Avustralya. \|\| 1.5 mîlyon
Tonga	Niger-Congo, Bantu	Zambia, Zimbabwe	1.5 mîlyon (2001 Johnstone û Mandryk)
Lampung	Austronesian	Endonezya	~1.5 mîlyon (1981 Wurm û Hattori) (dated data)
Sardinian	Indo-European, Romance	Fermî li Italy (Sardinia) \|\| ~1.5 mîlyon (1977 M. Ibba, Rutgers University) (dated data)
Scots	Indo-European, Germanic, [[West Germanic zimanên\|West]], Anglic\|\| Scotland, Significant communities in Northern Ireland \|\| ~1.5 mîlyon dayikî (General Register Office for Scotland, 1996)
Dong	Tai-Kadai	China	1.5 mîlyon
Mende	Niger-Congo, Mande	National Zimanê of Sierra Leone	1.5 mîlyon dayikî, unknown number second Zimanê (1987 UBS) (dated data)
T?	Tai-Kadai	Vîetnam	1.5 mîlyon in Viet Nam (1999 census)
Nahuatl	Uto-Aztecan, isolate	Mexico	1.4 mîlyon (all varieties) (dated data)
Afar	Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic	Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti	1.4 mîlyon (1998 census)
Dagbani	Niger-Congo, Gur	National Zimanê of Ghana	1.4 mîlyon, including Kusaal, Mampruli (2004 SIL)
Koli	Indo-European, Indic	India, Pakistan	1.4 mîlyon, all varieties (some data dated)
Chiga	Niger-Congo, Bantu	Uganda	1.4 mîlyon (1991 census) (dated data)
Soga	Niger-Congo, Bantu	Uganda	1.4 mîlyon (1991 census) (dated data)
Tumbuka	Niger-Congo, Bantu	Fermî li Malawi. Significant communities in Zambia \|\| 1.3 mîlyon (2001 Johnstone û Mandryk)
Iu Mien	Hmong-Mien, Yao	China	1.3 mîlyon, all varieties (1995 Wang and Mao)
Meru	Niger-Congo, Bantu	Kenya	1.3 mîlyon (1994 I. Larsen BTL) (dated data)
Gogo	Niger-Congo, Bantu	Tanzania	~1.3 mîlyon (1992 UBS) (dated data)
Teso	Nilo-Saharan, Nilotic	Uganda. Significant communities in Kenya	1.3 mîlyon (1991 census) (dated data)
Meithei	Tibetan-Burman	Fermî li India (Manipur)	1.3 mîlyon (1997)
Tamang	Tibetan-Burman	Nepal	1.3 mîlyon
Makonde	Niger-Congo, Bantu	Tanzania, Mozambique	1.3 mîlyon (2001 Johnstone û Mandryk)
Bai	Tibetan-Burman, unclassified	China	1.2 mîlyon (2003)
Tuareg	Afro-Asiatic, Berber, Southern	Fermî li Niger. National Zimanê of Mali. \|\| 1.2 mîlyon (1991-1998) [dated data]
Mandinka	Niger-Congo, Mande	Fermî li Senegal. Significant communities in Gambia, Guinea-Bissau. \|\| 1.2 mîlyon (2002)
Jula	Niger-Congo, Mande	dayikî to Burkina Faso, Significant communities in C?e d'Ivoire \|\| ~1.2 mîlyon dayikî, 3 to 4 mîlyon second Zimanê
Temne	Niger-Congo, Atlantic	National Zimanê of Sierra Leone	~1.2 mîlyon dayikî, 0.2 mîlyon second Zimanê, = ~1.4 mîlyon total (1989 J. Kaiser) (dated data)
Haya	Niger-Congo, Bantu	Tanzania	~1.2 mîlyon (1991 UBS) (dated data)
Serer	Niger-Congo, Atlantic	Fermî li Senegal. Significant communities in Gambia. \|\| 1.2 mîlyon (2002)
Beja	Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic or isolate	Sudan, Eritrea	1.2 mîlyon (1982 SIL) (dated data)
Nyamwezi	Niger-Congo, Bantu	Tanzania	1.2 mîlyon (2001 Johnstone û Mandryk)
Abron	Niger-Congo, Kwa	Ghana	1.2 mîlyon (2003)
Alur	Nilo-Saharan, Nilotic	Congo-Kinshasa, Uganda	1.2 mîlyon (2001 Johnstone û Mandryk)
Sena	Niger-Congo, Bantu	Mozambique, Malawi	1.2 mîlyon, all varieties
Azande	Niger-Congo, Ubangian	Congo-Kinshasa, Southern Sudan, [[Central African Republic]] \|\| 1.1 mîlyon (dated data)
Walloon	Indo-European, Romance	Belgium	1.1 mîlyon (1998)
Anyi	Niger-Congo, Kwa	C?e d'Ivoire, Ghana	1.2 mîlyon (1993 SIL) (dated data)
Malvi	Indo-European, Indic	India	1.1 mîlyon (1997)
Kinaray-a	Austronesian	Fîlîpîniyan	1.1 mîlyon dayikî (2000 census)
Soninke	Niger-Congo, Mande	Fermî li Senegal. National Zimanê of Mali. Significant communities in Burkina Faso, C?e d'Ivoire, Gambia, Mauritania. \|\| 1.10 mîlyon (1991) (dated data)
Ho	Austro-Asiatic, Munda	India	1.08 mîlyon (1997)
Estonian	Uralic, Finnic	Fermî li Estonia	1.08 mîlyon (1989 census) (dated data)
Nyakyusa	Niger-Congo, Bantu	Tanzania, Malawi	1.05 mîlyon (1992 UBS) (dated data)
Gwari	Niger-Congo, Nupe	Nigeria	1.05 mîlyon (1991 SIL, 2002 SIL) (dated data)
Lugbara	Nilo-Saharan, Central Sudanic, Moru-Madi	Congo-Kinshasa, Uganda \|\| 1.04 mîlyon (2001 Johnstone û Mandryk, 1983 SIL) (dated data)
Naga	Tibetan-Burman	India	1.03 mîlyon, all varieties (1997)
Susu	Niger-Congo, Mande	National Zimanê of Guinea. Significant communities in Sierra Leone. \|\| 1.03 mîlyon (2001 Johnstone û Mandryk)
Tausug	Austronesian	Fîlîpîniyan	1.02 mîlyon dayikî (2000 census)
Chokwe	Niger-Congo, Bantu	National Zimanê of Angola. Significant communities in Congo-Kinshasa \|\| 1.01 mîlyon (1990 UBS) (dated data)
Kabardian	Caucasic, Circassian	Fermî li Russia (Kabardino-Balkaria). Significant communities in Karachay-Cherkessia, Turkey \|\| 1.01 mîlyon (1993 UBS, 2001 Johnstone û Mandryk) (dated data)
Ryukyu	Japonic, Ryukyuan	Japan	1.01 mîlyon, all varieties (2000 WCD)
Magindanaw	Austronesian	Fîlîpîniyan	1.0 mîlyon dayikî (2000 census), unknown number second Zimanê
Maranao	Austronesian	Fîlîpîniyan	1.0 mîlyon dayikî (2000 census)
Songe	Niger-Congo, Bantu	Congo-Kinshasa	~1 mîlyon (1991 WA) (dated data)
Rejang	Austronesian	Endonezya	~1 mîlyon (1981 Wurm û Hattori) (dated data)
Bini	Niger-Congo, Edo	Fermî li Nigeria	~1 mîlyon (1999 WA)
Ebira	Niger-Congo, Nupe	Nigeria	~1 mîlyon (1989 J. Adive) (dated data)
Dagaare	Niger-Congo, Gur	National Zimanê of Ghana. Significant communities in Burkina Faso. \|\| ~1 mîlyon (2003)
Gujari	Indo-European, Indic	Afghanistan, India, Pakistan	0.99 mîlyon (2000 WCD)
Tharu	Indo-European, Indic	Nepal	0.99 mîlyon, all varieties
Chechen	Caucasic, Nakh	Fermî li Russia (Chechnya). \|\| 0.96 mîlyon (1989 census) (dated data!)
Venda	Niger-Congo, Bantu	Fermî li South Africa	0.96 mîlyon (1996 census)
Arakanese	Tibetan-Burman	Myanmar, Bangladesh	0.95 mîlyon (2001 Johnstone û Mandryk)