Specificity in the languages of the world

Languages with specific articles


Swahili: Niger-Congo (Subfamily: Benue-Congo, Genus: Bantoid); spoken in Tanzania; speakers 787.630; source: Ethnologue Arabic, Moroccan Spoken: Afro-Asiatic; spoken in Morocco, Western Sahara; speakers 21.048.900; source: Ethnologue Arabic, Moroccan Spoken: Afro-Asiatic; spoken in Morocco, Western Sahara; speakers 21.048.900; source: Ethnologue Mavea: Austronesian (Subgroup: West Santo); spoken in Vanuatu, speakers 64 (Guerin&Aoyama), 250 (Lynch and Crowley 2001), 33 (Guerin 2009); source: Ethnologue Maori: Austronesian (Subfamiliy: Eastern Malayo-Polynesian); spoken in New Zealand; speakers 60.260; source: Ethnologue Samoan: Austronesian (Subfamiliy: Eastern Malayo-Polynesian); spoken in Samoa, American Samoa, Fiji, New Zealand, Tonga, United States; speakers 369.957; source: Ethnologue click on the red points for a .doc with further information

Maori: Austronesian (Subfamiliy: Eastern Malayo-Polynesian); spoken in New Zealand; speakers 60.260; source: Ethnologue; for more information click here.
Samoan: Austronesian (Subfamiliy: Eastern Malayo-Polynesian); spoken in Samoa, American Samoa, Fiji, New Zealand, Tonga, United States; speakers 369.957; source: Ethnologue; for more information click here.
Arabic, Moroccan Spoken: Afro-Asiatic; spoken in Morocco, Western Sahara; speakers 21.048.900; source: Ethnologue; for more information click here.
Malay: Austronesian (Subfamiliy: Western Malayo-Polynesian); spoken in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand; speakers 39.144.949; source: Ethnologue
Indonesian: Austronesian (Subfamiliy: Western Malayo-Polynesian); spoken in Indonesia, Netherlands, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, United States; speakers 23.187.680; source: Ethnologue;
Swahili: Niger-Congo (Subfamily: Benue-Congo, Genus: Bantoid); spoken in Tanzania; speakers 787.630; source: Ethnologue; for more information click here.
Mavea: Austronesian (Subgroup: West Santo); spoken in Vanuatu, speakers 64 (Guerin&Aoyama), 250 (Lynch and Crowley 2001), 33 (Guerin 2009); source: Ethnologue; for more information click here.