August 2022 Language Quiz

Questions for this quick geography quiz are inspired by the Language of the Day series from Ethnologue (ethnologue.com). You can further test your geographic knowledge (↗) with more quizzes from GeoFact of the Day. The answers to this quiz are listed below; enjoy and good luck!

1)      True or false: Southern Tiwa is a rare language used for communication in the UNITED STATES.

2)      As of the year 2005, there are about 130,000 people using the Yakan language for communication — specifically 86,900 people in the province of Basilan. Which country is home to the Yakan language?
A — PAKISTAN
B — The PHILIPPINES
C — JAMAICA

3)      Which of the following languages of CHINA is a nearly extinct language with only 50 communicators in the year 2012?
A — Dongxiang
B — Lawu

4)      Which of the following is the language used for communication by almost 4,600,000 people (in the year 2016) in MOROCCO?
A — Central Atlas Tamazight
B — Tepinapa Chinantec
C — Oluwanga

5)      True or false: Guernésiais is a language primarily found on the island of Jersey in the UNITED KINGDOM’s Channel Islands.






















ANSWERS

Question 1:
True

Question 2:
B . . . . . The Philippines

Question 3:
B . . . . . Lawu

Question 4:
A . . . . . Central Atlas Tamazight

Question 5:
False . . . . . Guernsey