Papua New Guinea has the highest number of ‘living’ indigenous languages in the world; India- 4th

Papua New Guinea has the highest number of ‘living’ indigenous languages in the world; India- 4th

• The Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea has the highest number of ‘living’ indigenous languages in the world (840). India stands fourth with 453 languages.

• 2019 is the United Nations’ International Year of Indigenous Languages.