Home›Logographic Scripts›Language(s) WrittenBrowse ByLanguage(s) WrittenLanguages written names every language a given script is actually used to write. Wikipedia notes the Latin script "is used to write over 3,000 languages, spoken by about 70% of the global population," by far the widest reach of any writing system. This dimension shows how many separate languages one script actually serves.FactsLanguage(s) WrittenSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra Of EmergenceWell-attested1200 BCE 1Language(s) WrittenFilter Results7 entriesAttested From (Year)All450 BCE (1)700 (1)1955 (1)Attested To (Year)All150 (1)ISO 639-3 CodeAllcmn (1)hak (1)ja (1)lzh (1)nan (1)wuu (1)yue (1)Speaker CountAll34,000,000 (1)44,000,000 (1)83,000,000 (1)86,000,000 (1)123,000,000 (1)941,000,000 (1)StatusAllClassical (No Native Speakers) (1)Living (6)Show ResultsBrowseCompareClassical ChineseLanguage(s) Written1 entryHakka ChineseLanguage(s) Written1 entryJapaneseLanguage(s) Written1 entryMandarin ChineseLanguage(s) Written1 entrySouthern MinLanguage(s) Written1 entryWu ChineseLanguage(s) Written1 entryYue ChineseLanguage(s) Written1 entrySources1. Wikipedia: Oracle Bone ScriptWikimedia FoundationLead sectionQuote, Lead sectionThe oracle bone script is the oldest attested form of written Chinese, dating to the late 2nd millennium BC.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.