Variety kind sorts language varieties by the specific type of variation they represent, such as an accent, a dialect or a sociolect. Wikipedia notes that a widely neutral American accent "is known in linguistics as General American," a named kind distinct from a regional or ethnic variety. This dimension lets a visitor compare varieties that share the same kind of linguistic difference.
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1. Wikipedia: Spanish Language
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Today, it is a global language with 519 million native speakers, mainly in the Americas and Spain, and about 636 million speakers total, including second-language speakers.
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