There are about 200 countries in the world. People live there, and they speak all kinds of languages. In fact, there are about 7, 000 languages and dialects in the world.
People use those languages to1with others. They talk to each other. They learn about and2new ideas and knowledge. They can do all that in person and on the Internet.
However, there is a3. Not all 7, 000 languages and dialects are on the Internet. A lot of them are missing. According to a UNESCO study, 98% of the pages on the Internet are in just4Also, over 50% of those are in English. That's5for English speakers but not for many others.
A part of the problem comes from computer6. They only have letters in English or the other main languages on the Internet. So, it's7for the speakers of the missing languages to type their words.
Another part comes from computer programs. They are also in English and the other main languages. So, to8them, the speakers of the missing languages must have knowledge of the main languages.
People are working to solve this problem. They don't want to9any of the world's languages. They also want10to be able to use the Internet. Now, Wikipedia has articles in over 300 languages. It's not much, but it's a start.
