[ExI] What's the fastest language to speak?

[spike]

>... On Behalf Of Anders Sandberg
>Subject: Re: [ExI] What's the fastest language to speak?

 

>...A quick little check using Google Translate (so do not expect any scientific quality) of the story Eugene posted...:

 

>...Albanian: 958 words, 4,425 characters

Arabic: 799 words, 3,420 characters

Basque: 647 words, 4,221 characters

Chinese (traditional, translitterated): 805 words, 3,604 characters

Czech: 722 words, 3,782 characters

English: 845 words, 4083 characters

Finnish: 615 words, 3,969 characters

French: 905 words, 5,473 characters

German: 805 words, 4,636 characters

Icelandic: 787 words, 3,967 characters

Italian: 871 words, 4,410 characters.

Japanese (translitterated): 988 words, 4,542 characters

Latin: 644 words, 3593 characters

Hindi: 952 words, 3,597 characters

Hebrew: 674 words, 2,935 characters

Russian: 725 words, 4,158 characters

Swedish: 777 words, 3,930 characters

Swahili: 798 words, 4,193 characters

Tamil: 663 words, 4,481 characters

Thai (translitterated): 1,020 words, 4927 characters

Vietnamese: 1,146 words, 3,937 characters

Welsh: 938 words, 4,220 characters

 

 

 

Here’s my contribution to Anders' experiment.  I sorted by words, then by characters.

 

By words:

 


Finnish:

615

words,

3,969

characters


Latin:

644

words,

3,593

characters


Basque:

647

words,

4,221

characters


Tamil:

663

words,

4,481

characters


Hebrew:

674

words,

2,935

characters


Czech:

722

words,

3,782

characters


Russian:

725

words,

4,158

characters


Swedish:

777

words,

3,930

characters


Icelandic:

787

words,

3,967

characters


Swahili:

798

words,

4,193

characters


Arabic:

799

words,

3,420

characters


Chinese (traditional, translitterated):

805

words,

3,604

characters


German:

805

words,

4,636

characters


English:

845

words,

4,083

characters


Italian:

871

words,

4,410

characters.


French:

905

words,

5,473

characters


Welsh:

938

words,

4,220

characters


Hindi:

952

words,

3,597

characters


Albanian:

958

words,

4,425

characters


Japanese (translitterated):

988

words,

4,542

characters


Thai (translitterated):

1,020

words,

4,927

characters


Vietnamese:

1,146

words,

3,937

characters

 

 

 

By characters:

 


Hebrew:

674

words,

2,935

characters


Arabic:

799

words,

3,420

characters


Latin:

644

words,

3,593

characters


Hindi:

952

words,

3,597

characters


Chinese (traditional, translitterated):

805

words,

3,604

characters


Czech:

722

words,

3,782

characters


Swedish:

777

words,

3,930

characters


Vietnamese:

1,146

words,

3,937

characters


Icelandic:

787

words,

3,967

characters


Finnish:

615

words,

3,969

characters


English:

845

words,

4,083

characters


Russian:

725

words,

4,158

characters


Swahili:

798

words,

4,193

characters


Welsh:

938

words,

4,220

characters


Basque:

647

words,

4,221

characters


Italian:

871

words,

4,410

characters.


Albanian:

958

words,

4,425

characters


Tamil:

663

words,

4,481

characters


Japanese (translitterated):

988

words,

4,542

characters


German:

805

words,

4,636

characters


Thai (translitterated):

1,020

words,

4,927

characters


French:

905

words,

5,473

characters

 

 

spike

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