Lingua Franca

Historic

• Akkadian (Mesopotamia)
• Sanskrit (India)
• Aramaic (Middle East)
• Koine Greek (Europe)
• Old Tamil (Tamilakam)
• Latin (Europe)
• Classical Māori (New Zealand)
• Sogdian (Silk Road)
• Old Church Slavonic (Russia)
• Cyrillic script (Eastern Europe)
• The Mediterranean Lingua Franca (Europe)
• Italian (Royal Courts of Europe)
• French (Royal Courts of Europe)
• Classical Quechua (Latin America)

Modern

• English (Global)
• Spanish (Latin America)
• French (Canada, Europe, North-west Africa)
• Arabic (Middle East and North Africa)
• Russian (North Asia)
• Portuguese (Latin America)
• Chinese (China and Taiwan)
• Hindustani / Hindi-Urdu (North India and Pakistan)
• Malay (South East Asia)
• Swahili (Middle Africa)
• Persian (Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan)
• Hausa (West Africa)
• Amharic (Ethiopia)
• Creole (West Africa)