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Volume V, Issue 3 -- August, 2004

How international are we ?
Literature in translation at the complete review

- updated 20 March 2013 -

       The list below offers a breakdown of the languages in which all the works under review at the complete review were originally written; it will be updated after every batch of one hundred reviews.

       See also the discussion of How international are we ?

       Total languages represented: 60 (through review 3100).

Language of origin of books reviewed
Rank Language 1-1000 1-1500 1-2000 1-2500 1-3000 1-3100 per cent

1 English 681 926 1066 1186 1313.5 1324.5 42.73

2 French 74 136 212 305 388 406 13.10

3 Spanish 41 65 110 159 205 213 6.87

4 German 50 80 102 128.5 161 165 5.32

5 Japanese 10 34 65 88.5 115.5 128.5 4.15

6 Dutch/Flemish 35 47 68 80 91 96 3.10

7 Arabic 0 6 34 63 80 86 2.77

8 Italian 16 29 47 58 70 73 2.35

9 Swedish 12 17 21 31 48 50 1.61

10 Norwegian 0 13 23 33 44 44 1.42

11 Russian 3 9 19 26 34 41 1.32

11 Chinese 9 15 23 30 37 40 1.29

13 Portuguese 3 10 19 24 35 38 1.23

14 Hungarian 6 12 22 30 36 37 1.19

15 Persian¹ 15 15 19 23 31 31 1.00

-- Serbo-Croatian 5 11 19 25 31 31 1.00

17 Polish 11 15 19.5 24.5 27.5 28.5 0.92

18 Hebrew 0 5 10 15 22 24 0.77

19 Czech 10 11 13 17 23 23 0.74

20 Romanian 4 5 9 13 17 17 0.55

21 Korean 2 3 9.5 12.5 16.5 16.5 0.53

22 Turkish 0 3 4 10 14 16 0.52

23 Finnish 0 3 10 12 14 15 0.48

24 Icelandic 0 2 3 5 10 13 0.42

25 Afrikaans 0 1 1 8 11 11 0.35

26 Danish 1 1 6 7 10 10 0.32

-- Greek (modern) 0 2 5 10 10 10 0.32

-- Sanskrit 3 6 6 8 10 10 0.32

-- Catalan 0 0 2 5 8 9 0.29

30 Bulgarian 0 1 2 6 8 8 0.26

-- Ukrainian 0 2 6 7 8 8 0.26

32 Urdu 2 2 2 5 6 7 0.23

33 Albanian 1 1 4 4 5 6 0.19

-- Slovenian 2 3 3 4 6 6 0.19

35 Indonesian 0 1 1 1 4 5 0.16

36 Bengali 0 0 0 1 4 4 0.13

-- Estonian 0 0 1 3 4 4 0.13

-- Slovakian 0 0 0 3 4 4 0.13

39 Greek (classical) 1 2 3 3 3 3 0.10

-- Hindi 0 1 1 2 2 3 0.10

-- Latin 0 0 0 1 3 3 0.10

-- Macedonian 1 1 2 2 3 3 0.10

-- Malayalam 1 1 1 2 3 3 0.10

-- Telugu 0 0 0 2 3 3 0.10

-- (diverse) 0 0 1 3 3 3 0.10

46 Burmese 0 0 0 2 2 2 0.06

-- Gikuyu 0 0 1 1 2 2 0.06

-- Vietnamese 0 0 0 1 2 2 0.06

-- Yoruba 0 1 1 2 2 2 0.06

50 Acholi 0 0 1 1 1 1 0.03

-- Amharic 0 0 0 1 1 1 0.03

-- Assamese 0 0 0 1 1 1 0.03

-- Basque 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.03

-- Chaghatay Turkish 1 1 1 1 1 1 0.03

-- Georgian 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.03

-- Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.03

-- Lithuanian 0 0 1 1 1 1 0.03

-- Nepali 0 0 0 1 1 1 0.03

-- Tigrinya 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.03

-- Welsh 0 1 1 1 1 1 0.03

-- Zulu 0 0 0 1 1 1 0.03

       ¹ "Persian" includes both classical and modern Persian (Farsi), as well as Dari

       Note also that some languages -- Italian, Persian, and Sanskrit -- benefit from multiple reviews of different translations of the same original text.

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Language of origin of books reviewed
Rank	Language	1-1000	1-1500	1-2000	1-2500	1-3000	1-3100	per cent
1	English	681	926	1066	1186	1313.5	1324.5	42.73
2	French	74	136	212	305	388	406	13.10
3	Spanish	41	65	110	159	205	213	6.87
4	German	50	80	102	128.5	161	165	5.32
5	Japanese	10	34	65	88.5	115.5	128.5	4.15
6	Dutch/Flemish	35	47	68	80	91	96	3.10
7	Arabic	0	6	34	63	80	86	2.77
8	Italian	16	29	47	58	70	73	2.35
9	Swedish	12	17	21	31	48	50	1.61
10	Norwegian	0	13	23	33	44	44	1.42
11	Russian	3	9	19	26	34	41	1.32
11	Chinese	9	15	23	30	37	40	1.29
13	Portuguese	3	10	19	24	35	38	1.23
14	Hungarian	6	12	22	30	36	37	1.19
15	Persian¹	15	15	19	23	31	31	1.00
--	Serbo-Croatian	5	11	19	25	31	31	1.00
17	Polish	11	15	19.5	24.5	27.5	28.5	0.92
18	Hebrew	0	5	10	15	22	24	0.77
19	Czech	10	11	13	17	23	23	0.74
20	Romanian	4	5	9	13	17	17	0.55
21	Korean	2	3	9.5	12.5	16.5	16.5	0.53
22	Turkish	0	3	4	10	14	16	0.52
23	Finnish	0	3	10	12	14	15	0.48
24	Icelandic	0	2	3	5	10	13	0.42
25	Afrikaans	0	1	1	8	11	11	0.35
26	Danish	1	1	6	7	10	10	0.32
--	Greek (modern)	0	2	5	10	10	10	0.32
--	Sanskrit	3	6	6	8	10	10	0.32
--	Catalan	0	0	2	5	8	9	0.29
30	Bulgarian	0	1	2	6	8	8	0.26
--	Ukrainian	0	2	6	7	8	8	0.26
32	Urdu	2	2	2	5	6	7	0.23
33	Albanian	1	1	4	4	5	6	0.19
--	Slovenian	2	3	3	4	6	6	0.19
35	Indonesian	0	1	1	1	4	5	0.16
36	Bengali	0	0	0	1	4	4	0.13
--	Estonian	0	0	1	3	4	4	0.13
--	Slovakian	0	0	0	3	4	4	0.13
39	Greek (classical)	1	2	3	3	3	3	0.10
--	Hindi	0	1	1	2	2	3	0.10
--	Latin	0	0	0	1	3	3	0.10
--	Macedonian	1	1	2	2	3	3	0.10
--	Malayalam	1	1	1	2	3	3	0.10
--	Telugu	0	0	0	2	3	3	0.10
--	(diverse)	0	0	1	3	3	3	0.10
46	Burmese	0	0	0	2	2	2	0.06
--	Gikuyu	0	0	1	1	2	2	0.06
--	Vietnamese	0	0	0	1	2	2	0.06
--	Yoruba	0	1	1	2	2	2	0.06
50	Acholi	0	0	1	1	1	1	0.03
--	Amharic	0	0	0	1	1	1	0.03
--	Assamese	0	0	0	1	1	1	0.03
--	Basque	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.03
--	Chaghatay Turkish	1	1	1	1	1	1	0.03
--	Georgian	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.03
--	Kannada	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.03
--	Lithuanian	0	0	1	1	1	1	0.03
--	Nepali	0	0	0	1	1	1	0.03
--	Tigrinya	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.03
--	Welsh	0	1	1	1	1	1	0.03
--	Zulu	0	0	0	1	1	1	0.03

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