Mandarin now the most common language on Sydney streets after English

A new book has mapped out multilingualism in Sydney.

Reading and writing Arabic should be given as much importance as speaking the language, says expert. Source: Pixabay

 

The languages losing speakers: 

• Italian 
• Greek
• Croatian
• Polish
• Maltese

The languages gaining speakers: 

• Punjabi 
• Malayalam
• Gujarati
• Arabic
• Hindi