Languages (1983: Doomsday)

Before Doomsday
In a world with approximately 4.5 billion people, the six most widespread languages were Chinese Mandarin, Spanish, English, French, Russian, Arabic - also the 6 official languages of UN. Also of significant importance were Hindi, Portuguese, Bengali, Japanese and German.

Immediately after Doomsday
With the major devastation all over the world, especially the Northern hemisphere, the worldwide language structure is shaken as well. With the destruction of the USSR, and Germany the numbers of Russian, Japanese and especially German native speakers have incredibly shrunk dramatically. The worldwide dominance of English is reduced with the lack of the USA, UK and the most of. The real hayheld of English is now the ANZ Commonwealth.

In contrary, Portuguese and especially Spanish are on the rise as the economical worldwide activity is centering on the South American continent and ANZC.

As China and are still in a catastrophic state of anarchy, the (worldwide) importance of their respective languages is also quite limited.

2009
The linguistic sphere of today is a reflection of over two decades of rebuilding and development. The main languages of international trade and diplomacy are English (Anglo-Australian) and Spanish. Elsewhere, French and the Celtic/Gaelic languages have seen a resurgence in their respective spheres; owing to increased cohesion (Francophone community) and political emphasis. and have likewise seen a revival of interest in Afrikaans - for practical purposes - although Dutch (its linguistic ancestor) is fast diminishing in relevance. German and Russian are relegated to "limited" influence by the, due to the relative isolation of their sphere. The fate of Chinese and Japanese  are uncertain, although  sizable diaspora communities still uphold them: Chinese in New Britain, ANZC, and the Southeast Asian states, and Japanese in  and.