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Dutch speakers -- Speakers of Scandinavian languages -- German speakers -- French speakers -- Italian speakers -- Speakers of Spanish and Catalan -- Portuguese speakers -- Greek speakers -- Russian speakers -- Polish speakers -- Farsi speakers -- Arabic speakers -- Turkish speakers -- Speakers of South Asian languages -- Speakers of Dravidian languages -- Speakers of West African languages -- Swahili languages -- Malay/Indonesian speakers -- Japanese speakers -- Chinese speakers -- Korean speakers -- Thai speakers.