Which languages vs What languages

Both "which languages" and "what languages" are correct and commonly used in English. They are interchangeable in many contexts, but there are subtle differences in usage. "Which languages" implies a selection from a specific set of languages, while "what languages" is more general and open-ended.

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Which languages

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use "which languages" when you are asking about a specific selection of languages from a known set.

Examples:

Which languages do you speak?
Which languages are offered in this course?

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Edit which languages are in the collection and their grammar properties.
Clearly, it is not possible to estimate precisely which languages will be most in demand in the immediate future.
Who can watch and in which languages?
Each Member State shall state in a declaration to be deposited with the General Secretariat of the Council which languages, among the official languages of the institutions of the Union, may be used in the procedure of taking contact in accordance with Chapter 2.
Can the Commissioner tell us what stage we have reached and, if possible, which languages will be included in the next stage?
Which languages were then involved?
In how many languages are Cedefop documents and information bulletins drawn up and which languages are they?
The use of which languages has now fallen the most?
Session reports indicating which languages have been used during the meetings are a very useful tool for assessing whether the interpretation arrangements provided correspond to the needs of the meeting participants, but they are not prepared in a significant number of cases.
Some of the most difficult aspects to agree on have proved to be which languages should be used for the detailed description of an invention and the process of establishing a legal system and common case law.
The Commission's policy on multilingualism values all languages and encourages actions at national, regional and local level to safeguard the European cultural heritage of which languages are an integral part.
Does the Commission intend to add other languages and if so which languages will be added to the five already being used to calculate this indicator?
Which languages do you speak?
Which languages are most spoken?
Into which languages are drivers able/entitled to obtain interpretation? (their mother tongue, or merely a language they understand?)
Which languages do you speak?
When pasting via the clipboard & parley; does not know which languages the different fields belong to and just would insert them from left to right.

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What languages

What languages

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use "what languages" when you are asking about languages in a more general or open-ended way.