List of languages
This list of languages is alphabetical by English name. More structured lists are also available:
- Language families and languages,
- ISO 639
- List of languages by writing system,
- List of languages by total speakers.
Ethnologue lists about 6,800 main languages in its language name index (see the external link) and distinguishes about 41,000 alternate language names and dialects.
This list deals with particular languages, and includes only natural and constructed languages spoken by humans. For other kinds of information about language see:
- language (for information about language in general)
- sign language (for information about sign language)
- list of programming languages
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A
- Abkhazian
- Abujmaria
- Afrikaans
- Aimaq, or Barbari
- Ainu
- Akkadian (Semitic) (extinct)
- Albanian
- Aleut
- Algonquin
- Alemán Coloneiro (Germanic)
- Alsatian (Germanic)
- Altai
- Alutor
- Amharic
- Anglo-Saxon
- Amdang
- Angaur
- Anlo
- Apachean languages
- A-Pucikwar
- Arabic (Semitic)
- Aragonese
- Aramaic (Semitic)
- Arawak
- Armenian
- Ashkun
- Assamese
- Assyrian
- Athabascan
- Asturian
- Avestan
- Awadhi
- Aymara
- Azerbaijani
B
- Badaga
- Badeshi
- Bajelan
- Balochi
- Bambara
- Bashkir
- Basque
- Bavarian
- Belarusian (Slavic)
- Bemba
- Bengali
- Berber
- Bété
- Bhili
- Bhojpuri
- Biafran
- Bihari
- Bikya
- Blackfoot
- Bokmal or Bokmaal
- Bolgar
- Bonan, also known as Paoan
- Bosnian (Slavic)
- Brahui
- Breathanach
- Breton (Celtic)
- Brithenig
- Bulgarian (Slavic)
- Burmese
- Burushaski
- Buryat
C
- Camunic (extinct)
- Cantonese (Sinitic)
- Carib
- Carlestia (constructed, based on European languages)
- Catalan (Romance)
- Catawba
- Cayuga
- Cebuano (Malayo-Polynesian)
- Ceqli (constructed)
- Chagatai
- Chamorro
- Chaouia
- Chavacano
- Chechen
- Chenchu
- Chenoua
- Cherokee
- Chhattisgarhi
- Chichewa
- Chittagonian
- Choctaw
- Chorasmian
- Chukchi
- Chulym
- Chuvash
- Cocoma
- Cocopa
- Coptic
- Cornish (Celtic)
- Corsican
- Cree
- Crimean Turkish
- Croatian (Slavic)
- Cuman
- Cumbric (Celtic) (extinct)
- Curonian
- Czech (Slavic)
D
- Dacian (extinct)
- Dalmatian
- Dameli
- Danish (Germanic)
- Dargestani
- Dari (Zoroastrian)
- Dari (of Afghanistan)
- Darkhat
- Daur, also known as Dagur
- Dhatki
- Dida
- Dirwali (also known as Gawri or Kalami)
- Divehi
- D'ni (constructed)
- Dogri
- Dolgan
- Dongxiang
- Duala
- Dumaki
- Dungan
- Dutch (Germanic)
- Dzhidi
E
- East Yurghur
- Edomite
- Ekspreso
- Elamite (extinct)
- Enets (Yenisey Samoyed) (Samoyedic)
- English (Germanic)
- Erzya (Finno-Ugric)
- Esperanto (constructed, based on European languages)
- Estonian (Finno-Ugric)
- Etruscan
- Even
- Evenk
- Ewe
- Extremenian
F
- Faeroese
- Fars
- Fijian
- Filipino
- Finnish (Finno-Ugric)
- Flemish
- Fon
- French Créole
- French (Romance)
- Frisian
- Friulian (Romance)
- Fulani
- Fur
- Furu
G
- Gadaba
- Gagauz
- Galician
- Garhwali
- Gaulish
- Gayo
- Gazi
- Ge'ez
- Gelangali
- Gen / Gen-Gbe, Mina
- Georgian
- German / Deutsch (Germanic)
- Gilaki
- Gilbertese (= (I-)Kiribati)
- Gondi
- Gorani
- Gothic (extinct)
- Gowari (also known as Gawarbati or Narsati)
- Greek
- Guaraginga
- Guarani
- Gujarati
- Gwich'in
H
- Hadza / Hatsa
- Haitian creole
- Haryani
- Harzani
- Hausa
- Hawaiian
- Hazaragi
- Hebrew (Semitic)
- Hiligaynon
- Hindi (Indo-Iranian)
- Hittite (Anatolian)
- Hmong
- Hopi
- Hungarian (Finno-Ugric)
- Hurrian
- Hutterite German
I
- Icelandic (Germanic)
- Ido (constructed, reformed version of Esperanto)
- Ibanag
- Igbo
- Illyrian
- Ilocano (Malayo-Polynesian)
- Ilonggo (Malayo-Polynesian)
- Indonesian (Malayo-Polynesian)
- Ingrian
- Interlingua (constructed, based on European languages)
- Interlingue, originally Occidental (constructed, based on European languages)
- Inuktitut
- Inupiak
- Iraqw
- Irish (Irish Gaelic) (Celtic)
- Irkut
- Irula
- Isan
- Ishkashimi
- Istro-Romanian (Romance)
- Italian / Italiano (Romance)
- Izhorian (Finno-Ugric)
J
- Jacaltec
- Japanese / 日本語
- Javanese
- Judaeo-Spanish
- Judeo-Crimean Tatar
- Jurchen
K
- Kabyle
- Kafiri
- Kalash
- Kalasha-ala, also known as Waigali
- Kalmyk
- Kalto, also known as Nahali
- Kamas (Samoyedic)
- Kamchadal, also known as Itelmen
- Kamvari
- Kankonian
- Kannada
- Kaonde
- Karachay-Balkar
- Karagas
- Karaim
- Karakalpak
- Karelian (Finno-Ugric)
- Kashmiri
- Kashubian
- Kawi
- Kazakh
- Kelen
- Kerek
- Ket
- Khakas
- Khalaj
- Khandeshi
- Khanty (Ostyak) (Finno-Ugric)
- Khazar
- Khirwar
- Khmer
- Khowari
- Khunsari
- Kinyarwanda
- Kimatuumbi
- Kiribati (= Kiribatese = Kiribatian)
- Kirundi
- Kiswahili
- Klingon (constructed)
- Kodagu
- Kohistani (also known as Khili)
- Kolami
- Komi (Permyak) (Finno-Ugric)
- Komi (Zyrian) (Finno-Ugric)
- Konda
- Konkani
- Koraga
- Korandje
- Korasani
- Korean / 한국어
- Korowai
- Koryak
- Kota
- Koya
- Krimchak (Judeo-Crimean Tatar)
- Kujarge
- Kui
- Kumauni
- Kumyk
- Kumzari
- Kurdish
- Kurukh
- Kurumba
- Kuvi
- Kyrgyz
L
- Láadan
- Laal
- Ladin
- Lahnda
- Lakhota
- Lamani, also known as Banjari
- Lao
- Lappish
- Latin / Latina
- Latvian (Baltic)
- Lenni Lenape
- Lepontic
- Lingala
- Lithuanian (Baltic)
- Livonian (Finno-Ugric)
- Loglan (constructed)
- Lojban (constructed, based on Loglan)
- Lozi
- Lude
- Lunda
- Luri
- Luvale
- Luwati
- Luxembourgish
- Lydian (Anatolian)
M
- Macedonian (Slavic)
- Macedoromanian (Romance)
- Maithili
- Makasar
- Malagasy
- Malayalam
- Maldvian
- Maltese
- Malto
- Malvi
- Manchurian
- Manda
- Mandarin (Chinese)
- Mansi (Vogul) (Finno-Ugric)
- Manx (Manx Gaelic)
- Maori
- Marathi
- Mari (Cheremis) (Finno-Ugric)
- Maria
- Marquesan
- Marshallese
- Mator
- Maya
- Mayang
- Mazandarani
- Meänkieli
- Megleno-Romanian
- Meroitic
- Messapian
- Michif
- Minangkabau
- Mobilian
- Moghol
- Mohawk
- Moksha (Finno-Ugric)
- Mon
- Mongolian
- Munji
- Muria
N
- Nagarchal
- Nahuatl
- Naiki
- Nama
- Nanai
- Nangalami
- Natanzi
- Nauruan
- Navajo
- Nayini
- Negidal
- Nenets (Yurak) (Samoyedic)
- Nepali
- New Kypchak
- Nganasan (Tavgi) (Samoyedic)
- Ngumba
- Nhengatu
- Nigerian pidgin
- Niuean
- Nivkh (Gilyak)
- Nogai
- Norn
- Northern Sotho
- North Yukaghir
- Norwegian
- Novial (constructed, based on European languages)
- N/u
- Nuka, or Nuka-Dora
- Nuristani
- Nyanja
- Nynorsk
O
- Occidental, later Interlingue (constructed, based on European languages)
- Occitan
- Oirat
- Ojibwa
- Olcha
- Old Nubian language
- Old Church Slavonic
- Old French
- Old Norse
- Old Prussian (Baltic)
- Olonetsian (also known as Olonets or Livvi) (Finno-Ugric)
- Omagua
- Oriya
- Ormuri
- Oroch
- Orochen
- Orok
- Oromifa
- Oropom
- Ossetic
- Ottoman Turkish
P
- Pahari
- Pahlavi
- Palauan
- Pali
- Papiamento
- Parachi
- Parji, also known as Duruwa
- Parya
- Pashayi
- Pashto
- Passamaquoddy
- Pecheneg
- Pengo
- Pennsylvania German
- Persian
- Phalura
- Phrygian (extinct)
- Pictish
- Piraha (Mura)
- Plautdietsch, Mennonite Low German
- Polish (Slavic)
- Portuguese
- Potiguara
- Pradhan, also known as Pardhan
- Prasuni, also known as Wasi-weri
- Provençal
- Punjabi
Q
R
- Rajasthani
- Rappahanock
- Romansh (Rhaeto-Romance)
- Romanian (Romance)
- Romanica (constructed Romance)
- Romansh (Romance)
- Romany (Indo-Iranian)
- Russenorsk
- Russian (Slavic)
S
- Salar
- Salish
- Sami (Lappish) (Finno-Ugric)
- Samoan
- Sandawe
- Sangisari
- Sanglechi
- Sanskrit (Indo-Iranian)
- Saraiki
- Saramaccan
- Sardinian (Romance)
- Sarikoli
- Sasxsek
- Savara
- Savi
- Scanian (Germanic)
- Scots (Lallans) (Includes Ulster Scots (Ullans))
- Scots Gaelic (Scottish Gaelic or Gaelic)
- Selchuk = Salchuq
- Selkup (Ostyak Samoyed) (Samoyedic)
- Selonian
- Seminole
- Semnani
- Sened
- Sepedi
- Serbian (Slavic)
- Serbo-Croatian (Slavic)
- Sesotho
- Setswana
- Shahrudi
- Shina
- Shona
- Shor
- Shughni
- Shumashti
- Sindebele
- Sindarin (constructed)
- Sindhi
- Sinhalese
- Sioux
- Sivandi
- Slovak (Slavic)
- Slovene (Slavic)
- Slovio (constructed Slavic)
- Soddo
- Soi
- Solresol (constructed)
- Somali
- Sona (constructed)
- Sonsorolese (or Sonsorol, or Sonsoral)
- Soqotri
- Sorbian (Slavic)
- South Yukaghir
- Spanish (Romance)
- Sranan
- Sumerian (extinct)
- Swabian (Germanic)
- Swahili (Bantu)
- Swati or Siswati
- Swedish (Germanic)
- Swiss German (Germanic)
- Sudovian
- Sundanese
T
- Tagalog (Malayo-Polynesian)
- Tahitian
- Tajik
- Takestani
- Talossan
- Talysh
- Tamil
- Tat
- Tatar, Kazan Tatar
- Telugu
- Teonaht
- Tetum
- Thai
- Tharu
- Thracian (extinct)
- Tibetan
- Ticonderoga
- Tigre
- Tigrinya
- Tigrignan
- Tirahi
- Tobian
- Tocharian A and B
- Toda
- Tok Pisin
- Toki Pona (constructed pidgin based on sources from around the world)
- Tongan
- Tokelauan
- Tregami
- Trasianka | Трасянка
- Tshivenda
- Tsimshian
- Tswana
- Tu, also known as Monguor
- Tulu
- Tupinamba
- Tupinkin
- Turkish
- Turkmen
- Turvali, also known as Torwali (Indo-Iranian)
- Tuvaluan
- Tuvan (also known as Tuvin)
- Trasianka | Трасянка
U
- Uatakassí
- Ubykh (Northwest Caucasian)
- Udihe
- Udmurt (Votyak) (Finno-Ugric)
- Uighur
- Ukrainian (Slavic)
- Urdu
- Uripiv
- Urum
- Ute
- Uzbek
V
- Vafsi
- Veps (Finno-Ugric)
- Verdurian (constructed)
- Vietnamese
- Volapük (constructed, based on European languages)
- Vote (Finno-Ugric)
W
- Waddar
- Wakhi
- Walloon (Romance)
- Waneci
- Welsh (Celtic)
- Wenedyk
- West Yurghur
- Weyto
- Wolof
- Wotapuri-katarqalai
- Wu (Chinese)
X
- /Xam
- Xhosa
- Xibe
- !Xóõ
- !Xu (!Kung) (Khoisan)
Y
Z
Only some major languages are listed here. See List of spoken and sign languages beginning with the letter Z for about 50 more.
External links
- Ethnologue language name index (http://www.ethnologue.com/language_index.asp)
- Rosetta project (http://www.rosettaproject.org/live)
- Language Museum (http://www.language-museum.com/)
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