Languages Of The World
27 entries in the Languages Of The World compendium.
Sign languageVisual-manual languages with full linguistic complexity.Spanish languageA global Romance language born in Castile, spoken by over 600 million.Tamil languageTamil (தமிழ், Tamiḻ) is a Dravidian language native to the Tamil people, primarily spoken in the Indian state…Turkish languageMost widely spoken Turkic language, official in Turkey and Cyprus.Uralic languagesLanguage family spoken across Europe and North Asia.Uzbek languageThe official language of Uzbekistan, a Karluk Turkic language with over 36 million native speakers.Vietnamese languageAustroasiatic language of Vietnam with over 86 million native speakers.Yue ChineseA major Sinitic branch centered on Guangzhou and Hong Kong.Sindhi languageA major South Asian language, third most-widely spoken in Pakistan after Punjabi and Pashto.Sinhala languageAn Indo-Aryan language of Sri Lanka with a rich history and diglossic structure.Sino-Tibetan languagesA family of more than 400 languages, second only to Indo-European in number of native speakers.Slavic languagesThe Slavic languages are a major branch of the Indo-European family, spoken by over 315 million people across…Somali languageA Cushitic language spoken by millions across the Horn of Africa.Sumerian languageOldest attested language, isolate, spoken in ancient Mesopotamia.Sundanese languageAustronesian language spoken by 32 million in western Java.SwahiliA Bantu lingua franca with significant Arabic influence.Swedish languageNorth Germanic language spoken in Sweden and parts of Finland.Tagalog languageAustronesian language basis of Filipino, national language of the Philippines.Telugu languageTelugu is a Dravidian language native to the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, where it serves…Thai languageThai is the sole official language of Thailand.Turkic languagesThe Turkic languages form a family of over 35 documented languages, spoken by Turkic peoples across a vast…Ukrainian languageEast Slavic language of Ukraine, with deep historical roots.UrduUrdu is an Indo-Aryan language and national lingua franca of Pakistan.Uto-Aztecan languagesA major Native American language family spanning the US and Mexico.Wu ChineseA major Chinese language group preserving medieval voiced initials.YiddishA West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews, with roots in the Holy Roman Empire and a…Yoruba languageA West African language with 50 million speakers and diaspora liturgical use.
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