Languages Of The World
27 entries in the Languages Of The World compendium.
Sign languageVisual-manual languages with full grammatical complexity equal to spoken languages.Sindhi languageA major South Asian language with ancient roots and modern official status.Sinhala languageAn Indo-Aryan language of Sri Lanka with deep Buddhist literary roots.Sino-Tibetan languagesThe Sino-Tibetan language family, also called Trans-Himalayan, includes over 400 languagesSlavic languagesLargest ethno-linguistic group in Europe, with over 20 languages.Somali languageA Cushitic language spoken by millions across the Horn of Africa.Spanish languageA global Romance language originating from the Kingdom of Castile.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.Tamil language**Tamil (தமிழ், Tamiḻ)** is a Dravidian language native to the Tamil people, primarily spoTelugu languageTelugu is a Dravidian language native to the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and TelanganaThai languageThai is the sole official language of Thailand.Turkic languagesThe Turkic languages form a family of over 35 documented languages, spoken by Turkic peoplTurkish languageMost widely spoken Turkic language, official in Turkey and Cyprus.Ukrainian languageEast Slavic language of Ukraine, with deep historical roots.Uralic languagesLanguage family spoken across Europe and North Asia.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.Uzbek languageUzbek is the second-most widely spoken Turkic language.Vietnamese languageAustroasiatic language of Vietnam with over 86 million native speakers.Wu ChineseA major Chinese language group preserving medieval voiced initials.YiddishHistorical vernacular of Ashkenazi Jews, written in Hebrew alphabet.Yoruba languageA West African language with 50 million speakers and diaspora liturgical use.Yue ChineseA major Sinitic branch centered on Guangzhou and Hong Kong.
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