List of language names
This article is a resource of the native names of most of the major languages in the world. These are endonymic glossonyms.
Languages
[edit]† = Extinct language
A
[edit]Aari – Aari
- Spoken in:
Ethiopia
Aasáx † – Aasá
- Formerly spoken in:
Tanzania
Abaza – Aбаза бызшва
Abellen – Ayta Abellen
- Spoken in:
Tarlac,
Philippines
Abenaki † – Alnôba, Wôbanakiôdwawôgan
- Formerly spoken by: the American/Canadian Abenaki Tribe
Abkhaz – Aҧсуа бызшәа, Aҧсшәа
- Official language in:
Abkhazia and the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia,
Georgia
Aborlan Tagbanwa – tabanawa
- Spoken in:
Palawan,
Philippines
Abui – Abui
- Spoken in:
Indonesia
Abure – ɔbule ɔyʋɛ
- Spoken in:
Côte d’Ivoire
Acehnese – Aceh or Bahsa Acèh
- Spoken in:
Indonesia
Achang – Mönghsa, ŋa˨˩ʈʂhaŋ˨˩
Achi – achi'
Acholi – Lwo
- Spoken in:
Uganda and
South Sudan
Achumawi † – Achomawi or Ajúmmááwí
- Formerly spoken in:
California
Adai † – Tenánat Hadéyas
- Formerly spoken in:
Louisiana,
United States
Adangbe – Adangbe
- Spoken in:
Togo
Adangme – Adangbɛ
Adele – Gidire
Adioukrou – mɔjukru
- Spoken in:
Côte d’Ivoire
Adnyamathanha – Yura Ngawarla
- Spoken in:
Australia
Adyghe – Адыгабзэ
- Western Circassian language. Official language in:
Adygea,
Russia
- Spoken also in: Turkey, Israel, Syria, Iraq, Germany, United States, Netherlands etc.
Afade – afaë
Afar – Qafár af
Afrihili – El-Afrihili
- Proposed lingua franca of
Africa
Afrikaans – Afrikaans
Aghem – aghím
- Spoken in:
Cameroon
Aghul – агъул чӀал
Aguacateco – awakateko
- Spoken in:
Guatemala
Aguaruna – Awajún
- Spoken in:
Peru
Ahirani – खान्देशी, अहिराणी
- Spoken in: Maharashtra,
India
Ahtna – Atnakenaege
Ainu – アイヌ イタク, Aynu Itak
Ajië – A’jie, Ajië, Houailou, Wai, Wailu
Akan – Akan, Fante, Twi
- Official language in:
Ghanaian/Ivoirian ethnic region of Akanland
Akkadian † – akkadû or 𒀝𒅗𒁺𒌑
- Formerly an Official language in: Akkad or central Mesopotamia which is modern-day
Iraq
- Later it became a lingua franca in the Middle East and
Egypt
Aklanon – Akeanon, Binisaya nga Akeanon or Inakeanon
Akum – aakuem
Alabama – Albaamaha
- Spoken in:
Texas,
United States
- Now extinct in:
Oklahoma,
United States
Albanian – Shqip, Shqiptar
- Official language in:
Albania and
Kosovo
- Recognised Minority Language in:
Italy,
Montenegro,
North Macedonia,
Romania, and
Serbia
Aleut – Unangam Tunuu, Унáҥам Тунý
- Official language in:
Alaska,
United States
- Spoken in:
Kamchatka Krai,
Russia
Algerian Arabic – الدارجة الجزائرية
- Spoken in:
Algeria
Algerian Saharan Arabic – dŷazāri' or جزائري
- Spoken in:
Algeria,
Libya,
Mali,
Mauritania,
Morocco,
Niger, and
Western Sahara
Algonquin – ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᒧᐎᓐ or anicinâbemowin
Alsatian – Elsässisch, Elsässerditsch
Altai (Northern) – Алтай тили
- Spoken in:
Altai Krai and
Altai Republic,
Russia
Altai (Southern) – Алтай тил
- Spoken in:
Altai Republic,
Russia
Alur – Lur
- Spoken in: the
Democratic Republic of the Congo and
Uganda
Alyutor – nəməlʔu
- Spoken in:
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug and
Kamchatka Krai,
Russia
Amdang – Sìmí Amdangtí
- Spoken in: the Wadi Fira Region,
Chad
American Sign Language – Sign Language
- Signed in: the
United States of America and
Canada
Amharic – ኣማርኛ
Amis – 'Amis or Pangcah
- Spoken in:
Taiwan
Amo – Timap
- Spoken in:
Nigeria
Ancient Egyptian † – 𓂋𓏺𓈖 𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖
- Formerly spoken in: Ancient Egypt
Ancient Greek † – Ἑλληνική
- Formerly spoken in: much of the Mediterranean Sea (until 1453)
Andalusian Arabic † – عربية أندلسية
- Formerly spoken in: Al-Andalus (modern-day
Spain and
Portugal)
Anfillo – Mao
- Spoken in:
Ethiopia
Angika – अंगिका
- Official language in:
Jharkhand,
India
- Spoken in:
Nepal
Angloromani – Romanichal
- Spoken in: the
United Kingdom
Apache – Ndéé
- Spoken in: Southwestern
United States
Apsaalooke – Apsaalooke
- Spoken in: Great Plains,
United States
Arabela – Tapweyokwaka
- Spoken in:
Peru
Arabic – العربية
Aragonese – l'Aragonés
- Official language in:
Aragon,
Spain
Aramaic – ܐܪܡܝܐ
Arapaho – Hinono'eitiit
- Spoken by: the
Arapaho people,
United States
Arawak – Lokono
Arbëreshë Albanian – Arbërisht
- Spoken in:
Italy
Archi – аршаттен
Arikara – Sáhniš
- Spoken in:
North Dakota,
United States
Arin † – bbˈirk
- Formerly spoken in:
Russia
Armenian – Հայերեն
- Official language in:
Armenia
- Recognised Minority Language in:
Cyprus,
Poland,
Romania, Samtskhe-Javakheti (
Georgia),
Hungary,
Iraq,
Lebanon,
Turkey,
Ukraine, and
California (
United States)
Aromanian – Aromanian
Arpitan – arpetan or francoprovençâl
- Spoken in:
France and
Switzerland
- Recognised Minority Language in:
Italy
Arrernte – Arrernte Angkentye
- Spoken in:
Northern Territory,
Australia
Arvanitika – arbërisht or αρbε̰ρίσ̈τ
- Spoken in:
Greece
Assamese – অসমীয়া
- Spoken in:
Bhutan,
Bangladesh, and
India
Assiniboine – Nakhóda
- Spoken in:
Canada and the
United States
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic – ܣܘܪܝܬ
Asturian – Asturianu
Atayal – Tayal
- Spoken in:
Taiwan
Atikamekw – Nēhinawēwin
Auslan – Sign Language
Avar – МагIарул МацI
- Spoken in:
Azerbaijan,
Georgia,
Kazakhstan,
Turkey, and
Dagestan (
Russia)
Avestan – 𐬆𐬬𐬈𐬯𐬙𐬆𐬥
- Formerly spoken on: the eastern
Iranian Plateau
- The Avestan language is a Zoroastrian liturgical language
Awadhi – अवधी
- Spoken in:
India
Aweer – Boni
- Spoken in:
Kenya
Awijilah – Tawjilit, طاوجيليت or ⵟⴰⵡⵊⵉⵍⵉⵜ
- Spoken in:
Libya
Ayapaneco – Ayapaneco
Aymara – Aymar Aru
- Spoken by:
Aymara people in
Bolivia,
Chile, and
Peru
Äynu – ئەينۇ
- Spoken in: the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region,
China
Azerbaijani – Azərbaycanca
- Official language in:
Azerbaijan and
Dagestan,
Russia
- Spoken in:
Iran,
Turkey and
Georgia
Azoyu Me'phaa – me̱'pha̱a̱ tsíndíí
B
[edit]Babine – Witsuwit’en, ᗔᙣᗔᗥᐣ
- Spoken in: British Columbia
in Canada
Badaga – படக, ಬಡಗ, ബഡഗ
- Spoken in: Tamil Nadu, India
Baga † – Barka
- Formerly spoken in: the Republic of Guinea
Bagheli – बघेली
- Spoken in: Madhya Pradesh, India
Bai – 白语
- Spoken in: the Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China
Bajjika – बज्जिका
Baki – Baki
- Spoken in: Vanuatu
Balinese – ᬩᬲᬩᬮᬶ
- Spoken in: Bali
, Republic of Indonesia
Balochi – بلۏچی
- Spoken in: Pakistan
, Iran
and Afghanistan
Balti – སྦལ་ཏིའི་སྐད་, بلتی
- Spoken in: Baltistan, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Islamic Republic of Pakistan
and Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, Republic of India
Bambara – Bamanankan
- Official language in: the Republic of Mali
Bangala – Mɔnɔkɔ na bangála
- Spoken in: the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Bangime – Baŋgɛri-mɛ
- Spoken in: the Republic of Mali
Banjarese – basa Banjar, jaku Banjar, باس بنجر
- Recognised Minority Language in: South Kalimantan
, Central Kalimantan
and East Kalimantan
, Indonesia
Bantawa – बान्तावा
- Official language in: Sikkim, India
and Koshi Province, Nepal
Baoulé – wawle
- Spoken in: Ivory Coast
Basaa – ɓasaá, ɓàsàa
- Spoken in: Cameroon
Basa-Gumna † – Basa-Kaduna, Basa Kuta
- Formerly spoken in: Chanchaga, Niger State, Federal Republic of Nigeria
Bashkir – башҡорт Теле, Başqort Tele
- Official language in: the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russian Federation
and the Republic of Kazakhstan
Basque – Euskara
- Official language in: Basque Country
and Navarre
, Kingdom of Spain
- Spoken in the French Basque Country, Atlantic Pyrenees
Republic of France
, but with no legal status.
Bassa – Ɓǎsɔ́ɔ̀ (𖫢𖫧𖫳𖫒𖫨𖫰𖫨𖫱)
- Spoken by: Liberian/Sierra Leonean Bassa People
Batak – ᯘᯮᯒᯖ᯲ ᯅᯖᯂ᯲
- Spoken by: the Batak people of the North Sumatra, Republic of Indonesia
Bavarian – Boarisch, Boirisch
- Spoken in: Bavaria
in Germany
, Austria
and South Tyrol
in Italy
Beaver – Dane-zaa Ẕáágéʔ (ᑕᓀᖚ ᖚᗀᐥ)
- Spoken in: British Columbia
and Alberta
, Canada
Beja – Bidhaawyeet, Tubdhaawi, تُبڈاوِ
- Recognised Minority Language in: Eritrea
and Sudan
Belarusian – Беларуская
Bemba – iciBemba
- Official language in: the Republic of Zambia
Bengali – বাংলা
- Official language in: the People's Republic of Bangladesh
and the Republic of India
Berber – Tamaziɣt, Tamazight, or ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ
- Spoken in: Northern Africa
Berta – Gebeto or Wetawit
- Spoken in: the Benishangul-Gumuz Region, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Betawi – Basè Betawi, Basa Betawi
- Spoken in: Jakarta
, Tangerang City, Tangerang Regency, South Tangerang City in Banten
, Bekasi City, Bekasi Regency, Bogor Regency, Depok City in West Java
, Indonesia
Bezhta – бежкьалас миц
Bhili – भीली, ભીલી
- Spoken in: Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Maharashtra, India
Bhojpuri – 𑂦𑂷𑂔𑂣𑂳𑂩𑂲, भोजपुरी, بھوجپوري
- Spoken in: Bihar, Republic of India
; Jharkhand, Republic of India
; Uttar Pradesh, Republic of India
; Co-operative Republic of Guyana
; Republic of Suriname
; and Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Bhumij – ভূমিজ, ଭୁମିଜ୍, भूमिज,
Big Nambas – V'ənen Taut
- Spoken in: Malakula, Vanuatu
Bihari – ?
Bijago – Kangaki-Kagbaaga-Kajoko Bidyogo
- Spoken in: Guinea-Bissau
Bikol – Bikol
- Spoken in: Bicol Region, Philippines
Bilen – ብሊን
Bishnupriya Manipuri – বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী
- Spoken in: Northeast India
and Bangladesh
Bislama – Bislama
Blackfoot – ᑯᖾᖹ, ᓱᖽᐧᖿ
- Spoken by: the American/Canadian Blackfoot Tribe
Bodo – बड़ो
- Spoken in: Republic of India
and Democratic Republic of Nepal
Boie'nen [bɔ̆ɪ̆ɛ̋’n̆ə̆n]
- Spoken in: Buhi, Camarines Sur of the Bicol Region of the Philippines
Bontoc – Bontoc
- Spoken in: Mountain Province, the Philippines
Bosnian – Босански, Bosanski
- Official language in: Bosnia and Herzegovina
and Montenegro
- Recognised Minority Language in: Republic of Albania
, Kosovo
, North Macedonia
, and Republic of Serbia
Brahui – براہوئی
- Spoken in: Balochistan, Pakistan
Braj Bhasha – ब्रजभाषा
- Spoken in: India
Breton – Brezhoneg
- Spoken in: Brittany, French Republic
British Sign Language – Sign Language, Breetish Sign Leid, Iaith Arwyddion Prydain, Cànan Soidhnidh Bhreatainn, Teanga Chomharthaíochta na Breataine
- Signed in: the United Kingdom
Buginese – ᨅᨔ ᨕᨘᨁᨗ
- Spoken in: South Sulawesi, Republic of Indonesia
Buhid – ᝊᝓᝑᝒᝇ
- Spoken in: Mindoro, Philippines
Bulgarian – български език
- Official language in: Republic of Bulgaria
, and Hellenic Republic
- Recognised Minority Language in: Romania
, Republic of Serbia
, and Ukraine
Burmese – မြန်မာစာ or မြန်မာစကား
Burushaski – بُرُݸشَسکݵ
- Spoken in: Pakistan
Buryat – буряад хэлэн
- Official language in: Buryatia
, Russia
Bussa – Mossittaata, Mossiya, ሞስሲትቷታ or ሞስሲያ
- Spoken in: Ethiopia
C
[edit]Caddo – Hasí:nay
- Spoken in: Oklahoma
in the United States
Cahto – Katoiana
- Spoken in: California
in the United States
Cahuarano † – Cahuiawano
- Formerly spoken in: Peru
Cahuilla – Ivia
- Spoken in: the southern area of the State of California, United States
Caló – Caló
Cameroonian Pidgin English – Wes Cos, Kamtok
- Spoken in: Cameroon
Canichana † – ?
- Formerly spoken in: Bolivia
Cantabrian – cántabru, montañés
- Spoken in: the Spanish autonomous communities of Cantabria
and Asturias
Cantonese – 廣東話
- Official language in: Hong Kong Special Administration Region, People's Republic of China
, Macau Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China
Cape Verdean Creole – kabuverdianu, kriolu, kriol
- Spoken in: Cape Verde
Carib – Kari'nja
- Spoken in: Brazil
, French Guiana
, Guyana
, Suriname
, Venezuela
, and Trinidad and Tobago
Caribbean Hindustani – कॅरेबियाई हिंदुस्तानी, 𑂍𑂶𑂩𑂵𑂥𑂱𑂨𑂰𑂆⸱𑂯𑂱𑂁𑂠𑂳𑂮𑂹𑂞𑂰𑂢𑂲, کَیریبئائی ہندوستانی
- Spoken in: Guyana
, Suriname
and Trinidad and Tobago
Carrier – ᑐᑊᘁᗕᑋᗸ
- Spoken in: British Columbia, Canada
Carrier (Southern) – ᑐᑊᘁᗕᑋᗸ
- Spoken in: British Columbia, Canada
Catalan – Català
- Official language in: Principality of Andorra
; the Balearic Islands, Kingdom of Spain
; Catalonia, Kingdom of Spain
; and the Valencian Community, Kingdom of Spain
- Recognised Minority Language in: Pyrénées-Orientales, French Republic
; Sardinia, Italian Republic
; and Aragón, Kingdom of Spain
Catawba – Katapa
- Spoken in: North Carolina
in the United States
Cayuga – Gayogo̱hó:nǫ’
- Spoken by: the Iroquois Cayuga people living in the Canadian First Nation reservation of the Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation
Cebuano – Bisaya, Sinugboanon
- Spoken in: Central Visayas and Mindanao, Philippines
Central Bikol – Bikol Sentral
- Spoken in: Bicol Region, the Philippines
Central Dusun – Boros Dusun
Central ǃKung – ǃXun
- Spoken in: Grootfontein, Namibia
- (Central ǃKung is a "click language").
Chagatai † – چغتای
- Formerly spoken in: Central Asia
Chakma - 𑄌𑄋𑄴𑄟𑄳𑄦 𑄞𑄌𑄴
- Spoken in: Chittagong Hill Tracts, CADC, Mizoram, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Bangladesh
and India
Chalcatongo Mixtec – Chalcatongo
Cham – ꨌꩌ
- Spoken in: Cambodia
Chamorro – Chamoru, Fino'Chamorro
Chavacano – Chabacano
- Regional language in: the Philippines
Chechen – Нохчийн Mотт
- Official language in: the Chechen Republic, Russian Federation
and the Republic of Dagestan, Russian Federation
Cherokee – ᏣᎳᎩ, ᏣᎳᎩ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ
- Official language in: the Native American tribe of the Cherokee
, in Oklahoma
Chewa – Nyanja
Cheyenne – Tsėhesenėstsestotse, Tsisinstsistots
- Spoken in: Montana, United States
and Oklahoma, United States
Chhattisgarhi – छत्तीसगढ़ी
- Spoken in: Republic of India
Chibcha † – Muysc cubun
- Formerly spoken in: Colombia
Chickasaw – Chikasha
- Spoken in: Oklahoma, United States
Chilcotin – Tŝinlhqutʼin
- Spoken in: British Columbia, Canada
Chinese – 汉语, 漢語, 华语, 華語, or 中文
- Official language in: the People's Republic of China
; Republic of Singapore
; Republic of China
; and the Wa State, Republic of the Union of Myanmar
- Recognised Minority Language in: Malaysia
, the Philippines
, Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace
, and the United States
Chinese (Classical) – 古文 or 文言
- Literary language used in: the People's Republic of China
, the Republic of China
, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
, Korea
, and Japan
Chinook Jargon – Chinuk Wawa
- Spoken in: the United States
and Canada
Chipewyan – ᑌᓀᓲᒢᕄᓀ, Dene Suline, Dëne Sųłiné
- Spoken in: Canada
Chippewa – Anishinaabemowin, ᐊᓂᐦᔑᓈᐯᒧᐎᓐ
- Spoken in: Upper Peninsula of Michigan
, Wisconsin
, Minnesota
, and North Dakota
, the United States
Chitonga – ChiTonga
Chittagonian – চাটগাঁইয়া বুলি
- Spoken in: Bangladesh
Chocangaca – ཁྱོ་ཅ་ང་ཅ་ཁ་
- Spoken in: Bhutan
Choctaw – Chahta', Chahta Anumpa
- Spoken in: The United States of America
Chʼortiʼ – čorti'
- Spoken in: Guatemala
, Honduras
and El Salvador
Chukchi – чаучу
- Spoken in: Russia in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Chulym – Ось тили, тадар тили
- Spoken in: Krasnoyarsk Krai
and Tomsk Oblast, Russia
Church Slavonic – Црькъвьнословѣ́ньскъ ѩꙁꙑ́къ, Церковнославѧ́нскїй Ѧ҆зы́къ, ⱌⱃⰽⰲⰰⱀⱁⱄⰾⱁⰲⱑⱀⱄⰽⱜ ⰵⰸⰻⰽⱜ, ⱌⰹⱃⱏⰽⱏⰲⱏⱀⱁⱄⰾⱁⰲⱑⱀⱐⱄⰽⱏⰹ ⱗⰸⱏⰻⰽⱏ
- Church Slavonic is a liturgical language used by the Eastern Orthodox Church
Chuukese – Chuuk
Chuvash – Чӑвашла, Çăvaşla
Cia-Cia – Bahasa Ciacia, 바하사 찌아찌아, بهاس چيا-چيا
- Spoken in: Southeast Sulawesi
, Indonesia
Cimbrian – Zimbrisch
- Spoken in: the Italian Republic
Classical Mandaic – ࡋࡉࡔࡀࡍࡀ ࡖ ࡌࡀࡍࡃࡀࡉࡉࡀ
- Spoken in: Iraq
and Iran
- The Mandaic language is a liturgical language of Mandaeism
Classical Nepal Bhasa † – पुलाङु नेपाल भास
Cochimi † – Laymón
- Formerly spoken in: Baja California
, Mexico
Cocopah – Kwikapa
- Spoken in: Baja California
and Sonora
, Mexico
and Arizona
, the United States
Cocos Islands Malay – Basa Pulu Cocos
- Spoken in: Cocos (Keeling) Islands
, Australia
and Malaysia
Comanche – Nʉmʉ Tekwapʉ
- Spoken in: Oklahoma, United States
Comorian – shikomori', شِكُمُرِ
Comox – Éyɂáɂjuuthem, ʔayajuθəm, q̓yʔq̓yʔɛmixʷq̓ɛnəm
- Spoken in: British Columbia, Canada
Cook Islands Māori – ‘Airani
Coptic – ⲘⲉⲧⲢⲉⲙ̀ⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ
- The Coptic language is a Coptic liturgical language
Cornish – Kernewek, Kernowek
- Recognised Minority Language in: Cornwall
, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Corsican – Corsu
Cree – ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ
- Official language in: the Northwest Territories, Canada
Crimean Tatar – qırımtatar tili, къырымтатар тили, قریم تاتار تلی
Croatian – Hrvatski
- Official language in: Bosnia and Herzegovina
; Republic of Croatia
; and Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Republic of Serbia
- Recognised Minority Language in: Burgenland, Republic of Austria
; Baranya County, Southern Transdanubia, Hungary
; Molise, Italian Republic
; Montenegro
; Carașova, Caraș-Severin County Romania
; and Lupac, Caraș-Severin County, Romania
Cupeño † – Kupangaxwicham Pe'memelki
- Formerly spoken in: the southern area of the State of California, United States
Cypriot Arabic – Sanna
Czech – Český Jazyk, Čeština
- Official language in: the Czech Republic
D
[edit]Dagaare – Dagaare
- Spoken in: Ghana
, Burkina Faso
, and Ivory Coast
Dagbani – Dagbanli
Dagur – Даор Усуву, ᡩᠠᠣᠷ ᡠᠰᡠᠸᡠ, Daor Usuwu, ᡩᠠᠸᡠᠷ ᡴᡝᠯ, Dagur Kel
- Spoken in: Chinese province of Heilongjiang; Chinese autonomous regions of Inner Mongolia and Xinjiang
Dahalo – numma guhooni
- Spoken in: Kenya
- (Dahalo is a "click language").
Dair – Thaminyi or طهامينيي
- Spoken in: Sudan
Dakhini – دکنی
- Official language in: the Republic of India
and the United Arab Emirates
Dakota – Dakȟótiyapi
- Spoken in: Canada
and the United States
Dalecarlian – Dalmål
- Spoken in: Kingdom of Sweden
Danish – Dansk
- Official language in: Kingdom of Denmark
and the Faroe Islands
- Recognised Minority Language in: Federal Republic of Germany
, Greenland
, and Republic of Iceland
Dargwa – Дарган Mез
Delaware – Lënapei èlixsuwakàn
- Spoken by: the Delaware people in the United States
Dhivehi – ދިވެހި
Dinka – Thuɔŋjäŋ
- Spoken in: South Sudan
Dogri – डोगरी, 𑠖𑠵𑠌𑠤𑠮, ڈوگری
- Official language in: Jammu and Kashmir, India
- Also spoken in: other parts of India
and in Pakistan
Dogrib – Tłı̨chǫ Yatıì
- Official language in: the Northwest Territories
, Canada
Dolgan – Дулҕан, Dulğan, Һака, Haka
- Spoken in: Krasnoyarsk Krai
, Russia
Domari – Dômarî
- Spoken in: Middle East
, North Africa
and the Caucasus
Dombe – isiTonga
Dong – lix Gaeml
Doteli – डोटेली
- Official language in: Sudurpashchim Province, Nepal
- Recognised Minority Language in: Karnali Province, Nepal
Drehu – Dehu, Lifou, Lifu, Qene Drehu
Duala – Duala
- Spoken in: Cameroon
Dungan – 回族语言, Xуэйзў йүян
- Spoken by: the Central Asian Dungan people
Durkha – тyъһа тыл
- Spoken in: Mongolia
(Khövsgöl Province)
Dutch – Nederlands
- Official language in: Aruba
, Kingdom of Belgium
, Country of Curaçao,
, the Netherlands,
, Sint Maarten,
, and Republic of Suriname,
Dutton World Speedwords – rapmotz
Dyula – Julakan
- Spoken in: Ivory Coast
, Burkina Faso
and Mali
Dzongkha – རྫོང་ཁ་
E
[edit]E – 誒
Edo – Edo
Efik – Usem Efik
- Spoken in: Cross River State, Nigeria
Egyptian Arabic – مصرى
- Spoken in: Egypt
Ekajuk – Ekajuk
- Spoken in: Nigeria
Ekoka ǃKung – ǃXuun
- Spoken in: South Africa
and Namibia
, originally also spoken in Angola
- (Ekoka ǃKung is a "click language").
Elamite † – ?
- Formerly spoken in: Iran
Emilian – Emigliân, emigliàn
- Spoken in: Western Emilia-Romagna
, Italy
Emilian–Romagnol – emigliàn e rumagnòl
- Spoken in: primarily in Emilia-Romagna
, also in Marche
, Italy
and San Marino
English – English
Erzya – Эрзянь Kель
Esan – Ishan
- Spoken in: Nigeria
Esperanto – Esperanto
Estonian – Eesti
Etruscan † – ?
- Formerly spoken in: Central Italy
Europanto – Europanto
- Spoken in: the European Union
Even – эвэн, то̄рэ̄нни or эвэды
- Spoken in: Siberia
Evenki – Эвэды̄ турэ̄н
- Spoken in: the Chinese provinces of Heilongjiang and Inner Mongolia
, the Mongolian aimag of the Selenge Province
, and the Russian krai of Krasnoyarsk Krai
Ewe – Èʋe, Èʋegbe
- Spoken by: the Beninois/Togolese Ewe people
Ewondo – Beti
- Spoken in: Cameroon
Extremaduran – Estremeñu
Eyak † – I.ya.q
- Official language in: the American state of Alaska
F
[edit]Fala – Fala
- Spoken in: Val de Xálima
, Extremadura
(Spain)
Fang (Bantoid) – Fang
- Spoken in: Cameroon
Fang (Bantu) – Faŋ, Paŋwe
Fante – Fante
- Spoken in: Ghana
Faroese – Føroyskt
Fiji Hindi – फिजी बात or Fiji Baat
- Spoken in: Fiji
Fijian – Na vosa vaka-Viti, Vakaviti
Filipino – Wikang Filipino
- Official language in: the Philippines
Filipino Sign Language – Wikang pasenyas ng mga Pilipino
- Official language in: the Philippines
Finnish – Suomi
- Official language in: Finland
and the Russian autonomous republic of Karelia
; recognised as a minority language in Sweden
Finnish Kalo Romani – kaalengo tšimb
Flemish – Vlaams
Fon – Fon gbè, Fɔngbè
- Spoken by: the Beninois/Nigerian Fon people
Frafra – Farefare
- Spoken in: Ghana
and Burkina Faso
Frankish † – Frenkisk, Frankisk
- Formerly spoken in: Western Europe
French – Français
French Sign Language – Langue des signes française
- Signed in: France
and Switzerland
Frisian (North) – Noordfreesk
- Official language in: the German archipelago of Heligoland
and the German district of Nordfriesland
Frisian (Saterland) – Seeltersk
- Spoken in: the German municipality of Saterland
Frisian (West) – Frysk
- Official language in: the Dutch province of Friesland
Friulian – Furlan
- Spoken in: Italy
Fula – Fulfulde, Pulaar, Pular
- Spoken in: Central Africa
Fur – For
- Spoken in: the Republic of Chad
and Darfur, Republic of the Sudan
G
[edit]Ga – Gã
Gagauz – Gagauz
- Official language in: in: Gagauzia
in Moldova
- Recognised Minority Language in: Ukraine
Galician – Galego
- Official language in: the Spanish autonomous community of Galicia
Gallo – Galo
- Recognised Minority Language in: France mainly: Brittany
, Normandy
Gallurese – gadduresu
Gan – 赣语, 贛語
Garhwali – गढ़वळि
- Spoken in: Uttarakhand, India
Garo – A·chikku, আ·চিক্কু
Garre – اف الخرّيي
Gayo – Basa Gayo
Gbaya – Gbaya
- Spoken in: the Central African Republic
, the Democratic Republic of the Congo
, the Republic of the Congo
, and Cameroon
Ge'ez – ግዕዝ
Georgian – ქართული
German – Deutsch
- Official language in: Austria
, the Belgian German-Speaking Community
, Germany
, Liechtenstein
, Luxembourg
, the Italian autonomous province of South Tyrol
, and Switzerland
- Recognised Minority Language in: the Brazilian city of Pomerode
, the Czech Republic
, Denmark
, Hungary
, the Italian autonomous province of Trentino
, Kazakhstan
, Namibia
, Poland
, Romania
, Russia
, the Slovak municipality of Krahule
, and the Vatican City
(Administrative and commanding language of the Swiss Guard)
Ghanaian Pidgin – Kru Brofo
- Spoken in: Ghana
Gikuyu – Gĩkũyũ
- Spoken in: the Kenyan Central Province
Gilaki – گیلٚکی زٚوان
- Spoken in: Gilan Province, Iran
Gilbertese – Taetae ni Kiribati
Gitxsan – Gitxsanimaax, Gitxsanimx
- Spoken in: British Columbia
, Canada
Godoberi – ГъибдилӀи Mицци, Ɣibdiƛi Micci
Gondi – गोण्डि, గోణ్డి
- Spoken in: India
Gorani – گۆرانی
Gorontalo – Bahasa Hulontalo
Gothic † – 𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌹𐍃𐌺
- Formerly spoken in: pre-18th Century Europe
Grebo – Kréébo
- Spoken in: Liberia
Greek – Ελληνικά
- Official language in: Cyprus
and Greece
- Recognised Minority Language in: Albania
, Armenia
, Hungary
Italy
, Romania
, Turkey
, and Ukraine
Greenlandic – Kalaallisut
Grenadian French Creole – Patwa
- Spoken in: Grenada
Guaraní – Avañe'ẽ or Javy ju
- Official language in: the Argentinian province of Corrientes
, Bolivia
, and Paraguay
Guernésiais – Guernésiais
- Spoken in: the British crown dependency of Guernsey
Guianan Creole French – Kriyòl gwiyannen
Gujarati – ગુજરાતી
- Official language in: the Indian union territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, and the Indian state of Gujarat
Gumuz – Bega
- Spoken in: the Benishangul-Gumuz Region, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Gun – gungbe
Gurung – तमु क्यी
- Official language in: the Indian state of Sikkim
Gwich'in – Gwich'in
- Official language in: the Canadian federal territory of the Northwest Territories
H
[edit]Hachijō – 島言葉
- Spoken in: Southern Izu Islands and the Daitō Islands, Japan
Hadza – Hazane
- Spoken in: Tanzania
- (Hadza is a "click language").
Haida – Xaat Kíl
- Official language in: the Council of the Haida Nation and the US
state of Alaska
Hainanese – 海南話
Haisla – X̄a'islak̓ala, X̌àh̓isl̩ak̓ala
- Spoken in: British Columbia
, Canada
Haitian Creole – Kreyòl Ayisyen
Hakha Chin – Laiholh
- Spoken in: Myanmar
, India
and Bangladesh
Hakka – 客家話, 客家话
- Spoken by: the Hakka people
Halkomelem – Halq̓eméylem, Hul̓q̓umín̓um̓, hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓
- Spoken in: Southwestern British Columbia
, Canada
and Northern Washington
, the United States
Hän – Häł gołan
- Official language in: Alaska
, the United States
Hani – Haqniqdoq
- Spoken in: Laos
, Myanmar
, South China
, and Vietnam
Harari – ሃራሪ
- Spoken in: the Ethiopian kilil of the Harari Region
Haryanvi – हरयाणवी
Hausa – حَوْسَ
- Spoken by: the Hausa people
Hawaiian – ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi
- Official language in: the American state of Hawaii
Hebrew – עברית
- Official language in: Israel
- The Hebrew language is a Jewish liturgical language
Heiltsuk–Oowekyala – Híɫzaqv, ’Wuik̓ala
- Spoken in: British Columbia
, Canada
Herero – Otjiherero
Hidatsa – hiraaciré’
- Spoken in: North Dakota
, Montana
and South Dakota
, the United States
Hiligaynon – Ilonggo
- Spoken in: the provinces of Iloilo and in Negros Occidental in the Philippines
Hill Mari – Мары йӹлмӹ
Himba – Omuhimba, Simba
- Spoken in: Gabon
Hindi – हिन्दी
Hindustani – ہندوستانی, हिन्दुस्तानी
Hinuq – гьинузас мец
Hiri Motu – Hiri Motu
Hittite † – 𒌷𒉌𒅆𒇷, nešili
- Formerly spoken in: Anatolia
Hmong – lol Hmongb, lus Hmoob, lug Moob, 𖬌𖬣𖬵
- Spoken in: China
, French Guiana
, Laos
, Thailand
, United States
, Vietnam
, and Australia
Ho – 𑢹𑣉𑣉 𑣎𑣋𑣜, हो जगर, ହୋ ଜାଗାର, হো জাগার
Hopi – Hopilàvayi or Hopílavayi
- Spoken in: the northeastern area of the State of Arizona, United States
Huasteca Nahuatl – Mexkatl
Huave – Ombeayiiüts, Umbeyajts
Huizhou – 徽州话
Hungarian – Magyar
- Official language in: Hungary
- Recognised Minority Language in: Austria
, Croatia
, Romania
, Serbia
, Slovakia
, Slovenia
, and Ukraine
Hunsrik – Hunsrik, Hunsrückisch or Hunsrickisch
- Official language in: the Brazilian municipalities of Antônio Carlos and São João do Oeste in Santa Catarina
, and Santa Maria do Herval in Rio Grande do Sul
, Brazil
Hupa – Na꞉tinixwe Mixine꞉wheʼ
- Spoken in: California
, United States
Hutterite German – Hutterisch
- Spoken by: Hutterites in Canada
and the United States
I
[edit]Iban – Jaku Iban
Ibanag – Ybanag, Ibanak
- Regional language in: the Philippines
Ibibio – Usem Ibibio
- Spoken in: Abia State, Akwa Ibom State, Rivers State and Cross River State, Nigeria
Icelandic – Íslenska
Ido – Ido
Igala – Igala
- Spoken in: Nigeria
Igbo – Asụsụ Igbo
Ik – Icetot
- Spoken in: the Republic of Uganda
Ili Turki – İlı turkeşi, И̇лı туркес̧и, ي̇لي تۋركەسي
- Spoken in: China
Ilocano – Iloko, Pagsasao nga Iloko
- Official language in: the Philippine province of La Union
Indonesian – Bahasa Indonesia
Ingrian – ižoran keeli
Ingush – ГӀалгӀай мотт
- Official language in: the Russian autonomous republic of Ingushetia
Interlingua – Interlingua
Interlingue (Occidental) – Interlingue
Interslavic – Medžuslovjansky, Меджусловјанскы
Inuinnaqtun – ᐃᓄᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᓐ
- Official language in: Nunavut
in Canada
Inuit Sign Language – Atgangmuurngniq, ᐊᑦᒐᖕᒨᕐᖕᓂᖅ or ᐆᒃᑐᕋᐅᓯᖏᑦ
Inuktitut – ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ
- Official language in: the Canadian provinces of the Northwest Territories
and Nunavut
; the Nunavik area of the Canadian province of Quebec
; and the Canada-administrated/Inuit-claimed autonomous area of Nunatsiavut
Inupiaq – Iñupiatun
- Official language in: the American state of Alaska
Irish – Gaeilge
Isan – ภาษาลาว, ພາສາລາວ
Isoko – Isoko
- Spoken in: Nigeria
Isthmus Nahuatl – Mela'tájtol
Isthmus Zapotec – diidxazá
Istro-Romanian – Istroromånă
- Recognised Minority Language in: Istria County
, Italy
, Sweden
, Germany
and North America and South America
Italian – Italiano
- Official language in: the Croatian Istria County
, Italy
, San Marino
, the Slovenian region of Slovenian Istria
, Switzerland
, and the Vatican City
Iu Mien – Iu Mienh
Ivatan – Chirin nu Ibatan
- Spoken in: Batanes, Philippines
J
[edit]Jalaa † – bàsàrə̀n dà jàlààbè̩
- Formerly spoken in: Nigeria
Jamaican Patois – Patwa
- Spoken in: Jamaica
Japanese – 日本語, 日本語
Jarawa – Aongəŋ
Javanese – ꦧꦱꦗꦮ
- Spoken in: the Indonesian islands of Borneo and Java, New Caledonia
, and Suriname
Jeju – 제줏말, 제주말
- Spoken in: Jeju Province
, South Korea
Jicarilla – Abáachi mizaa
- Spoken in: New Mexico
, the United States
Jin – 晋语
- Spoken in: Chinese provinces of Shanxi, Hebei, Henan and Shaanxi; Chinese autonomous region of Inner Mongolia
Jju – Diryem Jju
- Spoken in: Kaduna State, Nigeria
Judaeo-Georgian – ყივრული
- Spoken in: Georgia
, Israel
, Russia
, Belgium
, and United States
Judaeo-Spanish – גֿודֿיאו-איספאנייול, Ladino
- Spoken by: the Sephardim Jewish Diaspora
Judeo-Arabic – ערבית יהודית
- Spoken by: Jews
in North Africa and the Fertile Crescent
Judeo-Persian – Fārsi
- Spoken by: Jews
in Iran
and Central Asia
Judeo-Tat – Cuhuri, Жугьури, ז׳אוּהאוּראִ
- Spoken in: Azerbaijan
, Russia
, Israel
and the United States of America
Jutish – Jydsk
- Spoken in: Denmark
Jèrriais – Jèrriais
- Spoken in: the British crown dependency of Jersey
and the British royal fief of Sark
K
[edit]Kabardian – Адыгэбзэ
- Eastern Circassian language. Official language in: the Russian autonomous republics of Kabardino-Balkaria
and Karachay-Cherkessia
- Spoken also in Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Germany, United States, Netherlands etc.
Kabiye – kabɩyɛ
Kabyle – ⵜⴰⵇⴱⴰⵢⵍⵉⵜ / ثاقبايليث
- Spoken in: Algeria
Kachin - ဈိာင်ဖေါစ်
- Spoken in: Official in Kachin State and Yingjiang County; Myanmar
, China
, India
Kaingang – Kanhgág
- Spoken in: Brazil
Kaixana – Too few people for it to be written/typed (1 Person as of 2020)
- Spoken in: Brazil
Kalenjin – Kalenjin
Kalmyk – хальмг келн
- Official language in: the Russian autonomous republic of Kalmykia
Kamba – Kikamba
Kanembu – كَنٜݦُ
- Spoken in: Chad
Kangri – 𑚊𑚭𑚫𑚌𑚪𑚯, कांगड़ी
- Spoken in: Himachal Pradesh and Punjab, India
Kannada – ಕನ್ನಡ
- Official language in: the Indian state of Karnataka
Kansa † – Káⁿza
- Formerly spoken in: Kansas
and Oklahoma
, the United States
Kanuri – Kanuri
Kapampangan – Kapampangan
- Spoken in: Pampanga, Philippines
Karachay-Balkar – къарачай-малкъар тил, qaraçay-malqar til
- Official language in: the Russian autonomous republics of Kabardino-Balkaria
and Karachay-Cherkessia
- Also spoken in: Turkey
Karaim – къарай тили
- Recognised Minority Language in: Poland
, Ukraine
and Russia
Karakalpak – Қарақалпақ тили, Qaraqalpaq tili
- Official language in: the Uzbek autonomous republic of Karakalpakstan
Karamojong – ŋaKaramojoŋ or ŋaKarimojoŋ
- Spoken in: the Moroto District, Karamoja Sub-Region, Northern Region, Republic of Uganda
Karata – К̄ӀирлӀе мац̄Ӏи
Karelian – Karjalan Kieli
- Recognised Minority Language in: Finland
and the Russian autonomous republic of Karelia
Karen - ကညီကျိာ်
- Spoken in: Karen State, Myanmar
and Thailand
Karenni - ꤊꤢꤛꤢ꤭ ꤜꤟꤤ꤬
- Spoken in: Karenni State, Myanmar
, Thailand
, United States
Kashmiri – كٲشُر, कॉशुर, Kạ̄šur, Koshur
Kashubian – Kaszëbsczi Jãzëk
- Official language in: Some communes in the Polish voivodeship of Pomerania
Kaska – Dene Zágéʼ
- Spoken in: Canada
Kassonke – Xaasongaxango
Kawésqar – Kawésqar, Qawasqar
- Spoken in: Chile
Kawi † – ᬚᬯ
Kazakh – Қазақ Tілі
- Official language in: Kazakhstan
and the Russian autonomous republic of the Altai Republic
Kedah Malay – بهاس ملايو قدح, ภาษามลายูไทรบุรี, Pelat Utagha
Kelantanese Malay – بهاس ملايو كلنتن or Baso Kelate
Kendeje – Kendeje
- Spoken in: Ouaddaï Region, Republic of Chad
Keres – ?
- Spoken in: New Mexico
, the United States
Ket – Остыганна ӄа'
- Spoken in: the middle Yenisei basin in Krasnoyarsk Krai
in Russia
Khakas – Хакас Tілі
Khalaj – خلج
- Spoken in: Iran
Khanty – ханты
- Spoken in: Khanty-Mansi
, Yamalo-Nenets
and Tomsk Oblast
in Russia
Kharia – खड़िया, ଖଡ଼ିଆ
Khasi – Ka Ktien Khasi, ক ক্ত্যেন খসি
Khmer – ភាសាខ្មែរ
Khmu - Kmhmu
Khoekhoe – Khoekhoegowab
- National Language in: Namibia
- (Khoekhoe is a "click language").
Khorasani Turkic – خراسان تركچیسی
- Spoken in: North Khorasan Province, Iran
Khortha – खोरठा
Khowar – کھوار
Kʼicheʼ – Qatzijobʼal
Kickapoo – Metotheeneniaatoweeheni
- Spoken in: the United States
and Mexico
Kiga – Orukiga
Kimbundu – Kimbundu
Kimki – ?
- Spoken in: Indonesia
Kinaray-a – Kinaray-a
- Regional language in: the Philippines
Kinyarwanda – Ikinyarwanda or Runyarwanda
Kiowa – [Gáui[dòñ:gyà
- Spoken in: Oklahoma
, the United States
Kituba – Monokutuba, Munukutuba, Kituba, Kikongo ya leta
- Official language in: the Democratic Republic of the Congo
and the Republic of the Congo
Klallam † – nəxʷsƛ̕ay̕əmúcən
- Formerly spoken in: Washington
, the United States
Kodava – ಕೊಡವ ತಕ್ಕ್ கூடகு எழுத்து
Kohistani – کوستَیں
- Spoken in: Pakistan
Kohistani Shina – ݜݨیاٗ کستِین٘و زبان ,ݜݨیاٗ زبان
- Spoken in: Pakistan
Kokborok – ককবরক
Komering – Basa Kumoring, باس كوموريڠ
- Spoken in: South Sumatra
, Indonesia
Komi – Коми
Komi-Permyak – коми-пермяцкӧй кыв
- Spoken in: Perm Krai
and Kirov Oblast
, Russia
Kongo – Kikongo
- Spoken in: the Democratic Republic of the Congo
, Angola
, the Republic of the Congo
and Gabon
Konkani – कोंकणी, Konknni, കൊങ്കണി, ಕೊಂಕಣಿ
- Official language in: the Indian state of Goa
Korean – 조선말, 한국어
- Official language in: North Korea
, South Korea
, and the Chinese autonomous prefecture of Yanbian
Koryak – нымылан
Kosraean – Kosrae
- Official language in: Kosrae
in Micronesia
Kotava – Kotava
Kpelle – Kpɛlɛwoo
- Spoken in: Liberia
, Guinea
and Ivory Coast
Kposo – Ikpɔsɔ
Krio – Krio
- Spoken in: Sierra Leone
Krymchak – кърымчах тыльы
Kuanua – Tinata Tuna
- Spoken in: East New Britain Province
in Papua New Guinea
Kuliak – Rub
- Spoken in: the Republic of Uganda
Kumaoni – कुमाऊँनी
- Spoken in: Uttarakhand, India
and Sudurpashchim Province, Nepal
Kumeyaay – Kumiai
- Spoken in: California
, the United States
and Baja California
, Mexico
Kumyk – Къумукъ Tил
- Official language in: the Russian autonomous republic of Dagestan
Kunama – Baada, Baazayn, Diila
Kurdish – Kurdí, کوردی, or K’öрди
- Official language in: Iraq
, Turkey
, Iran
, Syria
and Armenia
- Recognised Minority Language in: Germany
Kurdish (Southern) – کوردی خوارین, Kurdîy Xwarîn
Kurmali – কুড়মালি, কুর্মালী, कुड़मालि, कुरमालि, କୁଡ଼ମାଲି, पंचपरगनिया, পঞ্চপরগনিয়া
- Official language in: Jharkhand and West Bengal, India
Kurmanji – Kurmancî, کورمانجی
Kurukh - कुँड़ुख़, কুড়ুখ্, କୁଡ଼ୁଖ୍
- Spoken in: India
, Bangladesh
and Nepal
Kusaal – Kʋsaal
- Spoken in: Ghana
, Burkina Faso
, and Togo
Kusunda – Gemehaq gipan
- Spoken in: Nepal
Kutchi – کچھی or કચ્છી
- Spoken in: South Asia
Kutenai – Ktunaxa
- Spoken in: the United States
and Canada
Kwadi † – ǃKwaǀtse
- Formerly spoken in: Angola
- (Kwadi is a "click language").
Kwakʼwala – Kwak̓wala
- Spoken in: British Columbia
, Canada
Kyrgyz – Кыргыз тили
- Official language in: Kyrgyzstan
and the Russian autonomous republic of the Altai Republic
L
[edit]Laal – yəw láà:l
- Spoken in: Chad
Ladakhi – ལ་དྭགས་སྐད།
Ladin – Ladin
- Spoken in: Italy
Lahu – Ladhof
- Official language in: Lancang Lahu Autonomous County, Yunnan, China
- Also spoken in: Thailand
, Laos
and Myanmar
Lak – лакку маз
- Official language in: the Republic of Dagestan
, Russia
Lakha – ལ་ཁ་
- Spoken in: Wangdue Phodrang
and Trongsa
Laki – لەکی, Lekî
Lakota – Lakȟótiyapi
- Spoken by: the Lakota people
Lamba – Ichilamba
- Spoken in: Zambia
and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Lao – ພາສາລາວ
Latgalian – latgalīšu volūda
- Spoken in: Latvia
Latin – Lingua Latīna
- Official language in the Vatican City
- Formerly spoken in the Roman Republic, Roman Empire, and in legal court
Latvian – latviešu
Laz – ლაზური ნენა
Leonese – Llïonés
Lepcha – ᰛᰩᰵ་ᰛᰧᰶᰵ
- Official language in: the Indian state of Sikkim
Lezgian – лезги чӏал
- Official language in: the Republic of Dagestan
, Russia
Ligurian – lìgure, zeneize
- Official language in: Liguria
, Italy
and Monaco
Lillooet – St̓át̓imcets, Sƛ̓aƛ̓imxǝc, Ucwalmícwts, Lil̓wat7úlmec
- Spoken in: British Columbia
, Canada
Limbu – ᤕᤰᤌᤢᤱ ᤐᤠᤴ
- Official language in: the Indian state of Sikkim
Limburgish – Lèmburgs
- Official language in: the Netherlands
Lingala – Lingála
- Official language in: the Democratic Republic of the Congo
and the Republic of the Congo
Lingua Franca Nova – lingua franca nova
Lisu – ꓡꓲ-ꓢꓴ or ꓡꓲꓢꓴ
- Official language in: the Chinese autonomous prefecture of Nujiang Lisu
and the Chinese autonomous county of Weixi Lisu
Lithuanian – Lietuvių
Livonian – Līvõ Kēļ or Rāndakēļ
- Spoken in: Latvia
Livvi-Karelian – Livvi
- Recognised Minority Language in: Finland
and Karelia
, Russia
Lojban – la .lojban.
- A logical constructed language spoken worldwide
Loma – Lɔ̀ɔ̀màgòòi, Löömàgòòi, Löghömàgòòi
Lombard – lombard, lumbard, lumbart, lombart
Low German – Plattdüütsch
- Spoken in: Denmark
, Germany
, and the Netherlands
Lower Sorbian – Dolnoserbski
- Spoken in: the State of Brandenburg
in Germany
Lozi – Rozi, Silozi
Luba-Kasai – Tshiluba
- Spoken in: the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Luba-Katanga – Kiluba
- Spoken in: the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Lucumí – Lucumí
Ludic – Luudi, Lyydi or lüüdi
- Spoken in: Republic of Karelia
, Russia
Luganda – Luganda, LùGáànda, Oluganda
- Spoken in: Uganda
Luhya – Oluluhya
- Spoken in: Kenya
Luiseño – Cham'teela
- Spoken in: the southern area of the State of California, United States
Lunda – Chilunda
- Spoken in: Zambia
, Angola
and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Luo – Kavirondo or Dholuo
Luri – لری or Lori
- Spoken in: Iran
, Iraq
, Kuwait
, Oman
, and the United Arab Emirates
Lushootseed – dxʷləšucid, txʷəlšucid, xʷəlšucid
- Spoken in: Northwestern Washington
, the United States
Luxembourgish – Lëtzebuergesch
- Official language in: Luxembourg
- Recognised Minority Language in: the Belgian community of the French Community of Belgium
M
[edit]Maasai – ɔl Maa
- Spoken by: the Kenyan/Tanzanian Maasai people
Macedonian – Mакедонски
- Official language in: North Macedonia
- Recognised Minority Language in: Albania
, Romania
, and Serbia
Madurese – Basa Mathura
- Official language in: East Java
in Indonesia
Magahi – मगही
Magar – मगर भाषा
- Official language in: the Indian state of Sikkim
Maguindanao – Maguindanao
- Spoken in: Maguindanao, Philippines
Maithili – मैथिली, মৈথিলী
- Official language in: the Indian state of Bihar
and Nepal
Makassarese – Basa Mangkasara', ᨅᨔ ᨆᨀᨔᨑ
- Spoken in: the southern tip of the Indonesian province of South Sulawesi
Malagasy – Malagasy
Malay – بهاس ملايو or Bahasa Melayu
- Official language in: Brunei
, Indonesia
, Malaysia
, and Singapore
Malayalam – മലയാളം
- Official language in: the Indian state of Kerala and the Indian territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry
Maliseet-Passamaquoddy – skicinuwatuwewakon
- Spoken in: Canada
and the United States
Maltese – Malti
Mam – Qyool Mam, Ta yol Mam
Manchu – ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᡤᡳᠰᡠᠨ
- Spoken by: the Manchu people
Mandan † – Nų́ų́ʔetaa íroo
- Formerly spoken in: the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, North Dakota
, the United States
Mandar – Mandar
Mandarin – 國語
- Spoken in: Most of China
Mandinka – Mandinka kaŋo
- Spoken in: Senegal
, The Gambia
and Guinea-Bissau
Maninka – Maninkakan
- Official language in: Guinea
and Mali
Mansi – ма̄ньси/ма̄ньщи
- Spoken: along the Ob River and its tributaries, in the Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug
, and Sverdlovsk Oblast in Russia
Manx – Gaelg
- Official language in: the Isle of Man
Mapuche – Mapudungun
- Official language in: the communes of Galvarino, Padre Las Casas and Temuco in Chile
Maranao – Basa a Mëranaw, باسا أ مراناو
- Regional language in: the Philippines
Marathi – मराठी
- Official language in: the Indian state of Maharashtra and the Indian territories of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Mari – марий йылме
- Official language in: Mari El
, Russia
Marshallese – Ebon, Kajin M̧ajeļ, Kajin Majõl
- Official language in: the Marshall Islands
Marwari – मारवाड़ी, مارواڑی
Masalit – kana masara
- Spoken in: Dar Masalit, Darfur, Republic of the Sudan
Mauritian Creole – kreol morisien, morisien
Mayo – Caíta
Mazanderani – مازِرونی
- Spoken in: Mazandaran Province, Iran
Meadow Mari – олык марий
- Official language in: Mari El
, Russia
Megleno-Romanian – vlăhește
- Spoken in: Greece
, North Macedonia
, Romania
, Turkey
and Serbia
Meitei – মনিপুরি, মৈতৈলোল্, মৈতৈলোন্, মৈথৈ
- Official language in: the Indian state of Manipur
Mende – Mɛnde yia, 𞠗𞢱 𞡓𞠣
- Spoken in: Sierra Leone
, Liberia
and Guinea
Menominee – omǣqnomenēweqnæsewen
- Spoken in: Northeastern Wisconsin
, the United States
Miami-Illinois – Myaamia
- Spoken in: the Illinois Confederation
Michoacán Nahuatl – Pómaro Nahuatl
- Spoken in: Mexico
Middle Dutch † – dietsc, duutsch
- Formerly spoken in: the Low Countries
Middle English † – Englisch, English, Inglis
- Formerly spoken in: the British Isles
Middle French † – françois, franceis
- Formerly spoken in: France
Middle High German † – diutsch, tiutsch
- Formerly spoken in: Germany
, Austria
and parts of Switzerland
Middle Irish † – Gaoidhealg
- Formerly spoken in: Ireland
, Scotland
and the Isle of Man
Mi'kmaq – Miꞌkmawiꞌsimk
- Official language in: Nova Scotia
, Canada
- Recognised Minority Language in: New Brunswick
and Prince Edward Island
, Canada
Min – 閩語 or 闽语
- Spoken in: the southeastern area of China
Min Bei – 闽北语
- Spoken in: the Chinese prefecture-level city of Nanping
Min Dong – 閩東語
- Spoken in: the Chinese prefecture-level cities of Fuzhou and Ningde
Min Nan – 閩南語 or 闽南语
- Spoken in: the southeastern area of China
Min Zhong – 闽中话
- Spoken in: the southeastern area of China
Minangkabau – Baso Minangkabau, بهاس منڠكربو
- Spoken in: West Sumatra
, Indonesia
Mingrelian – მარგალური ნინა
Mirandese – mirandés, lhéngua mirandesa, léngua mirandesa
- Spoken in: Portugal
Mizo – Mizo ṭawng or Duhlián ṭawng
Mohawk – Kanienʼkéha
- Spoken in: the United States
and Canada
Moksha – мокшень кяль
Moldovan – молдовеняскэ, moldovenească
Mon – ဘာသာ မန်
- Spoken in: the Myanma delta of the Irrawaddy River
Mongo – Lomongo
- Spoken in: the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mongolian – Монгол Хэл, ᠮᠣᠨᠭᠭᠣᠯ ᠬᠡᠯᠡ
- Official language in: the Chinese autonomous region of Inner Mongolia
and Mongolia
Montagnais – Innu-aimun
Montenegrin – crnogorski, црногорски
- Official language in: Montenegro
- Recognised Minority Language in: Albania
, Bosnia and Herzegovina
, and the Serbian municipality of Mali Iđoš in the autonomous region of Vojvodina
Mor – ?
- Spoken in: West Papua, Indonesia
Moriori † – Ta Rē Moriori
- Formerly spoken in: Chatham Islands
, New Zealand
Moroccan Arabic – العربية المغربية الدارجة
- Spoken in: Morocco
Mossi – Mòoré
Mozabite – تونژابت, Tumẓabt, ⵜⵓⵎⵥⴰⴱⵜ
- Spoken in: Algeria
Mozarabic † – مُزَرَب
- Formerly spoken in: Al-Andalus (modern-day Spain
and Portugal
)
Mundari – मुंडारी, মুন্ডারি, ମୁଣ୍ଡାରୀ, 𞓧𞓟𞓨𞓜𞓕𞓣𞓚
Mường – thiểng Mường
- Spoken in: Northwestern Vietnam
Muscogee Creek – Mvskoke, Mvskokē
Musgu – Mulwi
Muskum † – Muzuk
- Formerly spoken in: Chad
Mussau-Emira – Mussau-Emira
- Spoken in: Mussau Island of St Matthias Islands
and Emira Island
part of Papua New Guinea
Māori – te Reo Māori
N
[edit]Nagumi † – Gong or Ngong
- Formerly spoken in: Cameroon
Nahuatl – Māsēwallahtōlli, Mexicano, or Nāhuatlahtōlli
Nanai – на̄най, на̄ни
Naskapi – ᓇᔅᑲᐱ, ᐃᔪᐤ ᐃᔨᒧᐅᓐ
Naukan Yupik – Нывуӄаӷмистун
- Spoken in: Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
, Russia
Nauruan – Dorerin Naoero, Ekaiairũ Naoero
Navajo – Diné bizaad
- Spoken on the Navajo Nation
Ndau – chiNdau
Ndyuka –
- Spoken in: French Guiana
and Suriname
Neapolitan – napulitano
Neo-Mandaic – Mandɔyí
- Spoken in: Iran
Nepal Bhasa – नेपाल भाषा
- Official language in: the Indian state of Sikkim
and Nepal
Nepali – नेपाली
- Official language in: the Indian district of the Darjeeling district
, the Indian state of Sikkim
, and Nepal
New Zealand Sign Language – Sign Language
Nganasan – ня” сиәде
- Spoken in: Taymyr Autonomous Okrug
, Krasnoyarsk Krai
, Russia
Ngbaka – Ngbaka
- Spoken in: the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ngbee † – Lingbee
- Formerly spoken in: the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Nias – Li Niha
- Spoken in: Nias and Batu Islands in Indonesia
Nigerian Pidgin – Naijá
- Spoken in: Nigeria
Nihali – ?
- Spoken in: Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra in India
Nisga'a – Nisg̱a’a, nisqáʔamq
- Spoken in: Northwest British Columbia
, Canada
Niuean – ko e vagahau Niuē
- Official language in: Niue
, New Zealand
Nivkh – нивх диф, нивх туғс
- Spoken in: Khabarovsk Krai
and Sakhalin Oblast
, Russia
Nogai – ногай тили, nogay tili
- Official language in: the Republic of Dagestan
and the Karachay-Cherkess Republic
in Russia
Noongar – Nyungar
- Spoken in: Western Australia
, Australia
Norfuk – Norfuk, Norf'k
Norman – Normaund
North Straits Salish – xʷsenəčqən
- Spoken in: British Columbia
, Canada
and Washington
, the United States
Northern Khmer – เขมรถิ่นไทย
Northern Ndebele – isiNdebele
Northern Sotho – Sesotho sa Leboa
Northern Thai – ᨣᩴᩤᨾᩮᩥᩬᨦ
- Spoken in: the northern area of Thailand
, and some other parts of Southeast Asia
Northwestern Otomi – Ñäñho
Norwegian – Norsk
Nottoway – Cheroenhaka
- Spoken in: Virginia
in the United States
Novial – novial
Nuer – Thok Naath
- Spoken in: South Sudan
and Gambela Region
, Ethiopia
Nuosu/Yi – ꆈꌠ꒿
- Spoken in: China
Nuu-chah-nulth – nuučaan̓uɫ
- Spoken in: British Columbia
, Canada
Nyamwezi – Nyamwezi
- Spoken in: Tanzania
Nyangia – Nyang'i
- Spoken in: the Republic of Uganda
Nyankore – Orunyankore
- Spoken in: Uganda
Nyoro – Orunyoro
- Spoken in: Uganda
Nzema – Nzema
- Spoken in: Ghana
and Ivory Coast
Nǁng – Nǁŋǃke
- Spoken in: South Africa
- (Nǁng is a "click language").
O
[edit]Obolo – Andoni
- Spoken in: Rivers State and Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
Occitan – Occitan
- Official language in: the Spanish comarca of Val d'Aran
Odia – ଓଡ଼ିଆ
- Official language in: the Indian states of Jharkhand and Odisha
Oirat – ᡆᡕᡅᠷᠠᡑ ᡘᡄᠯᡄᠨ
Oirata – ?
- Spoken in: Indonesia
Ojibwe – ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᒧᐎᓐ
- Spoken by: the Ojibwe people
Oji-Cree – ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᒧᐏᐣ
- Spoken by: the Oji-Cree people
Okinawan Japanese – ウチナーヤマトゥグチ
Okinawan (Ryukyuan) – ウチナーグチ
- Spoken in: Okinawa Prefecture
, Japan
Old Church Slavonic † – Словѣ́ньскъ Ѩзꙑ́къ, ⰔⰎⰀⰂⰑⰐⰊⰍ
- Formerly spoken in: Eastern Europe
Old English † – Anglisc, Ænglisc, Englisc, or ᚫᛝᛚᛁᛋᚻ
Old French † – Franceis, François, Romanz
Old High German † – diutisk
- Formerly spoken in: Central Europe
Old Irish † – Goídelc, ᚌᚑᚔᚇᚓᚂᚉ
- Formerly spoken in: the British Isles
Old Norse † – dǫnsk tunga, norrǿnt mál
- Formerly spoken in: Northern Europe
Old Occitan † – romans, proensals
- Formerly spoken in: Southern France
Old Persian † – 𐎠𐎼𐎹, Ariya
- Formerly spoken in: Iran
Old Prussian † – Prūsiskai
- Formerly spoken in: Prussia
Old Tupi † – abáñe'enga
- Formerly spoken in: the Coastline of Brazil
Omotik † – Laamoot
- Formerly spoken in: Great Rift Valley, Kenya
Oneida – Onʌyotaʔa꞉ka
- Spoken in: Canada
and the United States
Onge – Öñge
- Spoken in: Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Onondaga – Onǫdaʼgegáʼ, Onoñdaʼgegáʼ nigaweñoʼdeñʼ
- Spoken in: Canada
and the United States
Ontong Java – Luangiua
- Spoken in: Ontong Java Atoll, Solomon Islands
Oʼodham – ʼOʼodham ha-ñeʼokĭ, ʼOʼodham ñiʼokĭ, Oʼodham ñiok
- Official language in: Mexico
- Also spoken in: the United States
Oroch – Орочи кэсэни
- Spoken in: Khabarovsk Krai
, Russia
Orok – ульта
- Spoken in: Sakhalin Oblast
, Russia
Oromo – Afaan Oromoo
Osage † – 𐓏𐒰𐓓𐒰𐓓𐒷 𐒻𐒷, Wažáže ie
- Formerly spoken in: Oklahoma
, the United States
Ossetian – иронау, ирон ӕвзаг
- Spoken in: North Ossetia
and South Ossetia
Note: Georgia but there is a dispute with Russia and Georgia with North Ossetia and South Ossetia is wanting independence.
Otomi – Hñähñu(?)
- Spoken in: the Mexican states of México
, Puebla
, Veracruz
, Hidalgo
, Guanajuato
, Querétaro
, Tlaxcala
, and Michoacán
Ottoman Turkish † – لسان عثمانی
- Formerly an official language in: the Ottoman Empire
Ovambo – Oshiwambo
P
[edit]Páez – Nasa Yuwe
- Spoken in: Colombia
Pahari – पहाड़ी
- Spoken in: the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Sikkim, Uttarakhand
, and West Bengal; Nepal
, the Pakistani state of Azad Kashmir
, and Greater Tibet
Pahlavi † – 𐭯𐭠𐭫𐭮𐭩𐭪 ,𐫛𐫀𐫡𐫘𐫏𐫐, 𐬞𐬀𐬭𐬯𐬍𐬐
- Formerly spoken in: Iran
Paipai – Akwa'ala
- Spoken in: Mexico
Paiwan – Vinuculjan, Pinayuanan
Palauan – a tekoi er a Belau
Pali – 𑀧𑀸𑀮𑀺, 𐨤𐨫𐨁, បាលី, ပါဠိ, ᨷᩤᩊᩦ, บาลี, පාලි, पालि, Pāḷi
- The Pali language is a liturgical language of Theravada Buddhism
Palula – پالولہ
- Spoken in: the Pakistani district of the Chitral District
Pandan Bikol – Pandanon
- Spoken in: Catanduanes, Philippines
Pangasinan – Pangasinan
- Spoken in: Pangasinan, Philippines
Pannonian Rusyn – Руски язик
- Official language in: The Serbian autonomous province of Vojvodina
Pa'O – ပအိုဝ်ႏ
Papiamento – Papiamentu
- Official language in: Aruba
, Bonaire
and Curaçao
Papua New Guinean Sign Language – Sign Language
Paratio † – ?
- Formerly spoken in: Brazil
Parya – Парья
- Spoken in: Afghanistan
, Tajikistan
and Uzbekistan
Pashto – پښتو
Pattani Malay – بهاس جاوي, Bahasa Jawi, or ภาษายาวี
Pennsylvania German – Pennsilfaanisch Deitsch
- Spoken by: the Pennsylvania German people in the United States
and Canada
Persian – فارسی
- Official language in: Afghanistan
, Iran
, and Tajikistan
Phoenician † – 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍𐤉𐤌
- Formerly spoken in: the Near East
Picard – picard
Pichinglis – Pichi
- Spoken in: Bioko, Equatorial Guinea
Piedmontese – piemontèis
Piman – Tepiman
- Spoken in: the State of Arizona, United States
and the Free and Sovereign State of Durango, United Mexican States
Pipil – Náhuat or Nawat
- Spoken in: the Salvadoran cities of San Salvador
and Sonsonate; and the Salvadoran department of La Libertad
Pirahã – xapaitíiso
Pitjantjatjara – Pitjantjatjara
- Spoken in: the northwestern area of the Australian state of South Australia
Pitkern – Pitkern
- Official language in: the Pitcairn Islands
, the United Kingdom
Plautdietsch – Plautdietsch
- Spoken in: Eastern Europe, with some scattered speakers in the Americas
Pohnpeian – Mahsen en Pohnpei, Lokaiahn Pohnpei
Polish – Język polski, polski, or polszczyzna
- Official language in: Poland
- Recognised Minority Language in: the Czech Republic
, Romania
, Slovakia
, and Ukraine
Pontic Greek – ποντιακά, ρωμαίικα
Portuguese – Português
- Official language in: Angola
, Brazil
, Cape Verde
, East Timor
, Equatorial Guinea
, Guinea-Bissau
, Macau
, Mozambique
, Portugal
, and São Tomé and Príncipe
Potawatomi – bodwéwadmimwen
- Spoken in: the United States
and Canada
Punjabi – पंजाबी, ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, or پنجابی
- Official language in: the Indian federal district of Delhi
; and the Indian states of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, and West Bengal
- Recognised Minority Language in: the Pakistani province of Punjab
Purépecha – Pʼurhépecha
Pu-Xian Min – 興化話 or 莆仙話
- Spoken in: the Chinese county of Xianyou
and the Chinese prefecture-level cities of Fuzhou, Putian, and Quanzhou
Q
[edit]Qashqai – قشقايی ديلى
- Spoken in: Fars Province, Iran
Qʼeqchiʼ – Kekchi
- Official language in: Guatemala
and Mexico
Quechua – Runasimi
Quinqui – Quinqui
- Spoken in: Spain
R
[edit]Raga – Hano
- Spoken in: the Pentecost Island, Republic of Vanuatu
Rajasthani – राजस्थानी
Rajbanshi – राजबंशी, রাজবংশী, তাজপুরিয়া
- Spoken in: Nepal
Ramanos † – ?
- Formerly spoken in: Bolivia
Rangpuri – রংপুরী, কোচ-ৰাজবংশী, দেশী
- Official language in: West Bengal, India
- Also spoken in: North Bengal
Rapa Nui – Vānaŋa Rapa Nui, Te reʻo Rapa Nui
Réunion Creole – kréol rénioné
Rinconada Bikol – Rinconada
- Spoken in: Camarines Sur, Philippines
Rohingya – 𐴌𐴗𐴥𐴝𐴙𐴚𐴒𐴙𐴝
- Official language in: the Rakhine State, and southeastern Chittagong Division (Bangladesh)
Romagnol – Rumagnòl
- Spoken in: Eastern Emilia-Romagna
, Italy
and San Marino
Romani – Romani Ćhib
- Spoken by: the Romani people
; recognised as a minority language in Sweden
Romanian – Română
- Official language in: Moldova
, Romania
, Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic
, and the Serbian autonomous province of Vojvodina
- Recognised Minority Language in: Hungary
, Italy
, Serbia
, Spain
, and Ukraine
Romansh – Rumantsch
Rotokas – Rotokas
- Spoken in: Bougainville
part of Papua New Guinea
Rundi – Ikirundi
Russian – Русский
Russian Sign Language – русский жестовый язык
- Signed in: Russia
, Tajikistan
, Belarus
, Kazakhstan
, Kyrgyzstan
, Uzbekistan
and Moldova
Rusyn – Русиньский Язык, Русиньска Бесїда
- Official language in: The Serbian autonomous province of Vojvodina
- Recognised Minority Language in: Croatia
, Poland
, Romania
, Serbia
, and Slovakia
Ruthenian † – Руский Языкъ
- Formerly spoken in: the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Rutul – мыхаӀбишды чӀел
- Official language in: the Republic of Dagestan
, Russia
S
[edit]Sadri – सादरी (नागपुरी), ସାଦ୍ରୀ, সাদরি
Saint Lucian Creole – kwéyòl
- Spoken in: Saint Lucia
Saka † – ?
- Formerly spoken in: Central Asia
Sakizaya – Sakizaya
- Spoken in: Taiwan
Salar – Salarcha, 撒拉语
- Official language in: Xunhua Salar Autonomous County and Jishishan Bonan, Dongxiang and Salar Autonomous County, China
Samaritan Aramaic – ࠀࠓࠌࠉࠕ, Arāmît
- Formerly spoken in: Israel
and Palestine
- The Samaritan Aramaic language is a liturgical language used by Samaritans
Samaritan Hebrew – ࠏࠁࠓࠉࠕ, Îbrit
- Formerly spoken in: Israel
and Palestine
- The Samaritan Hebrew language is a liturgical language used by Samaritans
Sambal – Sambali
- Regional language in: the Philippines
Sambalpuri – ସମ୍ବଲପୁରୀ
Sámi (Akkala) – äh'k'el'säm'la
- Formerly spoken in: Russia
Sámi (Inari) – anarâškielâ
- Recognised as a minority language in Finland
Sámi (Kildin) – Кӣллт са̄мь кӣлл
- Recognised as a minority language in Russia
Sámi (Lule) – julevsámegiella
- Recognised as a minority language in Norway, Sweden
Sámi (Northern) – davvisámegiella
- Recognised as a minority language in Finland, Norway, Sweden
Sámi (Pite) – bidumsámegiella
- Recognised as a minority language in Norway, Sweden
Sámi (Skolt) – sääʹmǩiõll, nuõrttsääʹmǩiõll
- Recognised as a minority language in Russia, and formerly spoken in Norway
Sámi (Southern) – åarjelsaemien gïele
- Recognised as a minority language in Norway
Sámi (Ter) – Са̄мькӣлл, saa´mekiil
- A moribund language spoken in Russia
Sámi (Ume) – ubmejensámien giella
- Recognised as a minority language in Sweden, and formerly in Norway
Samoan – Gagana Sāmoa
- Official language in: American Samoa
and Samoa
Samogitian – Žemaitiu kalba
Sandawe – Sàndàwé kì’ìng
- Spoken in: Tanzania
- (Sandawe is a "click language").
Sango – yângâ tî sängö
- Official language in: the Central African Republic
- Recognised Minority Language in: Chad
and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Sanskrit – संस्कृतम्, संस्कृता वाक्
Santali – ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ
Saramaccan – Saamáka
- Spoken in: Suriname
and French Guiana, France
Sardinian – Sardu
- Official language in: the Italian autonomous region of Sardinia
- Recognised Minority Language in: Italy
Sasak – ᬪᬵᬲᬵᬲᬓ᭄ᬱᬓ᭄
- Spoken in: West Nusa Tenggara
, Indonesia
Sassarese – sassaresu, turritanu
Saurashtra – ꢱꣃꢬꢵꢰ꣄ꢜ꣄ꢬꢵ
- Spoken in: the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu
Scots – Scots, Scottis, Scots leid, Lallans
Scottish Gaelic – Gàidhlig
Sechelt – she shashishalhem
- Spoken in: British Columbia
, Canada
Seediq – Kari Seediq, Taroko
- Spoken in: Taiwan
Sekani – Tse’khene
- Spoken in: British Columbia
, Canada
Selkup – чу́мэл шэ, тюйкуй келл, шё̄шӄуй шэ̄, сӱ̄ссыӷӯй сэ̄, шöйӄумый эты
- Spoken in: Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
, Russia
Seneca – Onöndowaʼga꞉ʼ Gawë꞉noʼ
- Spoken in: Western New York
, the United States
and the Six Nations of the Grand River Reserve, Ontario
, Canada
Sentinelese – ?
- Spoken in: North Sentinel Island
Serbian – Српски, Srpski
- Official language in: Bosnia and Herzegovina
and Serbia
- Recognised Minority Language in: Croatia
, the Czech Republic
, Hungary
, Montenegro
, North Macedonia
, Romania
and Slovakia
Serbo-Croatian – srpskohrvatski/српскохрватски, also hrvatskosrpski/хрватскосрпски
- Official language in: Bosnia and Herzegovina
, Croatia
, Montenegro
Serbia
- Recognised Minority Language in: Austria
, Czech Republic
, Hungary
, Italy
, North Macedonia
, Romania
and Slovakia
Serer – Seereer, Seereer-Siin
- Spoken in: the Republic of the Gambia
and the Republic of Senegal
Seri – cmiique iitom
Serrano † – Maarrênga'twich
- Formerly spoken in: Southern California
, the United States
Seychellois Creole – kreol, seselwa
Shabo – Mikeyir
- Spoken in: Ethiopia
Shan – လိၵ်ႈတႆး
- Spoken in: the Myanmar states of the Kachin State
and the Shan State
and by the Shan people
Shanghainese – 上海闲话
- Spoken in: the Chinese municipality of Shanghai
Shawnee – saawanwaatoweewe, sâwanwâtowêwe
- Spoken in: Central and Northeast Oklahoma
, the United States
Sherpa – शेर्पा, ཤེར་པཱ།
- Official language in: the Indian state of Sikkim
Shilha – Taclḥiyt, ⵜⴰⵛⵍⵃⵉⵢⵜ, تاشلحيت
- Spoken in: Morocco
Shina – ݜݨیاٗ زبان ,ݜݨیاٗ گلیتوࣿ زبان
- Spoken in: Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Shona – Shona
Shor – шор тили, тадар тили
- Spoken in: Kemerovo Oblast
, Russia
Shoshoni – Sosoni' ta̲i̲kwappe, Neme ta̲i̲kwappeh
- Spoken in: Wyoming
, Utah
, Nevada
and Idaho
, the United States
Shuswap – Secwepemctsín
- Spoken in: British Columbia
, Canada
Siberian Tatar – Себертатарца
Sicilian – Sicilianu
- Spoken in: the Italian region of Apulia
, Calabria
, Campania
; the Italian comune of Leece
; Malta
; and the Italian autonomous region of Sicily
Sidamo – Sidaamu Afoo
- Spoken in: Sidama Region
, Ethiopia
Sikkimese – འབྲས་ལྗོངས་
- Official language in: the Indian state of Sikkim
Silesian – Ślōnski, Ślůnski
- Spoken in:
Poland and
Czech Republic
Sindhi – سنڌي
- Official language in: India
and the Pakistani province of Sindh
Sinhala – සිංහල
Sinte Romani – Romanes, Sinto, Sintitikes
- Recognised Minority Language in: the Netherlands
and Germany
Slavey – Sahtúgot’įné Yatı̨́, K’ashógot’įne Goxedǝ́, Shíhgot’įne Yatı̨́, Dené Dháh, Dene Yatıé, Dene Zhatıé
- Official language in: the Northwest Territories
, Canada
Slovak – Slovenčina
- Official language in: Slovakia
, and the Serbian autonomous province of Vojvodina
- Recognised Minority Language in: the Czech Republic
, Hungary
and Ukraine
Slovene – Slovenščina
- Official language in: Slovenia
- Recognised Minority Language in: Austria
, Hungary
, and Italy
Sogdian † – 𐼑𐼇𐼄𐼌𐼊𐼋 [𐼀𐼈𐼂𐼀𐼋], 𐼼𐼴𐼶𐼹𐼷𐼸 (𐼰𐼵𐼱𐼰𐼸), 𐼼𐼲𐼴𐼹𐼷𐼰𐼴, 𐫘𐫇𐫄𐫔𐫏𐫀𐫇
- Formerly spoken in: Central Asia and China
Somali – اللغة الصومالية, Af-Soomaali
Soninke – Sooninkanxanne
- Spoken in: West Africa, primarily in Mali
and Mauritania
Sora – 𑃐𑃚𑃝, ସଉରା
- Spoken in: India
Sorani – سۆرانی, Soranî
Sotho – Sesotho
- Official language in: Lesotho
and South Africa
South African Sign Language – Suid-Afrikaanse Gebaretaal
South Azerbaijani – آذربایجان دیلی
- Spoken in: Iranian Azerbaijan, Iran
Southern Ndebele – isiNdebele
Southern Quechua – Urin Qhichwa
Southern Thai – ภาษาไทยถิ่นใต้
- Spoken in: the southern area of Thailand
, and some other parts of Southeast Asia
Southern Uzbek – اۉزبېکچه ,اۉزبېکی ,اۉزبېک تورکچهسی
- Spoken in: Afghanistan
Spanish – Español
Sranan Tongo – Sranantongo
- Spoken in: Suriname
Stoney – Nakoda, Nakota, Isga, Îyethka Îabi, Îyethka wîchoîe, Isga Iʔabi
Sudovian † – Sūdaviskai
Sukuma – Kɪsukuma, Kisukuma
- Spoken in: Tanzania
Sumerian † – 𒅴𒂠 (EME.G̃IR15)
Sundanese – ᮘᮞ ᮞᮥᮔ᮪ᮓ
- Official language in: the Indonesian province of West Java
Sunwar – सुनुवार, कोइँच, किराँती-कोइँच, मुखिया
- Official language in: Sikkim, India
Surajpuri – सुरजापुरी, সুরজাপুরী
Suret – ܣܘܪܝܬ
Surigaonon – Tandaganon
- Regional language in: the Philippines
Susu – Sosoxui
- Spoken in: Guinea
and Sierra Leone
Susuami – ?
- Spoken in: Morobe Province
, Papua New Guinea
Svan – ლუშნუ ნინ
- Spoken in: Georgia
Swahili – Kiswahili
- Official language in: Kenya
, Tanzania
, and Uganda
Swazi – siSwati
- Official language in: Eswatini
and South Africa
Swedish – Svenska
- Official language in: Finland
and Sweden
Swedish Sign Language – Svenskt Teckenspråk
Swiss German – Schwyzerdütsch
- Spoken in: the Austrian state of Vorarlberg
, the Italian regions of the Aosta Valley
and Piedmont
, Liechtenstein
, and Switzerland
Sylheti – ছিলটী, সিলেটী
- Spoken in: the Bangladeshi division of Greater Sylhet
; the Indian state of Assam's Barak Valley
; and the Indian state of Tripura
Syriac – ܠܫܢܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ
- Formerly spoken in: the Fertile Crescent and Eastern Arabia
- The Syriac language is a liturgical language of Syriac Christianity
T
[edit]Taa – ǃXóõ
- Spoken in: Ghanzi
, Kgalagadi
, Kweneng
, Southern Districts
and Hardap
- (Taa is a "click language").
Tabasaran – табасаран чIал
- Official language in: the Republic of Dagestan
, Russia
Tagalog – ᜏᜒᜃᜅ᜔ ᜆᜄᜎᜓᜄ᜔, Wikang Tagalog
- Official language in: the Philippines
Tagish † – Tā̀gish
- Formerly spoken in: the Northwest Territories
and Yukon
, Canada
Tahitian – Reo Mā'ohi, Reo Tahiti
- Spoken in: the French Polynesian area of the Society Islands
Tahltan – Tałtan ẕāke, dah dẕāhge, didene keh
- Spoken in: Northern British Columbia
, Canada
Tai Dam – ꪺꪕꪒꪾ
- Spoken in: the Chinese county of the Jinping Miao, Yao, and Dai Autonomous County
Tai Khün – ไทเขิน
- Spoken in: Shan State, Republic of the Union of Myanmar
and the Kingdom of Thailand
Tai Lü – ᦑᦺᦟᦹᧉ
- Spoken in: Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China
Tai Nüa – ᥖᥭᥰᥖᥬᥳᥑᥨᥒᥰ
Taíno † – Tainonaíki
- Formerly spoken in: the Antilles
Tajik – Тоҷикӣ
- Official language in: the Tajikistan
Talossan – el glheþ Talossan
- A constructed language that was invented by Robert Ben Madison
for his micronation of Talossa
Talysh – Tolışə zıvon, Tолышә зывон, تؤلشه زوؤن
- Spoken in: Iran
and Azerbaijan
Tamang – तामाङ
Tamasheq – Tamashek
Tamazight – ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ, أمازيغية أطلس الأوسط
Tamil – தமிழ்
- Official language in: the Indian states of Tamil Nadu, union territories of Pondicherry and Andaman and Nicobar Islands
, Sri Lanka
, Republic of Singapore
- Recognised Minority Language in: Malaysia
Tanchangya – 𑄖𑄧𑄐𑄴𑄌𑄧𑄁𑄉𑄴𑄡
- Spoken in: Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh
; Mizoram and Tripura, India
; Rakhine State
, Myanmar
Tangut † – 𗼇𗟲
- Formerly the Official language in: the Tangut Empire (Western Xia)
Tarahumara – Rarámuri ra'ícha
Tat – zuhun tati, зугьун тати
- Official language in: the Republic of Dagestan
, Russia
Tatar – تاتارچا, Tatarça, Tатарча
Tausug – Bahasa Sūg
- Spoken in: Sulu, Philippines
Tawellemmet – Tawəlləmmət, ⵜⵓⵍⵎⵓⵜ, تَاوَلَّمَّتْ
Telugu – తెలుగు
- Official language in: the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and town of Yanam
Temne – KʌThemnɛ
- Spoken in: Sierra Leone
and Guinea
Tepes – Soo
- Spoken in: the Republic of Uganda
Terêna – ?
- Spoken in: Brazil
Terengganu – Ccakak Tranung
- Spoken in: Terengganu
, Malaysia
Teribe – Naso, Norteño, Quequexque, Teribe, Tiribi, or Térraba
- Spoken in: the Costa Rican provinces of Limón
and Puntarenas
, and the Panamanian provinces of Bocas del Toro
and Chiriquí
Tetum – Lia-Tetun
- Official language in: the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
- Recognised Minority Language in: East Nusa Tenggara, Republic of Indonesia
Thai – ภาษาไทย
- Official language in: the Kingdom of Thailand
Thompson – Nłeʔkepmxcín
- Spoken in: British Columbia
, Canada
and Washington
, the United States
Tibetan – དབུས་སྐད་
- Official language in: the Tibet Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China
and Upper Mustang, Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Tigre – ትግሬ, ትግራይት
- Recognised Minority Language in: Eritrea
and Sudan
Tigrinya – ትግርኛ
- Official language in: the State of Eritrea
and the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Tiv – Tiv
- Spoken in: Benue State, Cross River State, Plateau State and Taraba State, Nigeria
Tlingit – Lingít
- Official language in: Alaska
, the United States
- Spoken in: Tobago
part of Trinidad and Tobago
Toda – தோடா
- Spoken in: Western Tamil Nadu, India
Tofa – Тоъфа дыл
- Spoken in: Irkutsk Oblast
, Russia
Tok Pisin – Tok Pisin
Tokelauan – gagana Tokelau
Toki Pona – toki pona
- Constructed language spoken worldwide
Tongan – Lea faka-Tonga
- Official language in: the Kingdom of Tonga
Tongva † – Gabrielino
- Formerly spoken in: the City of Los Angeles
, United States
Tooro – Orutooro
- Spoken in: Uganda
Torwali – توروالی
- Spoken in: Pakistan
- Spoken in: Trinidad
in Trinidad and Tobago
Tsakhur – цӀаӀхна миз, ts'əxna miz
- Official language in: the Republic of Dagestan
, Russia
Tsez – Цез Мец, Цезяс Мец
- Spoken in: the Republic of Dagestan, Russian Federation
Tsimshian – Sm'algya̱x
- Official language in: Alaska
, the United States
Tsonga – Xitsonga
- Official language in: the Republic of South Africa
and the Republic of Zimbabwe
- Recognised Minority Language in: the Republic of Mozambique
Tswa – Xitswa
- Spoken in: Mozambique
Tswana – Setswana
- Official language in: the Republic of Botswana
, the Republic of South Africa
, and the Republic of Zimbabwe
- Recognised Minority Language in: the Republic of Namibia
Tuareg – Tamahaq, Tamajaq, Tamasheq, or ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵌⴰⵆ
- Recognised Minority Language in: the Republic of Mali
and the Republic of Niger
Tübatulabal – Pakaːnil
- Spoken in: California
Tulu – ತುಳು ಬಾಸೆ, തുളു ബാസെ, or
- Spoken in: the Indian states of Karnataka, Kerala, and Maharashtra
Tumbuka – Chitumbuka
- Recognised Minority Language in: Malawi
, Zambia
and Tanzania
Tumpoon – ទំពួន
- Spoken in: Cambodia
Tunica – Luhchi Yoroni
- Spoken in: the Louisiana, United States of America
Tunisian Arabic – تونسي
- Spoken in: Tunisia
Turkana – ŋatùrk(w)anà
Turkish – Türkçe
- Official language in: Turkey
, Northern Cyprus
and Cyprus
- Spoken in: the Bosnia and Herzegovina
, Greece
, Iraq
, Kosovo
, North Macedonia
, Romania
, Bulgaria
, Syria
, the Netherlands
, Belgium
and Germany
Turkmen – Türkmençe or Türkmen dili
Tuscarora † – Ska꞉rù꞉ręʼ, Skarò˙rə̨ˀ
- Formerly spoken by: the Tuscarora people
Tuvaluan – Te Ggana Tuuvalu
Tuvan – тыва дыл
- Spoken in: Tuva
Twi – Twi
- Spoken in: Ghana
Tyap – A̱lyem Tyap
- Spoken in: Kaduna State and Plateau State, Nigeria
Tzeltal – Bats'il k'op
Tzotzil – Batsʼi kʼop
U
[edit]Ubykh † – twaxəbza
- Formerly spoken in: Turkey
Udi – удин муз, udin muz, 𐕒𐕡𐔳𐔼𐕎 𐕌𐕒𐕡𐔵
- Spoken in: Azerbaijan
, Russia
, and Georgia
Udmurt – Удмурт кыл
- Official language in: the Udmurt Republic
, Russia
Uduk – Tw'ampa or T'wampa
- Spoken in: the Federal Democratic Republic of South Sudan
and the Republic of the Sudan
Ugaritic † – ?
- Formerly spoken in: Syria
Ukrainian – Українська
- Official language in: the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic
and Ukraine
- Recognised Minority Language in: Bosnia and Herzegovina
, the Republic of Croatia
, the Czech Republic
, Hungary
, the Republic of Moldova
, the Republic of Poland
, Romania
, the Republic of Serbia
, and the Slovak Republic
Umbundu – Umbundu
Upper Sorbian – Hornjoserbsce
Urdu – اُردُو
- Official language in: the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
and the Indian states of Bihar, Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir
, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, and Telangana
Urhobo – Urhobo
- Spoken in: Delta State and Edo State, Nigeria
Urum – Урум, Ουρούμ
Uspanteco – uspantek
- Spoken in: Guatemala
Uyghur – ئۇيغۇر تىلى
- Official language in: the Chinese autonomous region of Xinjiang
and Recognised Minority Language of Kazakhstan
Uzbek – اوزبیک, Ўзбек, Oʻzbek
V
[edit]Vaagri Booli – ஃஅக்கிபிக்கி
- Spoken in: Tamil Nadu
, Andhra Pradesh
, Puducherry
, Karnataka,
, Maharashtra
, and all in India
Vai – ꕙꔤ
- Spoken in: Liberia
and Sierra Leone
Valencian – Valencià
- Official language in: the Spanish autonomous community of Valencia
Vedda – වැදි
- Spoken in: Uva Province
of Sri Lanka
Venda – Tshivenḓa
- Official language in: the Republic of South Africa
and the Republic of Zimbabwe
Venetian – Vèneto
- Official language in: the Italian region of Veneto
Veps – vepsän kelʹ
Vietnamese – tiếng Việt
- Official language in: the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
- Recognised Minority Language in: Czechia
and Slovakia
Vlax Romani – řomani čhib
- Generally spoken in: Southeastern Europe
Volapük – Volapük
Võro – Võro Kiil
- Spoken in: Southern Estonia
Voro (Adamawa) – Vɔrɔ
- Spoken in: Adamawa State, Nigeria
Votic – Vaddja
W
[edit]Wa - Va
Walloon – Walon
Waorani – Wao Terero
Warao – ?
Waray – Winaray, Binisayâ nga Winaray
- Regional language in: the Philippines
Warlpiri – Warlpiri
- Spoken in: the Australian Northern Territory
Washo – wá꞉šiw ʔítlu
- Spoken in: the states of California
and Nevada
, the United States
Wayuu – Wayuunaiki
Welsh – Cymraeg
- Official language in: the British country of Wales
- Recognised Minority Language in: the Argentine Republic
and the United Kingdom
West Coast Bajau – Bajau Sama
Western Itelmen – итэнмэн
- Spoken in: Kamchatka Krai
in Russia
Western Neo-Aramaic – ܣܪܝܘܢ (ܐܰܪܳܡܰܝ)
- Spoken in: Syria
Wintu – wintʰuːh
- Spoken in: California
Wiyot † – Soulatluk
- Formerly spoken in: Northwestern California
, the United States
Wolaytta – Wolayttatto Doonaa
Wolof – Wolof
- Spoken in: the Republic of the Gambia
, the Islamic Republic of Mauritania
, and the Republic of Senegal
Wu – 吴方言
- Spoken in: the southern region of the Chinese province of Jiangsu, the entire province of Zhejiang, and the municipality of Shanghai
Wymysorys – Wymysiöeryś
- Spoken in: Wilamowice, Silesian Voivodeship
, Poland
X
[edit]Xaracuu – Kanala, Xârâcùù
- Spoken in: the French special collectivity of New Caledonia
Xhosa – isiXhosa
- Official language in: the Republic of South Africa
and the Republic of Zimbabwe
Xiang – 湘语
- Spoken in: the northern region of the Chinese province of Guangxi and the central and southwestern regions of the province of Hunan
Xibe – ᠰᡞᠪᡝᡤᡞᠰᡠᠨ
- Spoken in: the Chinese autonomous region of Xinjiang
Xiriâna † – Bahwana
- Formerly spoken in: Brazil
Xucuru † – ?
- Formerly spoken in: Brazil
Y
[edit]Yakan – ?
- Regional language in: the Philippines
Yakut – Саха тыла
- Official language in: Yakutia or Sakha
in Russia
Yanesha' – Yanešač̣
Yao – chiYao
- Recognised minority language in: Malawi
- Also spoken in: Mozambique
and Tanzania
Yapese – Yapese
- Spoken in: the Micronesian island of Yap
Yiddish – ייִדיש ייִדיש
- Official language in: the Russian Jewish Autonomous Oblast
- Recognised as a minority language in Bosnia and Herzegovina
, the State of Israel
, the Netherlands
, the Republic of Poland
, Romania
, the Kingdom of Sweden
, and Ukraine
Yoruba – Èdè Yorùbá
Yucatec Maya – mayaʼ tʼaan, maayaʼ tʼaan
Yuchi – Tsoyaha
- Spoken in: Oklahoma
, the United States
Yue – 粵語, 粤语, 廣東話, or 广东话
- Spoken in: the Chinese province of Guangdong and the autonomous region of Guangxi
Yurok – Pueleekla’
- Spoken in: Northwestern California
, the United States
Z
[edit]Zaghawa – Beria
Zapotec – Diidxazá, Dizhsa
Zarma – Zarma ciine, Zarma sanni, زَرْمَ ݘِينٜ ,زَرْمَ سَنِّ
- Spoken in: Niger
, Mali
, Burkina Faso
, Nigeria
Zaza – Zazaki
- Spoken in: Tunceli
, Bingöl
and parts of Elazığ
, Erzincan
and Diyarbakır
Zeelandic – Zeêuws
- Spoken in: Zeeland
, the Netherlands
Zenaga – ⵜⵓⵥⵥⵓⵏⴳⵉⵢⵢⴰ
Zhuang – Vahcuengh, 話壯
- Spoken in: China
Zoroastrian Dari – فارسی ,دری ,دريلو, or Yazdi
- The Dari language is used by some Zoroastrians
in Central Iran
Note: The Zoroastrian Dari language is also called Dari, which shouldn't be confused with the variety of Persian language spoken in Afghanistan
Zulu – isiZulu
Zuni – Shiwi’ma
- Spoken in: New Mexico
and Arizona
in the United States
Zuojiang Zhuang – 話僮
- Spoken in: the Chinese autonomous region of Guangxi
Zyphe Chin – ?
- Spoken in: Chin State
and India
Alphabets and scripts
[edit]† = Extinct script or alphabet
'
[edit]'Phags-pa † – ꡖꡍꡂꡛ ꡌ
- Formerly Used in: the People's Republic of China
, the Republic of India
, Mongolia
, and Greater Tibet
A–M
[edit]Abkhaz alphabet – Aҧсшәа
- Used in: the Republic of Abkhazia
and the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, Georgia
Anglo-Saxon † – ᚠᚢᚦᚩᚱᚳ
- Formerly Used in: Anglo-Saxon England
Armenian alphabet – Հայկական Այբուբեն
- Used in: Armenia
, the Republic of Cyprus
, the Islamic Republic of Iran
, the Republic of Poland
, Romania
, and the United States
Avestan – 𐬆𐬬𐬈𐬯𐬙𐬆𐬥
- Formerly used on: the Eastern Iranian Plateau
- The Avestan alphabet is a Zoroastrian liturgical script
Basahan † – Guhit
- Formerly used in: Bicol Region, Philippines
Baybayin † – ᜊᜌ᜔ᜊᜌᜒᜈ᜔
- Formerly used in: the Philippines
. Ongoing revival efforts exist
- Blissymbols is a constructed language using ideographs invented by Charles K. Bliss
after the Second World War.
Bopomofo – ㄓㄨˋ ㄧㄣ ㄈㄨˊ ㄏㄠˋ
- Used in: the People's Republic of China
Borama – 𐒄𐒋𐒦𐒩𐒗𐒓
- Used in: the Federal Republic of Somalia
Braille – ⠃⠗⠁⠊⠇⠑
- Braille is a tactile writing system, versions of which are used for many different languages and also used for the blind.
Carian † – 𐊴𐊠𐊥𐊹𐊠𐊵
- Formerly used in: Western Anatolia
Deseret – 𐐔𐐯𐑅𐐨𐑉𐐯𐐻
- The Deseret alphabet is a Mormon liturgical script
Elder Futhark † – ᚠᚢᚦᚨᚱᚲ
Glagolitic † – Кѷрїлловица, ⰍⱛⰓⰊⰎⰎⰑⰂⱄⰜⰀ
- Formerly used by: the Middle Age Slavic people
Hanunó'o – ᜱᜨᜳᜨᜳᜢ
- Used in: Mindoro, Philippines
Kayah Li – ꤊꤢꤛꤢꤟ ꤜꤤ
- Used in: the Kayah, Republic of the Union of Myanmar
Kulitan † –
- Formerly used in: Pampanga, Philippines
Mandombe – Mandombe
- Used in: Western Africa
N–Z
[edit]N'Ko – ߒߞߏ
- Used in: Guinea and Ivory Coast
Osmanya – 𐒋𐒘𐒈𐒑𐒛𐒒𐒕𐒀
- Used in: the Federal Republic of Somalia
Runic † – ᚱᚢᚾᛟ
- Formerly Used by: 2nd Century Germanics
Shavian – 𐑖𐑱𐑝𐑾𐑯
- Invented by Ronald Kingsley Read
as an alternative phonetic alphabet to the English language.
Siddhaṃ † – 𑖭𑖰𑖟𑖿𑖠𑖽
- Formerly used in: Central Asia, Japan
Simplified Chinese – 汉语
- Used by: Toki Pona speakers
Tagbanwa – ᝦᝪᝨᝯ
- Used in: Palawan, Philippines
Tai Tham – ᨲ᩠ᩅᩫᨾᩮᩬᩥᨦ
- Used in: Southeast Asia
Traditional Chinese – 漢語
Younger Futhark † – ᚠᚢᚦᚨᚱᚲ
Dialects
[edit]† = Extinct dialect
ǂ
[edit]ǂAkhoe – ǂAkhoe Haiǁom
- Spoken in: Angola
, Botswana
, Namibia
, and South Africa
A–M
[edit]Achterhooks – achterhooks
- Spoken in: Achterhoek
, the Netherlands
Albanian (Gheg) – gegnisht
- Spoken in: Albania
Albanian (Tosk) – toskërisht
- Spoken in: Albania
Amoy – 廈門話 or 厦门话
Armenian (Eastern) – Արևելահայերեն
- Spoken in: Armenia
Armenian (Western) – Արեւմտահայերէն
- Spoken by: the Armenian Diaspora
Balochi (Southern) – مکرانی
Banat Bulgarian – Banátsća balgarsćija jazić, Palćena balgarsćija jazić
- Spoken in: Banat
and Transylvania
, Romania
and Vojvodina
, Serbia
Banyumasan – basa Banyumasan
- Spoken in: Western Central Java
, Indonesia
Bunjevac – bunjevački
- Spoken in: Bosnia and Herzegovina
, Croatia
, Hungary
, and Vojvodina
, Serbia
Burgenland Croatian – gradišćanskohrvatski jezik
Central Kanuri – Yerwá Kànùrí
Chakavian – čakavski
Colognian – Kölsch
Congo Swahili – ?
- Spoken in: the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Cree (East) – ᐄᔨᔫ ᐊᔨᒨᓐ, ᐄᓅ ᐊᔨᒨᓐ
Cree (Moose) – ᐃᓕᓖᒧᐎᓐ
Cree (Plains) – ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ
- Official language in: the Northwest Territories
, Canada
- Also spoken in: Manitoba
, Saskatchewan
and Alberta
, Canada
; Montana
, the United States
Cree (Swampy) – ᓀᐦᐃᓇᐍᐏᐣ
Cree (Woods) – ᓀᐦᐃᖬᐍᐏᐣ
- Spoken in: Manitoba
and Saskatchewan
, Canada
Dari – دری
Dutch Low Saxon (collective name for multiple dialects) – Nederlaands Leegsaksies, Nederlaands Nedersaksies
- Spoken in: Northeastern Netherlands
East Frisian Low Saxon – Oostfräisk, Oostfreesk, Plattdüts
- Spoken in: East Frisia
, Germany
Farsi – فارسی
Fuzhou – 平話 or 福州話
- Spoken in: East Asia
Goral – górolsko gwara, góralsko gwara
- Recognised Minority Language in: Slovakia
- Also spoken in: Lesser Poland Voivodeship
and Silesian Voivodeship
, Poland
Hazāragī – هزارگی
- Spoken in: Afghanistan
, Iran
, and Pakistan
Hindko – ہندکو
- Spoken in: the Pakistani state of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Hokkien – 福佬話
- Spoken in: the southern area of the Chinese province of Fujian
, Taiwan
, and in Southeast Asia
Kajkavian – kajkavščina, kajkavština, kajkavica
- Spoken in: Croatia
Kwanyama – Oshikwanyama
Low Prussian – Niederpreußisch
Low Saxon (collective name for multiple dialects) – Nedersaksies
- Spoken in: Denmark
, Germany
, and the Netherlands
Masurian – mazurská gádkä
Meänkieli – Meänkieli
Monégasque – Munegascu
- Spoken in: Monaco
Māori English – Māori English
- Spoken in: New Zealand
N–Z
[edit]Ndonga – Oshindonga
Ningbo – 寧波閒話
- Spoken in: the Chinese sub-provincial division of Ningbo
Norwegian (Bokmål) – bokmål
- Spoken in: Norway
Norwegian (Nynorsk) – nynorsk
- Spoken in: Norway
Ojibwe (Central) – Ojibwemowin
Ojibwe (Eastern) – Jibwemwin
Ojibwe (Northwestern) – Ojibwemowin
Ojibwe (Western) – Nakawēmowin
- Spoken in: Manitoba
and Saskatchewan
, Canada
Ottawa – Nishnaabemwin, Daawaamwin
- Spoken in: Ontario
in Canada
, Michigan
and Oklahoma
in the United States
Palatine German – Pälzisch
- Spoken in: Palatinate
, Germany
Podlachian – pudlaśka mova
- Spoken in: Podlaskie Voivodeship
, Poland
Pothohari – پوٹھوهاری or پوٹھواری
- Spoken in: the Pakistani state of Azad Kashmir
Prekmurje Slovene – prekmürščina, prekmörščina, panonska slovenščina, prekmurščina, prekmursko narečje
Punjabi (Eastern) – ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
- Official language in: the Indian federal district of Delhi
; and the Indian states of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, and West Bengal
Punjabi (Western) – پنجابی
- Recognised Minority Language in: the Pakistani province of Punjab
Quanzhou – 泉州話
Resian – Rozajanski langäč, Rozojanski langäč
Sapudi – Bhâsa Sapudi
- Spoken in: Sapudi Island, Indonesia
Saraiki – سرائیکی, ਸਰਾਇਕੀ, सराइकी
- Spoken in: the Pakistani province of Bahawalpur South Punjab
Seroa † – ǃGãǃne, ǁKuǁe
- Formerly spoken in: Lesotho
and South Africa
- (Seroa is a "click language").
Shtokavian – štokavski, штокавски
- Spoken in: Serbia
, Croatia
, Bosnia and Herzegovina
, Montenegro
, and Kosovo
Slavey (North) – Sahtúgot’įné Yatı̨́, K’ashógot’įne Goxedǝ́ or Shíhgot’įne Yatı̨́
- Official language in: the Northwest Territories
, Canada
Slavey (South) – Dené Dháh, Dene Yatıé or Dene Zhatıé
- Official language in: the Northwest Territories
, Canada
Slavomolisano – na-našu, na-našo
Stellingwarfs – Stellingwerfs
- Spoken in: Ooststellingwerf
and Weststellingwerf
in the Dutch province of Friesland
, the Netherlands
Swabian – Schwäbisch
Tarantino – tarandíne
Teochew – 潮州話
- Spoken by: the Chinese Teochew people
Upper Saxon – Obersächsisch
Varhadi – वऱ्हाडी, 𑘪𑘬𑘿𑘮𑘰𑘚𑘲
- Spoken in: Maharashtra, India
West Polesian – захыднёполіськая мова
Westphalian – Westfäölsk
- Spoken in: Westphalia
, Germany
Required fonts
[edit]Many languages require special fonts in order to display correctly. Most use fonts from the font family Noto, created by Google. They can be downloaded here.
See also
[edit]- Language
- Lists of extinct languages
- Lists of languages
- Official languages of the UN (United Nations)
External links
[edit]- Language names — A similar list of "autoglottonyms" on omniglot.com. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
- Languages in their own writing systems — Another such list on geonames.de. Retrieved 2017-01-07.