† = Extinct language
' ꞌAreꞌare – Areare • Spoken in: southern
Malaita ,
Solomon Islands ʼOle – ʼOlekha • Spoken in:
Bhutan A A-Hmao – ad Hmaob lul, A-hmaos • Spoken in:
Guizhou and
Yunnan,
China Aari – አፋን፡ኣሪ፡ • Spoken in:
Ethiopia Aasáx † – Aasá • Formerly spoken in:
Tanzania Abau – Abau • Spoken in:
Sandaun Province ,
Papua New Guinea Abaza – Aбаза бызшва •
Official language in:
Karachay-Cherkessia ,
Russia 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 Achagua – Achawa • Spoken in:
Meta Department ,
Colombia Achang – Mönghsa, ŋa˨˩ʈʂhaŋ˨˩ • Spoken in:
China and
Myanmar Achi – achi' •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Guatemala Acholi – Lwo • Spoken in:
Uganda and
South Sudan Achumawi † – Achomawi or Ajúmmááwí • Formerly spoken in:
California ,
United States Adai † – Tenánat Hadéyas • Formerly spoken in:
Louisiana ,
United States Adangbe – Adangbe • Spoken in:
Togo Adangme – Adangbɛ •
Official language in:
Ghana Adele – Gidire • Spoken in:
Ghana and
Togo Adioukrou – mɔjukru • Spoken in:
Côte d’Ivoire Adja – Adja or Ajagbe •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Benin Adnyamathanha – Yura Ngawarla • Spoken in:
Australia Adyghe – Адыгабзэ •
Official language in:
Adygea ,
Russia Adzera – Adzera • Spoken in:
Morobe Province ,
Papua New Guinea Afade – afaë • Spoken in:
Cameroon and
Nigeria Afar – Qafar af •
Official language in:
Ethiopia •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Djibouti and
Eritrea Afrihili – El-Afrihili • Proposed
lingua franca of
Africa Afrikaans – Afrikaans •
Official language in:
South Africa •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Botswana and
Namibia Aghem – aghím • Spoken in:
Cameroon Aghul – агъул чӀал •
Official language of:
Dagestan ,
Russia Aguacateco – awakateko • Spoken in:
Guatemala Aguaruna – Awajún • Spoken in:
Peru Ahirani – खान्देशी, अहिराणी • Spoken in:
Maharashtra,
India Ahom † – 𑜁𑜪𑜨 𑜄𑜩 𑜒𑜑𑜪𑜨, 𑜁𑜨𑜉𑜫 𑜄𑜩 𑜒𑜑𑜪𑜨 • Formerly spoken in:
Assam,
India Ahtna – Atnakenaege •
Official language of:
Alaska ,
United States Aikanã – Tubarão, Huari • Spoken in:
Rondônia ,
Brazil Ainu † – アイヌ イタク, Aynu Itak •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Japan Air Tamajeq – Tayərt, ⵜⵢⵔⵜ, تَایِیرْتْ • Spoken in:
Aïr Mountains,
Agadez Region,
Niger Ajië – A’jie, Ajië, Houailou, Wai, Wailu •
Official language in:
Houaïlou,
New Caledonia ,
France Aka-Jeru – Akajeru, Jeru, Yerawa • Spoken in:
Andaman Islands,
India Akan – Akan, Fante, Twi •
Official language in:
Ghanaian/
Ivoirian ethnic region of
Akanland Akhvakh – Ашвaлъи мицIи • Spoken in: Southern
Dagestan ,
Russia and Northern
Azerbaijan 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 •
Official Regional Language in:
Philippines Akum – aakuem • Spoken in:
Cameroon and
Nigeria Alabama – Albaamaha • Spoken in:
Texas ,
United States • Now extinct in:
Oklahoma ,
United States Alas – Batak Alas • Spoken by: the
Alas,
Kluet, and
Singkil people of
North Sumatra ,
Indonesia Albanian – Shqip, Shqiptar •
Official language in:
Albania ,
Kosovo ,
Montenegro , and
North Macedonia •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Croatia ,
Italy ,
Romania , and
Serbia Albanian Sign Language – Gjuha e Shqipe e Shenjave • Signed in:
Albania 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 • Spoken in:
Quebec ,
Canada Aloápam Zapotec – tizha' • Spoken in: northern
Oaxaca ,
Mexico Alsatian – Elsässisch, Elsässerditsch • Spoken in:
Alsace ,
France 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 Alutiiq – Sugt’stun, Alutiit’stun •
Official language in:
Alaska ,
United States Alyutor – nəməlʔu • Spoken in:
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug and
Kamchatka Krai ,
Russia Amami – 島口, シマユムタ • Spoken in:
Kagoshima Prefecture ,
Japan 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 •
Official language in:
Ethiopia Amis – 'Amis or Pangcah • Spoken in:
Taiwan Amo – Timap • Spoken in:
Nigeria Ana Dogon – Ana Tiŋa • Spoken in:
Mali Ancash Quechua – qichwa, nuna shimi • Spoken in:
Ancash ,
Peru Ancient Egyptian † – • 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 )
Andi – къӀаваннаб мицӀцӀи • Spoken in: Southern
Dagestan ,
Russia Anfillo – Mao • Spoken in:
Ethiopia Angika – अंगिका •
Official language in:
Jharkhand,
India • Spoken in:
Nepal Angkola – Batak Angkola • Spoken by: the
Angkola people of
North Sumatra ,
Indonesia Anglo-Norman † – Anglo-Normaund • Formerly spoken in: the
United Kingdom and the
Republic of Ireland Angloromani – Pogadi Chib • Spoken in: the
United Kingdom Anindilyakwa – Amamalya Ayakwa • Spoken in:
Northern Territory ,
Australia Antiguan and Barbudan Creole – Aanteegan an' Baabyuudan / raa bak • Spoken in:
Antigua and Barbuda ,
Anguilla ,
Dominica ,
Montserrat , and
Saint Kitts and Nevis Anufo – Anufɔ •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Benin Apache – Ndéé • Spoken in:
Southwestern United States Apalachee † – ? • Formerly spoken in:
Florida ,
United States Apsaalooke – Apsáalooke • Spoken in:
Great Plains,
United States Arabela – Tapweyokwaka • Spoken in:
Peru Arabic – العربية •
Official language in:
28 countries and 4 international organizations Aragonese – l'Aragonés •
Official language in:
Aragon ,
Spain Arakanese – ရက္ခိုင်ဘာသာ • Spoken in:
Rakhine State ,
Myanmar and
Chittagong Division,
Bangladesh Araki – Soron Raki • Spoken in:
Araki Island,
Vanuatu Aramaic – ܐܪܡܝܐ • Spoken in:
Iran ,
Iraq ,
Israel ,
Jordan ,
Lebanon ,
Palestine ,
Syria , and
Turkey Aranese – aranés •
Official language in:
Val d'Aran in
Catalonia ,
Spain Arapaho – Hinono'eitiit • Spoken by: the
Arapaho people ,
United States Arawak – Lokono • Spoken in:
French Guiana (
France ),
Guyana ,
Suriname ,
Venezuela ,
Jamaica , and
Barbados Arbëreshë Albanian – Arbërisht • Spoken in:
Italy Archi – аршаттен • Spoken in:
Dagestan ,
Russia Ardhamagadhi Prakrit † – 𑀅𑀭𑁆𑀥𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥𑀻 • Formerly spoken in: modern-day
Bihar and
Uttar Pradesh,
India Arikara – Sáhniš • Spoken in:
North Dakota ,
United States Arin † – bbˈirk • Formerly spoken in:
Russia Armenian – Հայերեն •
Official language in:
Armenia •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Bulgaria ,
Cyprus ,
Poland ,
Romania ,
Samtskhe–Javakheti (
Georgia ),
Hungary ,
Iraq ,
Lebanon ,
Turkey ,
Ukraine , and
California (
United States )
Armenian Sign Language – Հայերեն ժեստերի լեզու • Signed in:
Armenia Aromanian – Aromanian •
Recognised Minority Language in:
North Macedonia ,
Albania ,
Greece and
Serbia 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 •
Official language in:
Assam,
India • Spoken in:
Bhutan ,
Bangladesh , and
India Assiniboine – Nakhóda • Spoken in:
Canada and the
United States Assyrian Neo-Aramaic – ܣܘܪܝܬ • Spoken in:
Iran ,
Iraq ,
Syria , and
Turkey Asturian – Asturianu • Spoken in:
Asturias ,
Spain Atatláhuca–San Miguel Mixtec – ? • Spoken in:
Oaxaca and
Guerrero ,
Mexico Atayal – Tayal • Spoken in:
Taiwan Atikamekw – Nēhinawēwin • Spoken in:
Quebec ,
Canada Attapady Kurumba – അട്ടപ്പാടി കുറുംബ • Spoken in:
India Auregnais † – Auregnais • Formerly spoken in:
Alderney , a part of
Guernsey , the
United Kingdom Auslan – Sign Language •
Official language in:
Australia Austral – Reo Tuha‘a pae • Spoken in:
Austral Islands in
French Polynesia ,
France Austrian Sign Language – Österreichische Gebärdensprache • Signed in:
Austria Auye-Dao – Auwje, Maniwo, Moi, Moi-Wadea • Spoken in:
Central Papua ,
Indonesia Avar – авар мацӏ, اوار ماض, магӏарул мацӏ, ماعارۇل ماض •
Official language in:
Dagestan ,
Russia • Spoken in:
Azerbaijan ,
Georgia ,
Kazakhstan , and
Turkey Avestan – 𐬆𐬬𐬈𐬯𐬙𐬆𐬥 • Formerly spoken in: 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 • Spoken in:
Tabasco ,
Mexico Aymara – Aymar Aru • Spoken by: the
Aymara people in
Bolivia ,
Chile , and
Peru Äynu – ئەينۇ • Spoken in:
Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region,
China Azerbaijani – Azərbaycanca •
Official language in:
Azerbaijan and
Dagestan ,
Russia • Spoken in:
Iran ,
Turkey and
Georgia Azerbaijani Sign Language – Azərbaycan işarət dili • Signed in:
Azerbaijan '''
Azoyu Me'phaa''' – me̱'pha̱a̱ tsíndíí • Spoken in:
Guerrero ,
Mexico B Babine – Witsuwit’en, ᗔᙣᗔᗥᐣ • Spoken in:
British Columbia in
Canada Badaga – படக, ಬಡಗ, ബഡഗ • Spoken in:
Tamil Nadu,
India Baga † – Barka • Formerly spoken in:
Guinea Bagheli – बघेली • Spoken in:
Madhya Pradesh,
India Bagri – बागड़ी • Spoken in: North of
Rajasthan,
India Bagvalal – багвалал мисӀсӀ • Spoken in: Southwestern
Dagestan ,
Russia Bahamian Creole – Bahamian • Spoken in:
Bahamas Bai – Baip‧ngvp‧zix • Spoken in:
Yunnan Province,
China Bajan Creole – Bajan • Spoken in:
Barbados Bajjika – बज्जिका • Spoken in:
India and
Nepal Baki – Baki • Spoken in:
Vanuatu Balinese – ᬩᬲᬩᬮᬶ • Spoken in:
Bali ,
Indonesia Balkan Gagauz Turkish – Rumeli Türkçesi • Spoken in:
Turkey ,
Greece ,
Bulgaria ,
North Macedonia ,
Serbia ,
Kosovo Balkan Romani – Balkaniko Romanes • Spoken in: the
Balkans Balochi – بلۏچی • Spoken in:
Pakistan ,
Iran and
Afghanistan Balti – སྦལ་ཏིའི་སྐད་, بلتی • Spoken in:
Baltistan,
Pakistan and
Ladakh,
India Baltic Romani – ? • Spoken in:
Poland ,
Lithuania ,
Latvia ,
Belarus ,
Russia ,
Estonia ,
Finland , and
Germany Bambara – Bamanankan •
Official language in:
Mali Bamileke – Bamiléké • Spoken in: the
Western High Plateau,
Cameroon Banaban † – ? • Formerly spoken in:
Banaba ,
Kiribati Banda – ? • Spoken in: the
Central African Republic , the
Democratic Republic of the Congo and
South Sudan Bangala – Mɔnɔkɔ na bangála • Spoken in: the
Democratic Republic of the Congo Banggai – Banggai • Spoken in:
Banggai Archipelago,
Central Sulawesi ,
Indonesia Bangime – Baŋgɛri-mɛ • Spoken in:
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 Baram – Baraamu • Spoken in:
Nepal Barasana-Eduria – Taiwano, Jãnerã - Eduria Oca • Spoken in:
Vaupés Department ,
Colombia Basaa – ɓasaá, ɓàsàa • Spoken in:
Cameroon Basa-Gumna † – Basa-Kaduna, Basa Kuta • Formerly spoken in:
Chanchaga,
Niger State,
Nigeria Bashkir – башҡорт Теле, Başqort Tele •
Official language in:
Bashkortostan ,
Russia Basque – Euskara •
Official language in:
Basque Country and
Navarre ,
Spain • Spoken in the
French Basque Country,
Pyrénées-Atlantiques ,
France , but with no legal status.
Bassa – Ɓǎsɔ́ɔ̀ (𖫢𖫧𖫳𖫒𖫨𖫰𖫨𖫱) • Spoken by:
Liberian/
Sierra Leonean
Bassa People Batak Karo – Cakap Karo • Spoken by: the
Karo of
North Sumatra ,
Indonesia Batak Mandailing – Saro Mandailing • Spoken by: the
Mandailing of
North Sumatra ,
Indonesia Batak Simalungun – Sahap Simalungun • Spoken by: the
Simalungun of
North Sumatra ,
Indonesia Batak Toba – Hata Batak Toba, • Spoken by: the
Toba of
North Sumatra ,
Indonesia Bats – ბაცბა მოტტ • Spoken in:
Georgia 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 Bedik – Ménik • Spoken in:
Senegal Beja – Bidhaawyeet, Tubdhaawi, تُبڈاوِ •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Eritrea and
Sudan Belarusian – Беларуская •
Official language in:
Belarus •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Ukraine Belizean Creole – Belize Kriol, Kriol • Spoken in:
Belize Bemba – iciBemba •
Official language in:
Zambia Bengali – বাংলা •
Official language in:
Bangladesh and
India Beothuk † – Beothuk • Formerly spoken in: the island of
Newfoundland ,
Canada Berber – Tamaziɣt, Tamazight, or ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ • Spoken in:
Northern Africa Berom – Cèn Bèrom or Lêm Bèrom • Spoken in:
Plateau State,
Nigeria Berta – Gebeto or Wetawit • Spoken in: the
Benishangul-Gumuz Region ,
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 • Spoken in:
Dagestan ,
Russia Bhilali – ? • Spoken in:
India 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,
India ;
Jharkhand,
India ;
Uttar Pradesh,
India ;
Guyana ;
Suriname ; and
Trinidad and Tobago Bhumij – ভূমিজ, ଭୁମିଜ୍, भूमिज, •
Official language in:
Jharkhand,
India Biblical Hebrew – • Formerly spoken in: the
Kingdom of Judah, the
Kingdom of Israel (Samaria) and the
Hasmonean dynasty (Modern-day
Israel ) •
Biblical Hebrew is a
Jewish liturgical language Big Nambas – V'ənen Taut • Spoken in:
Malakula, Vanuatu Bihari – बिहारी भाषा • Spoken in:
India and
Nepal Bijago – Kangaki-Kagbaaga-Kajoko Bidyogo • Spoken in:
Guinea-Bissau Bikol – Bikol • Spoken in:
Bicol Region,
Philippines Bilen – ብሊን •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Eritrea Bishnupriya Manipuri – বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী • Spoken in: Northeast
India and
Bangladesh Bislama – Bislama •
Official language in:
Vanuatu Blackfoot – ᑯᖾᖹ, ᓱᖽᐧᖿ • Spoken by: the American/
Canadian Blackfoot Tribe Bodo – बड़ो • Spoken in:
India and
Nepal '''Boie'nen''' – [bɔ̆ɪ̆ɛ̋’n̆ə̆n] • Spoken in:
Buhi,
Camarines Sur of the
Bicol Region of the
Philippines Bole – bòo pìkkà • Spoken in:
Bauchi State,
Gombe State,
Yobe State and
Plateau State,
Nigeria Boma – Kiboma • Spoken in: the
Democratic Republic of the Congo Bono – Abron • Spoken in:
Ghana and
Ivory Coast Bontoc – Bontoc • Spoken in:
Mountain Province, the
Philippines Bosnian – Босански, Bosanski •
Official language in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina and
Montenegro •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Albania ,
Kosovo ,
North Macedonia , and
Serbia Botlikh – Буйхалъи мицIцIи • Spoken in: Southwestern
Dagestan ,
Russia Bouyei – Haausqyaix • Spoken in:
Chinese provinces of
Guizhou,
Yunnan and
Sichuan and
Vietnam Brahui – براہوئی • Spoken in:
Balochistan,
Pakistan Braj Bhasha – ब्रजभाषा • Spoken in:
India Brazilian Sign Language – Língua Brasileira de Sinais • Signed in:
Brazil and by
Brazilian diaspora Breton – Brezhoneg • Spoken in:
Brittany ,
France British Sign Language – Sign Language, Breetish Sign Leid, Iaith Arwyddion Prydain, Cànan Soidhnidh Bhreatainn, Teanga Chomharthaíochta na Breataine • Signed in: the
United Kingdom Bube – Bubi, Bohobé, Bube–Benga, Bobe • Spoken in:
Bioko,
Equatorial Guinea Budu Dogon – Bunɔɡɛ • Spoken in:
Mali Budukh – Budad mez • Spoken in:
Azerbaijan Bugan – Pakan • Spoken in:
Yunnan,
China Buginese – ᨅᨔ ᨕᨘᨁᨗ • Spoken in:
South Sulawesi ,
Indonesia Bugun – Khowa • Spoken in:
Arunachal Pradesh,
India Buhid – ᝊᝓᝑᝒᝇ • Spoken in:
Mindoro,
Philippines Bukharian – , бухорӣ, buxorī • Spoken in:
Uzbekistan ,
Tajikistan and
Afghanistan Bulgarian – български език •
Official language in:
Bulgaria , and
Greece •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Romania ,
Serbia , and
Ukraine Bulgarian Sign Language – Български жестомимичен език • Signed in:
Bulgaria Bunun – Bunun •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Taiwan Burmese – မြန်မာစာ or မြန်မာစကား •
Official language in:
Myanmar Burushaski – بُرُݸشَسکݵ • Spoken in:
Gilgit Division,
Pakistan Buryat – буряад хэлэн •
Official language in:
Buryatia ,
Russia Bussa – Mossittaata, Mossiya, ሞስሲትቷታ or ሞስሲያ • Spoken in:
Ethiopia Buu – Nubabo • Spoken in:
Cameroon C Caddo † – Hasí:nay • Formerly 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
California,
United States Cajun French – Français cajun • Spoken in:
Louisiana ,
United States Caló – Caló • Spoken in:
Spain ,
Portugal , and the southern area of
France Cameroonian Pidgin English – Wes Cos, Kamtok • Spoken in:
Cameroon Canichana † – Canesi, Joaquiniano • 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 ,
Macau , and
Guangdong Province,
China Cape Verdean Creole – kauberdianu, kabuverdianu, kriolu, kriol • Spoken in:
Cape Verde Capiznon – Binisaya, Binisaya nga Capiznon, Bisaya, Capiceño • Spoken in:
Capiz,
Philippines 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 Carijona – Tsahá • Spoken in:
Colombia Carolina Algonquian † – Pamlico • Formerly spoken in:
North Carolina , the
United States Carolinian – Refaluwasch •
Official language in:
Northern Mariana Islands Carpathian Romani – ? • Spoken in:
Poland ,
Czech Republic ,
Slovakia ,
Austria ,
Ukraine , and
Slovenia Carrier – ᑐᑊᘁᗕᑋᗸ • Spoken in:
British Columbia ,
Canada Carrier (Southern) – ᑐᑊᘁᗕᑋᗸ • Spoken in:
British Columbia ,
Canada Catalan – Català •
Official language in:
Andorra ; the
Balearic Islands ;
Catalonia ; and the
Valencian Community,
Spain •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Pyrénées-Orientales France ;
Sardinia,
Italy ; and
Aragón ,
Spain Catalan Sign Language – Llengua de signes catalana • Signed in:
Catalonia ,
Spain Catawba – Katapa • Spoken in:
South 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 Alaskan Yupʼik – Yugtun, Cugtun •
Official language in:
Alaska , the
United States Central Bikol – Bikol Sentral • Spoken in:
Bicol Region, the
Philippines Central Dusun – Boros Dusun • Spoken in:
Sabah and
Labuan ,
Malaysia Central Nahuatl – ? • Spoken in:
Tlaxcala and
Puebla ,
Mexico Central Sama – Sinama • Spoken in:
Sulu,
Tawi-Tawi,
Zamboanga City and
Basilan, the
Philippines and
Sabah ,
Malaysia Central Siberian Yupik – Yupigestun, Akuzipigestun, Юпик •
Official language in:
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug ,
Russia and
Alaska , the
United States Central ǃKung – ǃXun • Spoken in:
Grootfontein,
Namibia Chadian Arabic – لهجة تشادية • Spoken in:
Chad Chagatai † – چغتای • Formerly spoken in:
Central Asia Chagossian Creole – kreol Ilwa •
Official language in: the self-declared
Chagossian Government Chakma – 𑄌𑄋𑄴𑄟𑄳𑄦 𑄞𑄌𑄴 • Spoken in:
Chittagong Hill Tracts and
CADC,
Bangladesh ,
Mizoram,
Tripura,
Arunachal Pradesh, and
Assam,
India and
Rakhine State ,
Myanmar Chalcatongo Mixtec – Chalcatongo • Spoken in:
Oaxaca in
Mexico Chaldean Neo-Aramaic – ܟܠܕܝܐ • Spoken by:
Assyrians in the
Assyrian homeland and globally by diaspora
Cham – ꨌꩌ • Spoken in:
Cambodia Chamalal – чамалалдуб мичӏчӏ • Spoken in: Southwestern
Dagestan ,
Russia Chamorro – Chamoru, Fino'Chamorro •
Official language in:
Guam and the
Northern Mariana Islands Charrúa † – ? • Formerly spoken in:
Uruguay Chavacano – Chabacano •
Regional language in: the
Philippines Chechen – Нохчийн Mотт •
Official language in:
Chechnya and
Dagestan ,
Russia Chemakum † – Aqoʞúlo • Formerly spoken in: the
Olympic Peninsula,
Washington , the
United States Chenchu – చెంచు • Spoken in: the
states of
Andhra Pradesh and
Telangana,
India Cherokee – ᏣᎳᎩ, ᏣᎳᎩ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ •
Official language in: the
Native American tribe of the
Cherokee , in
Oklahoma Chewa – Nyanja •
Official language in:
Malawi and
Zambia Cheyenne – Tsėhesenėstsestotse, Tsisinstsistots • Spoken in:
Montana and
Oklahoma ,
United States Chhattisgarhi – छत्तीसगढ़ी • Spoken in:
India Chibcha † – Muysc cubun • Formerly spoken in:
Colombia Chichimeca Jonaz – Úza’ • Spoken in:
Guanajuato ,
Mexico 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:
China ;
Singapore ;
Taiwan ; and
Wa State in
Myanmar •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Malaysia , the
Philippines ,
Brunei , and the
United States Chinese Sign Language – 中国手语 • Signed in:
China 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 Chitkuli Kinnauri – चित्कुली किन्नौरी • Spoken in:
Himachal Pradesh,
India Chitonga – ChiTonga •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Malawi Chittagonian – চাটগাঁইয়া বুলি • Spoken in:
Bangladesh Chocangaca – ཁྱོ་ཅ་ང་ཅ་ཁ་ • Spoken in:
Bhutan Choctaw – Chahta', Chahta Anumpa • Spoken in:
Choctaw Nation ,
Oklahoma ,
United States Chokwe – Ucôkwe •
Official language in:
Angola • Spoken in:
Democratic Republic of the Congo , and
Zambia Chʼol – Lakty'añ • Spoken in:
Chiapas ,
Tabasco , and
Campeche in
Mexico Chʼortiʼ – čorti' • Spoken in:
Guatemala ,
Honduras and
El Salvador Chug – Duhumbi • Spoken in:
West Kameng district,
Arunachal Pradesh in
India Chukchi – чаучу • Spoken in:
Russia in the
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Chulym – Ось тили, тадар тили • Spoken in:
Krasnoyarsk Krai and
Tomsk Oblast,
Russia Chung – Cung • Spoken in:
Cameroon Church Slavonic – Црькъвьнословѣ́ньскъ ѩꙁꙑ́къ, Церковнославѧ́нскїй Ѧ҆зы́къ, ⱌⱃⰽⰲⰰⱀⱁⱄⰾⱁⰲⱑⱀⱄⰽⱜ ⰵⰸⰻⰽⱜ, ⱌⰹⱃⱏⰽⱏⰲⱏⱀⱁⱄⰾⱁⰲⱑⱀⱐⱄⰽⱏⰹ ⱗⰸⱏⰻⰽⱏ •
Church Slavonic is a
liturgical language used by the
Eastern Orthodox Church Chuukese – Chuuk •
Official language in:
Chuuk , the
Federated States of Micronesia Chuvash – Чӑвашла, Çăvaşla •
Official language in:
Chuvashia ,
Russia Cia-Cia – Bahasa Ciacia, 바하사 찌아찌아, بهاس چيا-چيا • Spoken in:
Southeast Sulawesi ,
Indonesia Cimbrian – Zimbrisch • Spoken in:
Italy Classical Arabic – العربية الفصحى • Formerly spoken in:
Early Islamic Caliphates •
Classical Arabic is a
liturgical language of
Islam Classical Armenian † – գրաբար • Formerly spoken in: the
Armenian highlands Classical Chinese – 古文 or 文言 • Literary language used in:
China ,
Taiwan ,
Vietnam ,
Korea , and
Japan Classical Japanese † – 文語 • Formerly spoken in:
Japan Classical Mandaic – ࡋࡉࡔࡀࡍࡀ ࡖ ࡌࡀࡍࡃࡀࡉࡉࡀ • Spoken in:
Iraq and
Iran • The
Mandaic language is a
liturgical language of
Mandaeism Classical Mongolian † – ? • Formerly spoken in:
Mongolia ,
China and
Russia Classical Nahuatl † – Nāhuatlāhtōlli • Formerly spoken in:
Aztec Empire Classical Nepal Bhasa † – पुलाङु नेपाल भास • Formerly spoken in:
Nepal ,
Bhutan ,
Tibet and
India Classical Tibetan † – ? • Formerly spoken in:
Greater Tibet Coastal Kadazan – Boos Kadazan (Bo'os Kadazan) • Spoken in:
Sabah and
Labuan ,
Malaysia 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 '''
Coeur d'Alene''' – Snchitsu’umshtsn • Spoken in: northern
Idaho , the
United States Comanche – Nʉmʉ Tekwapʉ • Spoken in:
Oklahoma,
United States Common Brittonic † – Brittonikā • Formerly spoken in:
Great Britain Comorian – shikomori', شِكُمُرِ •
Official language in:
Comoros • Spoken in:
Mayotte ,
France Comox – Éyɂáɂjuuthem, ʔayajuθəm, q̓yʔq̓yʔɛmixʷq̓ɛnəm • Spoken in:
British Columbia ,
Canada Cook Islands Māori – ‘Airani •
Official language in:
Cook Islands ,
New Zealand Coptic – ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ • The
Coptic language is a
Coptic liturgical language Cora – naáyarite • Spoken in:
Mexico Cornish – Kernewek, Kernowek •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Cornwall , the
United Kingdom Corsican – Corsu •
Recognised Minority Language in:
France Cree – ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ •
Official language in:
Northwest Territories ,
Canada Crimean Tatar – qırımtatar tili, къырымтатар тили, قریم تاتار تلی •
Official language in:
Crimea ,
Ukraine Croatian – Hrvatski •
Official language in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina ;
Croatia ; and
Vojvodina ,
Serbia •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Burgenland ,
Austria ;
Baranya County,
Southern Transdanubia,
Hungary ;
Molise,
Italy ;
Montenegro ;
Carașova,
Caraș-Severin County Romania ; and
Lupac,
Caraș-Severin County,
Romania Croatian Sign Language – Hrvatski znakovni jezik • Signed in:
Croatia Cuitlatec † – Uhpɨnéʔlu • Formerly spoken in:
Guerrero ,
Mexico Cupeño † – Kupangaxwicham Pe'memelki • Formerly spoken in: the southern area of
California ,
United States Cypriot Arabic – Σάννα, Sanna, سانا •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Cyprus Cypriot Sign Language – Κυπριακή Νοηματική Γλώσσα • Signed in:
Cyprus Czech – Český jazyk, Čeština •
Official language in:
Czech Republic Czech Sign Language – Český znakový jazyk • Signed in:
Czech Republic D Dagaare – Dagaare • Spoken in:
Ghana ,
Burkina Faso , and
Ivory Coast Dagbani – Dagbanli • Spoken in:
Ghana and
Togo 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 Dair – Thaminyi or طهامينيي • Spoken in:
Sudan Dakhini – دکنی •
Official language in:
India and the
United Arab Emirates Dakota – Dakȟótiyapi • Spoken in:
Canada and the
United States Dakpa – དག་པ་ཁ་ • Spoken in:
India ,
Bhutan , and
Tibet (
China )
Dalecarlian – Dalmål • Spoken in:
Sweden Dalmatian † – veklisúṅ • Formerly spoken in:
Dalmatia ,
Croatia Danish – Dansk •
Official language in:
Denmark and the
Faroe Islands •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Germany ,
Greenland , and
Iceland Danish Sign Language – Dansk tegnsprog • Signed in:
Denmark Dargwa – Дарган Mез •
Official language in:
Dagestan ,
Russia Daza – Dazaga • Spoken in:
Chad and
Niger Dazawa – Daza • Spoken in:
Bauchi State,
Nigeria Deg Xinag – Deg Hitʼan •
Official language in:
Alaska , the
United States Delaware – Lënapei èlixsuwakàn • Spoken by: the
Delaware people in the
United States Denaʼina – Denaʼina Qenaga, Denaʼinaqʼ •
Official language in:
Alaska , the
United States Deori – জিমʼচাঁয়া/দেউৰী • Spoken in:
Assam and
Arunachal Pradesh,
India Desia – ଦେଶିଆ • Spoken in: some
districts in
Odisha and
Andhra Pradesh,
India Dhatki – धाटकी, ڍاٽڪي • Spoken in:
Mirpur Khas Division,
Pakistan Dhivehi – ދިވެހި •
Official language in:
Maldives Dhuwal – Dhay'yi • Spoken in:
Northern Territory ,
Australia Digaro Mishmi – tɑ31 rɑŋ53, da31 raŋ53, tɯŋ53 • Spoken in: northeastern
Arunachal Pradesh,
India and
Zayü County,
Tibet,
China Dimasa – Grao-Dima • Spoken in:
Assam and
Nagaland,
India Dinka – Thuɔŋjäŋ • Spoken in:
South Sudan Djambarrpuyngu – Djampbarrpuyŋu • Spoken in:
Northern Territory ,
Australia 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 •
Official language in:
Zimbabwe •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Zambia Dong – lix Gaeml • Spoken in:
Guizhou,
Hunan,
Guangxi,
China Doteli – डोटेली •
Official language in:
Sudurpashchim Province,
Nepal •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Karnali Province,
Nepal Drehu – Dehu, Lifou, Lifu, Qene Drehu •
Official language in:
Lifou,
New Caledonia Drung – Tvrung kvt • Spoken in:
Yunnan and
Tibet,
China Duala – Duala • Spoken in:
Cameroon Duhwa – Karfa • Spoken in:
Nasarawa State,
Nigeria Dungan – 回族语言, Xуэйзў йүян • Spoken by: the
Central Asian
Dungan people Durkha – тyъһа тыл • Spoken in:
Khövsgöl Province,
Mongolia Dutch – Nederlands •
Official language in:
Aruba ,
Belgium Curaçao, , the
Netherlands ,
Sint Maarten , and
Suriname Dutch Sign Language – Nederlandse Gebarentaal • Signed in: the
Netherlands Dutton World Speedwords – rapmotz •
International auxiliary language Dyula – Julakan • Spoken in:
Ivory Coast ,
Burkina Faso and
Mali Dzao Min – Ba Pai • Spoken in:
China Dzongkha – རྫོང་ཁ་ •
Official language in:
Bhutan E E – 誒 • Spoken in:
Guangxi in
China Early Modern English † – English • Formerly spoken in:
England ,
Wales ,
Scotland ,
Ireland and
English overseas possessions Eastern Pwo – ဖၠုံ, ဖၠုံယှိုဝ်, ဖၠုံဘာႋသာ့ဆ်ုခၠါင်, ဖၠုံဆ်ုခၠါင် • Spoken in:
Myanmar and
Thailand Ecclesiastical Latin – Latin •
Ecclesiastical Latin is a
liturgical language used by the
Catholic Church Edo – Ẹ̀dó • Spoken in:
Edo State,
Nigeria Efik – Usem Efịk • 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 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 Enets – Онэй база • Spoken in:
Krasnoyarsk Krai ,
Russia Enga – Enga • Spoken in:
Enga ,
Papua New Guinea English – English •
Official language in:
57 countries, 31 non-sovereign entities and 25 international organizations Enlhet – Enlhet • Spoken in:
Presidente Hayes ,
Paraguay Enu – Ximoluo • Spoken in:
Yunnan,
China Enxet – Énxet nempeywa • Spoken in:
Presidente Hayes ,
Paraguay Eranadan – ഏറനാടൻ ഭാഷ, ا٘يرَناڊَن • Spoken in: the region of
Eranad in
Malappuram district,
Kerala,
India Eravallan – எரவல்லன் • Spoken in:
Kerala and
Tamil Nadu,
India Erzya – Эрзянь Kель •
Official language in:
Mordovia ,
Russia Esan – Ishan • Spoken in:
Nigeria Esperanto – Esperanto •
International auxiliary language Estonian – Eesti •
Official language in:
Estonia Estonian Sign Language – eesti viipekeel • Signed in:
Estonia Etruscan † – 𐌓𐌀𐌔𐌄𐌍𐌍𐌀 • Formerly spoken in:
Central Italy Eudeve † – Dóhmenerít • Formerly spoken in:
Sonora ,
Mexico 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 • Spoken in:
Salamanca in
Spain Eyak † – I.ya.q •
Official language in: the
American state of
Alaska F Fala – Fala • Spoken in:
Val de Xálima ,
Extremadura ,
Spain Falam Chin – Lai ṭong • Spoken in:
Falam Township,
Chin State ,
Myanmar Fang (Bantoid) – Fang • Spoken in:
Cameroon Fang (Bantu) – Faŋ, Paŋwe •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Equatorial Guinea and
Gabon Fante – Fante • Spoken in:
Ghana Faroese – Føroyskt •
Official language in:
Faroe Islands •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Denmark Feʼfeʼ – Ghə̀ǝ̄ fèʼéfěʼè • Spoken in:
Haut-Nkam,
Cameroon Fiji Hindi – फिजी बात or Fiji Baat •
Official language in:
Fiji Fijian – Na vosa vaka-Viti, Vakaviti •
Official language in:
Fiji Filipino – Wikang Filipino •
Official language in: the
Philippines Filipino Sign Language – Wikang pasenyas ng mga Pilipino •
Official language in: the
Philippines Fingallian † – Fingallian • Formerly spoken in:
Fingal,
Ireland 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 • Spoken in:
Finland and
Sweden Finnish Sign Language – Suomalainen viittomakieli • Signed in:
Finland Flemish – Vlaams • Spoken in: the
Belgian region of
Flanders Flemish Sign Language – Vlaamse Gebarentaal • Signed in: the
Belgian region of
Flanders Foia Foia – Minanibai • Spoken in:
Gulf Province ,
Papua New Guinea Fon – Fon gbè, Fɔngbè • Spoken by: the
Beninois/
Nigerian
Fon people Fox – Meskwakiatoweni • Spoken by: the
Meskwaki/Fox people Frafra – Farefare • Spoken in:
Ghana and
Burkina Faso Frankish † – Frenkisk, Frankisk • Formerly spoken in:
Western Europe French – Français •
Official language in:
27 countries, 10 subnational entities, and 36 international organisations French Belgian Sign Language – Langue des signes de Belgique francophone • Signed in: the
Belgian region of
Wallonia 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:
Chad and
Darfur,
Sudan Futuna-Aniwa – ? • Spoken in: the islands of
Futuna and
Aniwa,
Vanuatu Futunan – Faka futuna • Spoken in:
Futuna,
Wallis and Futuna ,
France Fuyu Kyrgyz – Fuyü Gïrgïs, Gĭrgĭs • Spoken in:
Heilongjiang,
China G Ga – Gã •
Official language in:
Ghana 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 •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Sardinia ,
Italy Gan – 赣语, 贛語 • Spoken in: the
Chinese provinces of
Anhui,
Fujian,
Hubei,
Hunan, and
Jiangxi Garhwali – गढ़वळि • Spoken in:
Uttarakhand,
India Garifuna – Karif •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Belize , and
Guatemala • Spoken in:
Honduras , and
Nicaragua Garo – A·chikku, আ·চিক্কু •
Official language in:
Meghalaya,
India Garre – اف الخرّيي • Spoken in:
Somalia ,
Ethiopia and
Kenya Gaulish † – ? • Formerly spoken in:
Gaul Gawri – گاوری • Spoken in:
Behrain Tehsil,
Pakistan Gayo – Basa Gayo • Spoken in:
Sumatra,
Indonesia Gbaya – Gbaya • Spoken in: the
Central African Republic , the
Democratic Republic of the Congo , the
Republic of the Congo , and
Cameroon '''
Ge'ez''' – ግዕዝ • Spoken in:
Eritrea ,
Ethiopia , and
Israel Georgian – ქართული •
Official language in:
Georgia Georgian Sign Language – ქართული ჟესტური ენა • Signed in:
Georgia 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)
German Sign Language – Deutsche Gebärdensprache • Signed in:
Germany ,
Luxembourg , and the
German-speaking Community of Belgium Ghanaian Pidgin – Kru Brofo • Spoken in:
Ghana Ghomalaʼ – Ghɔmáláʼ • Spoken in:
West Region,
Cameroon Ghomara – ? • Spoken in:
Chefchaouen Province,
Morocco Gikuyu – Gĩkũyũ • Spoken in: the
Kenyan
Central Province Gilaki – گیلٚکی زٚوان • Spoken in:
Gilan Province,
Iran Gilbertese – Taetae ni Kiribati •
Official language in:
Kiribati Gitonga – Gitonga • Spoken in:
Mozambique Gitxsan – Gitxsanimaax, Gitxsanimx • Spoken in:
British Columbia ,
Canada Godoberi – ГъибдилӀи Mицци, Ɣibdiƛi Micci • Spoken in: the southwest area of the
Russian autonomous
republic of
Dagestan Gondi – गोण्डि, గోణ్డి • Spoken in:
India Gongduk – དགོང་འདུས་ • Spoken in:
Bhutan Gorani – گۆرانی • Spoken in:
Iraq and
Iran Gorontalo – Bahasa Hulontalo • Spoken in:
Gorontalo ,
Indonesia Gothic † – 𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌹𐍃𐌺 • Formerly spoken in: pre-18th Century
Europe Gourmanché – Migulimancema • Spoken in:
Burkina Faso ,
Togo ,
Benin ,
Niger ,
Ghana , and
Nigeria 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 Greek Sign Language – Ελληνική νοηματική γλώσσα • Signed in:
Greece Greenlandic – Kalaallisut •
Official language in:
Greenland Grenadian Creole English – Patois • Spoken in:
Grenada Grenadian Creole French – Patwa • Spoken in:
Grenada Gros Ventre † – 'ɔ'ɔ́ɔ́ɔ́naakíit'ɔ • Formerly spoken in:
Montana ,
United States Guaraní – Avañe'ẽ or Javy ju •
Official language in: the
Argentinian province of
Corrientes ,
Bolivia , and
Paraguay Guernésiais – Guernésiais • Spoken in:
Guernsey Guerrero Nahuatl – Nawatlajtoli • Spoken in:
Guerrero ,
Mexico Guianan Creole French – Kriyòl gwiyannen •
Official language in:
French Guiana,
France Guinea-Bissau Creole - Ginensi, kiriol • Spoken in:
Guinea-Bissau Guiyang Miao – Hmong • Spoken in:
Guizhou,
China Gujarati – ગુજરાતી •
Official language in: the
Indian
union territories of
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and
Daman and Diu, and the
Indian
state of
Gujarat Gulf Arabic – خليجي ,اللهجة الخليجية • Spoken in:
Bahrain ,
Iran ,
Iraq ,
Kuwait ,
Oman ,
Qatar ,
Saudi Arabia , and
United Arab Emirates Gullah – Sea Island Creole English, Geechee • Spoken in:
South Carolina and
Georgia ,
United States Gumuz – Bega • Spoken in: the
Benishangul-Gumuz Region ,
Ethiopia Gun – gungbe •
Official language in:
Benin 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 and the
American state of
Alaska Gyalrong – རྒྱལ་རོང • Spoken in:
Sichuan,
China H Hachijō – 島言葉 • Spoken in: Southern
Izu Islands and the
Daitō Islands,
Japan Hadhrami Arabic – اللهجة الحضرمية • Spoken in:
Hadhramaut,
Yemen Hadza – Hazane • Spoken in:
Tanzania Haida – Xaat Kíl •
Official language in: the
Council of the Haida Nation and the
US state of
Alaska Hainanese – 海南話 • Spoken in: the
Chinese province of
Hainan Haisla – X̄a'islak̓ala, X̌àh̓isl̩ak̓ala • Spoken in:
British Columbia ,
Canada Haitian Creole – Kreyòl Ayisyen •
Official language in:
Haiti 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 • Spoken in:
Haryana in
India Hassaniya Arabic – حسانية •
Official language in:
Mali •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Morocco and
Senegal • Also spoken in:
Mauritania ,
Western Sahara , and
Algeria Hausa – حَوْسَ • Spoken by: the
Hausa people Hawaiian – ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi •
Official language in:
Hawaii ,
United States Hawaiian Pidgin – Hawaiʻi Creole English, Pidgin, ʻŌlelo Paʻi ʻAi • Spoken in:
Hawaii ,
United States Hebrew – •
Official language in:
Israel Heiltsuk–Oowekyala – Híɫzaqv, ’Wuik̓ala • Spoken in:
British Columbia ,
Canada Hejazi Arabic – حجازي ,اللهجة الحجازية • Spoken in:
Saudi Arabia Hember Avu – Aregerek, Musar • Spoken in:
Madang Province ,
Papua New Guinea Herero – Otjiherero • Spoken in:
Botswana and
Namibia 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 •
Official language in:
Mari El ,
Russia Himarimã – Hi-Merima • Spoken in:
Amazonas ,
Brazil Himba – Omuhimba, Simba • Spoken in:
Gabon Hindi – हिन्दी •
Official language in:
India Hindustani – ہندوستانی, हिन्दुस्तानी • Spoken in:
India and
Pakistan Hinuq – гьинузас мец • Spoken in:
Dagestan ,
Russia Hiri Motu – Hiri Motu •
Official language in:
Papua New Guinea 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 Hmu – hveb Hmub • Spoken in:
Guizhou,
China Ho – 𑢹𑣉𑣉 𑣎𑣋𑣜, हो जगर, ହୋ ଜାଗାର, হো জাগার •
Official language in:
Jharkhand,
India Ho-Chunk – Hoocą́k hoit'éra • Spoken in:
Nebraska and
Wisconsin ,
United States Hoia Hoia – Hoyahoya • Spoken in:
Western Province ,
Papua New Guinea Holikachuk – Doogh Qinag •
Official language in:
Alaska , the
United States Hopi – Hopilàvayi or Hopílavayi • Spoken in: the northeastern area of
Arizona ,
United States Hruso – Aka, Angka(e) • Spoken in:
Arunachal Pradesh,
India Huasteca Nahuatl – Mexkatl • Spoken in: the
Mexican states of
San Luis Potosí ,
Hidalgo ,
Puebla ,
Veracruz Huave – Ombeayiiüts, Umbeyajts • Spoken in:
Oaxaca ,
Mexico Huaylas Quechua – Nunashimi, Qichwa • Spoken in: the
Callejón de Huaylas and in the western slope of the
Cordillera Negra,
Peru Huichol – Wixárika, Wixárika Niukiyari • Spoken in:
Mexico Huishui Miao – Mhong • Spoken in:
Guizhou,
China Huizhou – 徽州话 • Spoken in:
Chinese provinces of
Anhui,
Zhejiang and
Jiangxi Hungarian – Magyar •
Official language in:
Hungary •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Austria ,
Croatia ,
Romania ,
Serbia ,
Slovakia ,
Slovenia , and
Ukraine Hungarian Sign Language – Magyar jelnyelv • Signed in:
Hungary 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 Hunzib – гьонкьос мыц • Spoken in: Southern
Dagestan ,
Russia Hupa † – Na꞉tinixwe Mixine꞉wheʼ • Spoken in:
California ,
United States Hutterite German – Hutterisch • Spoken by:
Hutterites in
Canada and the
United States Hyam – Jaba • Spoken in:
Kaduna State,
Nigeria I Iban – Jaku Iban • Spoken in:
Malaysia ,
Brunei and
Indonesia 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 •
Official language in:
Iceland Icelandic Sign Language – Íslenskt táknmál • Signed in:
Iceland Ido – Ido •
International auxiliary language Igala – Igala • Spoken in:
Nigeria Igbo – Asụsụ Igbo •
Official language in:
Nigeria •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Equatorial Guinea Ik – Icetot • Spoken in:
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 Ilwana – Kiwilwana • Spoken in:
Tana River District,
Kenya Imperial Aramaic † – 𐡀𐡓𐡌𐡉𐡀 • Formerly spoken in: Ancient
Near East Indonesian – Bahasa Indonesia •
Official language in:
Indonesia Ingrian – ižoran keeli • Spoken in:
Ingria ,
Russia Ingush – ГӀалгӀай мотт •
Official language in: the
Russian autonomous
republic of
Ingushetia Interlingua – Interlingua •
International auxiliary language Interlingue (Occidental) – Interlingue •
International auxiliary language Interslavic – Medžuslovjansky, Меджусловјанскы •
Zonal auxiliary language for
Slavs Inuinnaqtun – ᐃᓄᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᓐ •
Official language in:
Northwest Territories and
Nunavut in
Canada Inuit Sign Language – Atgangmuurngniq, ᐊᑦᒐᖕᒨᕐᖕᓂᖅ or ᐆᒃᑐᕋᐅᓯᖏᑦ • Signed in:
Nunavut in
Canada 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 Inuvialuktun – Inuvialuktun •
Official language in:
Northwest Territories ,
Canada Iraqi Arabic – اللهجة العراقية • Spoken in:
Iraq , as well as in
Syria ,
Turkey , and
Iran Irish – Gaeilge •
Official language in: the
Republic of Ireland •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Northern Ireland,
United Kingdom Irish Sign Language – Teanga Chomharthaíochta na hÉireann •
Official language in: the
Republic of Ireland Isan – ภาษาลาว, ພາສາລາວ •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Thailand Isoko – Isoko • Spoken in:
Nigeria Israeli Sign Language – • Signed in:
Israel Isthmus Nahuatl – Mela'tájtol • Spoken in: the
Mexican states of
Tabasco and
Veracruz Isthmus Zapotec – diidxazá • Spoken in:
Oaxaca ,
Mexico Istriot – Eîstrioto, Lèngua Eîstriota • Spoken in:
Istria County ,
Croatia 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 Italian Sign Language – Lingua dei Segni Italiana • Signed in:
Italy ,
San Marino , and
Switzerland Itelmen – итэнмэн • Spoken in:
Kamchatka Krai in
Russia Iu Mien – Iu Mienh • Spoken in:
China ,
Vietnam ,
Laos ,
Thailand , Communities in
United States , and
France Ivatan – Chirin nu Ibatan • Spoken in:
Batanes,
Philippines Izere – Izarek • Spoken in:
Kaduna State,
Bauchi State, and
Plateau State,
Nigeria Izon – Ịzọn • Spoken in:
Rivers State,
Bayelsa State,
Delta State,
Ondo State, and
Edo State,
Nigeria J Jalaa † – bàsàrə̀n dà jàlààbè̩ • Formerly spoken in:
Nigeria Jamaican Patois – Patwa • Spoken in:
Jamaica Jambi Malay – bahaso Jambi, baso Jambi, بهاس جمبي • Spoken in:
Jambi ,
Indonesia Jamtlandic – jamska • Spoken in:
Jämtland ,
Sweden Japanese – 日本語 •
National language in:
Japan Japanese Sign Language – 日本手話 • Signed in:
Japan Jarawa – Aongəŋ •
Official language in:
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Javanese – ꦧꦱꦗꦮ • Spoken in: the
Indonesian islands of
Borneo and
Java,
New Caledonia , and
Suriname Javindo – Javindo • Spoken in:
Java,
Indonesia Jeju – 제줏말, 제주말 • Spoken in:
Jeju Province ,
South Korea Jèrriais – Jèrriais • Spoken in:
Jersey Jicarilla – Abáachi mizaa • Spoken in:
New Mexico , the
United States Jijili – Tanjijili • Spoken in:
Niger State,
Nigeria Jili – Lijili • Spoken in:
Nasarawa State,
Nigeria Jin – 晋语 • Spoken in:
Chinese provinces of
Shanxi,
Hebei,
Henan and
Shaanxi;
Chinese autonomous region of
Inner Mongolia Jju – Du̱ryem Jju • Spoken in:
Kaduna State,
Nigeria Judaeo-Georgian – ყივრული • Spoken in:
Georgia ,
Israel ,
Russia ,
Belgium , and
United States Judaeo-Spanish – , Ladino • Spoken by: the
Sephardim Jewish Diaspora Judeo-Arabic – • 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, • Spoken in:
Azerbaijan ,
Russia ,
Israel and the
United States of America Jutish – Jydsk • Spoken in:
Denmark Juǀʼhoan – ǃXun, Ju • Spoken in: northeastern
Namibia and northwestern
Botswana near the border with
Angola K Kabardian – Адыгэбзэ •
Official language in: the
Russian autonomous
republics of
Kabardino-Balkaria and
Karachay-Cherkessia Kabiye – kabɩyɛ •
Official language in:
Togo •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Benin 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 Kaitag – хайдакьан кув • Spoken in:
Dagestan ,
Russia Kaixana – Kawishana, Cawishana • Spoken in:
Brazil Kalanga – TjiKalanga/Ikalanga •
Official language in:
Zimbabwe Kalau Lagau Ya – Mabuiag • Spoken in: Western and Central
Torres Strait Islands ,
Queensland ,
Australia Kalenjin – Kalenjin • Spoken in: Western
Kenya , Eastern
Uganda , and Northern
Tanzania Kalinago † – Kalhíphona • Formerly spoken in:
Guadeloupe ,
Dominica ,
Martinique ,
Saint Lucia ,
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines , and
Grenada Kalmyk – хальмг келн •
Official language in: the
Russian autonomous
republic of
Kalmykia Kamba – Kikamba • Spoken in:
Kenya and
Tanzania Kanakanavu – Kanakanabu • Spoken in: Maya Village in
Namasia District,
Kaohsiung ,
Taiwan Kanembu – كَنٜݦُ • Spoken in:
Chad Kangri – 𑚊𑚭𑚫𑚌𑚪𑚯, कांगड़ी • Spoken in:
Himachal Pradesh and
Punjab,
India Kanikkaran – கணிக்காரன், കണ്ണിക്കാരൻ • Spoken in:
Tamil Nadu,
India Kannada – ಕನ್ನಡ •
Official language in: the
Indian
state of
Karnataka Kansa † – Káⁿza • Formerly spoken in:
Kansas and
Oklahoma , the
United States Kanuri – Kanuri • Spoken in:
Cameroon ,
Chad ,
Niger , and
Nigeria Kapampangan – Kapampangan • Spoken in:
Pampanga,
Philippines Kaqchikel – Kaqchikel Chʼabʼäl • Spoken in:
Guatemala 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 Karai-karai – كاراي-كاراي • Spoken in:
Bauchi State,
Yobe State, and
Gombe State,
Nigeria Karaim – къарай тили •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Poland ,
Ukraine and
Russia Karakalpak – Қарақалпақ тили, Qaraqalpaq tili •
Official language in:
Karakalpakstan ,
Uzbekistan Karakhanid † – Türki, Türkçe • Formerly spoken in:
Kara-Khanid Khanate Karamojong – ŋaKaramojoŋ or ŋaKarimojoŋ • Spoken in: the
Moroto District,
Karamoja Sub-Region,
Northern Region,
Uganda Karata – К̄ӀирлӀе мац̄Ӏи • Spoken in:
Dagestan ,
Russia Karbi – Arlêng • Spoken in:
Assam,
Meghalaya and
Arunachal Pradesh,
India Karelian – Karjalan Kieli •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Finland and
Karelia ,
Russia Karen – ကညီကျိာ် • Spoken in:
Karen State,
Myanmar and
Thailand Karenni – ꤊꤢꤛꤢ꤭ ꤜꤟꤤ꤬ • Spoken in:
Karenni State,
Myanmar ,
Thailand ,
United States Karian – Bilakura • Spoken in:
Madang Province ,
Papua New Guinea Karipuna † – Jaũn Àvo • Formerly spoken in:
Rondônia ,
Brazil Kashmiri – كٲشُر, कॉशुर, Kạ̄šur, Koshur •
Official language in:
India Kashubian – Kaszëbsczi Jãzëk •
Official language in: Some communes in the
Polish voivodeship of
Pomerania Kaska – Dene Zágéʼ • Spoken in:
Canada Kassonke – Xaasongaxango •
Official language in:
Mali Kaurna – Kaurna Warra • Spoken in:
South Australia ,
Australia Kavalan – kbaran, kebalan • Spoken in:
Taiwan Kawésqar – Kawésqar, Qawasqar • Spoken in:
Chile Kawi † – ᬚᬯ • Formerly spoken in: the island of
Java in
Indonesia Kaytetye – Kaititj, Gaididj, Kaiditj, Kaytej • Spoken in:
Northern Territory ,
Australia Kazakh – Қазақ Tілі •
Official language in:
Kazakhstan and the
Russian autonomous
republic of the
Altai Republic Kedah Malay – بهاس ملايو قدح, ภาษามลายูไทรบุรี, Pelat Utagha • Spoken in: the
Malaysian
states of
Kedah ,
Penang ,
Perlis , and the northern area of
Perak Kelantanese Malay – بهاس ملايو كلنتن or Baso Kelate • Spoken in:
Kelantan ,
Malaysia Kendeje – Kendeje • Spoken in:
Ouaddaï Region,
Chad Kenyah – Bakung • Spoken in: the island of
Borneo in
Indonesia and
Malaysia Keoru-Ahia – Keuru, Keoru, Kouri, Ahia • Spoken in:
Gulf Province ,
Papua New Guinea Kerek † – аӈӄалҕакку • Formerly spoken in:
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug ,
Russia 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 • Spoken in: the
Russian autonomous
republic of
Khakassia Khalaj – خلج • Spoken in:
Iran Khaling – खालिङ • Spoken in:
Solukhumbu and
Khotang districts,
Nepal Khanty – ханты • Spoken in:
Khanty-Mansi ,
Yamalo-Nenets and
Tomsk Oblast in
Russia Kharia – खड़िया, ଖଡ଼ିଆ •
Official language in:
Jharkhand,
India Khasi – Ka Ktien Khasi, ক ক্ত্যেন খসি •
Official language in:
Meghalaya,
India Khetrani – ? • Spoken in:
Balochistan ,
Pakistan Khinalug – каьтш мицI, kätš micʼ • Spoken in:
Azerbaijan Khmer – ភាសាខ្មែរ •
Official language in:
Cambodia Khmu – Kmhmu • Spoken in:
Laos ,
Vietnam ,
Thailand ,
China Khoekhoe – Khoekhoegowab •
National language in:
Namibia Khorasani Turkic – خراسان تركچیسی • Spoken in:
North Khorasan Province,
Iran Khortha – खोरठा •
Official language in:
Jharkhand,
India Khowar – کھوار • Spoken in:
Chitral,
Pakistan Khwarshi – • Spoken in: Southwestern
Dagestan ,
Russia Kʼicheʼ – Qatzijobʼal •
Official language in:
Mexico •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Guatemala Kichwa – Kichwa Shimi, Runa Shimi •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Ecuador Kickapoo – Metotheeneniaatoweeheni • Spoken in: the
United States and
Mexico Kiga – Orukiga • Spoken in:
Uganda and
Rwanda Kikai – しまゆみた • Spoken in:
Kagoshima Prefecture ,
Japan Kimbundu – Kimbundu •
Official language in:
Angola Kimki – Sukubatom • Spoken in:
Indonesia Kinaray-a – Kinaray-a •
Regional language in: the
Philippines Kinnauri – 𑚊𑚝𑚦𑚤𑚮𑚎𑚨𑚶𑚊𑚛, Kanawaringskad, ཀནབརིངསྐད • Spoken in:
Himachal Pradesh,
India Kinyarwanda – Ikinyarwanda or Runyarwanda •
Official language in:
Rwanda Kiowa – Ǥáuiđòᵰ꞉gyà, [Gáuiđòñ꞉gyà • Spoken in:
Oklahoma , the
United States Kishtwari – کشتواڑی, किश्तवाड़ी • Spoken in:
Jammu and Kashmir,
India 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 Klingon – tlhIngan Hol, •
Constructed language spoken by a fictional alien race called the
Klingons in the
Star Trek universe
Kodava – ಕೊಡವ ತಕ್ಕ್ கூடகு எழுத்து • Spoken in:
Karnataka,
India Kohistani – کوستَیں • Spoken in:
Pakistan Kohistani Shina – ݜݨیاٗ کستِین٘و زبان ,ݜݨیاٗ زبان • Spoken in:
Pakistan Kokborok – ককবরক •
Official language in:
Tripura,
India Komering – Basa Kumoring, باس كوموريڠ • Spoken in:
South Sumatra ,
Indonesia Komi – Коми •
Official language in:
Komi Republic ,
Russia 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 Konjo – Olhukonzo, Lhukonzo, Olukonzo, Konzo • Spoken in:
Uganda and the
Democratic Republic of the Congo Konkani – कोंकणी, Konknni, കൊങ്കണി, ಕೊಂಕಣಿ •
Official language in: the
Indian
state of
Goa Konkomba – Likpakpaanl • Spoken in:
Ghana ,
Togo Korean – 한국어, 조선말 •
Official language in:
North Korea ,
South Korea , and the
Chinese autonomous prefecture of
Yanbian Korean Sign Language – 한국 수화 언어 •
Official language in:
South Korea Koro – Koro-Aka • Spoken in:
Arunachal Pradesh,
India Korop – Durop • Spoken in:
Cross River State,
Nigeria Koryak – нымылан • Spoken in:
Koryak Okrug ,
Kamchatka Krai ,
Russia Kosraean – Kosrae •
Official language in:
Kosrae in
Micronesia Kotava – Kotava •
International auxiliary language Koyraboro Senni – كࣷيْرَبࣷرࣷ سٜنِّ • Spoken in: east of
Timbuktu,
Mali Koyukon – Denaakkenaageʼ, Denaakkʼe, Dinaak̲'a •
Official language in:
Alaska , the
United States Kpelle – Kpɛlɛwoo • Spoken in:
Liberia ,
Guinea and
Ivory Coast Kposo – Ikpɔsɔ • Spoken in:
Togo and
Ghana Krio – Krio • Spoken in:
Sierra Leone Krio Dayak – Kereho • Spoken in:
West Kalimantan ,
Indonesia Krymchak – кърымчах тыльы •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Ukraine Kryts – кърыцIаь мез, ġrəċä mez, qryc’ä mez • Spoken in:
Azerbaijan Kuanua – Tinata Tuna • Spoken in:
East New Britain Province in
Papua New Guinea Kuliak – Rub • Spoken in:
Uganda Kulino – Kulina Pano • Spoken in:
Amazonas ,
Brazil 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 • Spoken in:
Eritrea and
Ethiopia Kunigami – 山原言葉, ヤンバルクトゥーバ • Spoken in:
Okinawa Prefecture ,
Japan 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 • Spoken in:
Iran and
Iraq Kurmali – কুড়মালি, কুর্মালী, कुड़मालि, कुरमालि, କୁଡ଼ମାଲି, पंचपरगनिया, পঞ্চপরগনিয়া •
Official language in:
Jharkhand and
West Bengal,
India Kurmanji – Kurmancî, کورمانجی • Spoken in:
Turkey ,
Iran ,
Iraq , and
Syria 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:
Kutch,
India Kutenai – Ktunaxa • Spoken in: the
United States and
Canada Kwadi † – ǃKwaǀtse • Formerly spoken in:
Angola Kwakʼwala – Kwak̓wala • Spoken in:
British Columbia ,
Canada Kwaraqae – Fiu • Spoken in:
Malaita,
Solomon Islands Kwaza – Tsẽtsitswa • Spoken in:
Rondônia ,
Brazil Kyrgyz – Кыргыз тили •
Official language in:
Kyrgyzstan and the
Russian autonomous
republic of the
Altai Republic L Laal – yəw láà:l • Spoken in:
Chad Laarim – Narim • Spoken in:
South Sudan Lacandon – Jach-tʼaan • Spoken in:
Chiapas ,
Mexico Ladakhi – ལ་དྭགས་སྐད། • Spoken in:
China ,
India , and
Pakistan 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:
Dagestan ,
Russia Lakha – ལ་ཁ་ • Spoken in:
Wangdue Phodrang and
Trongsa,
Bhutan Laki – لەکی, Lekî • Spoken in:
Iran and
Turkey Lakota – Lakȟótiyapi • Spoken by: the
Lakota people Lama – Lamba •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Benin Lamba – Ichilamba • Spoken in:
Zambia and the
Democratic Republic of the Congo Lampung – cawa Lampung • Spoken in:
Lampung and
South Sumatra ,
Indonesia Lao – ພາສາລາວ •
Official language in:
Laos Lapaguía Zapotec – ? • Spoken in:
Oaxaca ,
Mexico Lasi – لاسی • Spoken in:
Lasbela,
Pakistan 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 •
Official language in:
Latvia Latvian Sign Language – Latviešu zīmju valoda • Signed in:
Latvia Laz – ლაზური ნენა • Spoken in:
Georgia and
Turkey Leizhou Min – 雷州话, 雷州話 • Spoken in:
Leizhou Peninsula in southwestern
Guangdong,
China Lenakel – Netvaar • Spoken in:
Tanna Island,
Vanuatu Leonese – Llïonés •
Official language in: the
Spanish autonomous community of
Castile and León Lepcha – ᰛᰩᰵ་ᰛᰧᰶᰵ •
Official language in: the
Indian
state of
Sikkim Levantine Arabic – شامي • Spoken in:
Syria ,
Jordan ,
Lebanon ,
Palestine ,
Israel , and
Turkey Lezgian – лезги чӏал •
Official language in:
Dagestan ,
Russia Lhokpu – Lhobikha • Spoken in: southwest
Bhutan Liberian Kreyol – Kolokwa, Kreyol • Spoken in:
Liberia 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 •
International auxiliary language Lipo – Lolopo, Lolongo • Spoken in:
China Lish – Lishpa, Khispi • Spoken in:
West Kameng district,
Arunachal Pradesh in
India 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 •
Official language in:
Lithuania •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Poland Lithuanian Sign Language – Lietuvių gestų kalba • Signed in:
Lithuania 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
Lolopo – Loxrlavu • Spoken in:
China Loma – Lɔ̀ɔ̀màgòòi, Löömàgòòi, Löghömàgòòi • Spoken in:
Liberia and
Guinea Lombard – lombard, lumbard, lumbart, lombart •
Official language in:
Lombardy ,
Italy • Also spoken in: the
Swiss cantons of
Grisons and
Ticino Louisiana Creole – Kouri-Vini, Kréyòl Lalwizyann • Spoken in:
Louisiana ,
United States Low German – Plattdüütsch • Spoken in:
Denmark ,
Germany , and the
Netherlands Lower Sorbian – Dolnoserbski • Spoken in: the State of
Brandenburg in
Germany Lower Tanana – Menhti Kenaga •
Official language in:
Alaska , the
United States Lozi – Rozi, Silozi •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Zambia and
Namibia Luba-Kasai – Tshiluba • Spoken in: the
Democratic Republic of the Congo Luba-Katanga – Kiluba • Spoken in: the
Democratic Republic of the Congo Lucumí – Lucumí •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Cuba (a
liturgical language)
Ludic – Luudi, Lyydi or lüüdi • Spoken in:
Karelia ,
Russia Luganda – Luganda, LùGáànda, Oluganda • Spoken in:
Uganda Luhya – Oluluhya • Spoken in:
Kenya Luiseño † – Cham'teela • Formerly spoken in: the southern area of
California ,
United States Lunda – Chilunda • Spoken in:
Zambia ,
Angola and the
Democratic Republic of the Congo Luo – Kavirondo or Dholuo • Spoken in:
Kenya and
Tanzania Luobohe Miao – A-Hmyo, Ā-hmiò • Spoken in: central
Guizhou,
China 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 Maale – Maale, Male • Spoken in:
South Omo Zone,
Ethiopia Maasai – ɔl Maa • Spoken by: the
Kenyan/
Tanzanian
Maasai people Macanese – Patuá • Spoken in:
Macau ,
China Macedonian – Mакедонски •
Official language in:
North Macedonia •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Albania ,
Romania , and
Serbia Macedonian Sign Language – македонски знаковен јазик, makedonski znakoven jazik • Signed in:
North Macedonia Maʼdi – Maʼdi ti • Spoken in:
Uganda and
South Sudan Madí – Jamamadí • Spoken in:
Amazonas ,
Brazil Madurese – Basa Mathura •
Official language in:
East Java in
Indonesia Magahi – मगही • Spoken in:
India and
Nepal Magar – मगर भाषा •
Official language in: the
Indian
state of
Sikkim Magar Kham – मगर ढुट • Spoken in:
Nepal Maguindanao – Maguindanao • Spoken in:
Maguindanao del Norte and
Maguindanao del Sur,
Philippines Maharashtri Prakrit † – 𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀭𑀸𑀱𑁆𑀝𑁆𑀭𑀻, 𑘦𑘮𑘰𑘨𑘰𑘬𑘿𑘘𑘿𑘨𑘲 • Formerly spoken in:
Maharashtra,
India Maithili – मैथिली, মৈথিলী •
Official language in: the
Indian
state of
Bihar and
Nepal Makasae – Makasai • Spoken in:
Timor-Leste Makassar Malay – ? • Spoken in:
Makassar,
South Sulawesi ,
Indonesia Makassarese – Basa Mangkasara', ᨅᨔ ᨆᨀᨔᨑ • Spoken in: the southern tip of the
Indonesian
province of
South Sulawesi Makhuwa – Emakuana • Spoken in: northern
Mozambique and southern
Tanzania Malagasy – Malagasy •
Official language in:
Madagascar 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 •
Official language in:
Malta Maltese Sign Language – Lingwa tas-Sinjali Maltija • Signed in:
Malta Mam – Qyool Mam, Ta yol Mam •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Mexico and
Guatemala Manado Malay – Bahasa Manado • Spoken in:
Manado,
North Sulawesi ,
Indonesia Manchu – • Spoken by: the
Manchu people Mandan † – Nų́ų́ʔetaa íroo • Formerly spoken in: the
Fort Berthold Indian Reservation,
North Dakota , the
United States Mandar – Mandar • Spoken in: the island of
Sulawesi,
Indonesia Mandarin – 國語 • Spoken in: Most of
China Mandinka – Mandinka kaŋo • Spoken in:
Senegal ,
The Gambia and
Guinea-Bissau Mangareva – te reo magareva • Spoken in:
Gambier Islands in
French Polynesia Maninka – Maninkakan, ߡߊ߬ߣߌ߲߬ߞߊ߬ߞߊ߲ •
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 Māori – te Reo Māori •
Official language in:
New Zealand Mapuche – Mapudungun •
Official language in: the communes of
Galvarino,
Padre Las Casas and
Temuco in
Chile Mara – Mara reih • Spoken in: southern
Mizoram,
India and
Chin State ,
Myanmar 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 Mardijker Creole † – Papiá Tugu • Formerly spoken in:
Batavia (modern-day
Jakarta ),
Indonesia Margi – Marghi • Spoken in: the states of
Adamawa,
Borno,
Gombe, and
Yobe,
Nigeria Mari – марий йылме •
Official language in:
Mari El ,
Russia Marquesan (North) – Èo ènana • Spoken in:
Marquesas Islands in
French Polynesia Marquesan (South) – Èo ènata • Spoken in:
Marquesas Islands in
French Polynesia Marrithiyel – Berringen • Spoken in:
Northern Territory ,
Australia Marshallese – Ebon, Kajin M̧ajeļ, Kajin Majõl •
Official language in:
Marshall Islands Marwari – मारवाड़ी, مارواڑی • Spoken in:
Rajasthan in
India Masalit – kana masara • Spoken in: Dar Masalit,
Darfur,
Sudan Mator † – Motor • Formerly spoken in: the northern
Sayan Mountains,
Russia Mauritian Creole – kreol morisien, morisien •
Official language in:
Mauritius Mayo – Caíta •
Official language in:
Mexico Mazanderani – مازِرونی • Spoken in:
Mazandaran Province,
Iran Mbuk – Mboko • Spoken in:
Cameroon Mbuun – Mpuun • Spoken in: the
Democratic Republic of the Congo Meadow Mari – олык марий •
Official language in:
Mari El ,
Russia Megleno-Romanian – vlăhește • Spoken in:
Greece ,
North Macedonia ,
Romania ,
Turkey and
Serbia Mehri – مهريّت • Spoken in:
Yemen ,
Oman Meitei – ꯃꯩꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ, 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 Meriam Mir – Meriam Mir • Spoken in: Eastern
Torres Strait Islands ,
Queensland ,
Australia Miami-Illinois – Myaamia • Spoken in: the
Illinois Confederation (
Illinois ,
Indiana ,
Kansas ,
Michigan ,
Ohio , and
Oklahoma ,
United States )
Michif – Michif • Spoken in:
Canadian Prairies,
Canada Michoacán Nahuatl – Pómaro Nahuatl • Spoken in:
Mexico Middle Armenian † – Հայերէն • Formerly spoken in: the
Armenian highlands and
Cilicia 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 Middle Korean † – 中世韓國語 • Formerly spoken in:
Korea Middle Low German † – Sassisch, Dǖdisch, Nedderlendisch, Ôstersch, sassesche sprâke/sassche sprake, nedderlendische sprâke/nederlendesche sprake • Formerly spoken in: Northern
Central Europe Middle Norwegian † – nornskt mál • Formerly spoken in:
Norway Miju – Miju, Kùmán • Spoken in:
Arunachal Pradesh,
India '''
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 • Spoken in:
Mingrelia and
Abkhazia ,
Georgia Mirandese – mirandés, lhéngua mirandesa, léngua mirandesa • Spoken in:
Terra de Miranda,
Portugal Miraya Bikol – Miraya • Spoken in:
Daraga,
Albay, the
Philippines Miskito – Miskitu •
Official language in:
North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region and
South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region in
Nicaragua Mixtec – sa'an davi, da'an davi, tu'un savi, dzaha dzavui, dzaha Ñudzahui • Spoken in:
Oaxaca ,
Puebla , and
Guerrero ,
Mexico Miyako – 宮古口, ミャークフツ, 島口, スマフツ • Spoken in:
Okinawa Prefecture ,
Japan Mizo – Mizo ṭawng or Duhlián ṭawng •
Official language in:
Mizoram,
India Mòcheno – Bersntolerisch, Bersntoler sproch • Spoken in:
Bersntol in
Trentino ,
Italy Moghol † – مُغُلی • Formerly spoken in:
Afghanistan Mohawk – Kanienʼkéha • Spoken in: the
United States and
Canada Mohegan-Pequot † – Mohiks-Piqut Uyôtowáwôk • Formerly spoken in: Southern
New England and Eastern
Long Island, the
United States Mokati – Wanambre • Spoken in:
Madang Province ,
Papua New Guinea Moksha – мокшень кяль •
Official language in:
Mordovia ,
Russia Mol – Alatil • Spoken in:
Sandaun Province ,
Papua New Guinea Moldovan – молдовеняскэ, moldovenească •
Official language in:
Transnistria •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Ukraine • Note: the
Moldovan language is actually identical to the
Romanian language, being one of the two local names for the Romanian language in
Moldova (See
Moldovenism for further details)
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, •
Official language in: the
Chinese autonomous region of
Inner Mongolia and
Mongolia Mongolian Sign Language – Монгол дохионы хэл • Signed in:
Mongolia Monguor – moŋɡuer • Spoken in:
Chinese provinces of
Qinghai and
Gansu Montagnais – Innu-aimun • Spoken in:
Quebec province and
Labrador region,
Canada 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 – 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 •
Official language in:
Burkina Faso Motu – Motu • Spoken in:
Central Province ,
Papua New Guinea Mozabite – تونژابت, Tumẓabt, ⵜⵓⵎⵥⴰⴱⵜ • Spoken in:
Algeria Mozarabic † – مُزَرَب • Formerly spoken in:
Al-Andalus (modern-day
Spain and
Portugal )
Mru – 𖩃𖩓𖩑 • Spoken in:
Bangladesh and
Myanmar Mundabli-Mufu – Ji • Spoken in:
Cameroon Mundari – मुंडारी, মুন্ডারি, ମୁଣ୍ଡାରୀ, 𞓧𞓟𞓨𞓜𞓕𞓣𞓚 •
Official language in:
Jharkhand,
India Mường – thiểng Mường • Spoken in: Northwestern
Vietnam Muscogee Creek – Mvskoke, Mvskokē • Spoken in: the American
states of
Alabama ,
Florida ,
Georgia , and
Oklahoma Musgu – Mulwi • Spoken in:
Cameroon and
Chad Musi – Basé Musi • Spoken in:
South Sumatra ,
Indonesia 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 N '''
N'Ko''' – ߒߞߏ • Spoken in:
West Africa Nagumi † – Gong or Ngong • Formerly spoken in:
Cameroon Nahuatl – Māsēwallahtōlli, Mexicano, or Nāhuatlahtōlli •
Official language in:
Mexico Naiki – కొలామి • Spoken in:
Maharashtra,
India Najdi Arabic – نجدي ,اللهجة النجدية • Spoken in:
Saudi Arabia ,
Iraq ,
Jordan , and
Syria Nanai – на̄най, на̄ни • Spoken in:
Russia and
China Naskapi – ᓇᔅᑲᐱ, ᐃᔪᐤ ᐃᔨᒧᐅᓐ • Spoken in:
Quebec province and
Labrador region,
Canada Naukan Yupik – Нывуӄаӷмистун • Spoken in:
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug ,
Russia Nauruan – Dorerin Naoero, Ekaiairũ Naoero •
Official language in:
Nauru Navajo – Diné bizaad • Spoken on the
Navajo Nation Naxi – Naqxi geezheeq •
Official language in:
Yulong Naxi Autonomous County in
Yunnan province,
China Ndau – chiNdau •
Official language in:
Zimbabwe Ndyuka – • Spoken in:
French Guiana and
Suriname Neapolitan – napulitano • Spoken in:
Campania ,
Italy Negerhollands † – Negerhollands • Formerly spoken in:
US Virgin Islands Nenets – ненэця’ вада, нешаӈ вата • Spoken in:
Nenets Autonomous Okrug and
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug ,
Russia 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 Nete – Nete, Bisorio, Malamauda, Iniai • Spoken in:
East Sepik Province ,
Papua New Guinea New Zealand Sign Language – Sign Language •
Official language in:
New Zealand Nez Perce – niimiipuutímt • Spoken in:
Idaho ,
United States Ngaanyatjarra – Ngaanyatjarra • Spoken in:
Warburton,
Western Australia in
Australia Ngaju – Ngaju • Spoken in:
Central Kalimantan ,
Indonesia 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 Ngizim – Ngizmawa, Ngezzim, Ngódṣin • Spoken in:
Yobe State,
Nigeria Nguồn – Năm Nguyên, Thiếng Nguồn • Spoken in:
Quảng Bình,
Vietnam Ngyian – Nghan • Spoken in:
Kaduna State,
Nigeria Nhanda – Nanda, Nhanta, Nhandi • Spoken in: the
Mid West region of
Western Australia in
Australia Nheengatu – nhẽẽgatú, yẽgatu, nheẽgatu •
Official language in: the
Brazilian
municipalities of
São Gabriel da Cachoeira in
Amazonas and
Monsenhor Tabosa in
Ceará Nias – Li Niha • Spoken in:
Nias and
Batu Islands in
Indonesia Nigerian Pidgin – Naijá • Spoken in:
Nigeria Nihali – निहाली • 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 Noakhali – নোয়াখাইল্লা • Spoken in:
Noakhali District in
Chittagong Division,
Bangladesh and the southern area of
Tripura,
India Nobiin – Nòbíín, Ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲓⲛ, نُـٰوبين • Spoken in:
Egypt and
Sudan Nogai – ногай тили, nogay tili •
Official language in:
Dagestan and
Karachay-Cherkessia in
Russia Nooksack – Lhéchelesem • Spoken in:
Whatcom County,
Washington ,
United States Noongar – Nyungar • Spoken in:
Western Australia ,
Australia Norfuk – Norfuk, Norf'k •
Official language in:
Norfolk Island ,
Australia Norman – Normaund • Spoken in:
Normandy ,
France Norn † – norn • Formerly spoken in:
Orkney ,
Shetland and
Caithness in
Scotland North Straits Salish – xʷsenəčqən • Spoken in:
British Columbia ,
Canada and
Washington , the
United States Northern Khmer – เขมรถิ่นไทย •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Thailand Northern Ndebele – isiNdebele •
Official language in:
Zimbabwe Northern Qiang – Rrmearr • Spoken in:
Sichuan,
China Northern Sotho – Sesotho sa Leboa •
Official language in:
South Africa Northern Thai – ᨣᩴᩤᨾᩮᩥᩬᨦ • Spoken in: the northern area of
Thailand , and some other parts of
Southeast Asia Northern Tutchone – Dän kʼí • Spoken in:
Yukon ,
Canada Northern Yukaghir – Вадул аруу • Spoken in:
Sakha Republic ,
Russia Northwestern Otomi – Ñäñho • Spoken in: the
Mexican states of
Hidalgo ,
Querétaro and
México Norwegian – Norsk •
Official language in:
Norway Norwegian Sign Language – norsk tegnspråk, norsk teiknspråk • Signed in:
Norway Nottoway – Cheroenhaka • Spoken in:
Virginia in the
United States Novial – novial •
International auxiliary language Nubi – Kinubi, كي-نوبي • Spoken in:
Uganda and
Kenya Nuer – Thok Naath • Spoken in:
South Sudan and
Gambela Region ,
Ethiopia Nung – Nùng • Spoken in:
Vietnam ,
China and
Laos Nuosu (Yi) – ꆈꌠ꒿ • Spoken in:
China Nupe – Nupe • Spoken in:
Nigeria Nuu-chah-nulth – nuučaan̓uɫ • Spoken in:
British Columbia ,
Canada Nuxalk – ItNuxalkmc • Spoken in:
British Columbia ,
Canada Nyamwezi – Nyamwezi • Spoken in:
Tanzania Nyangia – Nyang'i • Spoken in:
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 O Obolo – Andoni • Spoken in:
Rivers State and
Akwa Ibom State,
Nigeria Occitan – Occitan •
Official language in: the
Spanish comarca of
Val d'Aran Ọchịchị † – Oʼchiʼchiʼ • Formerly spoken in:
Rivers State,
Nigeria Odia – ଓଡ଼ିଆ •
Official language in: the
Indian
states of
Jharkhand and
Odisha Ogiek – Okiek, Akiek • Spoken in: Southern
Kenya and Northern
Tanzania Oirat – ᡆᡕᡅᠷᠠᡑ ᡘᡄᠯᡄᠨ • Spoken in:
Russia Mongolia and
China Oirata – Maaro • Spoken in:
Indonesia Ojibwe – ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᒧᐎᓐ • Spoken by: the
Ojibwe people Oji-Cree – ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᒧᐏᐣ • Spoken by: the
Oji-Cree people Okanagan – n̓səl̓xčin̓, n̓syil̓xčn̓ • Spoken in:
British Columbia ,
Canada and
Washington , the
United States Okinawan Japanese – ウチナーヤマトゥグチ •
Recognised Regional Language in:
Japan Okinawan (Ryukyuan) – 沖縄口, ウチナーグチ • Spoken in:
Okinawa Prefecture ,
Japan Okinoerabu – 島ムニ • Spoken in:
Kagoshima Prefecture ,
Japan Old Aramaic † – ? • Formerly spoken in: the
Fertile Crescent Old Church Slavonic † – Словѣ́ньскъ Ѩзꙑ́къ, ⰔⰎⰀⰂⰑⰐⰊⰍ • Formerly spoken in:
Eastern Europe Old Dutch † – thiudisc • Formerly spoken in: the
Low Countries Old English † – Anglisc, Ænglisc, Englisc, or ᚫᛝᛚᛁᛋᚻ • Formerly spoken in:
England ,
Scotland and
Wales Old French † – Franceis, François, Romanz • Formerly spoken in:
France and
Wallonia ,
Belgium Old Frisian † – Frīsesk • Formerly spoken in: the
Netherlands ,
Germany and the
Region of Southern Denmark Old Georgian † – ႤႬႠჂ ႵႠႰႧႭჃႪႨ • Formerly spoken in:
Georgia Old High German † – diutisk • Formerly spoken in:
Central Europe Old Irish † – Goídelc, ᚌᚑᚔᚇᚓᚂᚉ • Formerly spoken in: the
British Isles Old Japanese † – 上代日本語, 大和言葉 • Formerly spoken in:
Japan Old Korean † – Silla(n) • Formerly spoken in: southern and central areas of
Korea 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 Saxon † – Sahsisk • Formerly spoken in: Northwest
Germany , Northeast
Netherlands and Southern
Denmark Old Spanish † – roman, romançe, romaz • Formerly spoken in: the
Crown of Castile ,
Spain Old Sundanese † – ᮘᮞ ᮞᮥᮔ᮪ᮓ ᮘᮥᮠᮥᮔ᮪ • Formerly spoken in:
Sunda Kingdom Old Tupi † – abáñe'enga • Formerly spoken in: the
Coastline of Brazil Old Udi † – 𐕒𐕡𐔳𐔼𐕎 𐕌𐕒𐕡𐔵 • Formerly spoken in:
Caucasian Albania Omani Arabic – اللهجة العمانية • Spoken in:
Oman ,
United Arab Emirates 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 Ongota – Birale • Spoken in:
South Omo Zone,
South Ethiopia Regional State ,
Ethiopia 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 Ormuri – اورموړی • Spoken in:
South Waziristan District,
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ,
Pakistan Oroch – Орочи кэсэни • Spoken in:
Khabarovsk Krai ,
Russia Orok – ульта • Spoken in:
Sakhalin Oblast ,
Russia Oromo – Afaan Oromoo •
Official language in:
Oromia in
Ethiopia •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Kenya Osage † – 𐓏𐒰𐓓𐒰𐓓𐒷 𐒻𐒷, Wažáže ie • Formerly spoken in:
Oklahoma , the
United States Osing – Basa Using, ꦧꦱꦲꦸꦱꦶꦁ • Spoken in:
Banyuwangi Regency and
Jember Regency,
East Java ,
Indonesia Ossetian – иронау, ирон ӕвзаг • Spoken in:
North Ossetia and
South Ossetia Otomi – Hñähñu, Hpyurta, Ñätho, Ñäñho, Ñ'yühü, Hñotho, Hñähü, Hñätho, Yųhų, Yųhmų, Ñųhų, Ñǫthǫ, Ñañhų • 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 • Spoken in:
Angola and
Namibia Oy – Oi, The • Spoken in:
Attapeu province,
Laos Ozomatlán Totonac – ? • Spoken in:
Puebla ,
Mexico P 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 •
Official language in:
Taiwan Pakpak – Kata Pakpak, Batak Dairi • Spoken by: the
Pakpak and
Singkil people of
North Sumatra ,
Indonesia Palauan – a tekoi er a Belau •
Official language in:
Palau Palawa Kani – palawa kani •
Constructed language based on reconstructed vocabulary of
Aboriginal Tasmanian languages of
Tasmania ,
Australia Palenquero – Palenquero • Spoken in:
San Basilio de Palenque,
Bolívar Department ,
Colombia Pali – 𑀧𑀸𑀮𑀺, 𐨤𐨫𐨁, បាលី, ပါဠိ, ᨷᩤᩊᩦ, บาลี, පාලි, पालि, Pāḷi • The
Pali language is a
liturgical language of
Theravada Buddhism Palikúr – Pa'ikwené, Pa'ikwaki • Spoken in:
Brazil and
French Guiana Palula – پالُولا • Spoken in: the
Pakistani
district of
Chitral Pamona – Poso, Bare’e • Spoken in:
Central and
South Sulawesi ,
Indonesia Panará – panãra pẽẽ • Spoken in:
Mato Grosso ,
Brazil Panare – Eʼñapa Woromaipu • Spoken in:
Bolívar ,
Venezuela Panawa – Bujiyel • Spoken in:
Toro,
Bauchi State,
Nigeria 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 •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Myanmar Papiamento – Papiamentu •
Official language in:
Aruba ,
Bonaire and
Curaçao Papua New Guinean Sign Language – Sign Language •
Official language in:
Papua New Guinea Para – Jaijairai • Spoken in:
Myanmar and
India Paratió † – Prakió • Formerly spoken in:
Brazil Paresi – Haliti-Paresi, Paresi-Haliti • Spoken in:
Mato Grosso ,
Brazil Parkari Koli – پارکری کولی • Spoken in:
Tharparkar,
Pakistan Parya – Парья • Spoken in:
Afghanistan ,
Tajikistan and
Uzbekistan Pashto – پښتو •
Official language in:
Afghanistan •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Pakistan Pataxó-Hãhãhãe † – Hahaháy, Pataxó, Hãhãhãe • Formerly spoken in:
Minas Gerais and
Bahia ,
Brazil Pattani Malay – بهاس جاوي, Bahasa Jawi, or ภาษายาวี • Spoken in:
Narathiwat ,
Pattani ,
Songkhla , and
Yala ,
Thailand Pazeh – Pazih, Pazéh, Kaxabu • Spoken in:
Taiwan 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 Petjo – Petjoh, Petjok, Pecok, Petjoek • Spoken in:
Indonesia and
Netherlands Phoenician † – 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍𐤉𐤌 • Formerly spoken in: the
Near East Piapoco – Cháse • Spoken in:
Colombia and
Venezuela Picard – picard •
Recognised Minority Language in: the
French Community of Belgium Pichinglis – Pichi • Spoken in:
Bioko,
Equatorial Guinea Pictish † – ? • Formerly spoken in:
Scotland Piedmontese – piemontèis •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Piedmont ,
Italy Pijin – Pijin • Spoken in:
Solomon Islands Piman – Tepiman • Spoken in:
Arizona ,
United States and
Durango ,
Mexico Pinghua – 平话 • Spoken in:
China ,
Vietnam Pintupi-Luritja – Pintupi-Luritja • Spoken in:
Western Australia and
Northern Territory ,
Australia Pipil – Náhuat or Nawat • Spoken in: the
Salvadoran cities of
San Salvador and
Sonsonate; and the
Salvadoran department of
La Libertad Pirahã – xapaitíiso • Spoken in: the
Brazilian state of
Amazonas .
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 Pochutec † – Naguál, nawal • Formerly spoken in:
Oaxaca ,
Mexico Pohnpeian – Mahsen en Pohnpei, Lokaiahn Pohnpei •
Official language in:
Pohnpei ,
Federated States of Micronesia Polish – Język polski, polski, or polszczyzna •
Official language in:
Poland •
Recognised Minority Language in: the
Czech Republic ,
Romania ,
Slovakia , and
Ukraine Polish Sign Language – Polski Język Migowy • Signed in:
Poland Pontic Greek – ποντιακά, ρωμαίικα • Spoken in:
Pontus,
Turkey Popoloca – Popoloca • Spoken in:
Puebla ,
Mexico Portuguese – Português •
Official language in:
Angola ,
Brazil ,
Cape Verde ,
Timor-Leste ,
Equatorial Guinea ,
Guinea-Bissau ,
Macau ,
Mozambique ,
Portugal , and
São Tomé and Príncipe Portuguese Sign Language – Língua gestual portuguesa • Signed in:
Portugal Potawatomi – bodwéwadmimwen • Spoken in: the
United States and
Canada Powhatan † – Kikitowämak • Formerly spoken in:
Virginia and
Maryland , the
United States Pukapukan – Te Leo Wale •
Official language in:
Cook Islands Punic † – ? • Formerly spoken in:
Ancient Carthage Punjabi – पंजाबी, ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, or پنجابی •
Official language in: the
Indian
Union territory of
Delhi ; and the
Indian
states of
Haryana,
Himachal Pradesh,
Punjab, and
West Bengal • Majority spoken language in:
Pakistan and mostly in the
province of
Punjab Puno Quechua – ? • Spoken in:
Puno ,
Peru Purépecha – Pʼurhépecha • Spoken in:
Michoacán ,
Mexico Purgi – པུ་རིག་་སྐད།, پُرگِی • Spoken in:
Baltistan,
Pakistan and
Ladakh,
India Puroik – pɯh˧˩ ɣut˥ • Spoken in:
Arunachal Pradesh,
India and
Lhünzê County in
Tibet,
China 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 Puyuma – Pinuyumayan • Spoken in:
Taiwan Pwo – ဖျိၩ့, ဖျိၩ့ၡိ, ဖၠုံ, ဖၠုံယှိုဝ် • Spoken in:
Kayin State ,
Myanmar and
Thailand Q Qashqai – قشقايی ديلى • Spoken in:
Fars Province,
Iran Qʼeqchiʼ – Kekchi •
Official language in:
Guatemala and
Mexico Quapaw † – Ogáxpa • Formerly spoken in:
Arkansas and
Oklahoma ,
United States Quebec Sign Language – Langue des signes québécoise • Signed in:
Quebec , and parts of
Ontario and
New Brunswick ,
Canada Quechua – Runasimi • Spoken by: the
Quechuan people in
Argentina ,
Bolivia ,
Colombia ,
Ecuador , and
Peru Quenya – Eldarin •
Constructed language spoken by the
Elves in the
Middle-earth •
Quenya is used as a
liturgical language by
Elves Quileute † – Kʷoʔlí·yot̓ • Formerly spoken in: the
Olympic Peninsula,
Washington , the
United States Quinqui – Quinqui • Spoken in:
Spain R Raga – Hano • Spoken in: the
Pentecost Island,
Vanuatu Rajasthani – राजस्थानी • Spoken in: the
Indian
state of
Rajasthan Rajbanshi – राजबंशी, রাজবংশী, তাজপুরিয়া • Spoken in:
Nepal Rama – Rama •
Official language in:
North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region and
South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region in
Nicaragua Ramanos † – ? • Formerly spoken in:
Bolivia Rangi – Kɨlaangi • Spoken in:
Tanzania Rangpuri – রংপুরী, কোচ-ৰাজবংশী, দেশী •
Official language in:
West Bengal,
India • Also spoken in:
North Bengal Rapa – Rapa, Mangaia • Spoken in:
Rapa Iti,
French Polynesia Rapa Nui – Vānaŋa Rapa Nui, Te reʻo Rapa Nui •
Official language in:
Easter Island ,
Chile Rejang – Miling Hejang, Miling Jang • Spoken in:
Bengkulu ,
Indonesia Réunion Creole – kréol rénioné •
Official language in:
Réunion ,
France Rinconada Bikol – Rinconada • Spoken in:
Camarines Sur,
Philippines Rohingya – 𐴌𐴗𐴥𐴝𐴙𐴚𐴒𐴙𐴝 •
Official language in: the
Rakhine State ,
Myanmar , 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 ,
Transnistria , and the
Serbian
autonomous province of
Vojvodina •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Hungary ,
Italy ,
Serbia ,
Spain , and
Ukraine Romanian Sign Language – Limba semnelor române • Signed in:
Romania Romansh – romontsch, rumantsch, rumauntsch, rumàntsch •
Official language in:
Switzerland Rotokas – Rotokas • Spoken in:
Bougainville part of
Papua New Guinea Rotuman – Fäeag Rotuạm •
Official language in:
Rotuma ,
Fiji Rukai – drekai / drekay • Spoken in:
Pingtung ,
Kaohsiung , and
Taitung counties,
Taiwan Rundi – Ikirundi •
Official language in:
Burundi Russian – Русский •
Official language in:
8 countries, 3 subnational entities and 12 organizations •
Recognised Minority Language in:
7 countries Russian Sign Language – русский жестовый язык • Signed in:
Russia ,
Tajikistan ,
Belarus ,
Kazakhstan ,
Kyrgyzstan ,
Uzbekistan and
Moldova Rusyn – Русиньский Язык, Русиньска Бесїда, Русинська Мова •
Official language in: The
Serbian
autonomous province of
Vojvodina •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Croatia ,
Poland ,
Romania ,
Serbia , and
Slovakia Ruthenian † – Руська мова • Formerly spoken in: the
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the
Grand Duchy of Lithuania Rutul – мыхаӀбишды чӀел •
Official language in:
Dagestan ,
Russia Ruuli – Luduuli • Spoken in:
Uganda S Saanich – SENĆOŦEN, Sənčáθən • Spoken in:
British Columbia ,
Canada and
Washington , the
United States Saaroa – Lhaʼalua • Spoken in:
Taiwan Sadri – सादरी (नागपुरी), ସାଦ୍ରୀ, সাদরি •
Official language in:
India Saek – แถร̄ก • Spoken in:
Laos and
Thailand Saint Lucian Creole – kwéyòl • Spoken in:
Saint Lucia Saisiyat – SaiSiyat • Spoken in:
Taiwan Saka † – ? • Formerly spoken in:
Central Asia Sakachep – Khelma/Achep • Spoken in: Northeast
India 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 Salish – Séliš, Npoqínišcn • Spoken in:
Montana ,
Idaho and
Washington , the
United States 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 • Spoken in: Western
Odisha,
India Samburu – Sampur, ɔl Maa • Spoken in:
Samburu County ,
Kenya Sámi (Akkala) † – äh'k'el'säm'la • Formerly spoken in:
Russia Sámi (Inari) – anarâškielâ, aanaarsämikielâ • Recognised as a
minority language in
Finland Sámi (Kemi) † – ? • Formerly spoken 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´mekiill • A moribund language spoken in
Russia Sámi (Ume) – ubmejesámiengiälla • Recognised as a
minority language in
Sweden, and formerly in
Norway Samoan – Gagana Sāmoa •
Official language in:
American Samoa and
Samoa Samogitian – Žemaitiu kalba • Spoken in:
Samogitia ,
Lithuania Sandawe – Sàndàwé kì’ìng • Spoken in:
Tanzania 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 •
Official language in:
India Santali – ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ •
Official language in:
India Sanumá – Sanöma • Spoken in:
Bolívar ,
Venezuela and
Roraima ,
Brazil 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 Sarikoli – تۇجىك زىڤ ,سەرىقۇلى زىڤ •
Official language in:
Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County,
China Sartang – But(pa) • Spoken in:
Arunachal Pradesh,
India Sasak – ᬪᬵᬲᬵᬲᬓ᭄ᬱᬓ᭄ • Spoken in:
West Nusa Tenggara ,
Indonesia Sassarese – sassaresu, turritanu •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Sardinia ,
Italy Sauk – Thâkiwâtowêweni • Spoken by: the
Sauk people Saurashtra – ꢱꣃꢬꢵꢰ꣄ꢜ꣄ꢬꢵ • Spoken in: the
Indian
states of
Andhra Pradesh,
Gujarat,
Karnataka,
Kerala,
Maharashtra, and
Tamil Nadu Scandoromani – ? • Spoken in:
Norway and
Sweden Scots – Scots, Scottis, Scots leid, Lallans •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Northern Ireland and
Scotland Scottish Gaelic – Gàidhlig •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Scotland Sechelt – sháshíshalh-em • Spoken in:
British Columbia ,
Canada Seediq – Kari Seediq, Taroko • Spoken in:
Taiwan Sekani – Tse’khene • Spoken in:
British Columbia ,
Canada Selkʼnam † – Selkʼnamčan • Formerly spoken in:
Argentina and
Chile Selkup – чу́мэл шэ, тюйкуй келл, шё̄шӄуй шэ̄, сӱ̄ссыӷӯй сэ̄, шöйӄумый эты • Spoken in:
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug ,
Russia Senaya – ܣܢܝܐ ,ܣܘܪܝ • Spoken in:
Tehran and
Qazvin,
Iran 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 ,
Czech Republic ,
Hungary ,
Montenegro ,
North Macedonia ,
Romania and
Slovakia Serbian Sign Language – Српски знаковни језик, Srpski znakovni jezik • Signed in:
Serbia and
Montenegro 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 Sercquiais – Sercquiais • Spoken in:
Sark , a part of the
Guernsey ,
United Kingdom Serer – Seereer, Seereer-Siin • Spoken in:
Gambia and the
Senegal Seri – cmiique iitom • Spoken in:
Sonora ,
Mexico Serrano † – Maarrênga'twich • Formerly spoken in: Southern
California , the
United States Seychellois Creole – kreol, seselwa •
Official language in:
Seychelles Shabo – Mikeyir • Spoken in: the eastern part of the
South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region ,
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 Shao–Jiang Min – 邵將, 邵将 • Spoken in:
Nanping in
Fujian,
China Shauraseni Prakrit † – 𑀰𑁅𑀭𑀲𑁂𑀦𑀻 • Formerly spoken in: the
Indian subcontinent Shawiya – Tacawit • Spoken in: the
Aurès Mountains (in
Batna,
Khenchela,
Oum El Bouaghi,
Souk Ahras,
Tébessa, and
Biskra), also in
Mila,
Guelma, and
Constantine,
Algeria Shawnee – saawanwaatoweewe, sâwanwâtowêwe • Spoken in: Central and Northeast
Oklahoma , the
United States Sherdukpen – Mey, Ngnok • Spoken in:
West Kameng district,
Arunachal Pradesh in
India Sherpa – शेर्पा, ཤེར་པཱ། •
Official language in: the
Indian
state of
Sikkim Shetlandic – Shætlan, Shaetlan • Spoken in:
Shetland in
Scotland , the
United Kingdom Shilha – Taclḥiyt, ⵜⴰⵛⵍⵃⵉⵢⵜ, تاشلحيت • Spoken in:
Morocco Shina – ݜݨیاٗ زبان ,ݜݨیاٗ گلیتوࣿ زبان • Spoken in:
Gilgit-Baltistan,
Pakistan Shipibo-Conibo – Shipibo • Spoken in:
Ucayali Region ,
Peru Shona – Shona •
Official language in:
Zimbabwe 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 Shuar – Shiwar chicham •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Ecuador Shughni – xuɣ̌nůni ziv, خُږنۈنے زِڤ, хуг̌ну̊ни зив • Spoken in:
Gorno-Badakhshan in
Tajikistan ,
Badakhshan Province in
Afghanistan ,
Chitral District of
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in
Pakistan and
Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County in
China .
Shuswap – Secwépemctsín • Spoken in:
British Columbia ,
Canada Siberian Tatar – Себертатарца • Spoken in: Western
Siberia ,
Russia 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: and
Siltʼe – የስልጤ • Spoken in:
Central Ethiopia Regional State ,
Ethiopia Sindarin – Sindarin •
Constructed language spoken by the
Elves in the
Middle-earth Sindhi – سنڌي •
Official language in:
India and the
Pakistani
province of
Sindh Sinhala – සිංහල •
Official language in:
Sri Lanka Sinte Romani – Romanes, Sinto, Sintitikes •
Recognised Minority Language in: the
Netherlands and
Germany Sioux – Lakȟótiyapi, Dakȟótiyapi, Dakhód'iapi •
Official language in:
South Dakota , the
United States 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 Slovak Sign Language – Slovenský posunkový jazyk • Signed in:
Slovakia Slovene – Slovenščina •
Official language in:
Slovenia •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Austria ,
Hungary , and
Italy Slovio – Slovio, Словио •
Zonal auxiliary language for
Slavs Sogdian † – 𐼑𐼇𐼄𐼌𐼊𐼋 [𐼀𐼈𐼂𐼀𐼋], 𐼼𐼴𐼶𐼹𐼷𐼸 (𐼰𐼵𐼱𐼰𐼸), 𐼼𐼲𐼴𐼹𐼷𐼰𐼴, 𐫘𐫇𐫄𐫔𐫏𐫀𐫇 • Formerly spoken in:
Central Asia and
China Solresol – Sol-Re-Sol • A
musical constructed language
Somali – اللغة الصومالية, Af-Soomaali •
Official language in:
Somalia •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Djibouti and
Ethiopia Songhay – Songhai • Spoken in:
West Africa, primarily in
Niger and
Mali Soninke – Sooninkanxanne • Spoken in:
West Africa, primarily in
Mali and
Mauritania Sonsorolese – Ramari Dongosaro •
Official language in:
Sonsorol ,
Palau Soq – Male • Spoken in:
Madang Province ,
Papua New Guinea Soqotri – ماتڸ دسقطري • Spoken in:
Socotra Archipelago,
Yemen Sora – 𑃐𑃚𑃝, ସଉରା • Spoken in:
India Sorani – سۆرانی, Soranî • Spoken in:
Iran and
Iraq Sotho – Sesotho •
Official language in:
Lesotho and
South Africa South African Sign Language – Suid-Afrikaanse Gebaretaal •
Official language in:
South Africa South Azerbaijani – آذربایجان دیلی • Spoken in:
Iranian Azerbaijan,
Iran South Barisan Malay – ? • Spoken in:
Bengkulu ,
South Sumatra , and
Lampung ,
Indonesia Southeastern Puebla Nahuatl – nawatlajtole • Spoken in:
Tehuacán,
Puebla ,
Mexico Southern Ndebele – isiNdebele •
Official language in:
South Africa Southern Qiang – ? • Spoken in:
Sichuan,
China Southern Quechua – Urin Qhichwa • Spoken in:
Bolivia ,
Peru ,
Chile and
Argentina Southern Thai – ภาษาไทยถิ่นใต้ • Spoken in: the southern area of
Thailand , and some other parts of
Southeast Asia Southern Tutchone – Dän kʼè • Spoken in:
Yukon ,
Canada Southern Uzbek – اۉزبېکچه ,اۉزبېکی ,اۉزبېک تورکچهسی • Spoken in:
Afghanistan Southern Yukaghir – Одун ажуу • Spoken in:
Sakha Republic and
Magadan Oblast ,
Russia Spanish – Español •
Official language in:
21 countries, 1 dependant entity, and 26 international organisations Spanish Sign Language – Lengua de Signos Española • Signed in:
Spain Squamish – Sḵwx̱wú7mesh sníchim • Spoken in: southwestern
British Columbia ,
Canada Sranan Tongo – Sranantongo • Spoken in:
Suriname Stoney – Nakoda, Nakota, Isga, Îyethka Îabi, Îyethka wîchoîe, Isga Iʔabi • Spoken in:
Alberta ,
Canada Sudanese Arabic – لهجة سودانية • Spoken in:
Sudan Sudovian † – Sūdaviskai • Formerly spoken in:
Lithuania and
Poland Sukuma – Kɪsukuma, Kisukuma • Spoken in:
Tanzania Sumerian † – 𒅴𒂠 (
EME.G̃IR15) • Formerly spoken in: Southern
Iraq and Southeastern
Iran Sunam – sunnampakad • Spoken in:
Himachal Pradesh,
India 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 •
Official language in:
India Suret – ܣܘܪܝܬ •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Iraq Surigaonon – Tandaganon •
Regional language in: the
Philippines Susu – Sosoxui • Spoken in:
Guinea and
Sierra Leone Susuami – 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 (including
Åland ) and
Sweden Swedish Sign Language – Svenskt Teckenspråk •
Official language in:
Sweden Swiss German – Schwyzerdütsch • Spoken in: the
Austrian
state of
Vorarlberg , the
Italian regions of the
Aosta Valley and
Piedmont ,
Liechtenstein , and
Switzerland Swiss-German Sign Language – Deutschschweizer Gebärdensprache • Signed in:
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 Taa – ǃXóõ • Spoken in:
Ghanzi ,
Kgalagadi ,
Kweneng ,
Southern Districts and
Hardap Tabasaran – табасаран чIал •
Official language in:
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:
Society Islands in
French Polynesia Tahltan – Tałtan ẕāke, dah dẕāhge, didene keh • Spoken in: Northern
British Columbia ,
Canada Tai Daeng – ꪼꪕꪵꪒꪉ • Spoken in: Northwestern
Vietnam and Northeastern
Laos Tai Dam – ꪺꪕꪒꪾ • Spoken in: the
Chinese county of the
Jinping Miao, Yao, and Dai Autonomous County Tai Dón – ꪼꪕ ꪒ꪿ꪮꪙ • Spoken in:
Laos ,
Vietnam and the
Chinese county of the
Jinping Miao, Yao, and Dai Autonomous County Tai Khün – ไทเขิน • Spoken in:
Shan State ,
Myanmar and
Thailand Tai Lü – ᦑᦺᦟᦹᧉ • Spoken in:
Yunnan Province,
China Tai Nüa – ᥖᥭᥰᥖᥬᥳᥑᥨᥒᥰ •
Official language in: the
Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture,
China Taíno † – Tainonaíki • Formerly spoken in: the
Antilles Taivoan † – Rara ka maka-Taivoan • Formerly spoken in:
Taiwan Taiwan Sign Language – 台灣手語 • Signed in:
Taiwan Taiwanese – 臺語, Tâi-gí, Tâi-gú •
Official language in:
Taiwan Tajik – Тоҷикӣ •
Official language in:
Tajikistan Takpa – དག་པ་ཁ་ • Spoken in:
India ,
Bhutan and
Tibet,
China 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 •
Official language in:
Sikkim,
India and
Nepal Tamasheq – Tamashek •
Official language in:
Mali Tamazight – ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ, أمازيغية أطلس الأوسط •
Official language in:
Morocco Tamil – தமிழ் •
Official language in: the
Indian
states of
Tamil Nadu,
union territories of
Pondicherry and
Andaman and Nicobar Islands,
Sri Lanka ,
Singapore •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Malaysia Tanacross – Neeʼaanděgʼ •
Official language in:
Alaska , the
United States Tanchangya – 𑄖𑄧𑄐𑄴𑄌𑄧𑄁𑄉𑄴𑄡 • Spoken in:
Chittagong Hill Tracts,
Bangladesh ;
Mizoram and
Tripura,
India ;
Rakhine State ,
Myanmar Tangut † – • Formerly the
Official language in: the
Tangut Empire (Western Xia)
Tarahumara – Rarámuri ra'ícha •
Official language in:
Mexico Tarifit – Tmaziɣt, ⵜⴰⵔⵉⴼⵉⵜ, الريفية • Spoken in: the
Rif region in northern
Morocco and
Melilla ,
Spain Tat – zuhun tati, зугьун тати •
Official language in:
Dagestan ,
Russia Tatar – تاتارچا, Tatarça, Tатарча •
Official language in:
Tatarstan ,
Russia Tausug – Bahasa Sūg • Spoken in:
Sulu,
Philippines Tawellemmet – Tawəlləmmət, ⵜⵓⵍⵎⵓⵜ, تَاوَلَّمَّتْ • Spoken in:
Mali and
Niger Tay – Tiểng Tày, Thổ • Spoken in:
Vietnam Tayo – Patois de Saint-Louis • Spoken in
Saint-Louis,
New Caledonia Tebul Dogon – Tebul Ure • Spoken in:
Mali Teda – Tedaga • Spoken in:
Chad ,
Libya , and
Niger Tehuelche † – Aonekko ʼaʼien • Formerly spoken in:
Argentina ,
Chile Teleut – Телеңет тили • Spoken in:
Kemerovo Oblast ,
Russia Telugu – తెలుగు •
Official language in: the
Indian
states of
Andhra Pradesh and
Telangana and town of
Yanam Tembagla – Bo-Ung • Spoken in:
Southern Highlands Province ,
Papua New Guinea Temne – KʌThemnɛ • Spoken in:
Sierra Leone and
Guinea Tepes – Soo • Spoken in:
Uganda Terêna – Etelena • 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:
Timor-Leste •
Recognised Minority Language in:
East Nusa Tenggara ,
Indonesia Thai – ภาษาไทย •
Official language in:
Thailand Thangmi – Thāmī • Spoken in:
Nepal and
India Thao – Thau a lalawa • Spoken in:
Taiwan Thompson – Nłeʔkepmxcín • Spoken in:
British Columbia ,
Canada and
Washington , the
United States Tibetan – དབུས་སྐད་ •
Official language in: the
Tibet Autonomous Region,
China and
Upper Mustang ,
Nepal Tibetan Sign Language – ? • Signed in:
Tibet Autonomous Region,
China Tigre – ትግሬ, ትግራይት •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Eritrea and
Sudan Tigrinya – ትግርኛ •
Official language in:
Eritrea and
Ethiopia Timucua † – ? • Formerly spoken in:
Georgia and
Florida ,
United States Tindi – Идараб мицци • Spoken in: Southern
Dagestan ,
Russia Tiv – Tiv • Spoken in:
Benue State,
Cross River State,
Plateau State and
Taraba State,
Nigeria Tiwi – Tunuvivi • Spoken in:
Melville Island and
Bathurst Island in
Northern Territory ,
Australia Tlingit – Lingít •
Official language in:
Alaska , the
United States Tobagonian Creole – ? • Spoken in:
Tobago part of
Trinidad and Tobago Tobian – Ramarih Hatohobei •
Official language in:
Hatohobei ,
Palau Toda – தோடா • Spoken in: Western
Tamil Nadu,
India Tofa – Тоъфа дыл • Spoken in:
Irkutsk Oblast ,
Russia Tok Pisin – Tok Pisin •
Official language in:
Papua New Guinea Tokelauan – gagana Tokelau •
Official language in:
Tokelau ,
New Zealand Toki Pona – toki pona •
Constructed language spoken worldwide
Tokunoshima – シマユミィタ • Spoken in:
Kagoshima Prefecture ,
Japan Tongan – Lea faka-Tonga •
Official language in:
Tonga Tongva † – Gabrielino • Formerly spoken in: the
City of Los Angeles ,
United States Tooro – Orutooro • Spoken in:
Uganda Torres Strait Creole – Yumplatok • Spoken in:
Torres Strait Islands ,
Queensland ,
Australia Torwali – توروالی • Spoken in:
Pakistan Trinidadian Creole – ? • Spoken in:
Trinidad in
Trinidad and Tobago Tsakhur – цӀаӀхна миз, ts'əxna miz •
Official language in:
Dagestan ,
Russia Tsakonian – τσακώνικα • Spoken in:
Tsakonia,
Peloponnese,
Greece Tsetsaut † – Wetaŀ, Wetaɬ, Wetał • Formerly spoken in:
Alaska , the
United States ;
British Columbia ,
Canada Tsez – Цез Мец, Цезяс Мец • Spoken in:
Dagestan ,
Russia Tsimshian – Sm'algya̱x •
Official language in:
Alaska , the
United States Tsoa – Hiechware •
Official language in:
Zimbabwe Tsonga – Xitsonga •
Official language in:
South Africa and
Zimbabwe •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Mozambique Tsou – Cou • Spoken in:
Alishan Range,
Taiwan Tsuutʼina – Tsúùtʼínà Gūnáhà • Spoken in: the
Tsuutʼina Nation in
Alberta ,
Canada Tswa – Xitswa • Spoken in:
Mozambique Tswana – Setswana •
Official language in:
Botswana ,
South Africa , and
Zimbabwe •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Namibia Tuamotuan – Reo Pa’umotu, Reko Pa’umotu • Spoken in:
Tuamotu Archipelago in
French Polynesia Tuareg – Tamahaq, Tamajaq, Tamasheq, or ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵌⴰⵆ •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Mali and
Niger Tübatulabal – Pakaːnil • Spoken in:
California Tujia – Bifzixsar, Mongrzzirhof • Spoken in: Northwestern
Hunan Province,
China 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:
Louisiana ,
United States Tunisian Arabic – تونسي • Spoken in:
Tunisia Tunzu – Itunzu, Duguza • Spoken in:
Plateau State and
Bauchi State,
Nigeria Turkana – ŋatùrk(w)anà • Spoken in:
Kenya and
Ethiopia Turkish – Türkçe •
Official language in:
Turkey ,
Northern Cyprus and
Cyprus • Spoken in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina ,
Greece ,
Iraq ,
Kosovo ,
North Macedonia ,
Romania ,
Bulgaria ,
Syria , the
Netherlands ,
Belgium and
Germany Turkish Sign Language – Türk İşaret Dili • Signed in:
Turkey Turkmen – Türkmençe or Türkmen dili •
Official language in:
Turkmenistan •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Afghanistan Turoyo – ܛܘܪܝܐ •
Recognised Minority Language in: the
Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria and
Turkey Tuscarora † – Ska꞉rù꞉ręʼ, Skarò˙rə̨ˀ • Formerly spoken by: the
Tuscarora people Tuvaluan – Te Ggana Tuuvalu •
Official language in:
Tuvalu Tuvan – тыва дыл • Spoken in:
Tuva ,
Russia Twi – Twi • Spoken in:
Ghana Tyap – A̱lyem Tyap • Spoken in:
Kaduna State and
Plateau State,
Nigeria Tzeltal – Bats'il k'op • Spoken in:
Chiapas ,
Mexico Tzotzil – Batsʼi kʼop • Spoken in:
Chiapas ,
Mexico U Uab Meto – Uab Metô • Spoken in:
West Timor,
Indonesia •
Recognized Minority Language in:
Timor-Leste 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:
Udmurtia ,
Russia Uduk – Tw'ampa or T'wampa • Spoken in:
South Sudan and
Sudan Ugaritic † – ? • Formerly spoken in:
Syria Ugong – 'Ugong • Spoken in: western
Thailand Ukrainian – Українська •
Official language in:
Transnistria and
Ukraine •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina ,
Croatia ,
Czech Republic ,
Hungary ,
Moldova ,
Poland ,
Romania ,
Serbia , and
Slovakia Ukrainian Sign Language – Українська жестова мова • Signed in:
Ukraine Ulch – Нāнʼи хэсэни • Spoken in:
Khabarovsk Krai ,
Russia Ulithian – Yulidiy • Spoken in:
Ulithi Atoll,
Federated States of Micronesia Ulster Scots – Ulstèr-Scotch •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Northern Ireland, the
United Kingdom Umbrian † – Iuku Umbriu • Formerly spoken in: central
Italy Umbundu – Umbundu •
Official language in:
Angola Unserdeutsch – Unserdeutsch • Spoken in:
Papua New Guinea and
Australia Upper Chinook † – Kiksht • Formerly spoken in:
Oregon and
Washington , the
United States Upper Kuskokwim – Dinakʼi •
Official language in:
Alaska , the
United States Upper Sorbian – Hornjoserbsce • Spoken in: the State of
Saxony in
Germany Upper Tanana – Nee'aanèegn' •
Official language in:
Alaska , the
United States Urdu – اُردُو •
Official language in:
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 •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Ukraine 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 •
Official language in:
Uzbekistan V 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 Valencian Sign Language – Llengua de signes valenciana • Signed in: the
Spanish autonomous community of
Valencia Vayu – वायु, हायु • Spoken in:
Bagmati Province,
Nepal Vedda – වැදි • Spoken in:
Uva Province of
Sri Lanka Venda – Tshivenḓa •
Official language in:
South Africa and
Zimbabwe Venetian – Vèneto •
Official language in: the
Italian region of
Veneto Veps – vepsän kelʹ •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Karelia ,
Russia Vietnamese – tiếng Việt •
Official language in:
Vietnam •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Czech Republic and
Slovakia Vincentian Creole – ? • Spoken in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Viossa – Viossa, Vjosa, Vjossa, Vyossa • An
engineered constructed language created as an artificial
pidgin Virgin Islands Creole – ? • Spoken in:
British Virgin Islands ,
US Virgin Islands, ,
Spanish Virgin Islands (
Puerto Rico ),
Saba ,
Sint Eustatius ,
Saint Martin , and
Sint Maarten Vlax Romani – řomani čhib • Generally spoken in:
Southeastern Europe Volapük – Volapük •
International auxiliary language invented by
Johann Martin Schleyer Võro – Võro Kiil • Spoken in: Southern
Estonia Voro (Adamawa) – Vɔrɔ • Spoken in:
Adamawa State,
Nigeria Votic – Vaddja • Spoken in:
Ingria in
Russia W Wa – Va • Sopken in:
China ,
Laos ,
Myanmar ,
Thailand Waimiri-Atroarí – Kinja Iara • Spoken in: the northern part of
Amazonas and the southern part of
Roraima ,
Brazil Wakhi – ښیکوار زیک, Х̆икв̆ор зик, X̌ikwor zik • Spoken in:
Wakhan District in
Badakhshan Province,
Afghanistan , and neighboring areas of
Tajikistan ,
Pakistan and
China Wali – Waale, Waalii • Spoken in:
Ghana Wallisian – Fakaʻuvea • Spoken in:
Wallis,
Wallis and Futuna ,
France Walloon – Walon • Spoken in: the
Belgian region of
Wallonia Wampanoag † – Wôpanâak • Formerly spoken in:
Massachusetts ,
United States Waorani – Wao Terero • Spoken in:
Ecuador and
Peru Wapan – Jukun Wapan • Spoken in:
Taraba State,
Plateau State, and
Nasarawa State,
Nigeria Warao – Guarauno, Warrau • Spoken in:
Venezuela ,
Guyana and
Suriname Waray – Winaray, Binisayâ nga Winaray •
Regional language in: the
Philippines Warlpiri – Warlpiri • Spoken in: the
Australian
Northern Territory Warumungu – Warramunga • Spoken in:
Northern Territory ,
Australia Washo – wá꞉šiw ʔítlu • Spoken in: the states of
California and
Nevada , the
United States Waziri – وزیری • Spoken in:
Waziristan,
Pakistan Wayuu – Wayuunaiki • Spoken in:
Venezuela and
Colombia Welsh – Cymraeg •
Official language in: the
British country of
Wales •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Y Wladfa ,
Chubut ,
Argentina and the
United Kingdom West Coast Bajau – Bajau Sama • Spoken in:
Sabah ,
Malaysia Western Neo-Aramaic – ܣܪܝܘܢ (ܐܰܪܳܡܰܝ) • Spoken in:
Syria Wintu – wintʰuːh • Spoken in:
California Wiradjuri – Wiradhuray, Wiradyuray • Spoken in:
New South Wales ,
Australia Wiyot † – Soulatluk • Formerly spoken in: Northwestern
California , the
United States Wolaytta – Wolayttatto Doonaa •
Official language in:
Wolayita Zone,
Ethiopia Wolof – Wolof • Spoken in: the
Gambia ,
Mauritania , and
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 Xaracuu – Kanala, Xârâcùù • Spoken in: the
French special collectivity of
New Caledonia Xhosa – isiXhosa •
Official language in:
South Africa and
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 – • Spoken in: the
Chinese autonomous region of
Xinjiang Xiriâna † – Bahwana • Formerly spoken in:
Brazil Xong – Dut Xonb • Spoken in: southeastern
China Xucuru † – Xukurú • Formerly spoken in:
Brazil Y Yaeyama – 八重山物言, ヤイマムニ • Spoken in:
Okinawa Prefecture ,
Japan Yaghan † – Háusi Kúta, Yágankuta • Formerly spoken in:
Tierra del Fuego,
Chile and
Argentina Yaghnobi – Яғнобӣ зивок • Spoken in:
Tajikistan Yakan – Yakan •
Regional language in: the
Philippines Yakkha – याक्खा • Spoken in:
Nepal and
Sikkim,
India Yakut – Саха тыла •
Official language in:
Yakutia or
Sakha in
Russia Yamben – Yaben • Spoken in:
Sumgilbar Rural LLG in
Madang Province ,
Papua New Guinea Yami – ciciring no Tao • Spoken in:
Orchid Island,
Taiwan '''
Yanesha'''' – Yanešač̣ • Spoken in: the
Peruvian department of
Pasco Yangum – Aiku • Spoken in:
Sandaun Province ,
Papua New Guinea Yao – chiYao •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Malawi • Also spoken in:
Mozambique and
Tanzania Yapese – Thin nu Waqaab •
Official language in:
Yap , the
Federated States of Micronesia Yaqui – Yoem Noki • Spoken in:
Sonora ,
Mexico and
Arizona , the
United States Yasa – Iyasa • Spoken in:
Cameroon ,
Equatorial Guinea , and
Gabon Yevanic – , • Spoken in:
Greece ,
Israel ,
Turkey ,
United States Yiddish – •
Official language in: the
Jewish Autonomous Oblast ,
Russia •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina ,
Israel , the
Netherlands ,
Poland ,
Romania ,
Sweden , and
Ukraine Yilan Creole – ? • Spoken in:
Yilan County ,
Taiwan Yola † – Yola • Formerly spoken in:
County Wexford,
Ireland Yoloxóchitl Mixtec – ? • Spoken in:
Guerrero ,
Mexico Yonaguni – 与那国物言, ドゥナンムヌイ • Spoken in:
Okinawa Prefecture ,
Japan Yonggom – Yonggom, Yongkom • Spoken in:
Western Province in
Papua New Guinea and
Boven Digoel Regency,
South Papua in
Indonesia Yoron – ユンヌフトゥバ • Spoken in:
Kagoshima Prefecture ,
Japan Yoruba – Èdè Yorùbá •
Official language in:
Nigeria Youjiang Zhuang – Gangjdoj • Spoken in:
Guangxi,
China Yucatec Maya – mayaʼ tʼaan, maayaʼ tʼaan •
Official language in:
Mexico 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 Yugh † – Дьук • Formerly spoken along: the
Yenisei River in
Russia Yurok – Pueleekla’ • Spoken in: Northwestern
California , the
United States Z Zaghawa – Beria • Spoken in:
Sudan and
Chad Zaiwa – Tsaiwa, Tsaiva • Spoken in: southwestern area of
China and
Myanmar Zande – Pazande • Spoken in: the
Democratic Republic of the Congo , the
Central African Republic and
South Sudan Zapotec – Diidxazá, Dizhsa • Spoken in: the
Mexican states of
Oaxaca ,
Veracruz ,
Guerrero and
Puebla Zarma – Zarma ciine, Zarma sanni, زَرْمَ ݘِينٜ ,زَرْمَ سَنِّ • Spoken in:
Niger ,
Mali ,
Burkina Faso ,
Nigeria Zauzou – Rouruo • Spoken in:
Yunnan,
China Zaza – Zazaki • Spoken in:
Tunceli ,
Bingöl and parts of
Elazığ ,
Erzincan and
Diyarbakır Zeelandic – Zeêuws • Spoken in:
Zeeland , the
Netherlands Zenaga – ⵜⵓⵥⵥⵓⵏⴳⵉⵢⵢⴰ •
Recognised Minority Language in:
Mauritania Zhuang – Vahcuengh, 話壯 • Spoken in: the southern areas of
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 Zou – Zo • Spoken in:
Chin State ,
Myanmar ;
Mizoram and
Manipur,
India Zulu – isiZulu •
Official language in:
South Africa 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 – Zophei • Spoken in:
Chin State and
India ǀ ǀXam † – ǀKham, ǀKhuai • Formerly spoken in:
South Africa and
Lesotho ==Alphabets and scripts==