Via this interface, you can browse through them, using combinations of search criteria andor zooming in the map below see browsing functionnalities. Jan 09, 2018 the endonym maps labels countries around the world with the name of each country as used by locals, even writing the words in the most commonly used language. Languages of the world with maps and indexes find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. According to the atlas, almost 3,000 languages around the world are either extinct or under threat of becoming so. Download world map in different languages like arabic, german, persian, russian, hindi, dutch, chinese, urdu and much more.
The ethnologue language family index organizes languages according to language families. Unlock country maps with a standard plan see where every language in peru is spoken, plus. Include language data in your gis analysis with this oneofakind resource. Click on the link above to read the terms for use of this linguistic world map on your web page. A world map indicating the the countries where the largest world. The ethnologue has been an active research project for more than fifty years. The first publication of its kind, the atlas met with vivid scholarly and journalistic.
The world language mapping system wlms is the most comprehensive. Navigation map and statistical summary for the language situation in the world. Library of language and literature series bernard comrie, stephen matthews, maria polinsky on. The ethnologue is a comprehensive reference work that includes language data, maps and assessments of vitality for each of the world s 7,102 known living languages. Country language afghanistan pashtu, farsi, dari, hazaragi, other turkic and minor languages. Click on a datetime to view the file as it appeared at that time. December 10, 2010 page 3 of 27 the colorado academic standards for world languages are based on these four assumptions. Europeans and their languages european commission europa. The ethnologue the world atlas of language structures online language and location. Unlock country maps with a standard plan see where every language in kenya is spoken, plus. A map annotation project syntactic structures of the world s languages merritt ruhlens interactive maps language families linguistic maps from matthew dryers language map collection by language family typological language maps also by matthew dryer steve huffmans language maps.
The worlds languages, in seven maps and charts the. This incredible map shows the worlds most common languages. Unlock country maps with a standard plan see where every language in netherlands is spoken, plus. World language map map highlights major spoken languages around the world. What languages are the most commonly spoken around the world. Twentythree of these languages are a mother tongue for more than 50 million people. We provide useful and practical information for thousands languages displayed on specific geographic areas muturzikin language maps of the world. It comprised 53 pages including 12 pages of maps showing some 600 languages. The problematic map of the second mostspoken languages. This language map of the world is intended for representational purposes and no claim to technical accuracy is made. Language list by country and place department of social. Clicking on a language name will display an information window below the map containing basic data about the language and its speakers. Languages by country map and travel information download.
The language of maps kids should know kid world citizen. World language map, world map with spoken languages. The following table contains the top 100 languages by estimated number of native speakers in the 2007 edition of the swedish encyclopedia nationalencyklopedin. And yet this important cultural heritage is at risk. Arabic gained international prominence because of the medieval islamic conquests and the subsequent arabization of the middle east and north africa, and it is also a liturgical language amongst muslim communities outside the arab world chinese. It was published for the first time in 1951 by the summer institute of linguistics sil and provides information for all known living languages and languages that have become extinct after 1951. The ethnologue is a catalogue of more than 6,700 languages spoken in 228 countries. Languages of the world, 16th edition is the comprehensive reference volume that catalogs all the known living languages in the world today. Survey on the languages used for research and teaching in france pdf.
Stephen huffman creator also of the unknown language identification page, shows samples of truly beautiful language maps the complete maps are large pdf files. The world atlas of language structures wals is a large database of structural phonological, grammatical, lexical properties of languages gathered from descriptive materials such as reference grammars by a team of 55 authors. Languages are not at all uniformly distributed around the world. Your post should either link to one or discuss some aspect of them. The worlds languages, in 7 maps and charts washington post. Linguistic maps of europe, africa, america, oceania, asia and basque country. February 2015 in honor of international mother language day, the team behind sils ethnologue. This beautiful map shows the worlds most common languages.
For additional information see complete documentation in pdf. A map of the world according to second languages indy100. Sils main purpose is to study, develop and document. Widely spoken and understood in the gulf emirates, map hindustani world. The ethnologue name index lists over 39,000 language, dialect, and alternate names. One world nations online lets care for this planet. A world language is one that is spoken internationally and learned and spoken by numerous. The resulting gis data is used by sil to produce maps for the ethnologue. Unlock country maps with a standard plan see where every language in papua new guinea is spoken, plus. Aside from their geographical limitations, most maps have a huge linguistic bias. Languages of the world is pleased to announce that the 18 th edition is now.
All other technical specifications can be found in the following pdf document. The first version of wals was published as a book with cdrom in 2005 by oxford university press. For example, your post title should contain the word whose roots you are showing, the resolution, and whether it is original content. The origin and development of languages throughout the world facts on file library of language and literatureout of. Starting with the 17th edition, ethnologue has been published every year.
Repartition map of the languages over the world version blank of key items portrayed in this file depicts. The worlds languages captured in 6 charts world economic forum. Unlock country maps with a standard plan see where every language in thailand is spoken, plus. Around 7,000 languages world wide data from 1999 edition of ethnologue 873 322 309 181 177 171 145 122 95 77 76 70 68. While we have a pretty good idea of how many people speak the major languages of the world, determining where theyre most spoken can be complicated. Speakers of cushitic languages and the descendants of speakers of cushitic languages are referred to as cushitic peoples. Over 800 languages are spoken in this pacific country as summarized in ethnologue.
Part ii, language maps, comprises the complete set of language maps. To navigate through the ribbon, use standard browser navigation keys. The result is a dialect of italian, spoken alongside local languages, fooling people from other regions into thinking that these accents are the local languages themselves. March 28, 2006 by languagehat 18 comments world language phylafamily mapping, created by dr. A guide to victorian government policy and procedures, victorian office of multicultural affairs, 2003. Languages from other parts of the world spoken by immigrant communities in the eu such as. Languages of the world department of computer science. The worlds languages, in 7 maps and charts with images. They are spoken primarily in the horn of africa djibouti, eritrea, ethiopia and somalia, as well as the nile valley sudan and egypt, and parts of the african great lakes region tanzania and kenya. The cushitic languages are a branch of the afroasiatic language family.
This web edition of the ethnologue may be cited as. The world language mapping system wlms is the most comprehensive, uptodate, and trusted geographic dataset of the locations of the worlds 6900. World map of languages maps and flags of all over the world. Learn more about endonyms and exonyms and which languages are most commonly used by official governments. Languages are vehicles of our cultures, collective memory and values, unesco wrote in its atlas of the worlds languages in danger. However, he concluded that, on balance, ethnologue is an impressively comprehensive catalogue of world languages, and it is far superior to anything else produced prior to 2009. The diversity and complex imbrication of languages from all of these different families in the southern lake chad basin, perhaps not obvious in largescale maps of african language families but.
A map annotation project syntactic structures of the worlds languages merritt ruhlens interactive maps language families linguistic maps from matthew dryers language map collection by language family typological language maps also by matthew dryer steve huffmans language maps. Unlock country maps with a standard plan see where every language in denmark is spoken, plus. Welcome to the interactive map of languages in danger. The map was created by alberto lucas lopez, an infographic journalist, for the south china morning post. Endonym maps labels countries with their local names. Languages world language mapping system world geo datasets. Test your knowledge on this language quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. Language diversity index national geographic society. Simple sign language sign language phrases sign language interpreter british sign language french language european day of languages world languages european countries means of communication. There are at least 7,102 known languages alive in the world today. Online release of ethnologues 18th editionupdated data.
Request pdf on sep 1, 2001, alexandra filhon and others published ethnologue. World s continents, historical maps, world spoken languages, physical map and satellite images. The world language mapping system wlms has been a project of global mapping international gmi and several contributors for. The world language mapping system wlms is the result of over 15 years of collaborative work between global mapping international gmi and the summer institute of linguistics sil, to map the over 6,800 languages described in sils 14th edition ethnologue. Unlock country maps with a standard plan see where every language in mali is spoken, plus. Standard chinese is the direct replacement of classical chinese, which was a historical lingua franca in east asia. The world language mapping system wlms version 19 is the most comprehensive, uptodate, and trusted geographic dataset of the point and area polygon locations of the world s nearly 7,100 living language groups. However, all speakers of these languages are also familiar with standard italian, which is often spoken with an accent based on the local language. It was first issued in 1951, and is now published annually by sil international, a u.
View political world map with countries boundaries of all independent nations as well as some dependent territories. Posts that simply link to maps have to have a descriptive title. Thousands of linguists and other researchers all over the world rely on and have contributed to the ethnologue. This elegant map beautifully shows how many people speak the worlds most common languages and the countries in which they are spoken. The worlds languages, in 7 maps and charts how does the u. Point locations of all 9,020 published ethnologue languageincountry entries. Around 7,000 languages worldwide data from 1999 edition of ethnologue 873 322 309 181 177 171 145 122 95 77 76 70 68. Unlock country maps with a standard plan see where every language in tanzania is spoken, plus. Language list by country and place adapted from improving the use of translation and interpreting services. See where every language in bolivia is spoken, plus. As geographers know, major patterns on a map often conceal more subtle and often more interesting configurations. In the following, each bullet item is a known or suspected language family. Countries often have official languages that are given.
Ethnologue is the ultimate source of information on the worlds languages. In cooperation with the png department of education since 1956, research has been carried out in more than 389 languages. For these assumptions to be successful, the target language must be used most of the time. Widely spoken and understood in the gulf emirates, maphindustani world. Map langscapes interactive map allows you zoom to any spot on the globe and see what languages are natively spoken there. Languages of the world and where they are spoken, a list of language names in english and french with iso 6392 alpha3 as well as some of the alpha2 language identification codes. Find, read about, and research all 7097 living languages. Public documents world languages world language high. World language map the childrens university of manchester home modern and classical languages research guide research. Here you can travel through the world of linguistic diversity, learn about the languages, their speakers, culture and fascinating places all over the world where multiple languages are spoken. A world map represents a global consensus of political and geographical boundaries which everyone can recognize, but none of them that i could find represent a linguistic consensusi.
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