This article is a resource of the native names of most of the major languages in the world. These are endonymic glossonyms.
Languages
† = Extinct language
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ꞌAreꞌare – Areare
- Spoken in: southern Malaita , Solomon Islands
ʼAuhelawa – Kurada
- Spoken in: Nuakata Island, Milne Bay Province , Papua New Guinea
ʼOle – ʼOlekha
- Spoken in: Bhutan
A
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: Aceh , 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
Afghan Sign Language – زبان اشاره افغانستانی
- Signed in: Afghanistan
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
A-Hmao – ad Hmaob lul, A-hmaos
- Spoken in: Guizhou and Yunnan, China
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 18px 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
Algerian Sign Language – لغة الإشارة الجزائرية, ⵜⵓⵜⵍⴰⵢⵜ ⵜⴰⴷⵓⴳⴰⵎⵜ ⵏ ⴷⵣⴰⵢⵔ
- Signed in: Algeria
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 – American Sign Language
- Signed in: the United States of America and Canada
Amharic – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Ethiopic';">ኣማርኛ</span>
- 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
Angolar Creole – n'golá
- Spoken in: São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe
Anindilyakwa – Amamalya Ayakwa
- Spoken in: Northern Territory , Australia
Annobonese Creole – Fa d'Ambu, Fá d'Ambô
- Spoken in: Annobón, Equatorial Guinea
Antiguan and Barbudan Creole – Aanteegan an' Baabyuudan / raa bak
- Spoken in: Antigua and Barbuda , Anguilla , Dominica , Montserrat , and Saint Kitts and Nevis
Antillean Creole – kreyòl, kréyòl, kréyol, kwéyòl, patois, patwa
- Spoken in: the French Antilles (esp. Guadeloupe and Martinique ), Dominica , Grenada , Saint Lucia , Haiti , and Trinidad and Tobago
Anufo – Anufɔ
- Recognised Minority Language in: Benin
A'ou – ?
- Spoken in: Guizhou, China
Apache – Ndéé
- Spoken in: Southwestern United States
Apalachee † – ?
- Formerly spoken in: Florida , 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
Argentine Sign Language – Lengua de señas argentina
- Signed in: Argentina
Arikara – Sáhniš
- Spoken in: North Dakota , United States
Arin † – bbˈirk
- Formerly spoken in: Russia
Armenian – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Armenian';">Հայերեն</span>
- 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 – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Armenian';">Հայերեն ժեստերի լեզու</span>
- 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 – Auslan, Australian 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 – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Avestan';">𐬆𐬬𐬈𐬯𐬙𐬆𐬥</span>
- Formerly spoken in: the eastern Iranian Plateau
- The Avestan language is a Zoroastrian liturgical language 45px
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
Bahrani Arabic – العربية البحرانية
- Spoken in: Bahrain and Saudi Arabia
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
Balaibalan – باليبلن
- Early constructed language from the 14th-16th century Middle East
Balinese – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Balinese';">ᬩᬲᬩᬮᬶ</span>
- 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
Baṭḥari – Bəṭaḥrēt
- Spoken in: Oman
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 <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Tifinagh';">ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ</span>
- 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
Biak – wós Vyak, wós Kovedi
- Spoken in: Indonesia
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 25px
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
Bolivian Sign Language – Lengua de Señas Bolivianas
- Signed in: Bolivia
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 – British 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 – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Buginese';">ᨅᨔ ᨕᨘᨁᨗ</span>
- Spoken in: South Sulawesi , Indonesia
Bugun – Khowa
- Spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh, India
Buhid – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Buhid';">ᝊᝓᝑᝒᝇ</span>
- 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 – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Myanmar';">မြန်မာစာ</span> or <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Myanmar';">မြန်မာစကား</span>
- 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 (France ), 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 Yambasa – Nuasua, Nuaswa
- Spoken in: Cameroon
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
Chilean Sign Language – Lengua de Señas Chilena
- Signed in: Chile
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 20px
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 25px
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 25px
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
Colombian Sign Language – Lengua de Señas Colombiana
- Signed in: Colombia
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 – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Coptic';">ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ</span>
- The Coptic language is a Coptic liturgical language 20px
Cora – naáyarite
- Spoken in: Mexico
Cornish – Kernewek, Kernowek
- Recognised Minority Language in: Cornwall , the United Kingdom
Corsican – Corsu
- Recognised Minority Language in: France
Costa Rican Sign Language – Lengua de señas costarricense
- Signed in: Costa Rica
Cowlitz † – ƛʼpúlmixq
- Formerly spoken in: Washington , United States
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
Crow – Apsáalooke aliláau
- Spoken in: Great Plains, United States
Cuban Sign Language – Lengua de señas cubana
- Signed in: Cuba
Cuitlatec † – Uhpɨnéʔlu
- Formerly spoken in: Guerrero , Mexico
Cupeño † – Kupangaxwicham Pe'm<u>e</u>melki
- 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 † – dalmato
- 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
Dano-Norwegian † – dansk-norsk
- Formerly spoken in: Denmark–Norway
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
Dominican Sign Language – ?
- Signed in: Dominican Republic
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
Ebira – èbìrà
- Spoken in: Middle Belt, Nigeria
Ecclesiastical Latin – Latin
- Ecclesiastical Latin is a liturgical language used by the Catholic Church 25px
Ecuadorian Sign Language – Lengua de señas ecuatoriana (de Ecuador)
- Signed in: Ecuador
Edo – Ẹ̀dó
- Spoken in: Edo State, Nigeria
Efik – Usem Efịk
- Spoken in: Cross River State, Nigeria
Egyptian Arabic – مصرى
- Spoken in: Egypt
Egyptian Sign Language – لغة الإشارة المصرية
- Signed in: Egypt
Ekajuk – Ekajuk
- Spoken in: Cross River State, Nigeria
Ekoka ǃKung – ǃXuun
- Spoken in: South Africa and Namibia , originally also spoken in Angola
Ekpeye – ẹkpeye
- Spoken in: Rivers State, Nigeria
Elamite † – ?
- Formerly spoken in: Iran
Emerillon – Teko
- Spoken in: French Guiana , France
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
Emirati Arabic – اللهجة الإماراتية
- Spoken in: United Arab Emirates
Emirati Sign Language – لغة الإشارة الإماراتية
- Signed in: United Arab Emirates
Enawene Nawe – Salumã
- Spoken in: Mato Grosso , Brazil
Ende – ?
- Spoken in: central Flores, Indonesia
Enets – Онэй база
- Spoken in: Krasnoyarsk Krai , Russia
Enga – Enga
- Spoken in: Enga , Papua New Guinea
Engenni – Ẹgẹnẹ
- Spoken in: Bayelsa State and Rivers State, Nigeria
Enggano – ?
- Spoken in: Enggano Island, Bengkulu , Indonesia
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
Eperara – epérã pedée, sía pedée
- Spoken in: Colombia and Ecuador
Eranadan – ഏറനാടൻ ഭാഷ, ا٘يرَناڊَن
- Spoken in: the region of Eranad in Malappuram district, Kerala, India
Eravallan – எரவல்லன்
- Spoken in: Kerala and Tamil Nadu, India
Erromintxela – Erromintxela
- Spoken by: the Romani in the Basque Country
Erzya – Эрзянь Kель
- Official language in: Mordovia , Russia
Esan – Ishan
- Spoken in: Nigeria
Esimbi – ?
- Spoken in: Southwestern Cameroon
Esperanto – Esperanto
- International auxiliary language
Estonian – Eesti
- Official language in: Estonia
Estonian Sign Language – eesti viipekeel
- Signed in: Estonia
Eton – Ìtón
- Spoken in: Lekié, Centre Region, Cameroon
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 22px
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 20px, 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
Faroese Sign Language – Føroyskt teknmál
- Signed in: Faroe Islands
Feʼfeʼ – Ghə̀ǝ̄ fèʼéfěʼè
- Spoken in: Haut-Nkam, Cameroon
Fiji Hindi – फिजी बात or Fiji Baat
- Official language in: Fiji
Fiji Sign Language – ?
- Signed 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
Finland-Swedish Sign Language – Finlandssvenskt teckenspråk, Suomenruotsalainen viittomakieli
- Signed in: Finland
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
Forest Nenets – нешаӈ вата
- Spoken in: Nenets Autonomous Okrug and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug , Russia
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 Guianese Creole – Kriyòl gwiyannen
- Official language in: French Guiana , France
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 22px
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: Friuli , 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
Gciriku – Gciriku, Dciriku, Rumanyo
- Spoken in: Namibia
Ge'ez – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Ethiopic';">ግዕዝ</span>
- 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 20px, 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
Greenlandic Sign Language – Ussersuataarneq
- Signed 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
Guatemalan Sign Language – Lengua de señas guatemalteco
- Signed in: Guatemala
Guernésiais – Guernésiais
- Spoken in: Guernsey
Guerrero Nahuatl – Nawatlajtoli
- Spoken in: Guerrero , Mexico
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
Guna – Dulegaya
- Spoken in: Guna Yala , Panama and Chocó , Colombia
Gurung – तमु क्यी
- Official language in: the Indian state of Sikkim
Guyanese Creole – Creolese
- Spoken in: Guyana
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
Haitian Sign Language – Langue des Signes Haïtienne
- Signed 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 – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Ethiopic';">ሃራሪ</span>
- Spoken in: the Ethiopian kilil of the Harari Region
Ḥarsusi – Ḥersīyet
- Spoken in: Oman
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
Hawaiʻi Sign Language – ʻŌlelo Kuhi Lima Hawaiʻi
- Signed in: Hawaii , United States
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 (France ), 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
Hobyót – Weyheybyot
- Spoken in: Yemen and Oman
Hodï – Jojodö tjįwęnę
- Spoken in: central Venezuela
Hoia Hoia – Hoyahoya
- Spoken in: Western Province , Papua New Guinea
Holikachuk – Doogh Qinag
- Official language in: Alaska , the United States
Honduran Sign Language – Lengua de señas hondureña
- Signed in: Honduras
Hong Kong Sign Language – 香港手語
- Signed in: Hong Kong , China
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
Iatê – Yaa:thê
- Spoken in: Pernambuco , Brazil
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 25px
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
Indonesian Sign Language – Bahasa Isyarat Indonesia
- Signed in: Indonesia
Indo-Pakistani Sign Language – ?
- Signed in: India , Pakistan , and Bangladesh
Ingrian – ižoran keeli
- Spoken in: Ingria , Russia
Ingush – ГӀалгӀай мотт
- Official language in: the Russian autonomous republic of Ingushetia
Interlingua – Interlingua
- International auxiliary language 25px
Interlingue (Occidental) – Interlingue
- International auxiliary language 25px
Interslavic – Medžuslovjansky, Меджусловјанскы
- Zonal auxiliary language for Slavs border|25px
Inuinnaqtun – ᐃᓄᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᓐ
- Official language in: Northwest Territories and Nunavut in Canada
Inuit Sign Language – Atgangmuurngniq, <small>ᐊᑦᒐᖕᒨᕐᖕᓂᖅ or ᐆᒃᑐᕋᐅᓯᖏᑦ</small>
- 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
Iowa-Otoe-Missouria † – Báxoje-Jíwere-Nyútʼachi, Báxoje ich'é, Jíwere ich'é
- Formerly spoken in: Oklahoma , Missouri , and Kansas , United States
Iraqi Arabic – اللهجة العراقية
- Spoken in: Iraq , as well as in Syria , Turkey , and Iran
Iraqi Sign Language – لغة الإشارة العراقية
- Signed in: Iraq
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
Jarai – Tơlơi Jrai
- Spoken in: Central Highlands, Vietnam and Ratanakiri province, Cambodia
Jarawa – Aongəŋ
- Official language in: Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Javanese – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Javanese';">ꦧꦱꦗꦮ</span>
- 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
Juba Arabic – arabi juba, luġa
- Spoken in: South Sudan
Judaeo-Georgian – ყივრული
- Spoken in: Georgia , Israel , Russia , Belgium , and United States
Judaeo-Spanish – , Ladino
- Spoken by: the Sephardim Jewish Diaspora 25px
Judeo-Arabic –
- Spoken by: Jews 25px in North Africa and the Fertile Crescent
Judeo-Persian – Fārsi
- Spoken by: Jews 25px 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
Kenyan Sign Language – Kenyan Sign Language
- Signed in: Kenya and Somalia
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
Kgalagadi – SheKgalagadi
- Spoken in: Botswana
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
Khitan † – 35px, 33px
- Formerly spoken in: China , Mongolia , and eastern Siberia , Russia
Khmer – ភាសាខ្មែរ
- Official language in: Cambodia
Khmu – Kmhmu
- Spoken in: Laos , Vietnam , Thailand , China
Khoekhoe – Khoekhoegowab
- National language in: Namibia
Khoemana – Griqua, Korana, ǃOra, Kora, Xri, ǃOrakobab
- Spoken in: South Africa
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, <span style="font-family:'Klingon';"> </span>
- Constructed language spoken by a fictional alien race called the Klingons in the Star Trek universe 25px
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 and 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
Kosovar Sign Language – Gjuha e Shenjave Kosovare
- Signed in: Kosovo
Kosraean – Kosrae
- Official language in: Kosrae in Micronesia
Kotava – Kotava
- International auxiliary language 25px
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
Kunza † – Likanantaí, Ckunsa
- Formerly spoken in: Chile and Peru
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
Kurdish Sign Language – Zmani Hêmay Kurdi
- Signed in: Kurdistan Region , 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
Kuwaiti Arabic – كويتي
- Spoken in: Kuwait
Kuwaiti Sign Language – لغة الاشارة الكويتية
- Signed in: Kuwait
Kwadi † – ǃKwaǀtse
- Formerly spoken in: Angola
Kwakʼwala – Kwak̓wala
- Spoken in: British Columbia , Canada
Kwangali – RuKwangali
- Spoken in: Namibia
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
Láadan – Láadan
- A gynocentric constructed language
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
Lakon – Lakona, Vure
- Spoken in: Gaua, Vanuatu
Lakota – Lakȟótiyapi
- Spoken by: the Lakota people 25px
Lama – Lamba
- Recognised Minority Language in: Benin
Lamaholot – Lamaholot, Solor
- Spoken in: Flores and Solor, Indonesia
Lamalama – Mbarrumbathama, Mba Rumbathama
- Spoken in: Queensland , Australia
Lamba – Ichilamba
- Spoken in: Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Lambadi – लंबाडी, ಲಂಬಾಣಿ, லம்பாடி, లంబాణి
- Spoken by: the Banjara in India
Lambya – Ichilambya
- Spoken in: Tanzania and Malawi
Lamkang – Ksen
- Spoken in: Manipur, India
Lampung – cawa Lampung
- Spoken in: Lampung and South Sumatra , Indonesia
Lango (South Sudan) – Laŋgo
- Spoken in: South Sudan
Lango (Uganda) – Lëblaŋo
- Spoken in: Lango sub-region, Uganda
Lao – ພາສາລາວ
- Official language in: Laos
Lapaguía Zapotec – ?
- Spoken in: Oaxaca , Mexico
Lashi – လချစ်, Lacid
- Spoken in: Myanmar and China
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
Leco – Burua
- Official language in: Bolivia
Lega – Kilɛga
- Spoken in: the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Leizhou Min – 雷州话, 雷州話
- Spoken in: Leizhou Peninsula in southwestern Guangdong, China
Lembena – ?
- Spoken in: East Sepik Province , Papua New Guinea
Lenakel – Netvaar
- Spoken in: Tanna Island, Vanuatu
Lenje – Chilenje
- Spoken in: central Zambia
Leonese – Llïonés
- Official language in: the Spanish autonomous community of Castile and León
Lepcha – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Lepcha';">ᰛᰩᰵ་ᰛᰧᰶᰵ</span>
- Official language in: the Indian state of Sikkim
Lese – Efé
- Spoken in: northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
Levantine Arabic – شامي
- Spoken in: Syria , Jordan , Lebanon , Palestine , Israel , and Turkey
Levantine Arabic Sign Language – لغة الإشارة العربية الشرقية
- Signed in: Syria , Jordan , Lebanon , and Palestine
Lezgian – лезги чӏал
- Official language in: Dagestan , Russia
Lhokpu – Lhobikha
- Spoken in: southwest Bhutan
Liberian Kreyol – Kolokwa, Kreyol
- Spoken in: Liberia
Libyan Arabic – ليبي
- Spoken in: Libya and neighboring countries
Libyan Sign Language – لغة الإشارة الليبية
- Signed in: Libya
Ligurian – lìgure, zeneize
- Official language in: Liguria , Italy and Monaco
Lillooet – St̓át̓imcets, Sƛ̓aƛ̓imxǝc, Ucwalmícwts, Lil̓wat7úlmec
- Spoken in: British Columbia , Canada
Limbu – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Limbu';">ᤕᤰᤌᤢᤱ ᤐᤠᤴ</span>
- 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 25px
Lingwa de Planeta – Lidepla
- International auxiliary language 25px
Lipo – Lolopo, Lolongo
- Spoken in: China
Lish – Lishpa, Khispi
- Spoken in: West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh in India
Lisu – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Lisu';">ꓡꓲ-ꓢꓴ</span> or <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Lisu';">ꓡꓲꓢꓴ</span>
- 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
Lobi – Lobiri
- Spoken in: Burkina Faso , Ivory Coast and Ghana
Lojban – la .lojban.
- A logical constructed language 25px
Lolopo – Loxrlavu
- Spoken in: China
Loma – Lɔ̀ɔ̀màgòòi, Löömàgòòi, Löghömàgòòi
- Spoken in: Liberia and Guinea
Lomavren – Լոմավրեն
- Spoken by: the Lom in Armenia
Lombard – lombard, lumbard, lumbart, lombart
- Official language in: Lombardy , Italy
- Also spoken in: the Swiss cantons of Grisons and Ticino
Lomwe – Elomwe
- Spoken in: Malawi and Mozambique
Loncong – Sekak
- Spoken in: Bangka Belitung Islands , Indonesia
Louisiana Creole – Kouri-Vini, Kréyòl Lalwizyann
- Spoken in: Louisiana , United States
Low German – Plattdüütsch
- Spoken in: Denmark , Germany , and the Netherlands
Lower Chehalis † – Łəw̓ál̕məš
- Formerly spoken in: Washington , the United States
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
Lugbara – ?
- Spoken in: West Nile sub-region, Uganda and Orientale Province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Luhya – Oluluhya
- Spoken in: Kenya
Luiseño † – Cham'teela
- Formerly spoken in: the southern area of California , United States
Lule † – ?
- Formerly spoken in: Resistencia 25px, Chaco , Argentina
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
Macau Sign Language – 澳門手語
- Signed 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
Majhi – माझी
- Spoken in: Nepal
Makasae – Makasai
- Spoken in: Timor-Leste
Makassar Malay – ?
- Spoken in: Makassar, South Sulawesi , Indonesia
Makassarese – Basa Mangkasara', <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Buginese';">ᨅᨔ ᨆᨀᨔᨑ</span>
- 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
Malagasy Sign Language – Tenin'ny Tanana Malagasy
- Signed in: Madagascar
Malawian Sign Language – Malawian Sign Language
- Signed in: Malawi
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
Malaysian Sign Language – Bahasa Isyarat Malaysia
- Signed in: Malaysia
Maldivian Sign Language – ދިވެހި އިޝާރާތް ބަސް
- Signed in: Maldives
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
Maria – Madiya
- Spoken in: India
Maritime Sign Language – Maritime Sign Language, Langue des signes maritime
- Signed in: New Brunswick , Newfoundland and Labrador , Nova Scotia , and Prince Edward Island , Canada
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, 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
Mbukushu – Thimbukushu
- Spoken in: Namibia , Angola , Botswana , and Zambia
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
Merico – Merico, Americo-Liberian
- Spoken in: Liberia
Mexican Sign Language – Lengua de Señas Mexicana
- Signed in: Mexico
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 Chinese † – 漢語, hɑn<sup>H</sup> ŋɨʌ<sup>X</sup>
- Formerly spoken in: China
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 – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Myanmar';">ဘာသာ မန်</span>
- 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
Moroccan Sign Language – لغة الإشارة المغربية
- Signed 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
Namibian Sign Language – Namibian Sign Language
- Signed in: Namibia and Angola
Nanai – на̄най, на̄ни
- Spoken in: Russia and China
Naskapi – ᓇᔅᑲᐱ, ᐃᔪᐤ ᐃᔨᒧᐅᓐ
- Spoken in: Quebec province and Labrador region, Canada
Natchez † – Na·šceh
- Formerly spoken in: Louisiana , Mississippi , and Oklahoma , United States
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
Naʼvi – Lìʼfya leNaʼvi
- Constructed language spoken by the Naʼvi in the Avatar film franchise
Naxi – Naqxi geezheeq
- Official language in: Yulong Naxi Autonomous County in Yunnan province, China
Ndau – chiNdau
- Official language in: Zimbabwe
Ndyuka – x12px
- Spoken in: French Guiana , France 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
Nengone – ?
- Official language in: Maré, New Caledonia
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
Nepali Sign Language – नेपाली साङ्केतिक भाषा
- Signed in: Nepal
Nete – Nete, Bisorio, Malamauda, Iniai
- Spoken in: East Sepik Province , Papua New Guinea
New Zealand Sign Language – New Zealand Sign Language, te reo Rotarota o Aotearoa, te reo Turi o Aotearoa
- 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
Ngarinyin – Ungarinjin
- Spoken in: Kimberley, Northern Territory , Australia
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
Ngoni (Mozambique) – Xingoni
- Spoken in: Mozambique
Ngoni (Tanzania) – Chingoni
- Spoken in: Songea, Tanzania
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
Nicaraguan Sign Language – Idioma de Señas de Nicaragua
- Signed in: Nicaragua
Nigerian Pidgin – Naijá
- Spoken in: Nigeria
Nigerian Sign Language – Nigerian Sign Language
- Signed in: Nigeria and Chad
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 Korean Sign Language – 조선수화
- Signed in: North Korea
North Mesopotamian Arabic – لهجة موصلية
- Spoken in: Iraq , Syria , and Turkey
North Straits Salish – xʷsenəčqən
- Spoken in: British Columbia , Canada and Washington , the United States
Northern Emberá – Cholo
- Spoken in: Darién Gap in Panama and in Colombia
Northern Khmer – เขมรถิ่นไทย
- Recognised Minority Language in: Thailand
Northern Ndebele – isiNdebele
- Official language in: Zimbabwe
Northern Paiute – Numu, nɨɨmɨ
- Spoken in: Nevada , California , Oregon , and Idaho , the United States
Northern Qiang – Rrmearr
- Spoken in: Sichuan, China
Northern Sotho – Sesotho sa Leboa
- Official language in: South Africa
Northern Thai – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Tai Tham';">ᨣᩴᩤᨾᩮᩥᩬᨦ</span>
- 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 Mari – Йөтнӫмӓл-кӓсвел маре йӹлмӹ
- Spoken in: Kirov Oblast (Yaransky, Tuzhinsky, Kiknursky, Sanchursky districts), Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (Tonshayevsky, Sharangsky, Tonkinsky districts), and Mari El (north of Kilemarsky and Medvedevsky districts) in 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 25px
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, lenga d'òc, provençal / provençau
- Official language in: the Spanish comarca of Val d'Aran
- Recognised Minority Language in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes , Centre-Val de Loire , Nouvelle-Aquitaine , Occitania , and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in France , Guardia Piemontese and Occitan Valleys in Italy , and Monaco
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, <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Glagolitic';">ⰔⰎⰀⰂⰑⰐⰊⰍ</span>
- 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
Omani Sign Language – لغة الإشارة العمانية
- Signed in: Oman
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
Ortatürk – Öztürk tili, Öztürkçe
- Zonal auxiliary language for Turkic peoples
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
Paicî – ?
- Official language in: New Caledonia
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 25px
Palikúr – Pa'ikwené, Pa'ikwaki
- Spoken in: Brazil and French Guiana , France
Palula – پالُولا
- Spoken in: the Pakistani district of Chitral
Pamona – Poso, Bare’e
- Spoken in: Central and South Sulawesi , Indonesia
Panamanian Sign Language – Lengua de señas panameñas
- Signed in: Panama
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 – Papua New Guinean Sign Language
- Official language in: Papua New Guinea
Para – Jaijairai
- Spoken in: Myanmar and India
Paraguayan Sign Language – Lengua de señas paraguaya
- Signed in: Paraguay
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
Pentlatch † – Pənƛ’áč
- Formerly spoken in: British Columbia , Canada
Persian – فارسی
- Official language in: Afghanistan , Iran , and Tajikistan
Peruvian Sign Language – Lengua de señas peruana
- Signed in: Peru
Petjo – Petjoh, Petjok, Pecok, Petjoek
- Spoken in: Indonesia and Netherlands
Phoenician † – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Phoenician';">𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍𐤉𐤌</span>
- 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
Principense Creole – Lunguyê
- Spoken in: Príncipe, São Tomé and Príncipe
Puerto Rican Sign Language – Lengua de señas puertorriqueña
- Signed in: Puerto Rico
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
Qʼanjobʼal – Kanjobal
- Spoken in: Huehuetenango, Guatemala and Chiapas , Mexico
Qaqet – Baining
- Spoken in: East New Britain , Papua New Guinea
Qashqai – قشقايی ديلى
- Spoken in: Fars Province, Iran
Qatari Sign Language – لغة الأشارة القطرية
- Signed in: Qatar
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
Quinault † – Kʷínaył
- 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
Rennell-Bellona – Te hegeunga a Mugaba ma Mugiki
- Spoken in: Rennell and Bellona , Solomon Islands
Réunion Creole – kréol rénioné
- Official language in: Réunion , France
Rinconada Bikol – Rinconada
- Spoken in: Camarines Sur, Philippines
Rodriguan Creole – Kreol rodrige
- Spoken in: Rodrigues , Mauritius
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
Saʽidi Arabic – صعيدى
- Spoken in: Minya Governorate , Egypt
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
Salvadoran Sign Language – Lengua de señas salvadoreña
- Signed in: El Salvador
Samaritan Aramaic – ࠀࠓࠌࠉࠕ, Arāmît
- Formerly spoken in: Israel and Palestine
- The Samaritan Aramaic language is a liturgical language used by Samaritans 20px
Samaritan Hebrew – ࠏࠁࠓࠉࠕ, Îbrit
- Formerly spoken in: Israel and Palestine
- The Samaritan Hebrew language is a liturgical language used by Samaritans 20px
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
San Andrés–Providencia Creole – ?
- Spoken in: San Andrés and Providencia , Colombia
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
Sãotomense Creole – forro, santomense
- Spoken in: São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe
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
Saudi Sign Language – لغة الإشارة السعودية
- Signed in: Saudi Arabia
Sauk – Thâkiwâtowêweni
- Spoken by: the Sauk people
Saurashtra – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Saurashtra';">ꢱꣃꢬꢵꢰ꣄ꢜ꣄ꢬꢵ</span>
- 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 – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Myanmar';">လိၵ်ႈတႆး</span>
- 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
Shehri – Śḥɛrɛ̄t, Gəblɛ̄t
- Spoken in: Oman
Sherdukpen – Mey, Ngnok
- Spoken in: West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh in India
Sherpa – शेर्पा, ཤེར་པཱ།
- Official language in: the Indian state of Sikkim
Shilha – Taclḥiyt, ⵜⴰⵛⵍⵃⵉⵢⵜ, تاشلحيت
- Spoken in: Morocco
Shina – ݜݨیاٗ زبان ,ݜݨیاٗ گلیتوࣿ زبان
- Spoken in: Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
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
Shua – Shwakhwe
- Spoken in: Botswana
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
Sirenik † – Сиӷы́ных
- Formerly spoken in: Chukotka Autonomous Okrug , Russia
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
Slovenian Sign Language – Slovenski znakovni jezik
- Signed in: Slovenia
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.G̃IR<sub>15</sub>)
- Formerly spoken in: Southern Iraq and Southeastern Iran
Sumo – Sumu
- Spoken in: Nicaragua and Honduras
Sunam – sunnampakad
- Spoken in: Himachal Pradesh, India
Sundanese – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Sundanese';">ᮘᮞ ᮞᮥᮔ᮪ᮓ</span>
- 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 20px
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Taa – ǃXóõ
- Spoken in: Ghanzi , Kgalagadi , Kweneng , Southern Districts and Hardap
Tabasaran – табасаран чIал
- Official language in: Dagestan , Russia
Tagalog – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Tagalog';">ᜏᜒᜃᜅ᜔ ᜆᜄᜎᜓᜄ᜔</span>, 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 – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Tai Viet';">ꪼꪕꪵꪒꪉ</span>
- Spoken in: Northwestern Vietnam and Northeastern Laos
Tai Dam – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Tai Viet';">ꪺꪕꪒꪾ</span>
- Spoken in: the Chinese county of the Jinping Miao, Yao, and Dai Autonomous County
Tai Dón – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Tai Viet';">ꪼꪕ ꪒ꪿ꪮꪙ</span>
- 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 – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans New Tai Lue';">ᦑᦺᦟᦹᧉ</span>
- 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
Taʽizzi-Adeni Arabic – لهجة تعزية عدنية
- Spoken in: Taiz and Aden, Yemen
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 25px
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
Thai Sign Language – ภาษามือไทย
- Signed 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 – བོད་ཀྱི་ལག་བརྡའི་བརྡ་སྤྲོད།
- Signed in: Tibet Autonomous Region, China
Tigre – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Ethiopic';">ትግሬ</span>, <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Ethiopic';">ትግራይት</span>
- Recognised Minority Language in: Eritrea and Sudan
Tigrinya – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Ethiopic';">ትግርኛ</span>
- Official language in: Eritrea and Ethiopia
Tillamook † – Hutyáyu, Hutyéyu
- Formerly spoken in: Oregon , United States
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
Tobati – Yotafa
- Spoken in: Papua , Indonesia
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 20px
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 <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Tifinagh';">ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵌⴰⵆ</span>
- 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 75px
- 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
Tundra Nenets – ненэця' вада
- Spoken in: Nenets Autonomous Okrug and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug , Russia
Tunica – Luhchi Yoroni
- Spoken in: Louisiana , United States
Tunisian Arabic – تونسي
- Spoken in: Tunisia
Tunisian Sign Language – لغة الإشارة التونسية
- Signed 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
Twana – tuwaduq
- Spoken in: Washington , United States
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
Ugandan Sign Language – Ugandan Sign Language
- Signed in: Uganda
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 Chehalis † – Q̉ʷay̓áyiłq̉
- Formerly spoken in: Washington , the United States
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
Uruguayan Sign Language – Lengua de señas uruguaya
- Signed in: Uruguay
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
Venezuelan Sign Language – Lengua de señas venezolana
- Signed in: Venezuela
Veps – vepsän kelʹ
- Recognised Minority Language in: Karelia , Russia
Vietnamese – tiếng Việt
- Official language in: Vietnam
- Recognised Minority Language in: Czech Republic and Slovakia
Vietnamese Sign Language – Ngôn ngữ ký hiệu Việt Nam
- Signed in: Vietnam
Vincentian Creole – ?
- Spoken in: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Viossa – Viossa, Vjosa, Vjossa, Vyossa
- An engineered constructed language created as an artificial pidgin 28px
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 30px invented by Johann Martin Schleyer
Võro – Võro Kiil
- Spoken in: Southern Estonia 20px
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
Xinca † – ?
- Formerly spoken in: southeastern Guatemala , parts of El Salvador , and Honduras
Xipaya – ?
- Spoken in: Altamira 22px, Pará , Brazil
Xiriâna † – Bahwana
- Formerly spoken in: Brazil
Xokleng – šokléng
- Spoken in: Santa Catarina , 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
Yaghnobi – Яғнобӣ зивок
- Spoken in: Tajikistan
Yahgan † – Háusi Kúta, Yágankuta
- Formerly spoken in: Magallanes , Chile and Tierra del Fuego , Argentina
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
Yalunka – Jalonke, Dialonke
- Spoken in: Guinea , Sierra Leone , Mali , and Senegal
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
Yanomamö – Yąnomamɨ
- Spoken in: Venezuela and Brazil
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
Yemba – Ashuŋne yémba
- Spoken in: West Region, Cameroon
Yemeni Arabic – اللهجة اليمنية
- Spoken in: Yemen and southwestern Saudi Arabia
Yemeni Sign Language – لغة الإشارة اليمنية
- Signed in: Yemen
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
Yucatec Maya Sign Language – ?
- Signed in: Yucatán , Mexico
Yuchi – Tsoyaha
- Spoken in: Oklahoma , the United States
Yucuna – Jukuna
- Spoken in: along the Miritiparaná River in Colombia
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
Zimbabwean Sign Language – Zimsign
- Official language in: Zimbabwe
Zoroastrian Dari – فارسی ,دری ,دريلو, or Yazdi
- The Dari language is used by some Zoroastrians 45px 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
ǁ
ǁXegwi † – giǁkxi꞉gwi
- Formerly spoken at: Lake Chrissie, South Africa
ǂ
ǂʼAmkoe – ǂʼAmkoe, ǂHoan
- Spoken in: Kweneng District, Botswana
Alphabets and scripts
† = Extinct script or alphabet
'
'Phags-pa † –
- Formerly Used in: China , India , Mongolia , and Greater Tibet
A
Abkhaz – Aҧсшәа
- Used in: Abkhazia and the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, Georgia
Adlam – 𞤀𞤣𞤤𞤢𞤥 𞤆𞤵𞤤𞤢𞤪
- Used in: West Africa
Afaka – 80px
- Used in: Suriname
Ahom † – 𑜒𑜑𑜪𑜨
- Formerly used in: Assam, India
Anglo-Saxon † – ᚠᚢᚦᚩᚱᚳ
- Formerly Used in: Anglo-Saxon England
Arabic – الْأَبْجَدِيَّة الْعَرَبِيَّة
- Used in: primarily the Middle East and North Africa , but also in Southeast Asia , the northern areas of Sub-Saharan Africa , and the United Nations
Armenian – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Armenian';">Հայկական Այբուբեն</span>
- Used in: Armenia , Cyprus , Iran , Poland , Romania , and the United States
Aurebesh – <span style="font-family:'Aurebesh';">Aurebesh</span>
- Constructed script used for Galactic Basic, a fictional lingua franca
Avestan – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Avestan';">𐬆𐬬𐬈𐬯𐬙𐬆𐬥</span>
- Formerly used in: the Eastern Iranian Plateau
- The Avestan alphabet is a Zoroastrian liturgical script 45px
B
Balinese – ᬅᬓ᭄ᬱᬭᬩᬮᬶ
- Used in: Bali , Indonesia
Bamum † – ꚶꛉ꛰꛲ꚫꛦꚳ
- Formerly used in: Western Cameroon
Basahan † – Guhit
- Formerly used in: Bicol Region, Philippines
Bassa Vah – 𖫔𖫧𖫳𖫒𖫨𖫰𖫨𖫱 𖫣𖫧𖫱
- Used in: Liberia , Ivory Coast , and Sierra Leone
Batak – ᯅᯖᯂ᯲
- Used in: North Sumatra , Indonesia
Baybayin † – ᜊᜌ᜔ᜊᜌᜒᜈ᜔
- Formerly used in: the Philippines . Ongoing revival efforts exist
Bengali–Assamese – বাংলা-অসমীয়া
- Used in: Bangladesh and the regions of West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram, Nagaland and Andaman and Nicobar Islands in India
Blissymbols – 15px
- Blissymbols is a constructed language using ideographs invented by Charles K. Bliss after the Second World War.
Bopomofo – ㄓㄨˋ ㄧㄣ ㄈㄨˊ ㄏㄠˋ
- Used in: China
Borama – 𐒄𐒋𐒦𐒩𐒗𐒓
- Used in: Somalia
Brahmi † – 𑀩𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀳𑁆𑀫𑀻
- Formerly used in: Ancient India
Braille – ⠃⠗⠁⠊⠇⠑
- Braille is a tactile writing system, versions of which are used for many different languages and also used for the blind.
Buhid – ᝊᝓᝑᝒ
- Used in: Mindoro, the Philippines
C
Canadian Aboriginal syllabics – ᖃᓂᐅᔮᖅᐸᐃᑦ, ᑎᑎᕋᐅᓯᖅ ᓄᑖᖅ, ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ, ᐊᓂᐦᔑᓈᐯᒧᐎᓐ, ᑯᖾᖹ ᖿᐟᖻ ᓱᖽᐧᖿ, ᑐᑊᘁᗕᑋᗸ
- Used in: Canada
Carian † – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Carian';">𐊴𐊠𐊥𐊹𐊠𐊵</span>
- Formerly used in: Western Anatolia
Chakma – 𑄌𑄋𑄴𑄟𑄳𑄦 𑄃𑄧𑄏𑄛𑄖𑄴
- Used in: Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh and Mizoram, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam in India
Cham – ꨀꨇꩉ ꨌꩌ
- Used in: Cambodia and the southern area of Vietnam
Cherokee – ᏣᎳᎩ
- Used in: Cherokee Nation , Oklahoma , the United States
Chinese – 汉语, 漢語
- Used in: the Sinosphere
Cirth – 35px
- Constructed script used by the Elves in the Middle-earth
Coptic † – ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ
- Liturgically used by: Copts 25px
Cuneiform † – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Cuneiform';">𒋾𒀝𒁇</span>
- Formerly used in: the Ancient Near East
Cypriot † – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Cypriot';">𐠀𐠜𐠍𐠚</span>
- Formerly used in: Arcadia and Cyprus
Cyrillic – Кѷрїлловица, Кирилица, Кириллица
- Used in: Bulgaria , North Macedonia , Serbia , Montenegro , Republika Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina ), Russia , Ukraine , Belarus , Transnistria , other Post-Soviet states, the European Union , the United Nations and elsewhere
D
Deseret – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Deseret';">𐐔𐐯𐑅𐐨𐑉𐐯𐐻</span>
- The Deseret alphabet is a Mormon liturgical script
Devanagari – देवनागरी
- Used in: the Indian subcontinent, mainly in the northern areas of India and in Nepal
E
Egyptian hieroglyphs † –
- Formerly used in: Ancient Egypt
Elder Futhark † – ᚠᚢᚦᚨᚱᚲ
- Formerly used by: Germanics from 1st to 9th Century AD
Etruscan † – 𐌓𐌀𐌔𐌄𐌍𐌍𐌀
- Formerly used in: the Etruscan civilization
F
Fraser – ꓡꓲ-ꓢꓴ
- Used in: Yunnan, China
G
Garay –
- Used in: Senegambia (Senegal and The Gambia )
Geʽez – ግዕዝ
- Used in: Ethiopia and Eritrea
Georgian – ქართული
- Used in: Georgia
Glagolitic † – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Glagolitic';">ⰍⱛⰓⰊⰎⰎⰑⰂⱄⰜⰀ</span>
- Formerly used by: the Middle Age Slavic people
Gothic † – 𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌹𐍃𐌺
- Formerly used by: the Goths
Grantha † – 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥
- Formerly used in: Tamil Nadu and Kerala, India
Greek – Ελληνικό αλφάβητο
- Used in: Greece , Cyprus and the European Union
Gujarati – ગુજરાતી
- Used in: Gujarat and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, India
Gunjala Gondi – 𑵶𑶍𑶕𑶀𑵵𑶊 𑵶𑶓𑶕𑶂𑶋 𑵵𑶋𑶅𑶋
- Used in: the Gondwana region, India
Gurmukhi – ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ
- Used in: Punjab, India
H
Hangul – 한글, 조선글
- Used in: South Korea , North Korea and Baubau in Southeast Sulawesi , Indonesia
Hanifi Rohingya – 𐴌𐴟𐴇𐴥𐴝𐴚𐴒𐴙𐴝 𐴇𐴝𐴕𐴞𐴉𐴞 𐴓𐴠𐴑𐴤𐴝
- Used in: Rakhine State , Myanmar and in Chittagong Division, Bangladesh
Hanunó'o – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Hanunoo';">ᜱᜨᜳᜨᜳᜢ</span>
- Used in: Mindoro, the Philippines
Hebrew – אָלֶף־בֵּית עִבְרִי
- Used by: the Jews in Israel and worldwide 25px
Hiragana – 平仮名, ひらがな
- Used in: Japan
I
Indus (Harappan) † – ?
- Undeciphered script assumed to have been used for Harappan language
International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) – [aɪ̯ pʰiː eɪ̯]
- Used as: a standard written representation for the sounds of speech
J
Japanese writing system – 日本語の表記体系
- Used in: Japan
Javanese – ꦲꦏ꧀ꦱꦫꦗꦮ
- Used in: Central Java , East Java , Lampung , and Yogyakarta , Indonesia
K
Kannada – ಕನ್ನಡ
- Used in: Karnataka and the extremely northern area of Kerala, India
Katakana – 片仮名, カタカナ
- Used in: Japan
- Formerly used in: Palau
Kayah Li – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Kayah Li';">ꤊꤢꤛꤢꤟ ꤜꤤ</span>
- Used in: the Kayah State , Myanmar
Khitan (Large) † – 35px
- Formerly used in: China , Mongolia , and eastern Siberia , Russia
Khitan (Small) † – 33px
- Formerly used in: China , Mongolia , and eastern Siberia , Russia
Khmer – អក្សរខ្មែរ
- Used in: Cambodia
Kulitan † – 20px
- Formerly used in: Pampanga, Philippines
L
Lao – ອັກສອນລາວ
- Used in: Laos
Latin – Latina, Romana, Latin
- Used in: Most parts of the world
- Originated in: Latium (modern-day Rome )
Lepcha – ᰛᰩᰵᰛᰧᰵ
- Used in: Sikkim, India
Limbu – ᤕᤠᤰᤌᤢᤱ ᤐᤠᤴ
- Used in: Koshi Province, Nepal and Sikkim, India
Lontara – ᨒᨚᨈᨑ
- Used in: South Sulawesi , West Sulawesi and West Nusa Tenggara , Indonesia
M
Malayalam – മലയാളലിപി
- Used in: Kerala, Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahe district), India
Mandaic – ࡓࡀࡈࡍࡀ
- Liturgically used by: the Mandaeans 25px
Mandombe – 50px
- Used in: West Africa
Masaram Gondi – 𑴤𑴫𑴦𑴱𑴤 𑴎𑴽𑵀𑴘𑴳
- Used in: the Gondwana region, India
Meitei Mayek – ꯃꯩꯇꯩ ꯃꯌꯦꯛ
- Used in: Manipur and Assam, India
Mende Kikakui – 𞠀𞠁𞠂
- Used in: Sierra Leone , Liberia , and Guinea
Mon–Burmese – မွန်မြန်မာအက္ခရာ
- Used in: Myanmar
Mongolian –
- Used in: Mongolia , Inner Mongolia and other parts of northern China
Mru – 𖩃𖩓𖩑
- Used in: Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh and in Rakhine State , Myanmar
N
New Tai Lue – ᦟᦲᧅᦷᦎᦺᦑᦟᦹᧉ
- Used in: Southeast Asia
Newar – 𑐣𑐾𑐥𑐵𑐮 𑐮𑐶𑐥𑐶
- Used in: Nepal
N'Ko – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans NKo';">ߒߞߏ</span>
- Used in: West Africa, specifically Burkina Faso , The Gambia , Guinea , Guinea-Bissau , Ivory Coast , Mali , and Senegal
Nüshu † – 𛆁𛈬
- Formerly used in: Jiangyong, Hunan, China
Nyiakeng Puachue Hmong – 𞄀𞄩𞄰𞄁𞄓𞄱𞄂𞄤𞄳𞄬𞄃𞄤𞄳
- Used in: China , Vietnam , Laos , Myanmar and Thailand
O
Odia – ଓଡ଼ିଆ
- Used in: Odisha, India
Ogham † – ᚛ᚑᚌᚐᚋ᚜
- Formerly used in: Ireland , Isle of Man , Wales , Cornwall and Scotland
Ol Chiki – ᱚᱞ ᱪᱤᱠᱤ
- Used in: Jharkhand and West Bengal, India
Osage † – 𐓏𐓘𐓻𐓘𐓻𐓟 𐒻𐓟
- Formerly used in: Osage Nation, Oklahoma , the United States
Osmanya – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Osmanya';">𐒋𐒘𐒈𐒑𐒛𐒒𐒕𐒀</span>
- Used in: Somalia
P
Pahawh Hmong – 𖬖𖬲𖬝𖬵 𖬄𖬲𖬟 𖬌𖬣𖬵
- Used in: China , Vietnam , Laos , Myanmar and Thailand
Palmyrene † – ?
- Formerly used in: the Syrian desert
Pau Cin Hau † – 𑫀𑫙 𑫍𑫗𑫠 𑫈𑫙
- Formerly used in: Chin State , Sagaing Region of Myanmar and in Manipur, Mizoram of India
Phoenician † – 𐤐𐤍𐤍𐤌 ,𐤊𐤍𐤀𐤍𐤌
- Formerly used by: Phoenicians
Pollard – 𖽃𖽔𖾐 𖽑𖼄𖽻𖾐
- Used in: China , Vietnam , Laos , Myanmar and Thailand
Proto-Sinaitic † – ?
- Formerly used in: the Sinai Peninsula and Middle Egypt
R
Rejang – ꥆꤰ꥓ꤼꤽ ꤽꥍꤺꥏ
- Used in: Bengkulu , Indonesia
Rongorongo † – ?
- Undeciphered script assumed to have been used for Rapa Nui language
Runic † – ᚱᚢᚾᛟ
- Formerly Used by: 2nd Century Germanics
S
Samaritan † – ࠏࠁࠓࠉࠕ ,ࠀࠓࠌࠉࠕ
- Liturgically used by: the Samaritans 25px
Saurashtra – ꢱꣃꢬꢵꢰ꣄ꢜ꣄ꢬ
- Used in: Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka, India
Shavian – 𐑖𐑱𐑝𐑾𐑯
- Invented by Ronald Kingsley Read as an alternative phonetic alphabet to the English language.
Siddhaṃ † – 𑖭𑖰𑖟𑖿𑖠𑖽
- Formerly used in: Central Asia, Japan
Simplified Chinese – 汉语
- Used in: China , Singapore and the United Nations
Sinhala – සිංහල
- Used in: Sri Lanka
Sitelen Pona – 25px
- Used by: Toki Pona speakers
Sorang Sompeng – 𑃐𑃦𑃝𑃗 𑃐𑃦𑃖𑃛𑃣𑃗
- Used in: Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, India
Sundanese – ᮃᮊ᮪ᮞᮛ ᮞᮥᮔ᮪ᮓ
- Used in: West Java , Banten and Jakarta , Indonesia
Sylheti Nagri – ꠍꠤꠟꠐꠤ ꠘꠣꠉꠞꠤ
- Used in: Sylhet Division, Bangladesh and Barak Valley of Assam, India
Syriac – ܐܠܦ ܒܝܬ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ
- Used by: Assyrians
T
Tagbanwa – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Tagbanwa';">ᝦᝪᝨᝯ</span>
- Used in: Palawan , Philippines
Tai Le – ᥖᥭᥰ ᥘᥫᥴ
- Used in: Southeast Asia
Tai Tham – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Tai Tham';">ᨲ᩠ᩅᩫᨾᩮᩬᩥᨦ</span>
- Used in: Southeast Asia
Tai Viet – ꪎꪳ ꪼꪕ
- Used in: Southeast Asia
Tamil – தமிழ்
- Used in: Tamil Nadu and Puducherry (Karaikal and Puducherry districts) in India , but also in Sri Lanka , Malaysia , and Singapore
Telugu – తెలుగు
- Used in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Puducherry (Yanam district), India
Tengwar – 30px
- Constructed script used by the Elves in the Middle-earth
Thaana – ތާނަ
- Used in: Maldives
Thai – อักษรไทย
- Used in: Thailand
Tibetan – བོད་ཡིག་
- Used in: Tibet , Bhutan , Nepal , and Ladakh, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh in India
Tifinagh – ⵜⴼⵏⵗ, ⵜⵉⴼⵉⵏⴰⵖ
- Used in: Mali , Niger , Algeria , Libya , and Burkina Faso
Tirhuta – 𑒞𑒱𑒩𑒯𑒳𑒞𑒰
- Formerly used in: the Mithila region in India and Nepal
Traditional Chinese – 漢語
- Used in: Taiwan , Hong Kong and Macau
V
Vai – ꕙꔤ
- Used in: Western Liberia
W
Wancho – 𞋒𞋀𞋉𞋃𞋕
- Used in: southeastern Longding district, Tirap district in Arunachal Pradesh, India
Warang Citi – 𑢹𑣗𑣁𑣜𑣊 𑢯𑣂𑣕𑣂
- Used in: Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal and Assam, India
Y
Yi – ꆈꌠꁱꂷ
- Used in: Southern Sichuan and Northern Yunnan, China
Younger Futhark † – ᚠᚢᚦᚨᚱᚲ
- Formerly used by: Norsemen from 8th to 13th Century AD
Dialects
† = Extinct dialect
A
Acadian French – français acadien, acadjonne
- Spoken in: Acadia , Canada
Achterhooks – achterhooks
- Spoken in: Achterhoek 25px, the Netherlands
Adjaran – აჭარული
- Spoken in: Adjara , Georgia
African-American Vernacular English – African-American Vernacular English, Black Vernacular English
- Spoken by: African Americans
Albanian (Gheg) – gegnisht
- Spoken in: Albania
Albanian (Tosk) – toskërisht
- Spoken in: Albania
Alemannic German – Alemannisch
- Spoken in: Liechtenstein , most parts of Switzerland , and in parts of Austria , France , Germany , Italy , United States , and Venezuela
American English – American English
- Spoken in: United States
Amoy – 廈門話 or 厦门话
- Spoken in: the southern area of the Chinese province of Fujian
Andalusian Spanish – andaluz
- Spoken in: Andalusia , Ceuta , and Melilla , Spain ; and Gibraltar , United Kingdom
Andean Spanish – Español andino
- Spoken in: Andes region of South America
Antarctic English – Antarctic English
- Spoken in: Antarctica
Appalachian English – Appalachian English
- Spoken in: Appalachia, the United States
Armenian (Eastern) – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Armenian';">Արևելահայերեն</span>
- Spoken in: Armenia
Armenian (Western) – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Armenian';">Արեւմտահայերէն</span>
- Spoken by: the Armenian Diaspora
Australian English – Australian English
- Spoken in: Australia
Auvergnat – auvernhat
- Spoken in: Auvergne , France
B
Balearic Catalan – balear
- Spoken in: the Balearic Islands , Spain
Balochi (Eastern) – رۏدرآتکی بلۏچی
- Spoken in: Pakistani provinces of Sindh , Punjab and the northeastern area of Balochistan
Balochi (Southern) – مکرانی
- Spoken in: Pakistan and Iran
Balochi (Western) – رخشانی
- Spoken in: Pakistan , Iran , Afghanistan and Turkmenistan
Banat Bulgarian – Banátsća balgarsćija jazić, Palćena balgarsćija jazić
- Spoken in: Banat and Transylvania , Romania and Vojvodina , Serbia
Banyumasan – basa Banyumasan
- Spoken in: Western Central Java , Indonesia
Bavarian (Central) – Mittelbairisch
- Spoken in: Germany (Upper 22px and Lower Bavaria 22px) and Austria (Upper and Lower Austria , Salzburg , Styria , Burgenland )
Bavarian (Northern) – Nordboarisch
- Spoken in: Upper Palatinate 22px, Upper Franconia 22px, Upper Bavaria 22px, and Lower Bavaria 22px in Germany
Bavarian (Southern) – Südbairisch
- Spoken in: Austria (Tyrol , Carinthia , Upper Styria ), Italy (South Tyrol ), Germany (Werdenfelser Land), Switzerland (Samnaun 20px), Brazil (Treze Tílias 22px), United States , and Canada
Belarusian (Taraškievica) – тарашкевіца
- Spoken by: the Belarusian diaspora
Berlin German – Berliner Dialekt, Berliner Mundart, Berlinerisch, Berlinisch
- Spoken in: Berlin , Germany
Bornholmsk – bornholmsk
- Spoken in: Bornholm , Denmark
Brabantian Dutch – Braobans
- Spoken in: Belgium and the Netherlands
Brazilian Portuguese – português brasileiro
- Spoken in: Brazil
British English – British English
- Spoken in: United Kingdom
Bungi – Bungee, Bungie, Bungay, Bangay, the Red River Dialect
- Spoken in: Manitoba , Canada
Bunjevac – bunjevački
- Spoken in: Bosnia and Herzegovina , Croatia , Hungary , and Vojvodina , Serbia
Burgenland Croatian – gradišćanskohrvatski jezik
- Recognised Minority Language in: Austria and Hungary
C
Cameroonian English – Cameroon English
- Spoken in: Cameroon
Cameroonian French – français camerounais
- Spoken in: Cameroon
Canadian English – Canadian English
- Spoken in: Canada
Canadian French – Français canadien
- Spoken in: Canada
Canarian Spanish – español de Canarias, español canario, habla canaria, dialecto canario
- Spoken in: Canary Islands , Spain
Caribbean Spanish – español caribeño
- Spoken in: Cuba , Dominican Republic , Puerto Rico , and Panama
Central American Spanish – español centroamericano
- Spoken in: Costa Rica , El Salvador , Guatemala , Honduras , Belize and Nicaragua
Central Kanuri – Yerwá Kànùrí
- Spoken in: Cameroon , Chad , Niger , and Nigeria
Chakavian – čakavski
- Spoken in: Croatia and Slovenia
Chilean Spanish – español chileno
- Spoken in: Chile
Colognian – Kölsch
- Spoken in: Cologne , Germany
Colonia Tovar – Alemán Coloniero
- Spoken in: Colonia Tovar , Venezuela
Congo Swahili – Kingwana
- Spoken in: the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Coptic (Bohairic) – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Coptic';">ϯⲁⲥⲡⲓ ⲛ̄ⲣⲉⲙⲛ̄ⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⲛ̄ⲣⲉⲙϧⲏⲧ, ϯⲁⲥⲡⲓ ⲛ̄ⲣⲉⲙϧⲏⲧ, ϯⲁⲥⲡⲓ ⲛ̄ⲣⲉⲙⲡⲉⲙϩⲏⲧ</span>
- Formerly spoken in: Egypt
- The Bohairic Coptic language is a liturgical language used by the Coptic Orthodox Church 25px
Coptic (Sahidic) – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Coptic';">ϯⲁⲥⲡⲓ ⲛⲣⲉⲙⲣⲏⲥ</span>
- Spoken by: Copts in upper Egypt
Cree (East) – ᐄᔨᔫ ᐊᔨᒨᓐ, ᐄᓅ ᐊᔨᒨᓐ
- Spoken in: Quebec , Canada
Cree (Moose) – ᐃᓕᓖᒧᐎᓐ
- Spoken in: Ontario , Canada
Cree (Plains) – ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ
- Official language in: the Northwest Territories , Canada
- Also spoken in: Manitoba , Saskatchewan and Alberta , Canada ; Montana , the United States
Cree (Swampy) – ᓀᐦᐃᓇᐍᐏᐣ
- Spoken in: Ontario , Canada
Cree (Woods) – ᓀᐦᐃᖬᐍᐏᐣ
- Spoken in: Manitoba and Saskatchewan , Canada
Cypriot Greek – κυπριακή ελληνική, κυπριακά
- Spoken in: Cyprus
Cypriot Turkish – Kıbrıs Türkçesi
- Spoken in: Cyprus and Northern Cyprus
D
Dari – دری
- Official language in: Afghanistan
Dimli – Dimli
- Spoken in: Turkish provinces of Adıyaman, Aksaray, Batman, Bingöl, Bitlis, Diyarbakır, Elazığ, Malatya, Muş, and Şanlıurfa
Dorset English – Dorset English
- Spoken in: Dorset , England , the United Kingdom
Dutch Low Saxon (collective name for multiple dialects) – Nederlaands Leegsaksies, Nederlaands Nedersaksies
- Spoken in: Northeastern Netherlands
E
East Franconian – Fränggisch
- Spoken in: Franconia , Germany
East Frisian Low Saxon – Oostfräisk, Oostfreesk, Plattdüts
- Spoken in: East Frisia , Germany
Eastphalian – ostfälsch Platt
- Spoken in: Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt , Germany
Elfdalian – övdalsk, övdalską
- Spoken in: Älvdalen Municipality, Dalarna County , Sweden
Estonian Swedish – estlandssvenska
- Spoken in: Estonia
Estuary English – Estuary English
- Spoken in: Greater London and Home counties in England , the United Kingdom
F
Farsi – فارسی
- Official language in: Iran
Finland Swedish – finlandssvenska
- Spoken in: Finland
Florentine – dialetto fiorentino
- Spoken in: Florence , Tuscany , Italy
Fuzhou – 平話 or 福州話
- Spoken in: East Asia
G
Gascon – gascon
- Spoken in: Gascony , France
Genoese – zeneise or zeneize
- Spoken in: Liguria , Italy
Goral – górolsko gwara, góralsko gwara
- Recognised Minority Language in: Slovakia
- Also spoken in: Lesser Poland Voivodeship and Silesian Voivodeship , Poland
Greek (Demotic) – ελληνικά, δημοτική
- Spoken by: Greeks
Greek (Katharevousa) – ἑλληνικά, καθαρεύουσα
- Formerly spoken by: Greeks
- Katharevousa is still used by Greek Orthodox Church 25px
Gronings – Grunnegs, Grönnegs
- Spoken in: Groningen , northeastern Drenthe and the easternmost area of Noardeast-Fryslân municipality in Friesland , the Netherlands
H
Hazāragī – هزارگی
- Spoken in: Afghanistan , Iran , and Pakistan
Heligolandic – Halunder
- Spoken in: Heligoland , Germany
Hessian – Hessisch
- Spoken in: Hesse , Germany
Hiberno-English – Hiberno-English, Irish English, Anglo-Irish
- Spoken in: the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
Hindko – ہندکو
- Spoken in: the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Hokkien – 福佬話
- Spoken in: the southern area of the Chinese province of Fujian , Taiwan , and in Southeast Asia
Hong Kong English – Honglish
- Spoken in: Hong Kong , China
I
Inuttitut – Nunatsiavummiutitut, ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕗᒻᒥᐅᑐᑦ
- Spoken in: Nunatsiavut , Labrador , Canada
K
Kaaps – Kaaps
- Spoken in: Western Cape , South Africa
Kajkavian – kajkavščina, kajkavština, kajkavica
- Spoken in: Croatia
Kirmanjki – Kirmanjki
- Spoken in: Turkish provinces of Bayburt, Bingöl, Erzincan, Erzurum, Gümüşhane, Muş, Sivas, and Tunceli
Koisan – Tjwao
- Official language in: Zimbabwe
Kursenieki – kursineeki wahloda
- Spoken in: Curonian Spit (historically), Germany (currently)
Kven – kvääni, kainu
- Recognised Minority Language in: Norway
Kwanyama – Oshikwanyama
- Spoken in: Angola and Namibia
L
Languedocien – lengadocian
- Spoken in: Southern France
Limousin – lemosin
- Spoken in: Limousin , France
Llanito – Llanito
- Spoken in: Gibraltar , United Kingdom
Louisiana French – français louisianais
- Spoken in: Louisiana , United States
Low Prussian – Niederpreußisch
- Formerly spoken in: Prussia , now some scattered speakers in the Americas
Low Saxon (collective name for multiple dialects) – Nedersaksies
- Spoken in: Denmark , Germany , and the Netherlands
Lower Silesian – Schläsisch, Schläs’sch, Schlä’sch, Schläsch
- Spoken in: Germany , Poland , and Czech Republic
M
Malaysian Malay – Bahasa Melayu Baku, بهاس ملايو ڤياواي, Bahasa Melayu Malaysia, بهاس ملايو مليسيا, Bahasa Malaysia, بهاس مليسيا
- Official language in: Malaysia , Singapore , and Brunei
Maore Comorian – Shimaore, شِمَوُوْرِيْ
- Spoken in: Mayotte , France
Masurian – mazurská gádkä
- Spoken in: Masuria 25px, Poland
Meänkieli – Meänkieli
- Recognised Minority Language in: Sweden
Métis French – français métis
- Spoken in: Saskatchewan , Alberta , and Manitoba , Canada
Mexican Spanish – español mexicano
- Spoken in: Mexico
Monégasque – Munegascu
- Spoken in: Monaco
Moravian – moravská nářečí
- Spoken in: Moravia and Czech Silesia , the Czech Republic
Murcian Spanish – murciano
- Spoken in: Murcia , Spain
Mwali Comorian – Shimwali
- Spoken in: Mohéli , Comoros
N
Na – Bangni
- Spoken in: Upper Subansiri district in Arunachal Pradesh, India
Ndonga – Oshindonga
- Spoken in: Angola and Namibia
New Caledonian French – français néo-calédonien
- Spoken in: New Caledonia , France
New Zealand English – New Zealand English
- Spoken in: New Zealand
Newfoundland English – Newfoundland English
- Spoken in: Newfoundland and Labrador , Canada
Ningbo – 寧波閒話
- Spoken in: the Chinese sub-provincial division of Ningbo
Ngazija Comorian – Shingazija
- Spoken in: Grande Comore , Comoros
Norwegian (Bokmål) – bokmål
- Spoken in: Norway
Norwegian (Høgnorsk) – høgnorsk
- Spoken in: Norway
Norwegian (Nynorsk) – nynorsk
- Spoken in: Norway
Norwegian (Riksmål) – riksmål
- Spoken in: Norway
Nunavimmiutitut – ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥᐅᑎᑐᑦ
- Spoken in: Nunavik, Quebec , Canada
Nzwani Comorian – Shinzwani
- Spoken in: Anjouan , Comoros
O
Ojibwe (Central) – Ojibwemowin
- Spoken in: Ontario , Canada
Ojibwe (Eastern) – Jibwemwin
- Spoken in: Ontario , Canada
Ojibwe (Northwestern) – Ojibwemowin
- Spoken in: Ontario and Manitoba , Canada
Ojibwe (Western) – Nakawēmowin
- Spoken in: Manitoba and Saskatchewan , Canada
Orcadian – Orcadian, Orcadian Scots
- Spoken in: Orkney , the United Kingdom
Ossetian (Digor) – дигорон ӕвзаг
- Official language in: North Ossetia , Russia
Ossetian (Iron) – Ирон ӕвзаг
- Official language in: South Ossetia
Ottawa – Nishnaabemwin, Daawaamwin
- Spoken in: Ontario in Canada , Michigan and Oklahoma in the United States
P
Pahari-Pothwari – پہاڑی پوٹھواری
- Spoken in: the Pakistani state of Azad Kashmir
Palatine German – Pälzisch
- Spoken in: Palatinate 25px, Germany
Paraguayan Spanish – español paraguayo
- Spoken in: Paraguay
Peripheral Mongolian –
- Official language in: the Chinese autonomous region of Inner Mongolia
Podlachian – pudlaśka mova
- Spoken in: Podlaskie Voivodeship , Poland
Prekmurje Slovene – prekmürščina, prekmörščina, panonska slovenščina, prekmurščina, prekmursko narečje
- Spoken in: Slovenia and Hungary
Provençal – prouvençau
- Spoken in: Provence , France and the westernmost area of Piedmont , Italy
Punjabi (Eastern) – पंजाबी, ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
- Official language in: the Indian Union territory of Delhi ; and the Indian states of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, and West Bengal
Punjabi (Western) – پنجابی
- Majority spoken language in: Pakistan and mostly in the province of Punjab
Q
Quanzhou – 泉州話
- Spoken in: the southern area of the Chinese province of Fujian
Quebec French – français québécois
- Spoken in: Quebec , Canada
R
Resian – Rozajanski langäč, Rozojanski langäč
- Recognised Minority Language in: Italy
Rioplatense Spanish – Castellano rioplatense
- Spoken in: Argentina , Uruguay
S
Saint Pierre and Miquelon French – français saint-pierrais
- Spoken in: Saint Pierre and Miquelon , France
Sapudi – Bhâsa Sapudi
- Spoken in: Sapudi Island, Indonesia
Saraiki – سرائیکی, ਸਰਾਇਕੀ, सराइकी
- Spoken in: the central regions of Pakistan
Sardinian (Campidanese) – sardu campidanesu, campidanesu
- Spoken in: southern Sardinia , Italy
Sardinian (Logudorese) – sardu logudoresu, logudoresu
- Spoken in: central Sardinia , Italy
Savoyard – savoyârd
- Spoken in: Savoy , France
Scanian – skånska
- Spoken in: Scania , Sweden
Seroa † – ǃGãǃne, ǁKuǁe
- Formerly spoken in: Lesotho and South Africa
Shetlandic – Shætlan, Shaetlan
- Spoken in: Shetland in Scotland , the United Kingdom
Shtokavian – štokavski, штокавски
- Spoken in: Serbia , Croatia , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Montenegro , and Kosovo
Singpho – Singhpaw ga
- Spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh and Assam, India
Slavey (North) – Sahtúgot’įné Yatı̨́, K’ashógot’įne Goxedǝ́ or Shíhgot’įne Yatı̨́
- Official language in: the Northwest Territories , Canada
Slavey (South) – Dené Dháh, Dene Yatıé or Dene Zhatıé
- Official language in: the Northwest Territories , Canada
Slavomolisano – na-našu, na-našo
- Recognised Minority Language in: Italy
Slavonic-Serbian † – Славено-сербскiй
- Formerly used as a literary language in: Vojvodina , Serbia
South African English – South African English
- Spoken in: South Africa
Stellingwarfs – Stellingwerfs
- Spoken in: Ooststellingwerf and Weststellingwerf in the Dutch province of Friesland , the Netherlands
Surinamese Dutch – Surinaams-Nederlands
- Spoken in: Suriname
Swabian – Schwäbisch
- Spoken in: Swabia 25px, Germany
Swiss French – français de Suisse, suisse romand
- Spoken in: Romandy, Switzerland
Swiss German – Schwiizerdütsch
- Spoken in: German-speaking areas of Switzerland
Swiss Italian – italiano svizzero
- Spoken in: Ticino and the Italian Grisons, Switzerland
T
Taishanese – 台山话, 臺山話
- Spoken in: China and the overseas communities, particularly in United States and Canada
Tarantino – tarandíne
- Spoken in: Apulia , Italy
Tavoyan – ထားဝယ်စကား
- Spoken in: Tanintharyi Region , Myanmar
Teochew – 潮州話
- Spoken by: the Chinese Teochew people
Texan English – Texan English
- Spoken in: Texas , the United States
Torlakian – Торлачки, Torlački
- Spoken in: Serbia , Bulgaria , North Macedonia , Kosovo , and Romania
Thuringian – Thüringisch
- Spoken in: Thuringia , Germany
Triestine – triestin
- Spoken in: Trieste , Italy
Tuscan – toscano, vernacolo
- Spoken in: Tuscany , Italy
U
Upper Saxon – Obersächsisch
- Spoken in: Saxony , Germany
V
Valdôtain – valdotèn
- Spoken in: Aosta Valley , Italy
Varhadi – वऱ्हाडी, 𑘪𑘬𑘿𑘮𑘰𑘚𑘲
- Spoken in: Maharashtra, India
W
Welsh English – Wenglish
- Spoken in: Wales , the United Kingdom
West Polesian – захыднёполіськая мова
- Spoken in: Southwestern Belarus , Northwestern Ukraine and in bordering regions of Poland
Westphalian – Westfäölsk
- Spoken in: Westphalia , Germany
Z
Zimbabwean English – Zimbabwean English
- Spoken in: Zimbabwe
ǂ
ǂAkhoe – ǂAkhoe Haiǁom
- Spoken in: Angola , Botswana , Namibia , and South Africa
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See also
- Language
- Lists of extinct languages
- Lists of languages
- Official languages of the UN (United Nations)
External links
- Language names — A similar list of "autoglottonyms" (The name of a language in its own language.) on omniglot.com. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
- Languages in their own writing systems — Another such list on geonames.de. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
