| Language |
Where spoken |
|
|
A |
|
| Abe |
Ivory Coast |
| Abelam |
New Guinea |
| Abkhaz |
Abkhazia (Former USSR) |
| Achinese (Atjehnese) |
North Sumatra |
| Acholi |
Uganda, Sudan |
| Adhola |
Uganda, Kenya |
| Adyghe(Adygei) |
Former USSR (Adygel AR) |
| Adyukru |
Ivory Coast |
| Afar (Danakil) |
Ethiopia, Djibouti |
| Afrikaans |
South Africa, Namibia |
| Afusare |
Nigeria |
| Agar |
Sudan, Ethiopia |
| Aguacatec |
Guatemala |
| Ainu |
Japan (Hokkaido), Sakhalin & Kuril Islands (Former USSR) |
| Akan (Twi, Fante, Ashanti) |
Ghana |
| Akoli |
see Acholi |
| Akye |
Ivory Coast |
| Alaba |
see Kambata |
| Albanian |
Albania,
and surroun. countries |
| Altai |
Former USSR (Altai region) |
| Alur |
Uganda, Zaire, Sudan |
| Amba |
North East Central Africa |
| Ambo (Ovambo, Avamba) |
Angola, Namibia |
| Amharic (Amharinya) |
Ethiopia |
| Amuesha |
Peru |
| Amuzgo |
Mexico |
| Andoni |
Nigeria |
| Angami |
Burma |
| Angas |
Nigeria |
| Ankwe |
Nigeria |
| Anuak |
Sudan |
| Anyi |
Ghana, Ivory Coast |
| Ao |
Burma |
| Arabic |
Saudi Arabia, and North Africa, Middle East, Arabian
Peninsula |
| Aramaic (Modern) |
Iran, Iraq, Former USSR, Middle East |
| Arapesh |
New Guinea |
| Araucanian (Araukan, Mapuche) |
Chile, Argentina |
| Ari |
Ethiopia |
| Armenian |
Armenia (Former USSR), Turkey, Iran, Syria, Lebanon |
| Arumanian |
see Romanian |
| Ashanti |
see Akan |
| Asmat |
New Guinea |
| Aso |
Burma |
| Assamese |
India (Assam), Bhutan |
| Asu |
East Central Africa |
| Atjehnese |
see Achinese |
| Aushi |
East Central Africa |
| Atayal |
Taiwan |
| Avamba |
see Ambo |
| Avar |
Daghestan, Azerbaiian (Former USSR) |
| Aymará |
Bolivia, Peru |
| Azande |
see Zande |
| Azerbaijani (Azeri) |
Azerbaijan (Former USSR) Iran, Afghanistan |
| Aztec |
see Nahua(tl) |
|
|
B |
|
| Baakpe |
North
West Central Africa |
| Bachama |
Nigeria |
| Badaga |
South India (Tamil Nadu) |
| Bade |
Nigeria |
| Bafang |
Cameroon |
| Bafou |
Cameroon |
| Bagirmi |
Chad |
| Bagobo |
Philippine Islands. |
| Bahasa Indonesian |
see Indonesian |
| Bahnar |
South Vietnam |
| Bai |
see Pai |
| Bakue |
Liberia, Ivory Coast |
| Balanta |
Guinea-Bissau, Senegal |
| Balantak |
S Sulawesi (Celebes) |
| Bali |
North East Central Africa |
| Balinese |
Bali |
| Balkar |
see Karachay |
| Baluchi (Balochi) |
Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Arabian Peninsula (Iranian) |
| Bambara |
Mali, Senegal, Burkina, Faso, Ivory Coast |
| Bamileke |
Cameroon |
| Bamoun |
Cameroon |
| Banda |
West Central Africa |
| Banen |
North West Central Africa |
| Banganté |
Cameroon |
| Bangba |
West Central Africa |
| Banggai |
South Sulawesi (Celebes) |
| Banna |
Ethiopia |
| Banoni |
Solomon Islands |
| Banyun |
Guinea-Bissau, Senegal |
| Barambu |
Sudan, Congo |
| Bare'e |
Central Sulawesi (Celebes) |
| Bargu |
Benin, Togo, Nigeria |
| Bari |
Sudan, Uganda, Zaire |
| Basa |
North West Central Africa |
| Basari |
Guinea, Senegal, Gambia |
| Basherawa |
Nigeria |
| Bashkir |
Bashkiria (Former USSR) |
| Basque |
South West France, North West Spain, USA |
| Batak |
see Toba |
| Bats |
Georgia (Former USSR) (Zemo-Alvani village) |
| Batta |
Cameroon |
| Beach-la-Mar |
see Bislama |
| Bëbële |
North West Central Africa |
| Beja |
Sudan, Ethiopia |
| Belorussian |
Belarus Belarus, Poland Poland |
| Bemba |
East Central Africa |
| Bena |
East Central Africa |
| Bengali |
Bangladesh, India (W Bengal, Tripura, Benin) |
| Berba |
Benin |
| Berber |
see Kabyle, Riff, Shluh,Tamashek |
| Berta |
Ethiopia, Sudan |
| Bete |
Ivory Coast |
| Bhili |
India (Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra |
| Bhojpuri |
India (Uttar Pradesh, Bihar) |
| Bhotia |
see Dzongkha |
| Bhutani |
see Dzongkha |
| Bhutia (Murmi) |
India (Sikkim), Nepal |
| Biafada |
Guinea-Bissau |
| Bidyo |
Chad |
| Bihari |
India, Nepal |
| Biisa |
East Central Africa |
| Bikol |
Philippine Islands |
| Bilaan |
Philippine Islands |
| Bilin |
Ethiopia |
| Bini (Edo) |
Nigeria |
| Binji |
West Central Africa |
| Bira |
North East Central Africa |
| Birifo(r) |
Ghana, Burkina Faso |
| Bisa |
Ghana, Burkina Faso |
| Bisaya |
See Sebuano |
| Bislama (Beach-la-Mar) |
Vanuatu, Solomon is. |
| Bitare |
Nigeria |
| Blackfoot |
Canada (Alberta, Saskatchewan), USA (Montana) |
| Bobo |
Mali, Burkina Faso |
| Bodo |
North East India(Brahma-Putra Valley) |
| Boiken |
New Guinea |
| Bolewa |
Nigeria |
| Bomougoun-Bamenjou |
Cameroon |
| Bondei |
East Central Africa |
| Bontok |
Philippine Islands |
| Brahui |
Pakistan (Baluchistan, Sind) |
| Breton |
France (Brittany) |
| Brü |
North and South Vietnam |
| Budu |
North East Central Africa |
| Buduma |
Chad |
| Buginese |
South Sulawesi (Celebes) |
| Bugombe |
North East Central Africa |
| Buja |
North West Central Africa |
| Bukidnon |
Philippine Islands |
| Bulgarian |
Bulgaria, and
surroun. areas |
| Buli |
Ghana, Burkina Faso |
| Bulu |
North West Central Africa |
| Bunak |
Timor Islands |
| Bungku |
Central Sulawesi (Celebes) |
| Bunun |
Taiwan |
| Buol |
North Sulawesi, Indonesia |
| Burji |
Ethiopia |
| Burmese |
Burma |
| Burra |
Nigeria, Cameroon |
| Burun |
Sudan |
| Burungi |
Tanzania |
| Burushaski |
India (NW Kashmir),Pakistan |
| Buryat |
Buryatia (Former USSR) |
| Busa |
Benin, Nigeria |
| Bushman |
See San |
| Busoong |
North West Central Africa |
| Bute |
Cameroon |
| Butung |
South East Sulawesi (Celebes) |
| Buyi |
See Puyi |
| Bviri |
West Central Africa |
| Bwaka |
West Central Africa |
| Byelorussian |
See Belorussian |
|
|
C |
|
| Caga |
North
East Central Africa |
| Cakchiquel |
Guatemala |
| Cambodian |
See Khmer |
| Campa |
Peru |
| Carib |
Brazil, Suriname, Guyana, French Guinea |
| Catalan |
North East Spain,
France (Rousillon) |
| Cayapo |
North West Brazil |
| Cebuano |
See Sebuano |
| Cham |
Vietnam, Kampuchea |
| Chamba |
Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad |
| Chamorro |
Guam |
| Chatino |
Mexico |
| Chattis-garhi |
India (Madhya, Pradesh, Bihar) |
| Chechen |
Georgia, Kazakhstan (Former USSR) |
| Cheremis |
See Mari |
| Cherokee |
USA (N Carolina, Oklahoma) |
| Chewa |
See Nyanja |
| Cheyenne |
USA (Montana, Oklahoma) |
| Chimbu |
New Guinea |
| Chinantec |
Mexico |
| Chinese |
China, Taiwan, South East Asia, USA |
| Chingpaw |
Burma, S China |
| Chipewyan |
USA (Alaska) NWCanada |
| Choctaw |
USA (Oklahoma) |
| Chokwe |
See Ciokwe |
| Chol |
Mexico |
| Chontal |
Mexico |
| Chortí |
Guatemala, Honduras |
| Charau |
South Vietnam |
| Chuave |
New Guinea |
| Chuj |
Guatemala |
| Chukchi |
Former USSR (Chukchi Peninsula) |
| Chung-chia |
See Puyi |
| Chuvash |
Former USSR (Chuvash region) |
| Ciga |
North East Central Africa |
| Cinga |
North West C Africa |
| Ciokwe (Chokwe) |
South West Central Africa |
| Circassian |
See Kabardian |
| Cocama |
See Kokama |
| Coorg |
See Kodagu |
| Cree |
Canada, USA (Montana) |
| Croatian |
See
Serbo-Croat(ian) Croatia |
| Cua |
South Vietnam |
| Cuicatec |
Mexico |
| Cuna |
Panama, Columbia |
| Czech |
Czech Republic |
|
|
D |
|
| Daba |
Cameroon |
| Dagara |
Ghana, Burkina Faso |
| Dagari |
Ghana, Burkina Faso |
| Dagbani |
Ghana, Togo |
| Daghur (Dagur) |
North West Manchuria |
| Daiu |
Chad |
| Daka |
Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad |
| Dakota (Sioux) |
USA (North and South Dakota, Montana), Canada(Manitoba) |
| Dan |
Liberia, Ivory Coast |
| Danakil |
See Afar |
| Dangaleat |
Chad |
| Danish |
Denmark |
| Dargwa (Khjurkili) |
Central Daghestan (Former USSR) |
| Dasenech |
Ethiopia |
| Derasa |
Ethiopia |
| Digo |
North East Central Africa |
| Dinka |
Sudan, Ethiopia |
| Diola |
Guinea-Bissau, Gambia |
| Dogon |
Mali, Burkina Faso |
| Duala |
North West Central Africa |
| Dukawa |
Nigeria |
| Duna |
New Guinea |
| Duru |
Cameroon |
| Dutch |
Netherlands |
| Dye |
Togo |
| Dyimini |
See Tagbana-Dyimini |
| Dyula |
Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana |
| Dzindza |
North East Central Africa |
| Dzongkha (Bhutani, Bhotia) |
Bhutan |
|
|
E |
|
| Edo |
See
Bini |
| Efik |
Nigeria |
| Ekoi |
Cameron, Nigeria |
| Embo |
North East Central Africa |
| Enga |
New Guinea |
| Engenni |
Nigeria |
| English |
USA, Canada , UK , Australia , New Zealand, parts of Asia and Africa,
and widespread 2nd language use |
| Epera |
Columbia, Panama |
| Epie |
Nigeria |
| Eskimo |
See Inuit |
| Estonian |
Estonia |
| Eton |
North West Central Africa |
| Even |
See Lamut |
| Evenki |
Siberia, North East China |
| Ewe |
Ghana, Togo, Benin |
| Ewondo |
North West Central Africa |
|
|
F |
|
| Faeroese
(Faroese) |
Faeroe
Islands |
| Fali |
Cameroon |
| Fang |
North West Central Africa |
| Fante |
See Akan |
| Faroese |
See Faeroese |
| Farsi |
See
Persian Iran |
| Fiba |
East Central Africa |
| Fijian |
Fiji Islands |
| Finnish |
Finland , Sweden |
| Flemish |
See Netherlands |
| Fon |
Benin |
| Frafra |
Ghana |
| French |
France, Canada, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Monaco, and many
parts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas; widespread 2nd language
use |
| Frisian |
Netherlands, W Germany |
| Friulian |
North Italy |
| Fulani (Ful) |
W Africa |
| Fuliro |
North East Central Africa |
| Fur |
Sudan,Chad |
|
|
| G |
|
| Ga |
Ghana,
Togo, Benin |
| Gadba |
East Central India |
| Gaddang |
Philippine Islands |
| Gaelic |
See Irish Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic |
| Gagauz |
Moldavia (Former USSR), Bulgaria, Romania |
| Gahuku |
New Guinea |
| Galla |
See Oromo |
| Gambai |
Chad, Central African Rep. |
| Gan |
Burkina Faso |
| Ganda (Luganda) |
North East Central Africa |
| Garhwali |
India (Uttar Pradesh) |
| Garo |
North East India (Assam) |
| Gayo |
North Sumatra |
| Gbari |
Nigeria |
| Gbaya |
West Central Africa |
| Georgian (Gruzinian) |
Georgia
(Former USSR), and a few surrounding areas |
| German |
East & West Germany, Austria Austria, Switzerland Switzerland,
other parts of East Europe, USA USA, S Africa, Latin America |
| Gidder |
Cameroon, Chad |
| Gilbertese (Kiribati) |
Kiribati and surrounding areas |
| Gilyak |
East Former USSR (R. Amur, Sakhalin Island) |
| Gimi |
New Guinea |
| Gipsy |
See Romany |
| Gisiga |
Cameroon |
| Goajiro |
Colombia, Venezuela |
| Gogo |
East Central Africa |
| Gola |
Liberia, Sierra Leone |
| Gondi |
India (Madhya Pradesh) |
| Gorontalo |
North Sulawesi, Indonesia |
| Grebo |
Liberia, Ivory Coast |
| Greek |
Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, and surrounding areas |
| Greenlandic |
See Inuit |
| Grishun |
See Romansch |
| Gruzinian |
See Georgian |
| Guahibo |
Colombia, Venezuela |
| Guan(g) |
Ghana |
| Guaraní |
See Tupí |
| Guaymi |
Panama |
| Gujarati |
India (Gujarat, Maharashtra, and surroun. areas), Pakistan |
| Gumuz |
Ethiopia, Sudan |
| Gurage |
Ethiopia |
| Gurkhali |
See Nepali |
| Gurma |
Togo, Burkina Faso |
| Gusii (Kisii) |
North East Central Africa |
| Gutob |
India (Andhra Pradesh Orissa) |
| Gwandara |
Nigeria, Niger |
| Gwere |
North East Central Africa |
| Gypsy |
See Romany |
|
|
H |
|
| Ha |
North
East Central Africa |
| Had(iy)ya |
Ethiopia |
| Haitian (Creole) |
Haiti |
| Haka |
Burma |
| Halâng |
South Vietnam |
| Hangaza |
North East Central Africa |
| Hanunóo |
Philippine Islands |
| Hausa |
Nigeria, Niger, and Hausaadjacent areas |
| Havu |
North East Central Africa |
| Havunese |
Sawu Islands, Raidjua Islands |
| Hebrew |
Israel, USA, Europe |
| Hehe |
East Central Africa |
| Herero |
South West Central Africa |
| Higi |
Cameroon |
| Hindi |
North and Central India, Africa, Fiji, Surinam, Suriname, Guyanas, Guyana |
| Hlota |
India (Assam) |
| Hmong |
See Miao |
| Hopi |
North East Arizona |
| Hrê |
South Vietnam |
| Huastec |
Mexico |
| Huave |
Mexico |
| Huela |
Ivory Coast |
| Huku |
North East Central Africa |
| Huli |
New Guinea |
| Hunde |
North East Central Africa |
| Hungarian (Magyar) |
Hungary, Romania and nearby areas |
| Hungu |
West Central Africa |
|
|
I |
|
| Ibanag |
Philippine
Islands |
| Ibo |
See Igbo |
| Icelandic |
Iceland, USA |
| Idoma |
Nigeria |
| Ifugao |
Philippine Islands |
| Igala |
Nigeria, Benin |
| Igbirra |
Nigeria |
| Igbo (Ibo) |
Nigeria |
| ljo (Ijaw) |
Nigeria |
| Ila |
East Central Africa |
| Ilocano (Iloko) |
Philippine Islands |
| Ilonggo |
Philippine Islands |
| lndonesian |
Indonesia |
| Ingush |
Kazakhstan (Former USSR) |
| Inuit (Inupiac, Inuktitut Greenlandic, Eskimo) |
Greenland, Canada, USA (Alaska) |
| Iraqw |
Tanzania |
| Iráya |
Philippine Islands |
| Irish Gaelic |
Ireland
(esp. west). |
| Ishan |
Nigeria |
| Island Carib |
Honduras, Belize, Guatemala |
| Isoko |
See Urhobo |
| Italian |
Italy, Switzerland, San
Marino, Vatican City, Sardinia, Yugoslavia, parts of North and
South America, North Africa |
| Ixil |
Guatemala |
| Iyala |
Nigeria |
|
|
J |
|
| Jacaltec |
Guatemala |
| Japanese |
Japan, Brazil, USA |
| Jarai |
Vietnam, Kampuchea |
| Javanese |
Java, Malaysia |
| Jeh |
South Vietnam |
| Jita |
North East Central Africa |
| Jivaro |
Ecuador, Peru |
| Jongor |
Chad |
| Juang |
India (Orissa) |
| Judaeo-German |
See Yiddish |
| Jui |
See Puyi |
| Jukun |
Nigeria, Cameroon |
|
|
K |
|
| Kaba |
Chad,
C African Rep. |
| Kabardian (Circassian) |
Former USSR (Kabardino-Balkar and Karachay-Cherkess regions) |
| Kabre |
Togo, Benin |
| Kabyle |
Algeria |
| Kadara |
Nigeria |
| Kafa |
Ethiopia, Kenya |
| Kagulu |
East Central Africa |
| Kaje |
Nigeria |
| Kako |
North West Central Africa |
| Käliko |
Sudan, Zaire |
| Kalinga |
Philippine Islands |
| Kalmyk (Kalmuk) |
Former USSR (Kalmyk region) |
| Kam |
South East China |
| Kamano |
New Guinea |
| Kamba (Kikamba) |
North East Central Africa |
| Kambari |
Nigeria |
| Kambata (Alaba) |
Ethiopia |
| Kanakuru |
Nigeria |
| Kanarese |
See Kannada |
| Kanjobal |
Guatemala |
| Kankanay |
Philippine Islands |
| Kannada (Kanarese) |
India (Mysore) |
| Kanuri |
Nigeria, Niger |
| Kaonde |
West Central Africa |
| Karaboro |
Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast |
| Karachay (Balkar) |
Former USSR (North West Caucasus) |
| Karakalpak |
Karakalpak (Former USSR), Afghanistan |
| Karamojong |
Uganda, Kenya |
| Karelian |
Karelia (Former USSR) |
| Kari |
Chad, Cameroon, Central African Rep. |
| Kasem |
Ghana, Burkina Faso |
| Kashmiri |
India and Pakistan (Kashmir) |
| Kasimbar |
North Sulawesi (Celebes) |
| Katab |
Nigeria |
| Katu |
South Vietnam, Laos |
| Kazakh (Kazak) |
Kazakhstan (Former USSR), China, Mongolian PR, Afghanistan |
| Kebu |
Togo |
| Keigana |
New Guinea |
| Kekchi (Quekchi) |
Guatemala |
| Kela |
North West Central Africa |
| Kele |
North West Central Africa |
| Kenga |
Chad |
| Kera |
Cameroon |
| Kerebe |
North East Central Africa |
| Kerintji |
West Sumatra |
| Ket |
Former USSR (Yenisey River) |
| Kewa |
New Guinea |
| Khakas |
Khakasia (Former USSR) |
| Khalka (Mongol) |
Mongolian PR, China(Inner Mongolian Region) |
| Khandeshi |
India (Maharashtra and surrounding areas) |
| Khanty (Ostyak) |
Khanti-Mansi region, (Former USSR) |
| Kharia |
India (Bihar and surrounding areas) |
| Khasi |
India (Assam) |
| Khasonke |
Mali |
| Khjurkili |
See Dargwa |
| Khmer
(Cambodian) |
Kampuchea , Vietnam, Thailand |
| Khmu' |
Laos,
Thailand |
| Khorcin |
China |
| Kibet |
Sudan, Chad |
| Kikamba |
See Kamba |
| Kikuyu |
North East Central Africa |
| Kilba |
Nigeria |
| Kinga |
East Central Africa |
| Kirghiz (Kirgiz) |
Kirghizia (Former USSR), and surrounding areas |
| Kiribati |
See Gilbertese |
| Kisi |
Liberia, Sierra Leone,Guinea |
| Kisii |
See Gusii |
| Kodagu (Coorg) |
South West India (Mysore) |
| Ko'ho |
South Vietnam |
| Kokama (Cocama) |
Peru, Colombia, Brazil |
| Kolami |
India (Bombay, Andhra Pradesh) |
| Komi (Zyryan) |
Komi (Former USSR) and Surrounding area |
| Konda |
India (Orissa) |
| Konde |
See Makonde |
| Kongo |
West Central Africa |
| Konkani |
India (Goa, and surrounding areas) |
| Konkomba |
Ghana, Togo |
| Kono |
Liberia, Mali, Sierra Leone |
| Konso |
Ethiopia |
| Konyagi |
Guinea |
| Konzo |
North East Central Africa |
| Korean |
North and South Korea, Japan, China |
| Koria |
North East Central Africa |
| Koryak |
North East Former USSR |
| Kosali |
India (Madhya and Uttar Pradesh) |
| Kota |
South India (Kotagiri) |
| Kota |
North West Central Africa |
| Kotoko |
Chad |
| Koya |
India (Andhra Pradesh) |
| Kpa |
North West Central Africa |
| KpeIle |
Liberia, Guinea |
| Kposo |
Togo |
| Krahn |
Liberia, Ivory Coast |
| Krio |
Sierra Leone |
| Kru-Krawi (Kru) |
Liberia, Ivory Coast |
| Kua |
See Makua |
| Kui |
India (Orissa) |
| Kukele |
Nigeria |
| Kulango |
Ivory Coast |
| Kulele |
Ivory Coast |
| Kumam |
Uganda |
| Kumauni |
India (Uttar Pradesh) |
| Kumyk |
Daghestan (Former USSR) |
| Kunama |
Ethiopia |
| Kunda |
East Central Africa |
| Kurdish |
Turkey Turkey, Iraq Iraq, Iran Iran, Syria Syria, Former USSR |
| Kuri |
See Lezghian |
| Kurku |
India (Madhya Pradesh) |
| Kurukh(i) (Oraon(i)) |
North East India |
| Kurumba |
Burkina Faso |
| Kusal(e) |
Ghana, Burkina Faso |
| Kusu |
North West Central Africa |
| Kutu |
East Central Africa |
| Kuyu |
See Kikuyu |
| Kwaa |
Liberia |
| Kwadi |
Angola |
| Kwangwa |
South West Central Africa |
| Kweni |
Ivory Coast |
| Kyama |
Ivory Coast |
|
|
L |
|
| Ladin |
Italy
(S Tyrol) |
| Lahnda |
India, Pakistan(Punlab) |
| Lak(k) (Lakh) |
Central Daghestan (Former USSR) |
| Laki |
South East Sulawesi (Celebes) |
| Lala |
East Central Africa |
| Lalia |
North West Central Africa |
| Lamba |
Benin |
| Lamba |
East Central Africa |
| Lamnso |
Cameroon |
| Lampung |
South Sumatra |
| Lamut (Even) |
East Siberia |
| Langi |
North East Central Africa |
| Lango |
Uganda |
| Languedoc |
See Occitan |
| Lao
(Laotian) |
Thailand, Laos |
| Lapp(ish) (Lappic) |
Norway Norway, Sweden Sweden, Finland Finland |
| Latvian |
Latvia |
| Lefana |
Togo |
| Lega |
North East Central Africa |
| Lele |
North West Central Afric |
| Lendu |
Uganda, Zaire |
| Lenje |
East Central Africa |
| Letzebuergesch |
See Luxemburgish Luxembourg |
| Lezghian(Lezgi, Kuri) |
Daghestan, Georgia and Azerbaijan (Former USSR) |
| Li |
China (Hainan Island) |
| Ligbi |
Ivory Coast |
| Liko |
North East Central Africa |
| Limba |
Guinea, Sierra Leone |
| Lingala |
See Losengo |
| Lisu |
China (Yunnan, Sichuan) |
| Lithuanian |
Lithuania |
| Lobi(ri) |
Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast |
| Logo |
Sudan, Zaire |
| Loinang |
Central Sulawesi (Celebes) |
| Loko |
Sierra Leone, Guinea |
| Loma |
Liberia, Guinea |
| Lombo |
North West Central Africa |
| Lore |
Central Sulawesi (Celebes) |
| Losengo (Lingala) |
North West Central Africa |
| Lotuho |
Sudan |
| Lozi |
South West Central Africa |
| Luba (-Lulua) |
West Central Africa |
| Lubu |
East Sumatra |
| Lucazi |
South West Central Africa |
| Luganda |
See Ganda |
| Lugbara |
Uganda, Zaire |
| Luhya |
North East Central Africa |
| Lumbu |
North West Central Africa |
| Lunda |
West Central Africa |
| Lundu |
North West Central Africa |
| Luo |
Kenya, Tanzania |
| Lusatian |
See Sorbian |
| Lushai |
Burma |
| Luwu' |
South Sulawesi (Celebes) |
| Luwunda |
West Central Africa |
| Luxemburgish (Letzebuergesh), Luxembourgeois |
Luxemburg |
| Lwalu |
West Central Africa |
| Lwena |
South West Central Africa |
| Lwo |
Uganda |
| Lyele |
Burkina Faso |
|
|
M |
|
| Ma(a)sai |
Tanzania,
Kenya |
| Mabiha |
South East Africa |
| Mabuyag |
Torres Strait Island |
| Macedonian |
Yugoslavia, Bulgaria,
Greece, Albania |
| Machiguenga |
Peru |
| Mada |
Nigeria |
| Madi |
Uganda, Sudan |
| Madurese |
Madura, North East Java |
| Magahi |
India (Bihar and surrounding areas) |
| Magyar |
See Hungarian |
| Maithili |
India (Bihar), Nepal |
| Maji |
Ethiopia |
| Maka |
North West Central Africa |
| Makonde (Konde) |
South East Africa |
| Makua (Kua) |
South East Africa |
| Malagasy |
Madagasar |
| Malay |
Malaysia, Singapore Singapore, Brunci Brunei, Thailand, Sumatra
, Borneo, Java, and surrounding areas |
| Malayalam |
India (Kerala, Laccadive Islands) |
| Maldivian |
Maldive Islands |
| Male |
Ethiopia |
| Malila |
East Central Africa |
| Malinka (Malinke) |
West Africa |
| Maltese |
Malta |
| Malto |
India (North East Bihar) |
| Malvi |
India (Rajasthan and surrounding areas |
| Mambila |
Cameroon, Nigeria |
| Mambwe |
East Central Africa |
| Mam(e) |
Guatemala, Mexico |
| Mamvu-Efe |
Uganda, Zaire |
| Man |
see Yao |
| Manchu |
China(Xinjiang, Heilongjiang) |
| Mandara |
Cameroon, Nigeria |
| Mangbetu |
Uganda, Zaire |
| Mangisa |
North West Central Africa |
| Manipuri |
see Meithei |
| Manjaki |
Senegal, Portuguese Guinea |
| Mano |
Liberia, Guinea |
| Mansi (Vogul) |
Former USSR (Khanti-Mansi region) |
| Maori |
New Zealand |
| Mapuche |
see Araucanian |
| Mararit |
Sudan,Chad |
| Marathi |
India (Maharashtra, and surrounding areas) |
| Margi |
Nigeria |
| Mari (Cherernis) |
Mari (Former USSR), and surrounding areas |
| Marshallese |
Marshall Islands |
| Marwari |
see Rajasthani |
| Masa |
Chad, Cameroon |
| Masaba |
North East Central Africa |
| Masai |
see Maasai |
| Mosalit |
Chad, Sudan |
| Mashasha |
West Central Africa |
| Masongo |
Ethiopia, Sudan |
| Mataco |
Bolivia, Argentina,Paraguay |
| Matakam |
Cameroon |
| Matengo |
East Central Africa |
| Matumbi |
South East Africa |
| Maya (Yucatec) |
Guatemala, Mexico,British Honduras |
| Mayogo |
Congo |
| Mazahua |
Mexico |
| Mazatec(o) |
Mexico |
| Mba |
Congo |
| Mbaama |
North West Central Africa |
| Mbai |
Chad, Central African Rep. |
| Mbati |
North West Central Africa |
| Mbete |
North West Central Africa |
| Mbimu |
North West Central Africa |
| Mbo |
North West Central Africa |
| Mbole |
North East Central Africa |
| Mbunda |
South West Central Africa |
| Mbundu |
West Central Africa |
| Mbundu |
South West Central Africa |
| Mbwera |
West Central Africa |
| Mdundulu |
South West Central Africa |
| Medlpa |
New Guinea |
| Meithei (Manipuri) |
India (Assam) |
| Mekan |
Ethiopia, Sudan |
| Mende |
Liberia, Sierra Leone |
| Mendi |
New Guinea |
| Meo |
see Miao |
| Mero |
North East Central Africa |
| Mewari |
see Rajasthani |
| Miao (Hmong, Meo) |
South China, North Vietnam, Laos, Thailand |
| Micmac |
North East Canada |
| Mimi |
Sudan |
| Minangkabau |
West Sumatra |
| Min-chia |
see Pai |
| Mixe |
Mexico |
| Mixtec(o) |
Mexico |
| Mnong |
South Vietnam |
| Moba |
Ghana,Togo |
| Mober |
Nigeria, Niger |
| Mogol |
Afghanistan |
| Moldavian |
see Romanian |
| Mon (Talaing) |
Burma, Thailand |
| Mongol |
see Khalka |
| Mongo-Nkun-du |
North West Central Africa |
| Monguor |
China (Gansu, Qinghai) |
| Moni |
New Guinea |
| Monjambo |
West Central Africa |
| Mordvin(ian) |
Mordovia (Former USSR), and surrounding area |
| More |
see Mossi |
| Moru |
Sudan |
| Mossi (More) |
Ghana, Burkina Faso |
| Move |
Panama |
| Mpoto |
East Central Africa |
| Mubi |
Chad |
| Mumuye |
Cameroon, Nigeria |
| Mundang |
Chad, Cameroon, C African Rep. |
| Mundari |
India (Madyha Pradesh, Orissa, Bihar) |
| Mu'òng |
North Vietnam |
| Murle |
Ethiopia |
| Murmi |
see Bhutia |
| Musei |
Chad, Cameroon |
| Musgu |
Chad, Cameroor |
| Muskogee |
USA (Oklahoma, Alabama) |
| Mwanga |
East Central Africa |
| Mwera |
South East Africa |
|
|
N |
|
| Nabandi |
North
West Congo |
| Naga-Mikir |
Burma |
| Nahua(tI) (Aztec) |
Mexico |
| Nama |
Namibia |
| Namnam |
Ghana |
| Namshi |
Cameroon, Nigeria |
| Nanai |
Amur River (Former USSR), China |
| Nancere |
Central African Rep. |
| Nandi |
Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania |
| Nankanse |
Ghana, Burkina Faso |
| Nara |
Ethiopia |
| Natemba |
Togo |
| Navaho |
USA (Arizona, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico) |
| Nawdam |
Ghana, Burkina Faso |
| Ndali |
East Central Africa |
| Ndamba |
East Central Africa |
| Ndandi |
North East Central Africa |
| Ndebele |
South East Africa |
| Ndengereko |
South East Africa |
| Ndo |
Uganda, Zaire |
| Ndonde |
South East Africa |
| Nenets (Yurak) |
Former USSR (Nenets region) |
| Neo-Melanesian (Tok Pisin) |
Papua New Guinea |
| Nepali (Gorkhali) |
Nepal, Sikltim |
| Netherlandic (Dutch, Flemish) |
Netherlands Netherlands, Belgium Belgium, Suriname Suriname, Antilles |
| Newari |
Central NepaI |
| Ngaju |
South Borneo |
| Ngalum |
New Guinea |
| Ngamo |
Nigeria |
| Ngando |
North West Central Africa |
| Ngindo |
South East Africa |
| Ngizim |
Nigeria |
| Ngola |
West Central Africa |
| Ngombe |
North West Central Africa |
| Ngoni |
East Central Africa |
| Ngulu |
East Central Africa |
| Nguni |
South East Africa |
| Ngurimi |
North East Central Africa |
| Nias |
Nias and Batu Islands |
| Nicobarese |
Nicobar Islands |
| Nika |
North East Central Africa |
| Nilamba |
North East Central Africa |
| Njëm-Bajue |
North West Central Africa |
| Nkom |
Cameroon |
| Nkore |
see Nyankole |
| Nkoya |
West Central Africa |
| Nogai |
Former USSR (North Caucasus) |
| Norwegian |
Norway, USA |
| Nsenga |
East Central Africa |
| Ntombo-BoIia |
North West Central Africa |
| Nubian |
Sudan, Egypt |
| Nuer |
Sudan, Ethiopia |
| Nung |
Vietnam, South China |
| Nunuma |
Burkina Faso |
| Nupe |
Nigeria |
| Nyabungu |
North East Central Africa |
| Nyamwesi |
North East Central Africa |
| Nyaneka |
South West Central Africa |
| Nyanga |
North East Central Africa |
| Nyanja (Chewa) |
East Central Africa |
| Nyankole (Nkore) |
North East Central Africa |
| Nyiha |
East Central Africa |
| Nyimang |
Sudan |
| Nyole |
North East Central Africa |
| Nyoro |
North East Central Africa |
| Nyule |
North East Central Africa |
| Nzebi |
North West Central Africa |
|
|
O |
|
| Occitan
(Languedoc, Provençal) |
South
France |
| Oirat (Oyrat) |
Mongolian People's Republic, China |
| Ojibwa |
Central and East Canada, NC USA |
| Oraon(i) |
see Kurukh(i) |
| Ordos |
China, Mongolian People's Republic |
| Oriya |
India (Orissa) |
| Orokaiva |
New Guinea |
| Oromo (Galla) |
Ethiopia, Kenya |
| Ossetic |
Former USSR (Ossetic region) |
| Ostyak |
see Khanty |
| Ostyak Samoyed |
see Selkup |
| Otomi |
Mexico |
| Ovambo |
see Ambo |
| Oyrat |
see Oirat |
|
|
P |
|
| Pacóh |
South
Vietnam, Laos |
| Paez |
Colombia, Panama |
| Pai (Bai, Minchia) |
South West China |
| Paiwan |
Taiwan |
| Pakhto |
see Pashto |
| Palauan |
Palau Islands |
| Palaung |
Burma |
| Palu |
Central Sulawesi (Celebes) |
| Pangasinan |
Philippine Islands |
| Pangwa |
East Central Africa |
| Panjabi (Punjabi), Panjabi (Western) |
Punjab (India, Pakistan) |
| Pao-an |
see Santa |
| Papel |
Guinea, Guinea-Bissau |
| Papiamentu (Papiamento) |
Dutch Antilles |
| Parji |
India (Madhya Pradesh) |
| Pashto
(Pakhto) & Pashto (Northern) |
Afghanistan, Pakistan |
| Passamaquoddy |
North East Canada, North East USA (Maine) |
| Pedi |
see Sotho, Northern |
| Pende |
West Central Africa |
| Persian (Farsi) |
Iran Iran, Afghanistan Afghanistan, Iraq Iraq, Tadzhikistan (Former
USSR) |
| Petats |
Solomon Islands |
| Pho |
Burma, Thailand |
| Piaroa |
Venezuela |
| Pila(-pila) |
Benin |
| PiIipino |
see Tagalog |
| Pima-Papago |
USA (Arizona), Mexico |
| Piro |
Peru |
| Pitu-ulunna-salu |
South Sulawesi (Celebes) |
| Pogolo |
East Central Africa |
| Poke |
North West Central Africa |
| Pokomam |
Guatemala, East Salvador, Honduras |
| Pokomo |
North East Central Africa |
| Pokonchi |
Guatemala |
| Pokot |
Kenya, Uganda |
| Polish |
Poland
and surrounding areas, USA |
| Ponapean |
Ponape Islands |
| Popoloc(a) |
Mexico |
| Portuguese |
Portugal, Brazil, parts of Africa |
| Provençal |
see Occitan |
| Punjabi |
see Panjabi |
| Punu |
North West Central Africa |
| Puôc |
North Vietnam |
| Puyi (Buyi, Jui, Chung-chia) |
South West China |
|
|
Q |
|
| Quara |
Ethiopia |
| Quechua |
Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Chile |
| Quekchi |
see Kekchi |
| Quiché |
Guatemala, Mexico |
|
|
R |
|
| Rade |
Vietnam,
Kampushea |
| Rajasthani (Marwari, Mewari) |
India (Rajasthan), Pakistan |
| Rawang |
North Burma and surrounding areas |
| Redjang |
South West Sumatra |
| Rek |
Sudan, Ethiopia |
| Remi |
North East Central Africa |
| Rengao |
South Vietnam |
| Rhaetian |
see Friulian, Ladin, Romansch |
| Riff |
Algeria, Morocco |
| Roglai |
Vietnam |
| Romanian (Rumanian,
Arumanian, Moldavian) |
Romania, Yugoslavia and surrounding areas |
| Romansch (Grishun, Rumantsch) |
Switzerland (Grisons), North Italy |
| Romany (Romani,Gypsy) |
South Asia, Near East, Europe, USA |
| Ron |
Nigeria |
| Ronga |
South East Africa |
| Ruguru |
East Central Africa |
| Ruihi |
South East Africa |
| Rumanian |
see Romanian |
| Rundi |
North East Central Africa |
| Rungu |
East Central Africa |
| Russian |
Former USSR |
| Rwanda |
North East Central Africa |
|
|
S |
|
| Saamia |
North
East Central Africa |
| Safwa |
East Central Africa |
| Sagala |
East Central Africa |
| Salampasu |
West Central Africa |
| Samo |
Mali, Burkina Faso |
| Samoan |
Samoa Islands, New Zealand, USA |
| Samoyed(ic) |
see Nenets |
| San (Bushman) |
Angola, South West Africa |
| San (Caucasian) |
see Zan |
| Sandawe |
Tanzania |
| Sangir |
Sangihe Island, Talaud Island, Philippine Island |
| Sango |
East Central Africa |
| Sango |
West Central Africa |
| Sangu |
North West Central Africa |
| Santa (Pao-an) |
China (Gansu) |
| Santali |
India (Orissa, Bihar, West Bengal) |
| Sara |
Chad, Central African Rep. |
| Sardinian |
Sardinia |
| Scottish Gaelic |
Scotland (esp. West Isles) |
| Sebuano (Cebuano, Bisaya) |
Philippine Islands |
| Sedang |
South Vietnam |
| Seediq |
Taiwan |
| Selkup (Ostyak, Samoyed) |
Khanri-Mansi region, (Former USSR) |
| Sena |
East Central Africa |
| Senari |
Ivory Coast |
| Serbo-Croat(ian) |
Yugoslavia and some surrounding areas |
| Serer |
Senegal, Gambia |
| Sgaw |
Burma, Thailand |
| Shambaa |
East Central Africa |
| Shan |
Burma, South China |
| Sheko |
Ethiopia |
| Shilluk |
Sudan |
| Shluh |
Morocco, Mauritania |
| Shona |
South East Africa |
| Shor |
Former USSR |
| Shoshone |
West Central USA |
| Siane |
New Guinea |
| Sidamo |
Ethiopia |
| Sierra Popoluca |
Mexico |
| Simi |
Burma |
| Sindhi |
Pakistan (Sind), India (Kutch) |
| Sinhalese (Singhalese) |
Sri Lanka |
| Sioux |
see Dakota |
| Sira |
North West Central Africa |
| Sisala |
Ghana, Burkina Faso |
| Slovak |
East Czechoslovakia and some surrounding areas |
| Slovene (Slovenian) |
Yugoslavia and some surrounding areas |
| Soga |
North East Central Africa |
| Soli |
East Central Africa |
| Somali |
Somalia, Djibouti, Kenya, Ethiopia |
| Somba |
Benin, Togo |
| Somrai |
Chad, Central African Republic |
| Songe |
West Central Africa |
| Songhai |
Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Benin |
| Songo |
West Central Africa |
| Songomeno |
North West Central Africa |
| Soninke |
West Africa |
| Sora |
India (Orissa) |
| Sorbian (Lusatian, Wendish) |
East Germany |
| Sotho, Northern (Pedi) |
South East Africa |
| Sotho, Southern |
South Africa, Lesotho |
| Spanish |
Spain, Central and South America, USA, Canary Islands |
| Sranan |
Suriname, Guianas |
| Stieng |
South Vietnam |
| Subanum |
Philippine Islands |
| Subi |
North East Central Africa |
| Sui |
South East China |
| Suku |
West Central Africa |
| Sukuma |
North East Central Africa |
| Sundanese |
West Java |
| Sungor |
Sudan, Chad |
| Suppire-Mianka |
Mali |
| Sura |
Nigeria |
| Svan |
North West Georgia (Former USSR) |
| Swahili |
East Central Africa |
| Swaka |
East Central Africa |
| Swazi (Swati) |
South Africa, Swaziland |
| Swedish |
Sweden, Finland, USA |
|
|
T |
|
| Taabwa |
East
Central Africa |
| Tabasaran |
Eastern Daghestan (Former USSR) |
| Tadzhik (Tajik) |
Tadzhikistan (Former USSR), Afghanistan |
| Tagakaolo |
Philippine Islands |
| Tagalog (Pilipino) |
Philippine
Islands |
| Tagbana-Dyimini |
Ivory Coast |
| Tahitian |
Tahiti Islands, Society Islands |
| Tajik |
see Tadzhik |
| Talaing |
see Mon |
| Talensi |
Ghana |
| Talysh |
Iran, Azerbaijan (Former USSR) |
| Tama |
Sudan, Chad |
| Tamashek (Tuareg) |
Algeria, Libya, Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso |
| Tamil |
South East India, North Sri Lanka, South Africa, Malaysia,Singapore,
and throughout South East Asia |
| Tamprusi |
Ghana |
| Tangole |
Nigeria |
| Tangsa |
North East India (Assam) |
| Tara |
Central Sulawesi (Celebes) |
| Tarahumar(a) |
Mexico |
| Tarasco(Tarasca(n)) |
Mexico |
| Tashon |
Burma |
| Tat |
Azerbaijan and Daghestan |
| Tatar |
Tatarstan (Former USSR), China, Bulgaria,Turkey, Romania |
| Tatog(a) |
Tanzania |
| Taungthu |
Burma, Thailand |
| Teda |
Chad, Libya |
| Teke |
North West Central Africa |
| Telugu |
India
(Andhra Pradesh, Malaysia) |
| Tem |
Ghana, Benin, Togo |
| Temen (Temne) |
Sierra Leone |
| Tera |
Nigeria |
| Teso |
Uganda |
| Tetela |
North West Central Africa |
| Thai |
Thailand, China, Laos, Vietnam |
| Tho |
Vietnam |
| Tibetan |
China (Tibet), Sikkim, Bhutan, Nepal, North East India (Kashmir) |
| Tigre |
Ethiopia |
| Tigrinya |
Ethiopia |
| Tiini |
North West Central Africa |
| Tikar |
Cameroon |
| T'in |
Laos, Thailand |
| Tinggian |
Philippine Islands |
| Tinombo |
North Sulawesi (Celebes) |
| Tiruray |
Philippine Islands |
| Tiv |
Nigeria |
| TIapanec |
Mexico |
| Tlingit |
USA (Alaska), North West Canada |
| Toaripi |
Papua New Guinea |
| Toba (Batak) |
Sumatra |
| Tobote |
Ghana, Togo |
| Toda |
South India (Ootacamund) |
| Tojolabal |
Mexico |
| Tok Pisin |
see Neo-Melanesian |
| Tonga |
East Central Africa |
| Tongan |
Tonga Islands |
| Toposo |
Sudan |
| Toro |
North East Central Africa |
| Totela |
South West Central Africa |
| Totonac |
Mexico |
| Tripuri |
India (Tripura) |
| Trukese |
Truk Islands, Mortlock Islands |
| Tsaiwa |
South West China |
| Tsonga |
South East Africa |
| Tswa |
South East Africa |
| Tswana |
South Africa, Botswana |
| Tuareg |
see Tamashek |
| Tuburi |
Chad, Cameroon |
| Tucuna |
North West Brazil |
| Tula |
Nigeria |
| TuIu |
South West India (Mysore) |
| Tupí (Guaraní) |
Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia |
| Tupuri |
Chad, Cameroon |
| Turkana |
Sudan, Kenya, Ethiopia |
| Turkish |
Turkey, Bulgaria, and some surrounding areas |
| Turkmen |
Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan (Former USSR), Iran, Afghanistan |
| Turuka |
Burkina Faso |
| Tuvinian (Tuva) |
Former USSR (Tuva region) Mongolian PR |
| Twi |
see Akan |
| Tzeltal |
Mexico |
| Tzotzil |
Mexico |
| Tzutuhil |
Guatemala |
|
|
U |
|
| Udmurt
(Votyak) |
Udmurtia
(Former USSR) |
| Uighur (Ulgur) |
China (Xinjiang-Uigur), Uzbekistan (Former USSR) |
| Ukrainian |
Ukraine, Poland, Czechoslovakia Czech |
| Urdu |
Pakistan, North and Central India, Bangladesh |
| Urhobo (Isoko) |
Nigeria |
| Uzbek |
Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tadzhikistan, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan |
|
|
V |
|
| Vai |
Liberia,
Sierra Leone |
| Venda |
South Africa, Zimbabwe |
| Veps (Vepsian) |
Former USSR (South of L Ladoga) |
| Vere |
Cameroon, Nigeria |
| Vidunda |
East Central Africa |
| Vietnamese |
North and South Vietnam, Kampuchea, Laos Laos, and many parts of
the world |
| Vogul |
see Mansi |
| Votyak |
see Udmurt |
|
|
W |
|
| Waica |
Venezuela,
Brazil |
| Walamo |
Ethiopia |
| Wanji |
East Central Africa |
| Warjawa |
Chad |
| WarIpiri |
Australia (North Territory) |
| Welsh |
Wales |
| Wendish |
see Sorbian |
| Western Desert |
Australia (West, and North Territory) |
| Wolof |
Gambia, Senegal |
|
|
X |
|
| Xhosa |
|
| Xhosa |
South
East Africa |
|
|
Y |
|
| Yakurr |
Nigeria |
| Yakut |
Former USSR (Yakut region) |
| Yambasa |
North West Central Africa |
| Yao (Man) |
South China, North Vietnam, Laos, Thailand |
| Yao |
South East Africa |
| Yaqui |
Mexico |
| Yasing |
Cameroon |
| Yela |
North West Central Africa |
| Yergham |
Nigeria |
| Yiddish (Judaeo- German) |
Central and East Europe, USA, Israel |
| Yoruba |
Nigeria, Benin, Togo |
| Yucatec |
see Maya |
| Yukaghir |
North East Siberia |
| Yunger |
Nigeria |
| Yupik |
USA Alaska |
| Yurak |
see Nenets |
|
|
Z |
|
| Zaghawa |
Chad,
Sudan |
| Zan (San) |
Georgia, Abkhazia, Turkey |
| Zanaki |
North East Central Africa |
| Zande (Azande) |
West Central Africa |
| Zapotec |
Mexico |
| Zaramo |
East Central Africa |
| Zayse |
Ethiopia |
| Ziba |
North East Central Africa |
| Zigula |
East Central Africa |
| Zimba |
North East Central Africa |
| Zoque |
Mexico |
| Zulu |
South East Africa |
| Zumper |
Nigeria |
| Zuni |
New Mexico |
| Zyryan |
see Komi |
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