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Following are the 121 language families listed in the Ethnologue language family index of the 16th edition. The first column gives the Ethnologue name for the group, followed by the location by continent and Ethnologue's count of the number of languages in the family. In addition to language families, Ethnologue lists 1 artificial language, 82 creoles, 17 pidgins, 130 Deaf sign languages, 23 mixed languages, 50 language isolates, and 73 unclassified languages.
Family
Continent
Count
Afroasiatic
Africa/Asia
374
Alacalufan
South America
2
Algic
North America
44
Altaic
Europe/Asia
66
Amto–Musan
Australasia
2
Andamanese
Asia
13
Arafundi
Australasia
3
Arai–Kwomtari
Australasia
10
Arauan
South America
5
Araucanian
South America
2
Arawakan
South America
59
Arutani–Sape
South America
2
Australian
Australasia
264
Austro-Asiatic
Asia
169
Austronesian
Asia/Australasia
1257
Aymaran
South America
3
Barbacoan
South America
7
Basque
Europe
1
Bayono–Awbono
Australasia
2
Border
Australasia
15
Caddoan
North America
5
Cahuapanan
South America
2
Carib
South America
31
Central Solomons
Australasia
4
Chapacura-Wanham
South America
5
Chibchan
South America
21
Chimakuan
North America
1
Choco
South America
12
Chon
South America
2
Chukotko-Kamchatkan
Asia
5
Chumash
North America
7
Coahuiltecan
North America
1
Dravidian
Asia
85
East Bird's Head – Sentani
Australasia
8
East Geelvink Bay
Australasia
11
East New Britain
Australasia
7
Eastern Trans-Fly
Australasia
4
Eskimo–Aleut
North America
11
Guahiban
South America
5
Gulf
North America
4
Harakmbet
South America
2
Hibito–Cholon
South America
2
Hmong–Mien
Asia
38
Hokan
North America
23
Huavean
North America
4
Indo-European
Europe/Asia
439
Iroquoian
North America
9
Japonic
Asia
12
Jivaroan
South America
4
Kartvelian
Asia
5
Katukinan
South America
3
Kaure
Australasia
4
Keres
North America
2
Khoisan
Africa
27
Kiowa–Tanoan
North America
6
Lakes Plain
Australasia
20
Left May
Australasia
2
Lower Mamberamo
Australasia
2
Lule–Vilela
South America
1
Macro-Ge
South America
32
Mairasi
Australasia
3
Maku
South America
6
Mascoian
South America
5
Mataco–Guaicuru
South America
12
Mayan
North America
69
Maybrat
Australasia
2
Misumalpan
North America
4
Mixe–Zoque
North America
17
Mongol-Langam
Australasia
3
Mura
South America
1
Muskogean
North America
6
Na-Dené
North America
46
Nambiquaran
South America
7
Niger–Congo
Africa
1532
Nilo-Saharan
Africa
205
Nimboran
Australasia
5
North Bougainville
Australasia
4
North Brazil
South America
1
North Caucasian
Europe/Asia
34
Oto-Manguean
North America
177
Panoan
South America
28
Pauwasi
Australasia
5
Peba–Yaguan
South America
2
Penutian
North America
33
Piawi
Australasia
2
Quechuan
South America
46
Ramu – Lower Sepik
Australasia
32
Salishan
North America
26
Salivan
South America
3
Senagi
Australasia
2
Sepik
Australasia
56
Sino-Tibetan
Asia
449
Siouan
North America
17
Sko
Australasia
7
Somahai
Australasia
2
South Bougainville
Australasia
9
South-Central Papuan
Australasia
22
Tacanan
South America
6
Tai–Kadai
Asia
92
Tarascan
North America
2
Tequistlatecan
North America
2
Tor–Kwerba
Australasia
24
Torricelli
Australasia
56
Totonacan
North America
12
Trans–New Guinea
Australasia
477
Tucanoan
South America
25
Tupi
South America
76
Uralic
Europe/Asia
37
Uru–Chipaya
South America
2
Uto-Aztecan
North America
61
Wakashan
North America
5
West Papuan
Australasia
23
Witotoan
South America
6
Yanomam
South America
4
Yele – West New Britain
Australasia
3
Yeniseian
Asia
2
Yuat
Australasia
6
Yukaghir
Asia
2
Yuki–Wappo
North America
2
Zamucoan
South America
2
Zaparoan
South America
7
[edit] Tags:Languages,Artificial Language,Creoles,Pidgins,Deaf Sign Languages,Mixed Languages,Language Isolates,Unclassified Languages,Afroasiatic,Alacalufan,Algic,Altaic,Amto–musan,Andamanese,Arafundi,Arai–kwomtari,Arauan,Araucanian,Arawakan,Arutani–sape,Australian,Austro-asiatic,Austronesian,Aymaran,Barbacoan,Basque,Bayono–awbono,Border,Caddoan,Cahuapanan,Carib,Central Solomons,Chapacura-wanham,Chibchan,Chimakuan,Choco,Chon,Chukotko-kamchatkan,Chumash,Coahuiltecan,Dravidian,East Bird's Head – Sentani,East Geelvink Bay,East New Britain,Eastern Trans-fly,Eskimo–aleut,Guahiban,Gulf,Harakmbet,Hibito–cholon,Hmong–mien,Hokan,Huavean,Indo-european,Iroquoian,Japonic,Jivaroan,Kartvelian,Katukinan,Kaure,Keres,Khoisan,Kiowa–tanoan,Lakes Plain,Left May,Lower Mamberamo,Lule–vilela,Macro-ge,Mairasi,Maku,Mascoian,Mataco–guaicuru,Mayan,Maybrat,Misumalpan,Mixe–zoque,Mongol-langam,Mura,Muskogean,Na-dené,Nambiquaran,Niger–congo, | |
| References | |
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^ http://www.sil.org/sil/
^ http://www.sil.org/iso639-3/scope.asp
^ Bright, William. 1986. "Book Notice on Ethnologue", Language 62:698.
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| External links | |
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Web version of The Ethnologue
Ethnologue – History
Review of the 15th edition, by Ole Stig Andersen (Danmarks Radio)
How Linguists and Missionaries Share a Bible of 6,912 Languages (The New York Times)
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