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{{Short description|none}} This article is a resource of the native names of most of the major languages in the world. These are [[Exonym and endonym|endonymic]] [[wikt:glossonym|glossonyms]]. {{Contains special characters}} ==Languages== † = Extinct language ===A=== '''[[Aari language|Aari]]''' – አፋን፡ኣሪ፡ * Spoken in: {{flag|Ethiopia}} '''[[Aasáx]]''' † – Aasá * Formerly spoken in: {{flag|Tanzania}} '''[[Abau language|Abau]]''' – Abau * Spoken in: {{flag|Sandaun}}, {{flag|Papua New Guinea}} '''[[Abaza language|Abaza]]''' – Aбаза бызшва * [[Official language]] in: {{flag|Karachay-Cherkessia}}, {{flag|Russia}} '''[[Abellen language|Abellen]]''' – Ayta Abellen * Spoken in: {{flag|Tarlac}}, {{flag|Philippines}} '''[[Abenaki language|Abenaki]]''' † – Alnôba, Wôbanakiôdwawôgan * Formerly spoken by: the American/[[Canada|Canadian]] [[Abenaki people|Abenaki Tribe]] '''[[Abkhaz language|Abkhaz]]''' – Aҧсуа бызшәа, Aҧсшәа * [[Official language]] in: {{flag|Abkhazia}} and the [[Government of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia|Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia]], {{flag|Georgia}} '''[[Aborlan Tagbanwa language|Aborlan Tagbanwa]]''' – tabanawa * Spoken in: {{flag|Palawan}}, {{flag|Philippines}} '''[[Abui language|Abui]]''' – Abui * Spoken in: {{Flag|Indonesia}} '''[[Abure language|Abure]]''' – ɔbule ɔyʋɛ * Spoken in: {{Flag|Côte d’Ivoire}} '''[[Acehnese language|Acehnese]]''' – Aceh or Bahsa Acèh * Spoken in: {{Flag|Indonesia}} '''[[Achang language|Achang]]''' – Mönghsa, ŋa˨˩ʈʂhaŋ˨˩ * Spoken in: {{Flag|China}} and {{Flag|Myanmar}} '''[[Achi language|Achi]]''' – achi' * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: {{Flag|Guatemala}} '''[[Acholi dialect|Acholi]]''' – Lwo * Spoken in: {{Flag|Uganda}} and {{Flag|South Sudan}} '''[[Achumawi language|Achumawi]]''' † – Achomawi or Ajúmmááwí * Formerly spoken in: {{Flag|California}} '''[[Adai language|Adai]]''' † – Tenánat Hadéyas * Formerly spoken in: {{Flag|Louisiana}}, {{Flag|United States}} '''[[Agotime language|Adangbe]]''' – Adangbe * Spoken in: {{Flag|Togo}} '''[[Adangme]]''' – Adangbɛ * [[Official language]] in: {{flag|Ghana}} '''[[Adele language|Adele]]''' – Gidire * Spoken in: {{Flag|Ghana}} and {{Flag|Togo}} '''[[Adjukru language|Adioukrou]]''' – mɔjukru * Spoken in: {{Flag|Côte d’Ivoire}} '''[[Adnyamathanha language|Adnyamathanha]]''' – Yura Ngawarla * Spoken in: {{Flag|Australia}} '''[[Adyghe language|Adyghe]]''' – Адыгабзэ * Western Circassian language. [[Official language]] in: {{flag|Adygea}}, {{flag|Russia}} * Spoken also in: {{flag|Turkey}}, {{flag|Israel}}, {{flag|Syria}}, {{flag|Iraq}}, {{flag|Germany}}, {{flag|United States}}, {{flag|Netherlands}} etc. '''[[Adzera language|Adzera]]''' – Adzera * Spoken in: {{Flag|Morobe}}, {{Flag|Papua New Guinea}} '''[[Afade]]''' – afaë * Spoken in: {{Flag|Cameroon}} and {{Flag|Nigeria}} '''[[Afar language|Afar]]''' – Qafár af * [[National language]] in: {{flag|Eritrea}} '''[[Afrihili]]''' – El-Afrihili * Proposed [[lingua franca]] of {{flag|Africa}} '''[[Afrikaans]]''' – Afrikaans * [[Official language]] in: {{flag|South Africa}} * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: {{flag|Botswana}} and {{flag|Namibia}} '''[[Aghem]]''' – aghím * Spoken in: {{Flag|Cameroon}} '''[[Aghul language|Aghul]]''' – агъул чӀал * [[Official language]] of: {{Flag|Dagestan}}, {{flag|Russia}} '''[[Aguacateco language|Aguacateco]]''' – awakateko * Spoken in: {{Flag|Guatemala}} '''[[Aguaruna language|Aguaruna]]''' – Awajún * Spoken in: {{Flag|Peru}} '''[[Khandeshi language|Ahirani]]''' – खान्देशी, अहिराणी * Spoken in: [[Maharashtra]], {{Flag|India}} '''[[Ahtna language|Ahtna]]''' – Atnakenaege * [[Official language]] of: {{Flag|Alaska}}, {{Flag|United States}} '''[[Ainu language|Ainu]]''' – アイヌ イタク, Aynu Itak * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: {{flag|Japan}} '''[[Ajië]]''' – A’jie, Ajië, Houailou, Wai, Wailu * [[Official language]] in: [[Houaïlou]], {{flag|New Caledonia}} '''[[Akajeru dialect|Aka-Jeru]]''' – Akajeru, Jeru, Yerawa * Spoken in: [[Andaman Islands]], {{flag|India}} '''[[Akan language|Akan]]''' – Akan, Fante, Twi * [[Official language]] in: [[File:Gye nyame adinkra.png|18px]] [[Ghana]]ian/[[Côte d'Ivoire|Ivoirian]] ethnic region of [[Akanland]] '''[[Akhvakh language|Akhvakh]]''' – Ашвaлъи мицIи * Spoken in: Southern {{Flag|Dagestan}}, {{Flag|Russia}} and Northern {{Flag|Azerbaijan}} '''[[Akkadian language|Akkadian]]''' † – akkadû or 𒀝𒅗𒁺𒌑 * Formerly an [[Official language]] in: [[Akkad (city)|Akkad]] or central [[Mesopotamia]] which is modern-day {{Flag|Iraq}} * Later it became a [[lingua franca]] in the [[Middle East]] and {{Flag|Egypt}} '''[[Aklanon language|Aklanon]]''' – Akeanon, Binisaya nga Akeanon or Inakeanon * [[Official language|Official Regional Language]] in: {{Flag|Philippines}} '''[[Akum language|Akum]]''' – aakuem * Spoken in: {{Flag|Cameroon}} and {{Flag|Nigeria}} '''[[Alabama language|Alabama]]''' – Albaamaha * Spoken in: {{Flag|Texas}}, {{Flag|United States}} * Now extinct in: {{Flag|Oklahoma}}, {{Flag|United States}} '''[[Albanian language|Albanian]]''' – Shqip, Shqiptar * [[Official language]] in: {{flag|Albania}} and {{flag|Kosovo}} * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: {{flag|Italy}}, {{flag|Montenegro}}, {{flag|North Macedonia}}, {{flag|Romania}}, and {{flag|Serbia}} '''[[Aleut language|Aleut]]''' – Unangam Tunuu, Унáҥам Тунý * [[Official language]] in: {{flag|Alaska}}, {{flag|United States}} * Spoken in: {{flag|Kamchatka Krai}}, {{flag|Russia}} '''[[Algerian Arabic]]''' – الدارجة الجزائرية * Spoken in: {{Flag|Algeria}} '''[[Algerian Saharan Arabic]]''' – dŷazāri' or جزائري * Spoken in: {{Flag|Algeria}}, {{flag|Libya}}, {{flag|Mali}}, {{flag|Mauritania}}, {{Flag|Morocco}}, {{Flag|Niger}}, and {{Flag|Western Sahara}} '''[[Algonquin language|Algonquin]]''' – ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᒧᐎᓐ or anicinâbemowin * Spoken in: {{flag|Quebec}}, {{flag|Canada}} '''[[Alsatian dialect|Alsatian]]''' – Elsässisch, Elsässerditsch * Spoken in: {{flag|Alsace}}, {{flag|France}} '''[[Northern Altai language|Altai (Northern)]]''' – Алтай тили * Spoken in: {{flag|Altai Krai}} and {{flag|Altai Republic}}, {{flag|Russia}} '''[[Southern Altai language|Altai (Southern)]]''' – Алтай тил * Spoken in: {{flag|Altai Republic}}, {{flag|Russia}} '''[[Alur language|Alur]]''' – Lur * Spoken in: the {{flag|Democratic Republic of the Congo}} and {{flag|Uganda}} '''[[Alutiiq language|Alutiiq]]''' – Sugt’stun, Alutiit’stun * [[Official language]] in: {{flag|Alaska}}, {{flag|United States}} '''[[Alyutor language|Alyutor]]''' – nəməlʔu * Spoken in: {{flag|Chukotka Autonomous Okrug}} and {{flag|Kamchatka Krai}}, {{flag|Russia}} '''[[Amdang language|Amdang]]''' – Sìmí Amdangtí * Spoken in: the [[Wadi Fira Region]], {{flag|Chad}} '''[[American Sign Language]]''' – Sign Language * Signed in: the {{flag|United States of America}} and {{flag|Canada}} '''[[Amharic]]''' – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Ethiopic';">ኣማርኛ</span> * [[Official language]] in: {{flag|Ethiopia}} '''[[Amis language|Amis]]''' – 'Amis or Pangcah * Spoken in: {{flag|Taiwan}} '''[[Amo language|Amo]]''' – Timap * Spoken in: {{flag|Nigeria}} '''[[Egyptian language|Ancient Egyptian]]''' † – {{lang|egy|𓂋𓏺𓈖 𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖}} * 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 {{flag|Spain}} and {{flag|Portugal}}) '''[[Andi language|Andi]]''' – къӀаваннаб мицӀцӀи * Spoken in: Southern {{flag|Dagestan}}, {{flag|Russia}} '''[[Anfillo]]''' – Mao * Spoken in: {{flag|Ethiopia}} '''[[Angika]]''' – अंगिका * [[Official language]] in: {{flag|Jharkhand}}, {{flag|India}} * Spoken in: {{flag|Nepal}} '''[[Anglo-Norman language|Anglo-Norman]]''' † – Anglo-Normaund * Formerly spoken in: the {{flag|United Kingdom}} and {{flag|Ireland}} '''[[Angloromani]]''' – Romanichal * Spoken in: the {{flag|United Kingdom}} '''[[Apache language|Apache]]''' – Ndéé * Spoken in: [[Southwest United States|Southwestern]] {{flag|United States}} '''[[Crow language|Apsaalooke]]''' – Apsáalooke * Spoken in: [[Great Plains]], {{flag|United States}} '''[[Arabela language|Arabela]]''' – Tapweyokwaka * Spoken in: {{flag|Peru}} '''[[Arabic]]''' – العربية * [[Official language]] in: [[List of countries where Arabic is an official language|28 countries and 4 international organizations]] '''[[Aragonese language|Aragonese]]''' – l'Aragonés * [[Official language]] in: {{flag|Aragon}}, {{flag|Spain}} '''[[Rakhine language|Arakanese]]''' – ရက္ခိုင်ဘာသာ * Spoken in: {{flag|Rakhine State}}, {{flag|Myanmar}} and [[Chittagong Division]], {{flag|Bangladesh}} '''[[Araki language|Araki]]''' – Soron Raki * Spoken in: [[Araki (island)|Araki Island]], {{flag|Vanuatu}} '''[[Aramaic]]''' – ܐܪܡܝܐ * Spoken in: {{flag|Iran}}, {{flag|Iraq}}, {{flag|Israel}}, {{flag|Jordan}}, {{flag|Lebanon}}, {{flag|Palestine}}, {{flag|Syria}}, and {{flag|Turkey}} '''[[Aranese dialect|Aranese]]''' – aranés * [[Official language]] in: {{flag|Val d'Aran}} in {{flag|Catalonia}}, {{flag|Spain}} '''[[Arapaho language|Arapaho]]''' – Hinono'eitiit * Spoken by: the [[File:Flag of Arapaho Nation.svg|20px]] [[Arapaho people]], {{flag|United States}} '''[[Arawak language|Arawak]]''' – Lokono * Spoken in: {{flag|French Guiana}}, {{flag|Guyana}}, {{flag|Suriname}}, {{flag|Venezuela}}, {{flag|Jamaica}} and {{flag|Barbados}} '''[[Arbëresh language|Arbëreshë Albanian]]''' – Arbërisht * Spoken in: {{flag|Italy}} '''[[Archi language|Archi]]''' – аршаттен * Spoken in: {{flag|Dagestan}}, {{flag|Russia}} '''[[Arikara language|Arikara]]''' – Sáhniš * Spoken in: {{flag|North Dakota}}, {{flag|United States}} '''[[Arin language|Arin]]''' † – bbˈirk * Formerly spoken in: {{flag|Russia}} '''[[Armenian language|Armenian]]''' – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Armenian';">Հայերեն</span> * [[Official language]] in: {{flag|Armenia}} * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: {{flag|Cyprus}}, {{flag|Poland}}, {{flag|Romania}}, [[Samtskhe-Javakheti]] ({{flag|Georgia}}), {{flag|Hungary}}, {{flag|Iraq}}, {{flag|Lebanon}}, {{flag|Turkey}}, {{flag|Ukraine}}, and {{flag|California}} ({{flag|United States}}) '''[[Aromanian language|Aromanian]]''' – Aromanian * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: {{flag|North Macedonia}}, {{flag|Albania}}, {{flag|Greece}} and {{flag|Serbia}} '''[[Arpitan language|Arpitan]]''' – arpetan or francoprovençâl * Spoken in: {{flag|France}} and {{flag|Switzerland}} * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: {{flag|Italy}} '''[[Arrernte language|Arrernte]]''' – Arrernte Angkentye * Spoken in: {{flag|Northern Territory}}, {{flag|Australia}} '''[[Arvanitika]]''' – arbërisht or αρbε̰ρίσ̈τ * Spoken in: {{flag|Greece}} '''[[Assamese language|Assamese]]''' – অসমীয়া * Spoken in: {{flag|Bhutan}}, {{flag|Bangladesh}}, and {{flag|India}} '''[[Assiniboine language|Assiniboine]]''' – Nakhóda * Spoken in: {{flag|Canada}} and the {{flag|United States}} '''[[Suret language|Assyrian Neo-Aramaic]]''' – ܣܘܪܝܬ * Spoken in: {{flag|Iran}}, {{flag|Iraq}}, {{flag|Syria}}, and {{flag|Turkey}} '''[[Asturian language|Asturian]]''' – Asturianu * Spoken in: {{flag|Asturias}}, {{flag|Spain}} '''[[Atayal language|Atayal]]''' – Tayal * Spoken in: {{flag|Taiwan}} '''[[Atikamekw language|Atikamekw]]''' – Nēhinawēwin * Spoken in: {{flag|Quebec}}, {{flag|Canada}} '''[[Auslan]]''' – Sign Language * [[Official language]] in: {{flag|Australia}} '''[[Avar language|Avar]]''' – МагIарул МацI * Spoken in: {{flag|Azerbaijan}}, {{flag|Georgia}}, {{flag|Kazakhstan}}, {{flag|Turkey}}, and {{flag|Dagestan}} ({{flag|Russia}}) '''[[Avestan language|Avestan]]''' – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Avestan';">𐬆𐬬𐬈𐬯𐬙𐬆𐬥</span> * Formerly spoken in: the eastern {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Iranian Plateau]] * The [[Avestan|Avestan language]] is a [[Zoroastrian]] [[liturgical language]] [[File:Faravahar-Gold.svg|45px]] '''[[Awadhi language|Awadhi]]''' – अवधी * Spoken in: {{flag|India}} '''[[Aweer language|Aweer]]''' – Boni * Spoken in: {{flag|Kenya}} '''[[Awjila language|Awijilah]]''' – Tawjilit, طاوجيليت or ⵟⴰⵡⵊⵉⵍⵉⵜ * Spoken in: {{flag|Libya}} '''[[Ayapaneco]]''' – Ayapaneco * Spoken in: {{flag|Tabasco}}, {{flag|Mexico}} '''[[Aymara language|Aymara]]''' – Aymar Aru * Spoken by: [[File:Banner of the Qulla Suyu (1979).svg|18px]] [[Aymara people]] in {{flag|Bolivia}}, {{flag|Chile}}, and {{flag|Peru}} '''[[Äynu language|Äynu]]''' – ئەينۇ * Spoken in: the [[Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region]], {{flag|China}} '''[[Azerbaijani language|Azerbaijani]]''' – Azərbaycanca * [[Official language]] in: {{flag|Azerbaijan}} and {{flag|Dagestan}}, {{flag|Russia}} * Spoken in: {{flag|Iran}}, {{flag|Turkey}} and {{flag|Georgia}} '''[[Azoyu Me’phaa language|Azoyu Me'phaa]]''' – me̱'pha̱a̱ tsíndíí * Spoken in: {{flag|Guerrero}}, {{flag|Mexico}} ===B=== '''[[Babine language|Babine]]''' – Witsuwit’en, ᗔᙣᗔᗥᐣ * Spoken in: [[British Columbia]] {{Flagicon|British Columbia}} in [[Canada]] {{Flagicon|Canada}} '''[[Badaga language|Badaga]]''' – படக, ಬಡಗ, ബഡഗ * Spoken in: [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]] {{flagicon|India}} '''[[Baga language|Baga]]''' † – Barka * Formerly spoken in: the [[Republic of Guinea]] {{flagicon|Guinea}} '''[[Bagheli language|Bagheli]]''' – बघेली * Spoken in: [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]] {{flagicon|India}} '''[[Bagvalal language|Bagvalal]]''' – багвалал мисӀсӀ * Spoken in: Southwestern [[Dagestan]] {{flagicon|Dagestan}}, [[Russia]] {{flagicon|Russia}} '''[[Bai language|Bai]]''' – 白语 * Spoken in: the [[Yunnan Province]], [[People's Republic of China]] {{flagicon|China}} '''[[Bajjika]]''' – बज्जिका * Spoken in: [[India]] {{flagicon|India}} and [[Nepal]] {{flagicon|Nepal}} '''[[Baki language|Baki]]''' – Baki * Spoken in: [[Vanuatu]] {{Flagicon|Vanuatu}} '''[[Balinese language|Balinese]]''' – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Balinese';">ᬩᬲᬩᬮᬶ</span> * Spoken in: [[Bali]] {{flagicon|Bali}}, [[Republic of Indonesia]] {{Flagicon|Indonesia}} '''[[Balochi language|Balochi]]''' – بلۏچی * Spoken in: [[Pakistan]] {{flagicon|Pakistan}}, [[Iran]] {{flagicon|Iran}} and [[Afghanistan]] {{flagicon|Afghanistan}} '''[[Balti language|Balti]]''' – སྦལ་ཏིའི་སྐད་, بلتی * Spoken in: [[Baltistan]], [[Azad Jammu and Kashmir]], [[Islamic Republic of Pakistan]] [[File:Flag of Azad Kashmir.svg|23px]] and [[Ladakh]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[Republic of India]] {{flagicon|Jammu and Kashmir}} '''[[Bambara language|Bambara]]''' – Bamanankan * [[Official language]] in: the [[Republic of Mali]] {{flagicon|Mali}} '''[[Bamileke languages|Bamileke]]''' – Bamiléké * Spoken in: the [[Western High Plateau]], [[Cameroon]] {{flagicon|Cameroon}} '''[[Banda languages|Banda]]''' – ? * Spoken in: the [[Central African Republic]] {{flagicon|Central African Republic}}, the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] {{flagicon|Democratic Republic of the Congo}} and [[South Sudan]] {{flagicon|South Sudan}} '''[[Bangala language|Bangala]]''' – Mɔnɔkɔ na bangála * Spoken in: the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] {{flagicon|Democratic Republic of the Congo}} '''[[Bangime language|Bangime]]''' – Baŋgɛri-mɛ * Spoken in: the [[Republic of Mali]] {{flagicon|Mali}} '''[[Banjarese language|Banjarese]]''' – basa Banjar, jaku Banjar, باس بنجر * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[South Kalimantan]] {{flagicon|South Kalimantan}}, [[Central Kalimantan]] {{flagicon|Central Kalimantan}} and [[East Kalimantan]] {{flagicon|East Kalimantan}}, [[Indonesia]] {{flagicon|Indonesia}} '''[[Bantawa language|Bantawa]]''' – बान्तावा * [[Official language]] in: [[Sikkim]], [[India]] {{flagicon|India}} and [[Koshi Province]], [[Nepal]] {{flagicon|Nepal}} '''[[Baoulé language|Baoulé]]''' – wawle * Spoken in: [[Ivory Coast]] {{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} '''[[Basaa language|Basaa]]''' – ɓasaá, ɓàsàa * Spoken in: [[Cameroon]] {{flagicon|Cameroon}} '''[[Basa-Gumna language|Basa-Gumna]]''' † – Basa-Kaduna, Basa Kuta * Formerly spoken in: [[Chanchaga]], [[Niger State]], [[Federal Republic of Nigeria]] {{flagicon|Nigeria}} '''[[Bashkir language|Bashkir]]''' – башҡорт Теле, Başqort Tele * [[Official language]] in: the [[Republic of Bashkortostan]], [[Russian Federation]] {{flagicon|Bashkortostan}} and the [[Republic of Kazakhstan]] {{flagicon|Kazakhstan}} '''[[Basque language|Basque]]''' – Euskara * [[Official language]] in: [[Basque Country (greater region)|Basque Country]] {{flagicon|Basque Country}} and [[Navarre]] {{flagicon|Navarre}}, [[Kingdom of Spain]] {{flagicon|Spain}} * Spoken in the [[French Basque Country]], [[Atlantic Pyrenees]] [[File:Drapeau proposé pour les Pyrenees-atlantiques.svg|20px]] [[Republic of France]] {{flagicon|France}}, but with no legal status. '''[[Bassa language|Bassa]]''' – Ɓǎsɔ́ɔ̀ (𖫢𖫧𖫳𖫒𖫨𖫰𖫨𖫱) * Spoken by: [[Liberia]]n/[[Sierra Leone]]an [[Bassa people (Liberia)|Bassa People]] '''[[Batak languages|Batak]]''' – {{script|Batk|ᯘᯮᯒᯖ᯲ ᯅᯖᯂ᯲}} * Spoken by: the [[Batak]] people of the [[North Sumatra]], [[Republic of Indonesia]] [[File:Flag of North Sumatra.svg|20px]] '''[[Bats language|Bats]]''' – ბაცბა მოტტ * Spoken in: [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] {{flagicon|Georgia (country)}} '''[[Bavarian language|Bavarian]]''' – Boarisch, Boirisch * Spoken in: [[Bavaria]] {{flagicon|Bavaria}} in [[Germany]] {{flagicon|Germany}}, [[Austria]] {{flagicon|Austria}} and [[South Tyrol]] {{flagicon|South Tyrol}} in [[Italy]] {{flagicon|Italy}} '''[[Dane-zaa language|Beaver]]''' – Dane-zaa Ẕáágéʔ (ᑕᓀᖚ ᖚᗀᐥ) * Spoken in: [[British Columbia]] {{flagicon|British Columbia}} and [[Alberta]] {{flagicon|Alberta}}, [[Canada]] {{flagicon|Canada}} '''[[Beja language|Beja]]''' – Bidhaawyeet, Tubdhaawi, تُبڈاوِ * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Eritrea]] {{flagicon|Eritrea}} and [[Sudan]] {{flagicon|Sudan}} '''[[Belarusian language|Belarusian]]''' – Беларуская * [[Official language]] in: the [[Republic of Belarus]] {{flagicon|Belarus}} * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Ukraine]] {{flagicon|Ukraine}} '''[[Bemba language|Bemba]]''' – iciBemba * [[Official language]] in: the [[Republic of Zambia]] {{flagicon|Zambia}} '''[[Bengali language|Bengali]]''' – বাংলা * [[Official language]] in: the [[People's Republic of Bangladesh]] {{flagicon|Bangladesh}} and the [[Republic of India]] {{flagicon|India}} '''[[Beothuk language|Beothuk]]''' † – Beothuk * Formerly spoken in: the island of [[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland]], [[Canada]] {{flagicon|Canada}} '''[[Berber languages|Berber]]''' – Tamaziɣt, Tamazight, or <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Tifinagh';">ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ</span> * Spoken in: [[Northern Africa]] '''[[Berta language|Berta]]''' – Gebeto or Wetawit * Spoken in: the [[Benishangul-Gumuz Region]], [[Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia]] {{Flagicon|Ethiopia}} '''[[Betawi language|Betawi]]''' – Basè Betawi, Basa Betawi * Spoken in: [[Jakarta]] {{Flagicon|Jakarta}}, [[Tangerang|Tangerang City]], [[Tangerang Regency]], [[South Tangerang|South Tangerang City]] in [[Banten]] {{Flagicon|Banten}}, [[Bekasi|Bekasi City]], [[Bekasi Regency]], [[Bogor Regency]], [[Depok|Depok City]] in [[West Java]] {{Flagicon|West Java}}, [[Indonesia]] {{Flagicon|Indonesia}} '''[[Bezhta language|Bezhta]]''' – бежкьалас миц * Spoken in: [[Dagestan]] {{Flagicon|Dagestan}}, [[Russia]] {{Flagicon|Russia}} '''[[Bhili language|Bhili]]''' – भीली, ભીલી * Spoken in: [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Gujarat]], [[Rajasthan]] and [[Maharashtra]], [[India]] {{flagicon|India}} '''[[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]]''' – 𑂦𑂷𑂔𑂣𑂳𑂩𑂲, भोजपुरी, بھوجپوري * Spoken in: [[Bihar]], [[Republic of India]] {{flagicon|India}}; [[Jharkhand]], [[Republic of India]] {{flagicon|India}}; [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Republic of India]] {{flagicon|India}}; [[Co-operative Republic of Guyana]] {{flagicon|Guyana}}; [[Republic of Suriname]] {{flagicon|Suriname}}; and [[Republic of Trinidad and Tobago]] {{flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago}} '''[[Bhumij language|Bhumij]]''' – ভূমিজ, ଭୁମିଜ୍, भूमिज, * [[Official language]] in: [[Jharkhand]], [[India]] {{flagicon|India}} '''[[Biblical Hebrew]]''' – {{script|Hebr|שְֹפַת כְּנַעַן, יְהוּדִית, (לָשׁוֹן) עִבְרִית, לְשׁוֹן הַקֹּדֶשׁ}} * Formerly spoken in: the [[Kingdom of Judah]], the [[Kingdom of Israel (Samaria)]] and the [[Hasmonean dynasty]] (Modern-day [[Israel]] {{flagicon|Israel}}) * [[Biblical Hebrew]] is a [[Judaism|Jewish]] [[liturgical language]] [[File:Star of David.svg|25px]] '''[[Big Nambas]]''' – V'ənen Taut * Spoken in: [[Malekula|Malakula, Vanuatu]] {{Flagicon|Vanuatu}} '''[[Bihari languages|Bihari]]''' – बिहारी भाषा * Spoken in: [[India]] {{Flagicon|India}} and [[Nepal]] {{Flagicon|Nepal}} '''[[Bijago language|Bijago]]''' – Kangaki-Kagbaaga-Kajoko Bidyogo * Spoken in: [[Guinea-Bissau]] {{Flagicon|Guinea-Bissau}} '''[[Bikol languages|Bikol]]''' – Bikol * Spoken in: [[Bicol Region]], [[Philippines]] {{flagicon|Philippines}} '''[[Bilen language|Bilen]]''' – ብሊን * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Eritrea]] {{flagicon|Eritrea}} '''[[Bishnupriya Manipuri]]''' – বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী * Spoken in: Northeast [[India]] {{flagicon|India}} and [[Bangladesh]] {{flagicon|Bangladesh}} '''[[Bislama]]''' – Bislama * [[Official language]] in: [[Republic of Vanuatu]] {{flagicon|Vanuatu}} '''[[Blackfoot language|Blackfoot]]''' – ᑯᖾᖹ, ᓱᖽᐧᖿ * Spoken by: the American/[[Canada|Canadian]] [[Blackfoot Tribe]] '''[[Bodo language|Bodo]]''' – बड़ो * Spoken in: [[Republic of India]] {{flagicon|India}} and [[Democratic Republic of Nepal]] {{flagicon|Nepal}} '''[https://livingdictionaries.app/boienen-old-buhi-langua/entry/44c51c16-ea6b-48df-b0ca-a0b4346aa1b9 Boie'nen]''' – [bɔ̆ɪ̆ɛ̋’n̆ə̆n] * Spoken in: [[Buhi, Camarines Sur|Buhi]], [[Camarines Sur]] of the [[Bicol Region]] of the [[Philippines]] {{flagicon|Philippines}} '''[[Bontoc language|Bontoc]]''' – Bontoc * Spoken in: [[Mountain Province]], the [[Philippines]] {{flagicon|Philippines}} '''[[Bosnian language|Bosnian]]''' – Босански, Bosanski * [[Official language]] in: [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] {{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} and [[Montenegro]] {{flagicon|Montenegro}} * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Republic of Albania]] {{flagicon|Albania}}, [[Kosovo]] {{flagicon|Kosovo}}, [[North Macedonia]] {{flagicon|North Macedonia}}, and [[Republic of Serbia]] {{flagicon|Serbia}} '''[[Botlikh language|Botlikh]]''' – Буйхалъи мицIцIи * Spoken in: Southwestern [[Dagestan]] {{flagicon|Dagestan}}, [[Russia]] {{flagicon|Russia}} '''[[Bouyei language|Bouyei]]''' – Haausqyaix * Spoken in: [[China|Chinese]] [[Provinces of China|provinces]] of [[Guizhou]], [[Yunnan]] and [[Sichuan]] {{flagicon|China}} and [[Vietnam]] {{flagicon|Vietnam}} '''[[Brahui language|Brahui]]''' – براہوئی * Spoken in: [[Balochistan]], [[Pakistan]] {{flagicon|Pakistan}} '''[[Braj Bhasha]]''' – ब्रजभाषा * Spoken in: [[India]] {{flagicon|India}} '''[[Brazilian Sign Language]]''' – Língua Brasileira de Sinais * Signed in: [[Brazil]] {{flagicon|Brazil}} and by [[Brazilian diaspora]] {{flagicon|Brazil}} '''[[Breton language|Breton]]''' – Brezhoneg * Spoken in: [[Brittany]], [[French Republic]] {{flagicon|Brittany}} '''[[British Sign Language]]''' – Sign Language, Breetish Sign Leid, Iaith Arwyddion Prydain, Cànan Soidhnidh Bhreatainn, Teanga Chomharthaíochta na Breataine * Signed in: the [[United Kingdom]] {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Budukh language|Budukh]]''' – Budad mez * Spoken in: [[Azerbaijan]] {{flagicon|Azerbaijan}} '''[[Buginese language|Buginese]]''' – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Buginese';">ᨅᨔ ᨕᨘᨁᨗ</span> * Spoken in: [[South Sulawesi]], [[Republic of Indonesia]] [[File:South Sulawesi flag.png|24px]] '''[[Buhid language|Buhid]]''' – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Buhid';">ᝊᝓᝑᝒᝇ</span> * Spoken in: [[Mindoro]], [[Philippines]] {{flagicon|Philippines}} '''[[Bukharian (Judeo-Tajik dialect)|Bukharian]]''' – {{script|Hebr|בוכארי}}, бухорӣ, buxorī * Spoken in: [[Uzbekistan]] {{flagicon|Uzbekistan}}, [[Tajikistan]] {{flagicon|Tajikistan}} and [[Afghanistan]] {{flagicon|Afghanistan}} '''[[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]]''' – български език * [[Official language]] in: [[Republic of Bulgaria]] {{flagicon|Bulgaria}}, and [[Hellenic Republic]] {{flagicon|Greece}} * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Romania]] {{flagicon|Romania}}, [[Republic of Serbia]] {{flagicon|Serbia}}, and [[Ukraine]] {{flagicon|Ukraine}} '''[[Burmese language|Burmese]]''' – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Myanmar';">မြန်မာစာ</span> or <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Myanmar';">မြန်မာစကား</span> * [[Official language]] in: [[Republic of the Union of Myanmar]] {{flagicon|Myanmar}} '''[[Burushaski]]''' – بُرُݸشَسکݵ * Spoken in: [[Pakistan]] {{Flagicon|Pakistan}} '''[[Buryat language|Buryat]]''' – буряад хэлэн * [[Official language]] in: [[Buryatia]] {{Flagicon|Buryatia}}, [[Russia]] {{Flagicon|Russia}} '''[[Bussa language|Bussa]]''' – Mossittaata, Mossiya, ሞስሲትቷታ or ሞስሲያ * Spoken in: [[Ethiopia]] {{Flagicon|Ethiopia}} ===C=== '''[[Caddo language|Caddo]]''' – Hasí:nay * Spoken in: [[Oklahoma]] {{Flagicon|Oklahoma}} in the [[United States]] {{Flagicon|USA}} '''[[Cahto language|Cahto]]''' – Katoiana * Spoken in: [[California]] {{Flagicon|California}} in the [[United States]] {{Flagicon|USA}} '''[[Cahuarano language|Cahuarano]]''' † – Cahuiawano * Formerly spoken in: [[Peru]] {{Flagicon|Peru}} '''[[Cahuilla language|Cahuilla]]''' – Ivia * Spoken in: the southern area of the [[State of California]], [[United States]] {{flagicon|California}} '''[[Caló language|Caló]]''' – Caló * Spoken in: [[Spain]] {{flagicon|Spain}}, [[Portugal]] {{flagicon|Portugal}}, and the southern area of [[France]] {{flagicon|France}} '''[[Cameroonian Pidgin English]]''' – Wes Cos, Kamtok * Spoken in: [[Cameroon]] {{Flagicon|Cameroon}} '''[[Canichana language|Canichana]]''' † – ? * Formerly spoken in: [[Bolivia]] {{Flagicon|Bolivia}} '''[[Cantabrian language|Cantabrian]]''' – cántabru, montañés * Spoken in: the [[Spain|Spanish]] [[Autonomous Communities of Spain|autonomous communities]] of [[Cantabria]] {{flagicon|Cantabria}} and [[Asturias]] {{flagicon|Asturias}} '''[[Cantonese]]''' – 廣東話 * [[Official language]] in: [[Hong Kong Special Administration Region]], [[People's Republic of China]] {{flagicon|Hong Kong}}, [[Macau|Macau Special Administrative Region]], [[People's Republic of China]] {{flagicon|Macau}}, [[Guangdong Province]], [[People's Republic of China]] {{flagicon|China}} '''[[Cape Verdean Creole]]''' – kabuverdianu, kriolu, kriol * Spoken in: [[Cape Verde]] {{flagicon|Cape Verde}} '''[[Carib language|Carib]]''' – Kari'nja * Spoken in: [[Brazil]] {{flagicon|Brazil}}, [[French Guiana]] {{flagicon|French Guiana}}, [[Guyana]] {{flagicon|Guyana}}, [[Suriname]] {{flagicon|Suriname}}, [[Venezuela]] {{flagicon|Venezuela}}, and [[Trinidad and Tobago]] {{flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago}} '''[[Caribbean Hindustani]]''' – कॅरेबियाई हिंदुस्तानी, 𑂍𑂶𑂩𑂵𑂥𑂱𑂨𑂰𑂆⸱𑂯𑂱𑂁𑂠𑂳𑂮𑂹𑂞𑂰𑂢𑂲, کَیریبئائی ہندوستانی * Spoken in: [[Guyana]] {{flagicon|Guyana}}, [[Suriname]] {{flagicon|Suriname}} and [[Trinidad and Tobago]] {{flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago}} '''[[Carolina Algonquian language|Carolina Algonquian]]''' † – Pamlico * Formerly spoken in: [[North Carolina]] {{flagicon|North Carolina}}, the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} '''[[Carolinian language|Carolinian]]''' – Refaluwasch * [[Official language]] in: the [[Northern Mariana Islands]] {{flagicon|Northern Mariana Islands}} '''[[Carrier language|Carrier]]''' – ᑐᑊᘁᗕᑋᗸ * Spoken in: [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]] {{flagicon|British Columbia}} '''[[Southern Carrier language|Carrier (Southern)]]''' – ᑐᑊᘁᗕᑋᗸ * Spoken in: [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]] {{flagicon|British Columbia}} '''[[Catalan language|Catalan]]''' – Català * [[Official language]] in: [[Principality of Andorra]] {{flagicon|Andorra}}; the [[Balearic Islands]], [[Kingdom of Spain]] {{flagicon|Balearic Islands}}; [[Catalonia]], [[Kingdom of Spain]] {{flagicon|Catalonia}}; and the [[Valencian Community]], [[Kingdom of Spain]] {{flagicon|Valencian Community}} * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Pyrénées-Orientales]], [[French Republic]] [[File:Arms of the Pyrénées-Orientales.svg|20px]]; [[Sardinia]], [[Italian Republic]] {{flagicon|Sardinia}}; and [[Aragon|Aragón]], [[Kingdom of Spain]] {{flagicon|Aragon}} '''[[Catawba language|Catawba]]''' – Katapa * Spoken in: [[South Carolina]] {{Flagicon|South Carolina}} in the [[United States]] {{Flagicon|USA}} '''[[Cayuga language|Cayuga]]''' – Gayogo̱hó:nǫ’ * Spoken by: the [[Iroquois people|Iroquois]] [[Cayuga people]] living in the [[Canada|Canadian]] [[First Nations in Canada|First Nation]] reservation of the [[Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation]] [[File:Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg|20px]] '''[[Cebuano language|Cebuano]]''' – Bisaya, Sinugboanon * Spoken in: [[Central Visayas]] and [[Mindanao]], [[Philippines]] {{flagicon|Philippines}} '''[[Central Alaskan Yupʼik]]''' – Yugtun, Cugtun * [[Official language]] in: [[Alaska]] {{flagicon|Alaska}}, the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} '''[[Central Bikol]]''' – Bikol Sentral * Spoken in: [[Bicol Region]], the [[Philippines]] {{flagicon|Philippines}} '''[[Dusun language|Central Dusun]]''' – Boros Dusun * Spoken in: [[Sabah]] {{flagicon|Sabah}} and [[Labuan]] {{flagicon|Labuan}}, [[Malaysia]] {{flagicon|Malaysia}} '''[[Sama–Bajaw languages#Dialects|Central Sama]]''' – Sinama * Spoken in: [[Sulu]], [[Tawi-Tawi]], [[Zamboanga City]] and [[Basilan]], the [[Philippines]] {{flagicon|Philippines}} and [[Sabah]] {{flagicon|Sabah}}, [[Malaysia]] {{flagicon|Malaysia}} '''[[Central Siberian Yupik language|Central Siberian Yupik]]''' – Yupigestun, Akuzipigestun, Юпик * [[Official language]] in: [[Chukotka Autonomous Okrug]] {{flagicon|Chukotka Autonomous Okrug}}, [[Russia]] {{flagicon|Russia}} and [[Alaska]] {{flagicon|Alaska}}, the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} '''[[Central ǃKung]]''' – ǃXun * Spoken in: [[Grootfontein]], [[Namibia]] {{flagicon|Namibia}} * (Central ǃKung is a "[[click language]]"). '''[[Chagatai language|Chagatai]]''' † – چغتای * Formerly spoken in: [[Central Asia]] '''[[Chakma language|Chakma]]''' – 𑄌𑄋𑄴𑄟𑄳𑄦 𑄞𑄌𑄴 *Spoken in: [[Chittagong Hill Tracts]], [[Chakma Autonomous District Council|CADC]], [[Mizoram]], [[Tripura]], [[Arunachal Pradesh]], Bangladesh {{Flagicon|Bangladesh}} and India {{Flagicon|India}} '''[[Chalcatongo Mixtec]]''' – Chalcatongo * Spoken in: [[Oaxaca]] {{Flagicon|Oaxaca}} in [[Mexico]] {{Flagicon|Mexico}} '''[[Suret language|Chaldean Neo-Aramaic]]''' – ܟܠܕܝܐ * Spoken by: [[Assyrian people|Assyrians]] in the [[Assyrian homeland]] and globally by diaspora '''[[Cham language|Cham]]''' – ꨌꩌ * Spoken in: [[Cambodia]] {{Flagicon|Cambodia}} '''[[Chamalal language|Chamalal]]''' – чамалалдуб мичӏчӏ * Spoken in: Southwestern [[Dagestan]] {{flagicon|Dagestan}}, [[Russia]] {{flagicon|Russia}} '''[[Chamorro language|Chamorro]]''' – Chamoru, Fino'Chamorro * [[Official language]] in: [[Guam]] {{flagicon|Guam}} and the [[Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands]] {{flagicon|Northern Mariana Islands}} '''[[Chavacano]]''' – Chabacano * [[Regional language]] in: the [[Philippines]] {{flagicon|Philippines}} '''[[Chechen language|Chechen]]''' – Нохчийн Mотт * [[Official language]] in: the [[Chechen Republic]], [[Russian Federation]] {{flagicon|Chechnya}} and the [[Republic of Dagestan]], [[Russian Federation]] {{flagicon|Dagestan}} '''[[Cherokee language|Cherokee]]''' – ᏣᎳᎩ, ᏣᎳᎩ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ * [[Official language]] in: the [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] tribe of the [[Cherokee people|Cherokee]] [[File:Flag of the Cherokee Nation.svg|25px]], in [[Oklahoma]] {{flagicon|Oklahoma}} '''[[Chewa language|Chewa]]''' – Nyanja * [[Official language]] in: [[Republic of Malawi]] {{flagicon|Malawi}} and [[Republic of Zambia]] {{flagicon|Zambia}} '''[[Cheyenne language|Cheyenne]]''' – Tsėhesenėstsestotse, Tsisinstsistots * Spoken in: [[Montana]], [[United States]] {{flagicon|Montana}} and [[Oklahoma]], [[United States]] {{flagicon|Oklahoma}} '''[[Chhattisgarhi]]''' – छत्तीसगढ़ी * Spoken in: [[Republic of India]] {{flagicon|India}} '''[[Chibcha language|Chibcha]]''' † – Muysc cubun * Formerly spoken in: [[Colombia]] {{flagicon|Colombia}} '''[[Chickasaw language|Chickasaw]]''' – Chikasha * Spoken in: [[Oklahoma]], [[United States]] {{flagicon|Oklahoma}} '''[[Tsilhqotʼin language|Chilcotin]]''' – Tŝinlhqutʼin * Spoken in: [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]] {{flagicon|British Columbia}} '''[[Chinese language|Chinese]]''' – 汉语, 漢語, 华语, 華語, or 中文 * [[Official language]] in: the [[People's Republic of China]] {{flagicon|China}}; [[Republic of Singapore]] {{flagicon|Singapore}}; [[Republic of China]] {{flagicon|Taiwan}}; and the [[Wa State]], [[Republic of the Union of Myanmar]] * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Malaysia]] {{flagicon|Malaysia}}, the [[Philippines]] {{flagicon|Philippines}}, [[Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace]] {{flagicon|Brunei}}, and the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} '''[[Classical Chinese|Chinese (Classical)]]''' – 古文 or 文言 * Literary language used in: the [[People's Republic of China]] {{flagicon|China}}, the [[Republic of China]] {{flagicon|Taiwan}}, the [[Socialist Republic of Vietnam]] {{flagicon|Vietnam}}, [[Korea]] {{flagicon|Korea}}, and [[Japan]] {{flagicon|Japan}} '''[[Chinese Sign Language]]''' – 中国手语 * Signed in: the [[People's Republic of China]] {{flagicon|China}} '''[[Chinook Jargon]]''' – Chinuk Wawa * Spoken in: the [[United States]] {{flagicon|America}} and [[Canada]] {{flagicon|Canada}} '''[[Chipewyan language|Chipewyan]]''' – ᑌᓀᓲᒢᕄᓀ, Dene Suline, Dëne Sųłiné * Spoken in: [[Canada]] {{flagicon|Canada}} '''[[Chippewa language|Chippewa]]''' – Anishinaabemowin, ᐊᓂᐦᔑᓈᐯᒧᐎᓐ * Spoken in: [[Upper Peninsula of Michigan]] {{flagicon|Michigan}}, [[Wisconsin]] {{flagicon|Wisconsin}}, [[Minnesota]] {{flagicon|Minnesota}}, and [[North Dakota]] {{flagicon|North Dakota}}, the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} '''[[Tonga language (Malawi)|Chitonga]]''' – ChiTonga * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Malawi]] {{flagicon|Malawi}} '''[[Chittagonian language|Chittagonian]]''' – চাটগাঁইয়া বুলি * Spoken in: [[Bangladesh]] {{Flagicon|Bangladesh}} '''[[Chocangaca language|Chocangaca]]''' – ཁྱོ་ཅ་ང་ཅ་ཁ་ * Spoken in: [[Bhutan]] {{Flagicon|Bhutan}} '''[[Choctaw language|Choctaw]]''' – Chahta', Chahta Anumpa * Spoken in: [[The United States of America]] {{flagicon|United States}} '''[[Chʼortiʼ language|Chʼortiʼ]]''' – čorti' * Spoken in: [[Guatemala]] {{flagicon|Guatemala}}, [[Honduras]] {{flagicon|Honduras}} and [[El Salvador]] {{flagicon|El Salvador}} '''[[Chukchi language|Chukchi]]''' – чаучу * Spoken in: [[Russia]] in the [[Chukotka Autonomous Okrug]] {{Flagicon|Chukotka}} '''[[Chulym language|Chulym]]''' – Ось тили, тадар тили * Spoken in: [[Krasnoyarsk Krai]] {{Flagicon|Krasnoyarsk Krai}} and [[Tomsk Oblast]], [[Russia]] {{Flagicon|Tomsk Oblast}} '''[[Church Slavonic]]''' – Црькъвьнословѣ́ньскъ ѩꙁꙑ́къ, Церковнославѧ́нскїй Ѧ҆зы́къ, ⱌⱃⰽⰲⰰⱀⱁⱄⰾⱁⰲⱑⱀⱄⰽⱜ ⰵⰸⰻⰽⱜ, ⱌⰹⱃⱏⰽⱏⰲⱏⱀⱁⱄⰾⱁⰲⱑⱀⱐⱄⰽⱏⰹ ⱗⰸⱏⰻⰽⱏ * [[Church Slavonic]] is a [[Sacred language|liturgical language]] used by the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]] [[File:Orthodox cross.svg|20px]] '''[[Chuukese language|Chuukese]]''' – Chuuk * [[Official language]] in: [[Chuuk State|Chuuk]] {{flagicon|Chuuk}}, the [[Federated States of Micronesia]] {{flagicon|Federated States of Micronesia}} '''[[Chuvash language|Chuvash]]''' – Чӑвашла, Çăvaşla * [[Official language]] in: the [[Chuvash Republic]], [[Russian Federation]] {{flagicon|Chuvashia}} '''[[Cia-Cia language|Cia-Cia]]''' – Bahasa Ciacia, 바하사 찌아찌아, بهاس چيا-چيا * Spoken in: [[Southeast Sulawesi]] {{flagicon|Southeast Sulawesi}}, [[Indonesia]] {{flagicon|Indonesia}} '''[[Cimbrian language|Cimbrian]]''' – Zimbrisch * Spoken in: the [[Italian Republic]] {{flagicon|Italy}} '''[[Classical Armenian]]''' † – գրաբար * Formerly spoken in: the [[Armenian highlands]] '''[[Classical Japanese]]''' † – 文語 * Formerly spoken in: [[Japan]] {{flagicon|Japan}} '''[[Mandaic language|Classical Mandaic]]''' – ࡋࡉࡔࡀࡍࡀ ࡖ ࡌࡀࡍࡃࡀࡉࡉࡀ * Spoken in: [[Iraq]] {{flagicon|Iraq}} and [[Iran]] {{flagicon|Iran}} * The [[Mandaic language]] is a [[Sacred language|liturgical language]] of [[Mandaeism]] [[File:Darfash - Mandaean cross.svg|25px]] '''[[Classical Mongolian language|Classical Mongolian]]''' † – ? * Formerly spoken in: [[Mongolia]] {{flagicon|Mongolia}}, [[China]] {{flagicon|China}} and [[Russia]] {{flagicon|Russia}} '''[[Classical Newar|Classical Nepal Bhasa]]''' † – पुलाङु नेपाल भास * Formerly spoken in: [[Nepal]] {{flagicon|Nepal}}, [[Bhutan]] {{flagicon|Bhutan}}, [[Tibet]] {{flagicon|Tibet}} and [[India]] {{flagicon|India}} '''[[Classical Tibetan]]''' † – ? * Formerly spoken in: [[Tibet|Greater Tibet]] {{flagicon|Tibet}} '''[[Coastal Kadazan language|Coastal Kadazan]]''' – Boos Kadazan (Bo'os Kadazan) * Spoken in: [[Sabah]] {{flagicon|Sabah}} and [[Labuan]] {{flagicon|Labuan}}, [[Malaysia]] {{flagicon|Malaysia}} '''[[Cochimí language|Cochimi]]''' † – Laymón * Formerly spoken in: [[Baja California]] {{flagicon|Baja California}}, [[Mexico]] {{flagicon|Mexico}} '''[[Cocopah language|Cocopah]]''' – Kwikapa * Spoken in: [[Baja California]] {{flagicon|Baja California}} and [[Sonora]] {{flagicon|Sonora}}, [[Mexico]] {{flagicon|Mexico}} and [[Arizona]] {{flagicon|Arizona}}, the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} '''[[Cocos Malay|Cocos Islands Malay]]''' – Basa Pulu Cocos * Spoken in: [[Cocos (Keeling) Islands]] {{Flagicon|Cocos Islands}}, [[Australia]] {{Flagicon|Australia}} and [[Malaysia]] {{Flagicon|Malaysia}} '''[[Coeur d'Alene language|Coeur d'Alene]]''' – Snchitsu’umshtsn * Spoken in: northern [[Idaho]] {{flagicon|Idaho}}, the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} '''[[Comanche language|Comanche]]''' – Nʉmʉ Tekwapʉ * Spoken in: [[Oklahoma]], [[United States]] {{flagicon|Oklahoma}} '''[[Comorian languages|Comorian]]''' – shikomori', شِكُمُرِ * [[Official language]] in: [[Comoros]] {{flagicon|Comoros}} '''[[Comox language|Comox]]''' – Éyɂáɂjuuthem, ʔayajuθəm, q̓yʔq̓yʔɛmixʷq̓ɛnəm * Spoken in: [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]] {{flagicon|British Columbia}} '''[[Cook Islands Māori]]''' – ‘Airani * [[Official language]] in: [[Cook Islands]] {{Flagicon|Cook Islands}}, [[New Zealand]] {{flagicon|New Zealand}} '''[[Coptic language|Coptic]]''' – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Coptic';">ⲘⲉⲧⲢⲉⲙ̀ⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ</span> * The [[Coptic language]] is a [[Copts|Coptic]] [[liturgical language]] [[File:CopticCrossBlack4.png|20px]] '''[[Cornish language|Cornish]]''' – Kernewek, Kernowek * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Cornwall]] [[File:Flag of Cornwall.svg|20px]], the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]] {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Corsican language|Corsican]]''' – Corsu * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: the [[French Republic]] {{flagicon|France}} '''[[Cree language|Cree]]''' – ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ * [[Official language]] in: the [[Northwest Territories]], [[Canada]] {{flagicon|Northwest Territories}} '''[[Crimean Tatar language|Crimean Tatar]]''' – qırımtatar tili, къырымтатар тили, قریم تاتار تلی * [[Official language]] in: [[Crimea]], [[Ukraine]] {{Flagicon|Crimea}} '''[[Croatian language|Croatian]]''' – Hrvatski * [[Official language]] in: [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] {{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}; [[Republic of Croatia]] {{flagicon|Croatia}}; and [[Autonomous Province of Vojvodina]], [[Republic of Serbia]] {{flagicon|Vojvodina}} * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Burgenland]], [[Republic of Austria]] {{flagicon|Burgenland}}; [[Baranya County]], [[Southern Transdanubia]], [[Hungary]] {{flagicon|Hungary}}; [[Molise]], [[Italian Republic]] {{flagicon|Molise}}; [[Montenegro]] {{flagicon|Montenegro}}; [[Carașova]], [[Caraș-Severin County]] [[Romania]] {{flagicon|Romania}}; and [[Lupac]], [[Caraș-Severin County]], [[Romania]] {{flagicon|Romania}} '''[[Cupeño language|Cupeño]]''' † – Kupangaxwicham Pe'm<u>e</u>melki * Formerly spoken in: the southern area of the [[State of California]], [[United States]] {{flagicon|California}} '''[[Cypriot Arabic]]''' – Σάννα, Sanna * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Cyprus]] {{Flagicon|Cyprus}} '''[[Cypriot Sign Language]]''' – Κυπριακή Νοηματική Γλώσσα * Signed in: [[Cyprus]] {{Flagicon|Cyprus}} '''[[Czech language|Czech]]''' – Český Jazyk, Čeština * [[Official language]] in: the [[Czech Republic]] {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} ===D=== '''[[Dagaare language|Dagaare]]''' – Dagaare * Spoken in: [[Ghana]] {{Flagicon|Ghana}}, [[Burkina Faso]] {{Flagicon|Burkina Faso}}, and [[Ivory Coast]] {{Flagicon|Ivory Coast}} '''[[Dagbani language|Dagbani]]''' – Dagbanli * Spoken in: [[Ghana]] {{Flagicon|Ghana}} and [[Togo]] {{Flagicon|Togo}} '''[[Dagur language|Dagur]]''' – Даор Усуву, ᡩᠠᠣᠷ ᡠᠰᡠᠸᡠ, Daor Usuwu, ᡩᠠᠸᡠᠷ ᡴᡝᠯ, Dagur Kel * Spoken in: [[China|Chinese]] [[Provinces of China|province]] of [[Heilongjiang]]; [[China|Chinese]] [[Autonomous regions of China|autonomous regions]] of [[Inner Mongolia]] and [[Xinjiang]] {{Flagicon|China}} '''[[Dahalo language|Dahalo]]''' – numma guhooni * Spoken in: [[Kenya]] {{Flagicon|Kenya}} * (Dahalo is a "[[click language]]"). '''[[Dair language|Dair]]''' – Thaminyi or طهامينيي * Spoken in: [[Sudan]] {{Flagicon|Sudan}} '''[[Dakhini]]''' – دکنی * [[Official language]] in: the [[Republic of India]] {{flagicon|India}} and the [[United Arab Emirates]] {{flagicon|United Arab Emirates}} '''[[Dakota language|Dakota]]''' – Dakȟótiyapi * Spoken in: [[Canada]] {{flagicon|Canada}} and the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} '''[[Dalecarlian]]''' – Dalmål * Spoken in: [[Kingdom of Sweden]] {{flagicon|Sweden}} '''[[Dalmatian language|Dalmatian]]''' † – veklisúṅ * Formerly spoken in: [[Dalmatia]] {{flagicon|Dalmatia}}, [[Croatia]] {{flagicon|Croatia}} '''[[Danish language|Danish]]''' – Dansk * [[Official language]] in: [[Kingdom of Denmark]] {{flagicon|Denmark}} and the [[Faroe Islands]] {{flagicon|Faroe Islands}} * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Federal Republic of Germany]] {{flagicon|Germany}}, [[Greenland]] {{flagicon|Greenland}}, and [[Republic of Iceland]] {{flagicon|Iceland}} '''[[Dargwa language|Dargwa]]''' – Дарган Mез * [[Official language]] in: the [[Republic of Dagestan]], [[Russian Federation]] {{flagicon|Dagestan}} '''[[Deg Xinag language|Deg Xinag]]''' – Deg Hitʼan * [[Official language]] in: [[Alaska]] {{flagicon|Alaska}}, the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} '''[[Delaware languages|Delaware]]''' – Lënapei èlixsuwakàn * Spoken by: the [[Lenape|Delaware people]] in the [[United States]] {{flagicon|America}} '''[[Denaʼina language|Denaʼina]]''' – Denaʼina Qenaga, Denaʼinaqʼ * [[Official language]] in: [[Alaska]] {{flagicon|Alaska}}, the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} '''[[Deori language|Deori]]''' – জিমʼচাঁয়া/দেউৰী * Spoken in: [[Assam]] and [[Arunachal Pradesh]], [[India]] {{flagicon|India}} '''[[Dhivehi language|Dhivehi]]''' – ދިވެހި * [[Official language]] in: the [[Republic of the Maldives]] {{flagicon|Maldives}} '''[[Dinka language|Dinka]]''' – Thuɔŋjäŋ * Spoken in: [[South Sudan]] {{flagicon|South Sudan}} '''[[Dogri language|Dogri]]''' – डोगरी, 𑠖𑠵𑠌𑠤𑠮, ڈوگری * [[Official language]] in: [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]] {{flagicon|India}} * Also spoken in: other parts of [[India]] {{flagicon|India}} and in [[Pakistan]] {{flagicon|Pakistan}} '''[[Dogrib language|Dogrib]]''' – Tłı̨chǫ Yatıì * [[Official language]] in: the [[Northwest Territories]] {{flagicon|Northwest Territories}}, [[Canada]] {{flagicon|Canada}} '''[[Dolgan language|Dolgan]]''' – Дулҕан, Dulğan, Һака, Haka * Spoken in: [[Krasnoyarsk Krai]] {{Flagicon|Krasnoyarsk Krai}}, [[Russia]] {{Flagicon|Russia}} '''[[Domari language|Domari]]''' – Dômarî * Spoken in: [[Middle East]] {{Flagicon|Middle East}}, [[North Africa]] {{Flagicon|Africa}} and the [[Caucasus]] '''[[Tonga language (Zambia and Zimbabwe)|Dombe]]''' – isiTonga * [[Official language]] in: [[Zimbabwe]] {{flagicon|Zimbabwe}} * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Zambia]] {{flagicon|Zambia}} '''[[Kam language|Dong]]''' – lix Gaeml * Spoken in: [[Guizhou]], [[Hunan]], [[Guangxi]], [[China]] {{flagicon|China}} '''[[Doteli]]''' – डोटेली * [[Official language]] in: [[Sudurpashchim Province]], [[Nepal]] {{flagicon|Nepal}} * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Karnali Province]], [[Nepal]] {{flagicon|Nepal}} '''[[Drehu language|Drehu]]''' – Dehu, Lifou, Lifu, Qene Drehu * [[Official language]] in: [[Lifou]], [[New Caledonia]] {{flagicon|New Caledonia}} '''[[Duala language|Duala]]''' – Duala * Spoken in: [[Cameroon]] {{flagicon|Cameroon}} '''[[Dungan language|Dungan]]''' – 回族语言, Xуэйзў йүян * Spoken by: the [[Central Asia]]n [[Dungan people]] '''[[Dukhan language|Durkha]]''' – тyъһа тыл * Spoken in: [[Mongolia]] {{flagicon|Mongolia}} ([[Khövsgöl Province]]) '''[[Dutch language|Dutch]]''' – Nederlands * [[Official language]] in: [[Aruba]] {{flagicon|Aruba}}, [[Kingdom of Belgium]] {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Country of Curaçao]], {{flagicon|Curaçao}}, the [[Netherlands]] {{flagicon|Netherlands}}, [[Sint Maarten]] {{flagicon|Sint Maarten}}, and [[Republic of Suriname]] {{flagicon|Suriname}} '''[[Dutch Sign Language]]''' – Nederlandse Gebarentaal * Signed in: the [[Netherlands]] {{flagicon|Netherlands}} '''[[Dutton World Speedwords]]''' – rapmotz * [[International auxiliary language]] {{Flagicon|UN}} '''[[Dyula language|Dyula]]''' – Julakan * Spoken in: [[Ivory Coast]] {{flagicon|Ivory Coast}}, [[Burkina Faso]] {{flagicon|Burkina Faso}} and [[Mali]] {{flagicon|Mali}} '''[[Dzongkha]]''' – རྫོང་ཁ་ * [[Official language]] in: [[Kingdom of Bhutan]] {{flagicon|Bhutan}} ===E=== '''[[E language|E]]''' – 誒 * Spoken in: [[Guangxi]] {{Flagicon|Guangxi}} in [[China]] {{Flagicon|Guangxi}} '''[[Early Modern English]]''' † – English * Formerly spoken in: [[England]] {{Flagicon|England}}, [[Wales]] {{Flagicon|Wales}}, [[Scotland]] {{Flagicon|Scotland}}, [[Ireland]] {{Flagicon|Ireland}} and [[English overseas possessions]] {{Flagicon|British Empire}} '''[[Ecclesiastical Latin]]''' – Latin * [[Ecclesiastical Latin]] is a [[Sacred language|liturgical language]] used by the [[Catholic Church]] [[File:Emblem of the Papacy SE.svg|25px]] '''[[Edo language|Edo]]''' – Ẹ̀dó * Spoken in: [[Edo State]], [[Nigeria]] {{Flagicon|Nigeria}} '''[[Efik language|Efik]]''' – Usem Efịk * Spoken in: [[Cross River State]], [[Nigeria]] {{Flagicon|Nigeria}} '''[[Egyptian Arabic]]''' – مصرى * Spoken in: [[Egypt]] {{Flagicon|Egypt}} '''[[Kajuk language|Ekajuk]]''' – Ekajuk * Spoken in: [[Nigeria]] {{Flagicon|Nigeria}} '''[[Ekoka ǃKung]]''' – ǃXuun * Spoken in: [[South Africa]] {{flagicon|South Africa}} and [[Namibia]] {{flagicon|Namibia}}, originally also spoken in [[Angola]] {{flagicon|Angola}} * (Ekoka ǃKung is a "[[click language]]"). '''[[Elamite language|Elamite]]''' † – ? * Formerly spoken in: [[Iran]] {{Flagicon|Iran}} '''[[Emilian dialect|Emilian]]''' – Emigliân, emigliàn * Spoken in: Western [[Emilia-Romagna]] {{flagicon|Emilia-Romagna}}, [[Italy]] {{flagicon|Italy}} '''[[Emilian–Romagnol]]''' – emigliàn e rumagnòl * Spoken in: primarily in [[Emilia-Romagna]] {{flagicon|Emilia-Romagna}}, also in [[Marche]] {{flagicon|Marche}}, [[Italy]] {{flagicon|Italy}} and [[San Marino]] {{flagicon|San Marino}} '''[[Enets language|Enets]]''' – Онэй база * Spoken in: [[Krasnoyarsk Krai]] {{flagicon|Krasnoyarsk Krai}}, [[Russia]] {{flagicon|Russia}} '''[[Enga language|Enga]]''' – Enga * Spoken in: [[Enga Province|Enga]] {{flagicon|Enga}}, [[Papua New Guinea]] {{flagicon|Papua New Guinea}} '''[[English language|English]]''' – English * [[Official language]] in: [[List of countries where English is an official language|57 countries, 31 non-sovereign entities and 25 international organizations]] '''[[Erzya language|Erzya]]''' – Эрзянь Kель * [[Official language]] in: the [[Republic of Mordovia]], [[Russian Federation]] {{flagicon|Mordovia}} '''[[Esan language|Esan]]''' – Ishan * Spoken in: [[Nigeria]] {{flagicon|Nigeria}} '''[[Esperanto]]''' – Esperanto * [[International auxiliary language]] [[File:Flag of Esperanto.svg|25px]] '''[[Estonian language|Estonian]]''' – Eesti * [[Official language]] in: [[Republic of Estonia]] {{flagicon|Estonia}} '''[[Estonian Sign Language]]''' – eesti viipekeel * Signed in: [[Estonia]] {{flagicon|Estonia}} '''[[Etruscan language|Etruscan]]''' † – 𐌓𐌀𐌔𐌄𐌍𐌍𐌀 * Formerly spoken in: [[Central Italy]] {{Flagicon|Italy}} '''[[Opata language|Eudeve]]''' † – Teguima * Formerly spoken in: [[Sonora]] {{Flagicon|Sonora}}, [[Mexico]] {{Flagicon|Mexico}} '''[[Europanto]]''' – Europanto * Spoken in: the [[European Union]] {{Flagicon|European Union}} '''[[Even language|Even]]''' – эвэн, то̄рэ̄нни or эвэды * Spoken in: [[Siberia]] {{Flagicon|Siberia}} '''[[Evenki language|Evenki]]''' – Эвэды̄ турэ̄н * Spoken in: the [[China|Chinese]] [[Provinces of China|provinces]] of [[Heilongjiang]] and [[Inner Mongolia]] {{flagicon|China}}, the [[Mongolia]]n [[Provinces of Mongolia|aimag]] of the [[Selenge Province]] [[File:Mn flag selenge aimag 1999.svg|20px]], and the [[Russia]]n [[Krais of Russia|krai]] of [[Krasnoyarsk Krai]] [[File:KrasnoyarskKray-Flag.svg|20px]] '''[[Ewe language|Ewe]]''' – Èʋe, Èʋegbe * Spoken by: the [[Benin]]ois/[[Togo]]lese [[Ewe people]] [[File:Flag of the Ewe people.svg|22px]] '''[[Ewondo language|Ewondo]]''' – Beti * Spoken in: [[Cameroon]] {{flagicon|Cameroon}} '''[[Extremaduran language|Extremaduran]]''' – Estremeñu * Spoken in: [[Province of Salamanca|Salamanca]] {{Flagicon|Salamanca}} in [[Spain]] {{Flagicon|Spain}} '''[[Eyak language|Eyak]]''' † – I.ya.q * [[Official language]] in: the [[United States of America|American]] [[U.S. state|state]] of [[Alaska]] {{flagicon|Alaska}} ===F=== '''[[Fala language|Fala]]''' – Fala * Spoken in: [[Jalama Valley|Val de Xálima]] [[File:Bandeira Val de Xálima.png|20px]], [[Extremadura]] {{Flagicon|Extremadura}} ([[Spain]]) {{Flagicon|Spain}} '''[[Fang language (Cameroon)|Fang (Bantoid)]]''' – Fang * Spoken in: [[Cameroon]] {{flagicon|Cameroon}} '''[[Fang language|Fang (Bantu)]]''' – Faŋ, Paŋwe * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Equatorial Guinea]] {{flagicon|Equatorial Guinea}} and [[Gabon]] {{flagicon|Gabon}} '''[[Fante dialect|Fante]]''' – Fante * Spoken in: [[Ghana]] {{flagicon|Ghana}} '''[[Faroese language|Faroese]]''' – Føroyskt * [[Official language]] in: the [[Faroe Islands]] {{flagicon|Faroe Islands}} * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Denmark]] {{flagicon|Denmark}} '''[[Fiji Hindi]]''' – फिजी बात or Fiji Baat * Spoken in: [[Fiji]] {{flagicon|Fiji}} '''[[Fijian language|Fijian]]''' – Na vosa vaka-Viti, Vakaviti * [[Official language]] in: [[Fiji]] {{flagicon|Fiji}} '''[[Filipino language|Filipino]]''' – Wikang Filipino * [[Official language]] in: the [[Philippines]] {{flagicon|Philippines}} '''[[Filipino Sign Language]]''' – Wikang pasenyas ng mga Pilipino * [[Official language]] in: the [[Philippines]] {{flagicon|Philippines}} '''[[Fingallian]]''' † – Fingallian * Formerly spoken in: [[Fingal]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] {{flagicon|Ireland}} '''[[Finnish language|Finnish]]''' – Suomi * [[Official language]] in: [[Finland]] {{flagicon|Finland}} and the [[Russia]]n autonomous [[Republics of Russia|republic]] of [[Karelia]] {{flagicon|Karelia}}; recognised as a [[minority language]] in [[Sweden]] {{flagicon|Sweden}} '''[[Finnish Romani language|Finnish Kalo Romani]]''' – kaalengo tšimb * Spoken in: [[Finland]] {{flagicon|Finland}} and [[Sweden]] {{flagicon|Sweden}} '''[[Flemish dialects|Flemish]]''' – Vlaams * Spoken in: the [[Belgium|Belgian]] [[Communities, regions and language areas of Belgium|region]] of [[Flanders]] {{flagicon|Flanders}} '''[[Fon language|Fon]]''' – Fon gbè, Fɔngbè * Spoken by: the [[Benin]]ois/[[Nigeria]]n [[Fon people]] '''[[Farefare language|Frafra]]''' – Farefare * Spoken in: [[Ghana]] {{flagicon|Ghana}} and [[Burkina Faso]] {{flagicon|Burkina Faso}} '''[[Frankish language|Frankish]]''' † – Frenkisk, Frankisk * Formerly spoken in: [[Western Europe]] '''[[French language|French]]''' – Français * [[Official language]] in: [[List of countries where French is an official language|27 countries, 10 subnational entities, and 36 international organisations]] '''[[French Sign Language]]''' – Langue des signes française * Signed in: [[France]] {{flagicon|France}} and [[Switzerland]] {{flagicon|Switzerland}} '''[[North Frisian language|Frisian (North)]]''' – Noordfreesk * [[Official language]] in: the [[Germany|German]] [[archipelago]] of [[Heligoland]] [[File:Flag of Helgoland.svg|21px|border]] and the [[Germany|German]] [[Districts of Germany|district]] of [[Nordfriesland]] [[File:Nordfriesischeflagge.svg|22px]] '''[[Saterland Frisian language|Frisian (Saterland)]]''' – Seeltersk * Spoken in: the [[Germany|German]] [[municipality]] of [[Saterland]] [[File:DEU Saterland COA.svg|25px]] '''[[West Frisian language|Frisian (West)]]''' – Frysk * [[Official language]] in: the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[Provinces of the Netherlands|province]] of [[Friesland]] {{flagicon|Friesland}} '''[[Friulian language|Friulian]]''' – Furlan * Spoken in: [[Italy]] {{flagicon|Italy}} '''[[Fula language|Fula]]''' – Fulfulde, Pulaar, Pular * Spoken in: [[Central Africa]] '''[[Fur language|Fur]]''' – For * Spoken in: the [[Republic of Chad]] {{flagicon|Chad}} and [[Darfur]], [[Republic of the Sudan]] {{flagicon|Darfur}} ===G=== '''[[Ga language|Ga]]''' – Gã * [[Official language]] in: [[Ghana]] {{flagicon|Ghana}} '''[[Gagauz language|Gagauz]]''' – Gagauz * Official language in: in: [[Gagauzia]] {{Flagicon|Gagauzia}} in [[Moldova]] {{Flagicon|Moldova}} * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Ukraine]] {{Flagicon|Ukraine}} '''[[Galician language|Galician]]''' – Galego * [[Official language]] in: the [[Spain|Spanish]] [[Autonomous communities of Spain|autonomous community]] of [[Aragon|Galicia]] {{flagicon|Galicia}} '''[[Gallo language|Gallo]]''' – Galo * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[France]] mainly: [[Brittany]] {{Flagicon|Brittany}}, [[Normandy]] {{Flagicon|Normandy}} '''[[Gallurese]]''' – gadduresu * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Sardinia]] {{flagicon|Sardinia}}, [[Italy]] {{flagicon|Italy}} '''[[Gan Chinese|Gan]]''' – 赣语, 贛語 * Spoken in: the [[China|Chinese]] [[Provinces of China|provinces]] of [[Anhui]], [[Fujian]], [[Hubei]], [[Hunan]], and [[Jiangxi]] {{flagicon|China}} '''[[Garhwali language|Garhwali]]''' – गढ़वळि * Spoken in: [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]] {{flagicon|India}} '''[[Garo language|Garo]]''' – A·chikku, আ·চিক্কু * [[Official language]] in: [[Meghalaya]], [[India]] {{flagicon|India}} '''[[Garre language|Garre]]''' – اف الخرّيي * Spoken in: [[Somalia]] {{Flagicon|Somalia}}, [[Ethiopia]] {{flagicon|Ethiopia}} and [[Kenya]] {{Flagicon|Kenya}} '''[[Gayo language|Gayo]]''' – Basa Gayo * Spoken in: [[Sumatra]], [[Indonesia]] {{flagicon|Indonesia}} '''[[Gbaya languages|Gbaya]]''' – Gbaya * Spoken in: the [[Central African Republic]] {{flagicon|Central African Republic}}, the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] {{flagicon|Democratic Republic of the Congo}}, the [[Republic of the Congo]] {{flagicon|Republic of the Congo}}, and [[Cameroon]] {{flagicon|Cameroon}} '''[[Ge'ez]]''' – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Ethiopic';">ግዕዝ</span> * Spoken in: [[Eritrea]] {{flagicon|Eritrea}}, [[Ethiopia]] {{flagicon|Ethiopia}}, and [[Israel]] {{flagicon|Israel}} '''[[Georgian language|Georgian]]''' – ქართული * [[Official language]] in: [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] {{flagicon|Georgia}} '''[[German language|German]]''' – Deutsch * [[Official language]] in: [[Austria]] {{flagicon|Austria}}, the [[Belgium|Belgian]] [[German-speaking Community of Belgium|German-Speaking]] [[Communities of Belgium|Community]] [[File:Flag of the German Community in Belgium.svg|25px]], [[Germany]] {{flagicon|Germany}}, [[Liechtenstein]] {{flagicon|Liechtenstein}}, [[Luxembourg]] {{flagicon|Luxembourg}}, the [[Italy|Italian]] [[Provinces of Italy|autonomous province]] of [[South Tyrol]] {{flagicon|South Tyrol}}, and [[Switzerland]] {{flagicon|Switzerland}} * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: the [[Brazil]]ian [[Cities of Brazil|city]] of [[Pomerode]] [[File:Bandeira-pomerode.PNG|20px]], the [[Czech Republic]] {{flagicon|Czech Republic}}, [[Denmark]] {{flagicon|Denmark}}, [[Hungary]] {{flagicon|Hungary}}, the [[Italy|Italian]] [[Provinces of Italy|autonomous province]] of [[Trentino]] {{flagicon|Italy}}, [[Kazakhstan]] {{flagicon|Kazakhstan}}, [[Namibia]] {{flagicon|Namibia}}, [[Poland]] {{flagicon|Poland}}, [[Romania]] {{flagicon|Romania}}, [[Russia]] {{flagicon|Russia}}, the [[Slovakia|Slovak]] [[Municipalities of Slovakia|municipality]] of [[Krahule]] {{flagicon|Slovakia}}, and the [[Vatican City]] {{flagicon|Vatican City}} (Administrative and commanding language of the Swiss Guard) '''[[German Sign Language]]''' – Deutsche Gebärdensprache * Signed in: [[Germany]] {{Flagicon|Germany}}, [[Luxembourg]] {{Flagicon|Luxembourg}}, and the [[German-speaking Community of Belgium]] [[File:Flag of the German Community in Belgium.svg|25px]] '''[[Ghanaian Pidgin English|Ghanaian Pidgin]]''' – Kru Brofo * Spoken in: [[Ghana]] {{Flagicon|Ghana}} '''[[Gikuyu language|Gikuyu]]''' – Gĩkũyũ * Spoken in: the [[Kenya]]n [[Central Province (Kenya)|Central Province]] {{Flagicon|Kenya}} '''[[Gilaki language|Gilaki]]''' – گیلٚکی زٚوان * Spoken in: [[Gilan province|Gilan Province]], [[Iran]] {{flagicon|Iran}} '''[[Gilbertese]]''' – Taetae ni Kiribati * [[Official language]] in: [[Kiribati]] {{flagicon|Kiribati}} '''[[Tonga language (Mozambique)|Gitonga]]''' – Gitonga * Spoken in: [[Mozambique]] {{flagicon|Mozambique}} '''[[Gitxsan language|Gitxsan]]''' – Gitxsanimaax, Gitxsanimx * Spoken in: [[British Columbia]] {{flagicon|British Columbia}}, [[Canada]] {{flagicon|Canada}} '''[[Godoberi language|Godoberi]]''' – ГъибдилӀи Mицци, Ɣibdiƛi Micci * Spoken in: the southwest area of the [[Russia]]n autonomous [[Republics of Russia|republic]] of [[Dagestan]] {{flagicon|Dagestan}} '''[[Gondi language|Gondi]]''' – गोण्डि, గోణ్డి * Spoken in: [[India]] {{flagicon|India}} '''[[Gorani language|Gorani]]''' – گۆرانی * Spoken in: [[Iraq]] {{flagicon|Iraq}} and [[Iran]] {{flagicon|Iran}} '''[[Gorontalo language|Gorontalo]]''' – Bahasa Hulontalo * Spoken in: [[Gorontalo]] {{flagicon|Gorontalo}}, [[Indonesia]] {{flagicon|Indonesia}} '''[[Gothic language|Gothic]]''' † – 𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌹𐍃𐌺 * Formerly spoken in: pre-18th Century [[Europe]] '''[[Grebo language|Grebo]]''' – Kréébo * Spoken in: [[Liberia]] {{flagicon|Liberia}} '''[[Greek language|Greek]]''' – Ελληνικά * [[Official language]] in: [[Cyprus]] {{flagicon|Cyprus}} and [[Greece]] {{flagicon|Greece}} * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Albania]] {{flagicon|Albania}}, [[Armenia]] {{flagicon|Armenia}}, [[Hungary]] {{Flagicon|Hungary}} [[Italy]] {{flagicon|Italy}}, [[Romania]] {{flagicon|Romania}}, [[Turkey]] {{flagicon|Turkey}}, and [[Ukraine]] {{flagicon|Ukraine}} '''[[Greek Sign Language]]''' – Ελληνική νοηματική γλώσσα * Signed in: [[Greece]] {{flagicon|Greece}} '''[[Greenlandic language|Greenlandic]]''' – Kalaallisut * [[Official language]] in: [[Greenland]] {{flagicon|Greenland}} '''[[Grenadian Creole French|Grenadian French Creole]]''' – Patwa * Spoken in: [[Grenada]] {{Flagicon|Grenada}} '''[[Guaraní language|Guaraní]]''' – Avañe'ẽ or Javy ju * [[Official language]] in: the [[Argentina|Argentinian]] [[Provinces of Argentina|province]] of [[Corrientes Province|Corrientes]] {{flagicon|Corrientes}}, [[Bolivia]] {{flagicon|Bolivia}}, and [[Paraguay]] {{flagicon|Paraguay}} '''[[Guernésiais]]''' – Guernésiais * Spoken in: the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Crown Dependencies|crown dependency]] of [[Guernsey]] {{flagicon|Guernsey}} '''[[French Guianese Creole|Guianan Creole French]]''' – Kriyòl gwiyannen * [[Official language]] in: [[French Guiana]], [[France]] {{flagicon|France}} '''[[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]''' – ગુજરાતી * [[Official language]] in: the [[India]]n [[Union Territory|union territories]] of [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli]] and [[Daman and Diu]], and the [[India]]n [[States of India|state]] of [[Gujarat]] {{flagicon|India}} '''[[Gulf Arabic]]''' – خليجي ,اللهجة الخليجية * Spoken in: [[Bahrain]] {{flagicon|Bahrain}}, [[Iran]] {{flagicon|Iran}}, [[Iraq]] {{flagicon|Iraq}}, [[Kuwait]] {{flagicon|Kuwait}}, [[Oman]] {{flagicon|Oman}}, [[Qatar]] {{flagicon|Qatar}}, [[Saudi Arabia]] {{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}}, and [[United Arab Emirates]] {{flagicon|United Arab Emirates}} '''[[Gumuz language|Gumuz]]''' – Bega * Spoken in: the [[Benishangul-Gumuz Region]], [[Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia]] {{flagicon|Ethiopia}} '''[[Gun language|Gun]]''' – gungbe * [[Official language]] in: [[Benin]] {{flagicon|Benin}} '''[[Gurung language|Gurung]]''' – तमु क्यी * [[Official language]] in: the [[India]]n [[States of India|state]] of [[Sikkim]] {{flagicon|Sikkim}} '''[[Gwich'in language|Gwich'in]]''' – Gwich'in * [[Official language]] in: the [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Provinces and territories of Canada|federal territory]] {{flagicon|Canada}} of the [[Northwest Territories]] {{flagicon|Northwest Territories}} and the [[United States|American]] [[U.S. state|state]] {{flagicon|United States}} of [[Alaska]] {{flagicon|Alaska}} ===H=== '''[[Hachijō language|Hachijō]]''' – 島言葉 * Spoken in: Southern [[Izu Islands]] and the [[Daitō Islands]], [[Japan]] {{flagicon|Japan}} '''[[Hadza language|Hadza]]''' – Hazane * Spoken in: [[Tanzania]] {{flagicon|Tanzania}} * (Hadza is a "[[click language]]"). '''[[Haida language|Haida]]''' – Xaat Kíl * [[Official language]] in: the [[Council of the Haida Nation]] and the [[United States|US]] {{Flagicon|US}} state of [[Alaska]] {{Flagicon|Alaska}} '''[[Hainanese]]''' – 海南話 * Spoken in: the [[China|Chinese]] [[Provinces of China|province]] of [[Hainan]] {{flagicon|China}} '''[[Haisla language|Haisla]]''' – X̄a'islak̓ala, X̌àh̓isl̩ak̓ala * Spoken in: [[British Columbia]] {{flagicon|British Columbia}}, [[Canada]] {{flagicon|Canada}} '''[[Haitian Creole]]''' – Kreyòl Ayisyen * [[Official language]] in: [[Haiti]] {{flagicon|Haiti}} '''[[Hakha Chin]]''' – Laiholh * Spoken in: [[Myanmar]] {{flagicon|Myanmar}}, [[India]] {{flagicon|India}} and [[Bangladesh]] {{flagicon|Bangladesh}} '''[[Hakka Chinese|Hakka]]''' – 客家話, 客家话 * Spoken by: the [[Hakka people]] '''[[Halkomelem]]''' – Halq̓eméylem, Hul̓q̓umín̓um̓, hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ * Spoken in: Southwestern [[British Columbia]] {{flagicon|British Columbia}}, [[Canada]] {{flagicon|Canada}} and Northern [[Washington (state)|Washington]] {{flagicon|Washington}}, the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} '''[[Hän language|Hän]]''' – Häł gołan * [[Official language]] in: [[Alaska]] {{flagicon|Alaska}}, the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} '''[[Hani language|Hani]]''' – Haqniqdoq * Spoken in: [[Laos]] {{flagicon|Laos}}, [[Myanmar]] {{flagicon|Myanmar}}, [[South China]] {{flagicon|China}}, and [[Vietnam]] {{flagicon|Vietnam}} '''[[Harari language|Harari]]''' – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Ethiopic';">ሃራሪ</span> * Spoken in: the [[Ethiopia]]n [[Regions of Ethiopia|kilil]] of the [[Harari Region]] [[File:Harari Flag.svg|25px]] '''[[Haryanvi]]''' – हरयाणवी * Spoken in: [[Haryana]] {{Flagicon|Haryana}} in [[India]] {{Flagicon|Haryana}} '''[[Hausa language|Hausa]]''' – حَوْسَ * Spoken by: the [[Hausa people]] '''[[Hawaiian language|Hawaiian]]''' – ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi * [[Official language]] in: the American [[U.S. state|state]] of [[Hawaii]] {{flagicon|Hawaii}} '''[[Hebrew]]''' – {{script|Hebr|עברית}} * [[Official language]] in: [[Israel]] {{flagicon|Israel}} '''[[Heiltsuk–Oowekyala language|Heiltsuk–Oowekyala]]''' – Híɫzaqv, ’Wuik̓ala * Spoken in: [[British Columbia]] {{flagicon|British Columbia}}, [[Canada]] {{flagicon|Canada}} '''[[Herero language|Herero]]''' – Otjiherero * Spoken in: [[Botswana]] {{flagicon|Botswana}} and [[Namibia]] {{flagicon|Namibia}} '''[[Hidatsa language|Hidatsa]]''' – hiraaciré’ * Spoken in: [[North Dakota]] {{flagicon|North Dakota}}, [[Montana]] {{flagicon|Montana}} and [[South Dakota]] {{flagicon|South Dakota}}, the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} '''[[Hiligaynon language|Hiligaynon]]''' – Ilonggo * Spoken in: the provinces of [[Iloilo]] and in [[Negros Occidental]] in the [[Philippines]] {{flagicon|Philippines}} '''[[Hill Mari language|Hill Mari]]''' – Мары йӹлмӹ * Official language in: [[Mari El]] {{Flagicon|Mari El}}, [[Russia]] {{Flagicon|Russia}} '''[[Himba language|Himba]]''' – Omuhimba, Simba * Spoken in: [[Gabon]] {{flagicon|Gabon}} '''[[Hindi]]''' – हिन्दी * [[Official language]] in: [[India]] {{flagicon|India}} '''[[Hindustani language|Hindustani]]''' – ہندوستانی, हिन्दुस्तानी * Spoken in: [[India]] {{flagicon|India}} and [[Pakistan]] {{flagicon|Pakistan}} '''[[Hinuq language|Hinuq]]''' – гьинузас мец * Spoken in: [[Dagestan]] {{Flagicon|Dagestan}}, [[Russia]] {{Flagicon|Russia}} '''[[Hiri Motu]]''' – Hiri Motu * [[Official language]] in: [[Papua New Guinea]] {{flagicon|Papua New Guinea}} '''[[Hittite language|Hittite]]''' † – 𒌷𒉌𒅆𒇷, nešili * Formerly spoken in: [[Anatolia]] '''[[Hmong language|Hmong]]''' – lol Hmongb, lus Hmoob, lug Moob, 𖬌𖬣𖬵 * Spoken in: [[China]] {{flagicon|China}}, [[French Guiana]] {{flagicon|French Guiana}}, [[Laos]] {{flagicon|Laos}}, [[Thailand]] {{flagicon|Thailand}}, [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}}, [[Vietnam]] {{flagicon|Vietnam}}, and [[Australia]] {{flagicon|Australia}} '''[[Ho language|Ho]]''' – 𑢹𑣉𑣉 𑣎𑣋𑣜, हो जगर, ହୋ ଜାଗାର, হো জাগার * [[Official language]] in: [[Jharkhand]], [[India]] {{flagicon|India}} '''[[Holikachuk language|Holikachuk]]''' – Doogh Qinag * [[Official language]] in: [[Alaska]] {{flagicon|Alaska}}, the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} '''[[Hopi language|Hopi]]''' – Hopilàvayi or Hopílavayi * Spoken in: the northeastern area of the [[State of Arizona]], [[United States]] {{flagicon|Arizona}} '''[[Huasteca Nahuatl]]''' – Mexkatl * Spoken in: the [[Mexico|Mexican]] [[List of states of Mexico|states]] of [[San Luis Potosí]] {{flagicon|San Luis Potosí}}, [[Hidalgo (state)|Hidalgo]] {{flagicon|Hidalgo}}, [[Puebla]] {{flagicon|Puebla}}, [[Veracruz]] {{flagicon|Veracruz}} '''[[Huave language|Huave]]''' – Ombeayiiüts, Umbeyajts * Spoken in: [[Oaxaca]] {{flagicon|Oaxaca}}, [[Mexico]] {{flagicon|Mexico}} '''[[Huizhou Chinese|Huizhou]]''' – 徽州话 * Spoken in: [[China|Chinese]] [[Provinces of China|provinces]] of [[Anhui]], [[Zhejiang]] and [[Jiangxi]] '''[[Hungarian language|Hungarian]]''' – Magyar * [[Official language]] in: [[Hungary]] {{flagicon|Hungary}} * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Austria]] {{flagicon|Austria}}, [[Croatia]] {{flagicon|Croatia}}, [[Romania]] {{flagicon|Romania}}, [[Serbia]] {{flagicon|Serbia}}, [[Slovakia]] {{flagicon|Slovakia}}, [[Slovenia]] {{flagicon|Slovenia}}, and [[Ukraine]] {{flagicon|Ukraine}} '''[[Hunsrik]]''' – Hunsrik, Hunsrückisch or Hunsrickisch * [[Official language]] in: the [[Brazil|Brazilian]] [[Municipalities of Brazil|municipalities]] of [[Antônio Carlos, Santa Catarina|Antônio Carlos]] and [[São João do Oeste]] in [[Santa Catarina (state)|Santa Catarina]] {{flagicon|Santa Catarina}}, and [[Santa Maria do Herval]] in [[Rio Grande do Sul]] {{flagicon|Rio Grande do Sul}}, [[Brazil]] {{flagicon|Brazil}} '''[[Hunzib language|Hunzib]]''' – гьонкьос мыц * Spoken in: Southern [[Dagestan]] {{flagicon|Dagestan}}, [[Russia]] {{flagicon|Russia}} '''[[Hupa language|Hupa]]''' – Na꞉tinixwe Mixine꞉wheʼ * Spoken in: [[California]] {{flagicon|California}}, [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} '''[[Hutterite German]]''' – Hutterisch * Spoken by: [[Hutterites]] in [[Canada]] {{flagicon|Canada}} and the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} ===I=== '''[[Iban language|Iban]]''' – Jaku Iban * Spoken in: [[Malaysia]] {{flagicon|Malaysia}}, [[Brunei]] {{flagicon|Brunei}} and [[Indonesia]] {{flagicon|Indonesia}} '''[[Ibanag language|Ibanag]]''' – Ybanag, Ibanak * [[Regional language]] in: the [[Philippines]] {{flagicon|Philippines}} '''[[Ibibio language|Ibibio]]''' – Usem Ibibio * Spoken in: [[Abia State]], [[Akwa Ibom State]], [[Rivers State]] and [[Cross River State]], [[Nigeria]] {{flagicon|Nigeria}} '''[[Icelandic language|Icelandic]]''' – Íslenska * [[Official language]] in: [[Iceland]] {{flagicon|Iceland}} '''[[Ido]]''' – Ido *[[International auxiliary language]] [[File:Flag of Ido.svg|25px]] '''[[Igala language|Igala]]''' – Igala *Spoken in: [[Nigeria]] {{flagicon|Nigeria}} '''[[Igbo language|Igbo]]''' – Asụsụ Igbo * [[Official language]] in: [[Nigeria]] {{flagicon|Nigeria}} * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Equatorial Guinea]] {{flagicon|Equatorial Guinea}} '''[[Ik language|Ik]]''' – Icetot * Spoken in: the [[Republic of Uganda]] {{flagicon|Uganda}} '''[[Ili Turki]]''' – İlı turkeşi, И̇лı туркес̧и, ي̇لي تۋركەسي * Spoken in: [[China]] {{Flagicon|China}} '''[[Ilocano language|Ilocano]]''' – Iloko, Pagsasao nga Iloko * [[Official language]] in: the [[Provinces of the Philippines|Philippine province]] of [[La Union]] [[File:Vlag Fil LaUnion.gif|28px]] '''[[Imperial Aramaic]]''' † – 𐡀𐡓𐡌𐡉𐡀 * Formerly spoken in: Ancient [[Near East]] '''[[Indonesian language|Indonesian]]''' – Bahasa Indonesia * [[Official language]] in: [[Indonesia]] {{flagicon|Indonesia}} '''[[Ingrian language|Ingrian]]''' – ižoran keeli * Spoken in: [[Ingria]] {{Flagicon|Ingria}}, [[Russia]] {{Flagicon|Russia}} '''[[Ingush language|Ingush]]''' – ГӀалгӀай мотт * [[Official language]] in: the [[Russia]]n autonomous [[Republics of Russia|republic]] of [[Ingushetia]] {{flagicon|Ingushetia}} '''[[Interlingua]]''' – Interlingua *[[International auxiliary language]] [[File:Flag of Interlingua.svg|25px]] '''[[Interlingue|Interlingue (Occidental)]]''' – Interlingue *[[International auxiliary language]] [[File:Unde yelb.svg|25px]] '''[[Interslavic]]''' – Medžuslovjansky, Меджусловјанскы *[[Zonal auxiliary language]] for [[Slavs]] [[File:Flag of Interslavic.svg|border|25px]] '''[[Inuinnaqtun]]''' – ᐃᓄᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᓐ * [[Official language]] in: [[Nunavut]] {{Flagicon|Nunavut}} in [[Canada]] {{Flagicon|Canada}} '''[[Inuit Sign Language]]''' – Atgangmuurngniq, <small>ᐊᑦᒐᖕᒨᕐᖕᓂᖅ or ᐆᒃᑐᕋᐅᓯᖏᑦ</small> * Signed in: [[Nunavut]] {{Flagicon|Nunavut}} in [[Canada]] {{Flagicon|Canada}} '''[[Inuktitut]]''' – ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ * [[Official language]] in: the [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Provinces and territories of Canada|provinces]] of the [[Northwest Territories]] {{flagicon|Northwest Territories}} and [[Nunavut]] {{flagicon|Nunavut}}; the [[Nunavik]] area of the [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Canadian province]] of [[Quebec]] {{flagicon|Quebec}}; and the [[Canada]]-administrated/[[Inuit]]-claimed [[autonomous area]] of [[Nunatsiavut]] '''[[Inupiaq language|Inupiaq]]''' – Iñupiatun *[[Official language]] in: the American [[U.S. state|state]] of [[Alaska]] {{flagicon|Alaska}} '''[[Irish language|Irish]]''' – Gaeilge * [[Official language]] in: the [[Republic of Ireland]] {{flagicon|Ireland}} * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Northern Ireland]], [[United Kingdom]] {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Irish Sign Language]]''' – Teanga Chomharthaíochta na hÉireann * [[Official language]] in: the [[Republic of Ireland]] {{flagicon|Ireland}} '''[[Isan language|Isan]]''' – ภาษาลาว, ພາສາລາວ * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Thailand]] {{flagicon|Thailand}} '''[[Isoko language|Isoko]]''' – Isoko * Spoken in: [[Nigeria]] {{flagicon|Nigeria}} '''[[Israeli Sign Language]]''' – {{script|Hebr|שפת הסימנים הישראלית}} * Signed in: [[Israel]] {{flagicon|Israel}} '''[[Isthmus Nahuatl]]''' – Mela'tájtol * Spoken in: the [[Mexico|Mexican]] [[States of Mexico|states]] of [[Tabasco]] {{flagicon|Tabasco}} and [[Veracruz]] {{flagicon|Veracruz}} '''[[Isthmus Zapotec]]''' – diidxazá * Spoken in: [[Oaxaca]] {{flagicon|Oaxaca}}, [[Mexico]] {{flagicon|Mexico}} '''[[Istriot language|Istriot]]''' – Eîstrioto, Lèngua Eîstriota * Spoken in: [[Istria County]] {{flagicon|Istria County}}, [[Croatia]] {{flagicon|Croatia}} '''[[Istro-Romanian language|Istro-Romanian]]''' – Istroromånă * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Istria County]] {{Flagicon|Istria County}}, [[Italy]] {{flagicon|Italy}}, [[Sweden]] {{Flagicon|Sweden}}, [[Germany]] {{Flagicon|Germany}} and [[North America]] and [[South America]] '''[[Italian language|Italian]]''' – Italiano * [[Official language]] in: the [[Croatia]]n [[Istria County]] {{Flagicon|Istria County}}, [[Italy]] {{flagicon|Italy}}, [[San Marino]] {{flagicon|San Marino}}, the [[Slovenia]]n [[Regions of Slovenia|region]] of [[Slovenian Istria]] {{flagicon|Slovenia}}, [[Switzerland]] {{flagicon|Switzerland}}, and the [[Vatican City]] {{flagicon|Vatican City}} '''[[Italian Sign Language]]''' – Lingua dei Segni Italiana * Signed in: [[Italy]] {{flagicon|Italy}}, [[San Marino]] {{flagicon|San Marino}}, and [[Switzerland]] {{flagicon|Switzerland}} '''[[Itelmen language|Itelmen]]''' – итэнмэн * Spoken in: [[Kamchatka Krai]] {{Flagicon|Kamchatka}} in [[Russia]] {{Flagicon|Russia}} '''[[Iu Mien language|Iu Mien]]''' – Iu Mienh * Spoken in: [[China]] {{flagicon|China}}, [[Vietnam]] {{flagicon|Vietnam}}, [[Laos]] {{flagicon|Laos}}, [[Thailand]] {{flagicon|Thailand}}, Communities in [[United States]] {{flagicon|America}}, and [[France]] {{flagicon|France}} '''[[Ivatan language|Ivatan]]''' – Chirin nu Ibatan * Spoken in: [[Batanes]], [[Philippines]] {{flagicon|Philippines}} '''[[Izon language|Izon]]''' – Ịzọn * Spoken in: [[Rivers State]], [[Bayelsa State]], [[Delta State]], [[Ondo State]] and [[Edo State]], [[Nigeria]] {{flagicon|Nigeria}} ===J=== '''[[Jalaa language|Jalaa]]''' † – bàsàrə̀n dà jàlààbè̩ * Formerly spoken in: [[Nigeria]] {{flagicon|Nigeria}} '''[[Jamaican Patois]]''' – Patwa * Spoken in: [[Jamaica]] {{flagicon|Jamaica}} '''[[Jämtland dialects|Jamtlandic]]''' – jamska * Spoken in: [[Jämtland]] {{flagicon|Jämtland}}, [[Sweden]] {{flagicon|Sweden}} '''[[Japanese language|Japanese]]''' – 日本語, {{MongolUnicode|<small>日本語</small>}} * [[National language]] in: [[Japan]] {{flagicon|Japan}} '''[[Japanese Sign Language]]''' – 日本手話 * Signed in: [[Japan]] {{flagicon|Japan}} '''[[Jarawa language (Andaman Islands)|Jarawa]]''' – Aongəŋ * [[Official language]] in: [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]] {{Flagicon|Andaman and Nicobar Islands}} '''[[Javanese language|Javanese]]''' – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Javanese';">ꦧꦱꦗꦮ</span> * Spoken in: the [[Indonesia]]n islands of [[Borneo]] and [[Java]], [[New Caledonia]] {{flagicon|New Caledonia}}, and [[Suriname]] {{flagicon|Suriname}} '''[[Jeju language|Jeju]]''' – 제줏말, 제주말 * Spoken in: [[Jeju Province]] {{flagicon|Jeju Province}}, [[South Korea]] {{flagicon|South Korea}} '''[[Jicarilla language|Jicarilla]]''' – Abáachi mizaa * Spoken in: [[New Mexico]] {{flagicon|New Mexico}}, the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} '''[[Jin Chinese|Jin]]''' – 晋语 * Spoken in: [[China|Chinese]] [[Provinces of China|provinces]] of [[Shanxi]], [[Hebei]], [[Henan]] and [[Shaanxi]]; [[China|Chinese]] [[Autonomous regions of China|autonomous region]] of [[Inner Mongolia]] '''[[Jju language|Jju]]''' – Diryem Jju * Spoken in: [[Kaduna State]], [[Nigeria]] {{flagicon|Nigeria}} '''[[Judaeo-Georgian]]''' – ყივრული * Spoken in: [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] {{flagicon|Georgia (country)}}, [[Israel]] {{flagicon|Israel}}, [[Russia]] {{flagicon|Russia}}, [[Belgium]] {{flagicon|Belgium}}, and [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} '''[[Judaeo-Spanish]]''' – {{script|Hebr|גֿודֿיאו-איספאנייול}}, Ladino * Spoken by: the [[Sephardim]] [[Jewish Diaspora]] [[File:Star of David.svg|25px]] '''[[Judeo-Arabic]]''' – {{script|Hebr|ערבית יהודית}} * Spoken by: [[Jews]] [[File:Star of David.svg|25px]] in [[North Africa]] and the [[Fertile Crescent]] '''[[Judeo-Persian]]''' – Fārsi * Spoken by: [[Jews]] [[File:Star of David.svg|25px]] in [[Iran]] {{flagicon|Iran}} and [[Central Asia]] '''[[Judeo-Tat]]''' – Cuhuri, Жугьури, {{script|Hebr|ז׳אוּהאוּראִ}} * Spoken in: [[Azerbaijan]] {{flagicon|Azerbaijan}}, [[Russia]] {{flagicon|Russia}}, [[Israel]] {{flagicon|Israel}} and the [[United States|United States of America]] {{flagicon|America}} '''[[Jutlandic dialect|Jutish]]''' – Jydsk * Spoken in: [[Denmark]] {{flagicon|Denmark}} '''[[Jèrriais]]''' – Jèrriais * Spoken in: the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Crown Dependencies|crown dependency]] of [[Jersey]] {{flagicon|Jersey}} and the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Fief|royal fief]] of [[Sark]] {{flagicon|Sark}} ===K=== '''[[Kabardian language|Kabardian]]''' – Адыгэбзэ * Eastern Circassian language. [[Official language]] in: the [[Russia]]n autonomous [[Republics of Russia|republics]] of [[Kabardino-Balkaria]] {{flagicon|Kabardino-Balkaria}} and [[Karachay-Cherkessia]] {{flagicon|Karachay-Cherkessia}} * Spoken also in [[Turkey]], [[Syria]], [[Iraq]], [[Germany]], [[United States]], [[Netherlands]] etc. '''[[Kabiye language|Kabiye]]''' – kabɩyɛ * [[Official language]] in: [[Togo]] {{flagicon|Togo}} * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Benin]] {{flagicon|Benin}} '''[[Kabyle language|Kabyle]]''' – ⵜⴰⵇⴱⴰⵢⵍⵉⵜ / ثاقبايليث * Spoken in: [[Algeria]] {{flagicon|Algeria}} '''[[Jingpo language|Kachin]]''' – ဈိာင်ဖေါစ် * Spoken in: Official in [[Kachin State]] and [[Yingjiang County]]; [[Myanmar]] {{flagicon|Myanmar}}, [[China]] {{flagicon|China}}, [[India]] {{flagicon|India}} '''[[Kaingang language|Kaingang]]''' – Kanhgág * Spoken in: [[Brazil]] {{flagicon|Brazil}} '''[[Kaixana language|Kaixana]]''' – Too few people for it to be written/typed (1 Person as of 2020) * Spoken in: [[Brazil]] {{flagicon|Brazil}} '''[[Kalaw Lagaw Ya|Kalau Lagau Ya]]''' – Mabuiag * Spoken in: Western and Central [[Torres Strait Islands]], [[Queensland]] {{flagicon|Queensland}}, [[Australia]] {{flagicon|Australia}} '''[[Kalenjin languages|Kalenjin]]''' – Kalenjin * Spoken in: Western [[Kenya]] {{flagicon|Kenya}}, Eastern [[Uganda]] {{flagicon|Uganda}}, and Northern [[Tanzania]] {{flagicon|Tanzania}} '''[[Kalmyk Oirat|Kalmyk]]''' – хальмг келн * [[Official language]] in: the [[Russia]]n autonomous [[Republics of Russia|republic]] of [[Kalmykia]] {{flagicon|Kalmykia}} '''[[Kamba language|Kamba]]''' – Kikamba * Spoken in: [[Kenya]] {{flagicon|Kenya}} and [[Tanzania]] {{flagicon|Tanzania}} '''[[Kanembu language|Kanembu]]''' – كَنٜݦُ * Spoken in: [[Chad]] {{flagicon|Chad}} '''[[Kangri language|Kangri]]''' – 𑚊𑚭𑚫𑚌𑚪𑚯, कांगड़ी * Spoken in: [[Himachal Pradesh]] and [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[India]] {{Flagicon|India}} '''[[Kannada]]''' – ಕನ್ನಡ * [[Official language]] in: the [[India]]n [[States of India|state]] of [[Karnataka]] {{Flagicon|Karnataka}} '''[[Kansa language|Kansa]]''' † – Káⁿza * Formerly spoken in: [[Kansas]] {{flagicon|Kansas}} and [[Oklahoma]] {{flagicon|Oklahoma}}, the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} '''[[Kanuri language|Kanuri]]''' – Kanuri * Spoken in: [[Cameroon]] {{flagicon|Cameroon}}, [[Chad]] {{flagicon|Chad}}, [[Niger]] {{flagicon|Niger}}, and [[Nigeria]] {{flagicon|Nigeria}} '''[[Kapampangan language|Kapampangan]]''' – Kapampangan * Spoken in: [[Pampanga]], [[Philippines]] {{flagicon|Philippines}} '''[[Kaqchikel language|Kaqchikel]]''' – Kaqchikel Chʼabʼäl * Spoken in: [[Guatemala]] {{flagicon|Guatemala}} '''[[Karachay-Balkar]]''' – къарачай-малкъар тил, qaraçay-malqar til * [[Official language]] in: the [[Russia]]n autonomous [[Republics of Russia|republics]] of [[Kabardino-Balkaria]] {{flagicon|Kabardino-Balkaria}} and [[Karachay-Cherkessia]] {{flagicon|Karachay-Cherkessia}} * Also spoken in: [[Turkey]] {{flagicon|Turkey}} '''[[Karaim language|Karaim]]''' – къарай тили * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Poland]] {{flagicon|Poland}}, [[Ukraine]] {{flagicon|Ukraine}} and [[Russia]] {{flagicon|Russia}} '''[[Karakalpak language|Karakalpak]]''' – Қарақалпақ тили, Qaraqalpaq tili * [[Official language]] in: the [[Uzbekistan|Uzbek]] [[Administrative divisions of Uzbekistan|autonomous republic]] of [[Karakalpakstan]] {{flagicon|Karakalpakstan}} '''[[Karamojong language|Karamojong]]''' – ŋaKaramojoŋ or ŋaKarimojoŋ * Spoken in: the [[Moroto District]], [[Karamoja]] Sub-Region, [[Northern Region, Uganda|Northern Region]], [[Republic of Uganda]] {{flagicon|Uganda}} '''[[Karata-Tukita language|Karata]]''' – К̄ӀирлӀе мац̄Ӏи * Spoken in: [[Dagestan]] {{flagicon|Dagestan}}, [[Russia]] {{flagicon|Russia}} '''[[Karelian language|Karelian]]''' – Karjalan Kieli * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Finland]] {{flagicon|Finland}} and the [[Russia]]n autonomous [[Republics of Russia|republic]] of [[Karelia]] {{flagicon|Karelia}} '''[[S'gaw Karen language|Karen]]''' – ကညီကျိာ် * Spoken in: [[Kawthoolei|Karen State]], [[Myanmar]] {{Flagicon|Myanmar}} and [[Thailand]] {{Flagicon|Thailand}} '''[[Karenni language|Karenni]]''' – ꤊꤢꤛꤢ꤭ ꤜꤟꤤ꤬ * Spoken in: [[Kayah State|Karenni State]], [[Myanmar]] {{Flagicon|Myanmar}}, [[Thailand]] {{Flagicon|Thailand}}, [[United States]] {{flagicon|America}} '''[[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]]''' – كٲشُر, कॉशुर, Kạ̄šur, Koshur * [[Official language]] in: [[India]] {{flagicon|India}} '''[[Kashubian language|Kashubian]]''' – Kaszëbsczi Jãzëk * [[Official language]] in: Some communes in the [[Poland|Polish]] [[Voivodeships of Poland|voivodeship]] of [[Pomeranian Voivodeship|Pomerania]] [[File:POL województwo pomorskie flag.svg|25px]] '''[[Kaska language|Kaska]]''' – Dene Zágéʼ * Spoken in: [[Canada]] {{flagicon|Canada}} '''[[Kassonke language|Kassonke]]''' – Xaasongaxango * [[Official language]] in: [[Mali]] {{flagicon|Mali}} '''[[Kawésqar language|Kawésqar]]''' – Kawésqar, Qawasqar * Spoken in: [[Chile]] {{flagicon|Chile}} '''[[Old Javanese|Kawi]]''' † – ᬚᬯ * Formerly spoken in: the island of [[Java]] in [[Indonesia]] {{flagicon|Indonesia}} '''[[Kaytetye language|Kaytetye]]''' – Kaititj, Gaididj, Kaiditj, Kaytej * Spoken in: [[Northern Territory]] {{flagicon|Northern Territory}}, [[Australia]] {{flagicon|Australia}} '''[[Kazakh language|Kazakh]]''' – Қазақ Tілі * [[Official language]] in: [[Kazakhstan]] {{flagicon|Kazakhstan}} and the [[Russia]]n autonomous [[Republics of Russia|republic]] of the [[Altai Republic]] {{flagicon|Altai Republic}} '''[[Kedah Malay]]''' – بهاس ملايو قدح, ภาษามลายูไทรบุรี, Pelat Utagha * Spoken in: the [[Malaysia]]n [[States and federal territories of Malaysia|states]] of [[Kedah]] {{flagicon|Kedah}}, [[Penang]] {{flagicon|Penang}}, [[Perlis]] {{flagicon|Perlis}}, and the northern area of [[Perak]] {{flagicon|Perak}} '''[[Kelantanese Malay]]''' – بهاس ملايو كلنتن or Baso Kelate * Spoken in: the [[Malaysia]]n [[States and federal territories of Malaysia|state]] of [[Kelantan]] {{flagicon|Kelantan}} '''[[Kendeje language|Kendeje]]''' – Kendeje * Spoken in: [[Ouaddaï Region]], [[Republic of Chad]] {{flagicon|Chad}} '''[[Keres language|Keres]]''' – ? * Spoken in: [[New Mexico]] {{flagicon|New Mexico}}, the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} '''[[Ket language|Ket]]''' – Остыганна ӄа' * Spoken in: the middle Yenisei basin in [[Krasnoyarsk Krai]] {{flagicon|Krasnoyarsk Krai}} in [[Russia]] {{flagicon|Russia}} '''[[Khakas language|Khakas]]''' – Хакас Tілі * Spoken in: the [[Russia]]n autonomous [[Republics of Russia|republic]] of [[Khakassia]] {{flagicon|Khakassia}} '''[[Khalaj language|Khalaj]]''' – خلج * Spoken in: [[Iran]] {{flagicon|Iran}} '''[[Khanty language|Khanty]]''' – ханты * Spoken in: [[Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug|Khanty-Mansi]] {{Flagicon|Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug}}, [[Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug|Yamalo-Nenets]] {{Flagicon|Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug}} and [[Tomsk Oblast]] {{Flagicon|Tomsk Oblast}} in [[Russia]] {{Flagicon|Russia}} '''[[Kharia language|Kharia]]''' – खड़िया, ଖଡ଼ିଆ * [[Official language]] in: [[Jharkhand]], [[India]] {{flagicon|India}} '''[[Khasi language|Khasi]]''' – Ka Ktien Khasi, ক ক্ত্যেন খসি * [[Official language]] in: [[Meghalaya]], [[India]] {{flagicon|India}} '''[[Khinalug language|Khinalug]]''' – каьтш мицI, kätš micʼ * Spoken in: [[Azerbaijan]] {{flagicon|Azerbaijan}} '''[[Khmer language|Khmer]]''' – ភាសាខ្មែរ * [[Official language]] in: [[Cambodia]] {{flagicon|Cambodia}} '''[[Khmu language|Khmu]]''' – Kmhmu * Spoken in: [[Laos]] {{flagicon|Laos}}, [[Vietnam]] {{flagicon|Vietnam}}, [[Thailand]] {{flagicon|Thailand}}, [[China]] {{flagicon|China}} '''[[Khoekhoe language|Khoekhoe]]''' – Khoekhoegowab * [[National language]] in: [[Namibia]] {{flagicon|Namibia}} * (Khoekhoe is a "[[click language]]"). '''[[Khorasani Turkic]]''' – خراسان تركچیسی * Spoken in: [[North Khorasan province|North Khorasan Province]], [[Iran]] {{flagicon|Iran}} '''[[Khortha language|Khortha]]''' – खोरठा * [[Official language]] in: [[Jharkhand]], [[India]] {{flagicon|India}} '''[[Khowar language|Khowar]]''' – کھوار * [[Official language]] in: [[Pakistan]] {{flagicon|Pakistan}} '''[[Khwarshi language|Khwarshi]]''' – аᴴкьи́зас мыц * Spoken in: Southwestern [[Dagestan]] {{flagicon|Dagestan}}, [[Russia]] {{flagicon|Russia}} '''[[Kʼicheʼ language|Kʼicheʼ]]''' – Qatzijobʼal * [[Official language]] in: [[Mexico]] {{flagicon|Mexico}} * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Guatemala]] {{flagicon|Guatemala}} '''[[Kichwa language|Kichwa]]''' – Kichwa Shimi, Runa Shimi * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Ecuador]] {{flagicon|Ecuador}} '''[[Kickapoo language|Kickapoo]]''' – Metotheeneniaatoweeheni * Spoken in: the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} and [[Mexico]] {{flagicon|Mexico}} '''[[Kiga language|Kiga]]''' – Orukiga * Spoken in: [[Uganda]] {{flagicon|Uganda}} and [[Rwanda]] {{flagicon|Rwanda}} '''[[Kimbundu]]''' – Kimbundu * [[Official language]] in: [[Angola]] {{flagicon|Angola}} '''[[Kimki language|Kimki]]''' – Sukubatom * Spoken in: [[Indonesia]] {{Flagicon|Indonesia}} '''[[Karay-a language|Kinaray-a]]''' – Kinaray-a * [[Regional language]] in: the [[Philippines]] {{flagicon|Philippines}} '''[[Kinyarwanda]]''' – Ikinyarwanda or Runyarwanda * [[Official language]] in: [[Rwanda]] {{flagicon|Rwanda}} '''[[Kiowa language|Kiowa]]''' – Ǥáuiđòᵰ꞉gyà, [Gáuiđòñ꞉gyà * Spoken in: [[Oklahoma]] {{flagicon|Oklahoma}}, the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} '''[[Kituba language|Kituba]]''' – Monokutuba, Munukutuba, Kituba, Kikongo ya leta * [[Official language]] in: the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] {{flagicon|Democratic Republic of the Congo}} and the [[Republic of the Congo]] {{flagicon|Republic of the Congo}} '''[[Klallam language|Klallam]]''' † – nəxʷsƛ̕ay̕əmúcən * Formerly spoken in: [[Washington (state)|Washington]] {{flagicon|Washington}}, the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} '''[[Klingon language|Klingon]]''' – tlhIngan Hol, <span style="font-family:'Klingon';"> </span> * [[Constructed language]] spoken by a fictional alien race called the [[Klingon]]s in the ''[[Star Trek]]'' universe [[File:Klingon Empire Flag.svg|25px]] '''[[Kodava language|Kodava]]''' – ಕೊಡವ ತಕ್ಕ್ கூடகு எழுத்து * Spoken in: [[Karnataka]], [[India]] {{flagicon|India}} '''[[Indus Kohistani|Kohistani]]''' – کوستَیں * Spoken in: [[Pakistan]] {{flagicon|Pakistan}} '''[[Kohistani Shina]]''' – ݜݨیاٗ کستِین٘و زبان ,ݜݨیاٗ زبان * Spoken in: [[Pakistan]] {{flagicon|Pakistan}} '''[[Tjwao dialect|Koisan]]''' – Tjwao * [[Official language]] in: [[Zimbabwe]] {{flagicon|Zimbabwe}} '''[[Kokborok]]''' – ককবরক * [[Official language]] in: [[Tripura]], [[India]] {{flagicon|India}} '''[[Komering language|Komering]]''' – Basa Kumoring, باس كوموريڠ * Spoken in: [[South Sumatra]] {{flagicon|South Sumatra}}, [[Indonesia]] {{flagicon|Indonesia}} '''[[Komi language|Komi]]''' – Коми * [[Official language]] in: [[Komi Republic]] {{Flagicon|Komi Republic}}, [[Russia]] {{Flagicon|Russia}} '''[[Komi-Permyak language|Komi-Permyak]]''' – коми-пермяцкӧй кыв * Spoken in: [[Perm Krai]] {{flagicon|Perm Krai}} and [[Kirov Oblast]] {{flagicon|Kirov Oblast}}, [[Russia]] {{Flagicon|Russia}} '''[[Kongo language|Kongo]]''' – Kikongo * Spoken in: the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] {{flagicon|Democratic Republic of the Congo}}, [[Angola]] {{flagicon|Angola}}, the [[Republic of the Congo]] {{flagicon|Republic of the Congo}} and [[Gabon]] {{flagicon|Gabon}} '''[[Konkani language|Konkani]]''' – कोंकणी, Konknni, കൊങ്കണി, ಕೊಂಕಣಿ * [[Official language]] in: the [[India]]n [[States of India|state]] of [[Goa]] {{flagicon|India}} '''[[Korean language|Korean]]''' – 조선말, 한국어 * [[Official language]] in: [[North Korea]] {{flagicon|North Korea}}, [[South Korea]] {{flagicon|South Korea}}, and the [[China|Chinese]] [[Autonomous prefectures of the People's Republic of China|autonomous prefecture]] of [[Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture|Yanbian]] {{flagicon|China}} '''[[Koryak language|Koryak]]''' – нымылан * Spoken in: [[Chukotka Autonomous Okrug|Chukotka]] {{Flagicon|Chukotka Autonomous Okrug}}, [[Russia]] {{Flagicon|Russia}} '''[[Kosraean language|Kosraean]]''' – Kosrae * [[Official language]] in: [[Kosrae]] {{Flagicon|Kosrae}} in [[Federated States of Micronesia|Micronesia]] {{Flagicon|Micronesia}} '''[[Kotava]]''' – Kotava * [[International auxiliary language]] [[File:Flag of Kotava.svg|25px]] '''[[Koyukon language|Koyukon]]''' – Denaakkenaageʼ, Denaakkʼe, Dinaak̲'a * [[Official language]] in: [[Alaska]] {{Flagicon|Alaska}}, the [[United States]] {{Flagicon|United States}} '''[[Kpelle language|Kpelle]]''' – Kpɛlɛwoo * Spoken in: [[Liberia]] {{Flagicon|Liberia}}, [[Guinea]] {{Flagicon|Guinea}} and [[Ivory Coast]] {{Flagicon|Ivory Coast}} '''[[Kposo language|Kposo]]''' – Ikpɔsɔ * Spoken in: [[Togo]] {{Flagicon|Togo}} and [[Ghana]] {{Flagicon|Ghana}} '''[[Krio language|Krio]]''' – Krio * Spoken in: [[Sierra Leone]] {{Flagicon|Sierra Leone}} '''[[Krymchak language|Krymchak]]''' – кърымчах тыльы * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Ukraine]] {{flagicon|Ukraine}} '''[[Kryts language|Kryts]]''' – кърыцIаь мез, ġrəċä mez, qryc’ä mez * Spoken in: [[Azerbaijan]] {{flagicon|Azerbaijan}} '''[[Kuanua]]''' – Tinata Tuna * Spoken in: [[East New Britain Province]] {{Flagicon|East New Britain}} in [[Papua New Guinea]] {{Flagicon|Papua New Guinea}} '''[[Kuliak languages|Kuliak]]''' – Rub * Spoken in: the [[Republic of Uganda]] {{flagicon|Uganda}} '''[[Kumaoni language|Kumaoni]]''' – कुमाऊँनी * Spoken in: [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]] {{flagicon|India}} and [[Sudurpashchim Province]], [[Nepal]] {{flagicon|Nepal}} '''[[Kumeyaay language|Kumeyaay]]''' – Kumiai * Spoken in: [[California]] {{flagicon|California}}, the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} and [[Baja California]] {{flagicon|Baja California}}, [[Mexico]] {{flagicon|Mexico}} '''[[Kumyk language|Kumyk]]''' – Къумукъ Tил * [[Official language]] in: the [[Russia]]n autonomous [[Republics of Russia|republic]] of [[Dagestan]] {{flagicon|Dagestan}} '''[[Kunama language|Kunama]]''' – Baada, Baazayn, Diila * Spoken in: [[Eritrea]] {{Flagicon|Eritrea}} and [[Ethiopia]] {{Flagicon|Ethiopia}} '''[[Kurdish languages|Kurdish]]''' – Kurdí, کوردی, or K’öрди * [[Official language]] in: [[Iraq]] {{flagicon|Iraq}}, [[Turkey]] {{flagicon|Turkey}}, [[Iran]] {{flagicon|Iran}}, [[Syria]] {{flagicon|Syria}} and [[Armenia]] {{flagicon|Armenia}} * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Germany]] {{flagicon|Germany}} '''[[Southern Kurdish|Kurdish (Southern)]]''' – کوردی خوارین, Kurdîy Xwarîn * Spoken in: [[Iran]] {{flagicon|Iran}} and [[Iraq]] {{flagicon|Iraq}} '''[[Kurmali language|Kurmali]]''' – কুড়মালি, কুর্মালী, कुड़मालि, कुरमालि, କୁଡ଼ମାଲି, पंचपरगनिया, পঞ্চপরগনিয়া * [[Official language]] in: [[Jharkhand]] and [[West Bengal]], [[India]] {{flagicon|India}} '''[[Northern Kurdish|Kurmanji]]''' – Kurmancî, کورمانجی * Spoken in: [[Turkey]] {{flagicon|Turkey}}, [[Iran]] {{flagicon|Iran}}, [[Iraq]] {{flagicon|Iraq}}, and [[Syria]] {{flagicon|Syria}} '''[[Kurukh language|Kurukh]]''' – कुँड़ुख़, কুড়ুখ্, କୁଡ଼ୁଖ୍ * Spoken in: [[India]] {{flagicon|India}}, [[Bangladesh]] {{flagicon|Bangladesh}} and [[Nepal]] {{flagicon|Nepal}} '''[[Kusaal language|Kusaal]]''' – Kʋsaal * Spoken in: [[Ghana]] {{flagicon|Ghana}}, [[Burkina Faso]] {{flagicon|Burkina Faso}}, and [[Togo]] {{flagicon|Togo}} '''[[Kusunda language|Kusunda]]''' – Gemehaq gipan * Spoken in: [[Nepal]] {{flagicon|Nepal}} '''[[Kutchi language|Kutchi]]''' – کچھی or કચ્છી * Spoken in: [[South Asia]] '''[[Kutenai language|Kutenai]]''' – Ktunaxa * Spoken in: the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} and [[Canada]] {{flagicon|Canada}} '''[[Kwadi language|Kwadi]]''' † – ǃKwaǀtse * Formerly spoken in: [[Angola]] {{flagicon|Angola}} * (Kwadi is a "[[click language]]"). '''[[Kwakʼwala]]''' – Kwak̓wala * Spoken in: [[British Columbia]] {{flagicon|British Columbia}}, [[Canada]] {{flagicon|Canada}} '''[[Kwaraqae language|Kwaraqae]]''' – Fiu * Spoken in: [[Malaita]], [[Solomon Islands]] {{flagicon|Solomon Islands}} '''[[Kyrgyz language|Kyrgyz]]''' – Кыргыз тили * [[Official language]] in: [[Kyrgyzstan]] {{flagicon|Kyrgyzstan}} and the [[Russia]]n autonomous [[Republics of Russia|republic]] of the [[Altai Republic]] {{flagicon|Altai Republic}} ===L=== '''[[Laal language|Laal]]''' – yəw láà:l * Spoken in: [[Chad]] {{Flagicon|Chad}} '''[[Ladakhi language|Ladakhi]]''' – ལ་དྭགས་སྐད། * Spoken in: [[China]] {{flagicon|China}}, [[India]] {{flagicon|India}}, and [[Pakistan]] {{flagicon|Pakistan}} '''[[Ladin language|Ladin]]''' – Ladin * Spoken in: [[Italy]] {{flagicon|Italy}} '''[[Lahnda]]''' – لہندا * Spoken in: western area of [[Punjab]] region '''[[Lahu language|Lahu]]''' – Ladhof * [[Official language]] in: [[Lancang Lahu Autonomous County]], [[Yunnan]], [[China]] {{flagicon|China}} * Also spoken in: [[Thailand]] {{flagicon|Thailand}}, [[Laos]] {{flagicon|Laos}} and [[Myanmar]] {{flagicon|Myanmar}} '''[[Lak language|Lak]]''' – лакку маз * [[Official language]] in: the [[Dagestan|Republic of Dagestan]] {{flagicon|Dagestan}}, [[Russia]] {{flagicon|Russia}} '''[[Lakha language|Lakha]]''' – ལ་ཁ་ * Spoken in: [[Wangdue Phodrang District|Wangdue Phodrang]] {{Flagicon|Bhutan}} and [[Trongsa District|Trongsa]] {{Flagicon|Bhutan}} '''[[Laki language|Laki]]''' – لەکی, Lekî * Spoken in: [[Iran]] {{flagicon|Iran}} and [[Turkey]] {{flagicon|Turkey}} '''[[Lakota language|Lakota]]''' – Lakȟótiyapi * Spoken by: the [[Lakota people]] [[File:Pine Ridge Flag.svg|25px]] '''[[Lama language|Lama]]''' – Lamba * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Benin]] {{flagicon|Benin}} '''[[Lamba language|Lamba]]''' – Ichilamba * Spoken in: [[Zambia]] {{flagicon|Zambia}} and the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] {{flagicon|Democratic Republic of the Congo}} '''[[Lao language|Lao]]''' – ພາສາລາວ * [[Official language]] in: [[Laos]] {{flagicon|Laos}} '''[[Latgalian language|Latgalian]]''' – latgalīšu volūda * Spoken in: [[Latvia]] {{flagicon|Latvia}} '''[[Latin]]''' – Lingua Latīna * [[Official language]] in the [[Vatican City]] {{Flagicon|Vatican City}} * Formerly spoken in the [[Roman Republic]], [[Roman Empire]], and in [[Court|legal court]] '''[[Latvian language|Latvian]]''' – latviešu * [[Official language]] in: [[Latvia]] {{flagicon|Latvia}} '''[[Laz language|Laz]]''' – ლაზური ნენა * Spoken in: [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] {{flagicon|Georgia}} and [[Turkey]] {{flagicon|Turkey}} '''[[Lenakel language|Lenakel]]''' – Netvaar * Spoken in: [[Tanna (island)|Tanna Island]], [[Vanuatu]] {{flagicon|Vanuatu}} '''[[Leonese language|Leonese]]''' – Llïonés * [[Official language]] in: the [[Spain|Spanish]] [[Autonomous Communities of Spain|autonomous community]] of [[Castile and León]] {{flagicon|Castile and León}} '''[[Lepcha language|Lepcha]]''' – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Lepcha';">ᰛᰩᰵ་ᰛᰧᰶᰵ</span> * [[Official language]] in: the [[India]]n [[States of India|state]] of [[Sikkim]] {{flagicon|Sikkim}} '''[[Levantine Arabic]]''' – شامي * Spoken in: [[Syria]] {{flagicon|Syria}}, [[Jordan]] {{flagicon|Jordan}}, [[Lebanon]] {{flagicon|Lebanon}}, [[Palestine]] {{flagicon|Palestine}}, [[Israel]] {{flagicon|Israel}}, and [[Turkey]] {{flagicon|Turkey}} '''[[Lezgian language|Lezgian]]''' – лезги чӏал * [[Official language]] in: the [[Dagestan|Republic of Dagestan]] {{flagicon|Dagestan}}, [[Russia]] {{flagicon|Russia}} '''[[Ligurian language|Ligurian]]''' – lìgure, zeneize * [[Official language]] in: [[Liguria]] {{flagicon|Liguria}}, [[Italy]] {{flagicon|Italy}} and [[Monaco]] {{flagicon|Monaco}} '''[[Lillooet language|Lillooet]]''' – St̓át̓imcets, Sƛ̓aƛ̓imxǝc, Ucwalmícwts, Lil̓wat7úlmec * Spoken in: [[British Columbia]] {{flagicon|British Columbia}}, [[Canada]] {{flagicon|Canada}} '''[[Limbu language|Limbu]]''' – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Limbu';">ᤕᤰᤌᤢᤱ ᤐᤠᤴ</span> * [[Official language]] in: the [[India]]n [[States of India|state]] of [[Sikkim]] {{flagicon|Sikkim}} '''[[Limburgish]]''' – Lèmburgs * [[Official language]] in: the [[Netherlands]] {{flagicon|Netherlands}} '''[[Lingala]]''' – Lingála * [[Official language]] in: the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] {{flagicon|Democratic Republic of the Congo}} and the [[Republic of the Congo]] {{flagicon|Republic of the Congo}} '''[[Lingua Franca Nova]]''' – lingua franca nova * [[International auxiliary language]] [[File:Flag of Lingua Franca Nova.svg|25px]] '''[[Lipo language|Lipo]]''' – Lolopo, Lolongo * Spoken in: [[China]] {{flagicon|China}} '''[[Lisu language|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 [[China|Chinese]] [[Autonomous prefectures of the People's Republic of China|autonomous prefecture]] of [[Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture|Nujiang Lisu]] {{flagicon|China}} and the [[China|Chinese]] [[Autonomous counties of the People's Republic of China|autonomous county]] of [[Weixi Lisu Autonomous County|Weixi Lisu]] {{flagicon|China}} '''[[Lithuanian language|Lithuanian]]''' – Lietuvių * [[Official language]] in: [[Lithuania]] {{flagicon|Lithuania}} * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Poland]] {{flagicon|Poland}} '''[[Livonian language|Livonian]]''' – Līvõ Kēļ or Rāndakēļ * Spoken in: [[Latvia]] {{flagicon|Latvia}} '''[[Livvi-Karelian language|Livvi-Karelian]]''' – Livvi * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Finland]] {{flagicon|Finland}} and [[Karelia]] {{flagicon|Karelia}}, [[Russia]] {{flagicon|Russia}} '''[[Lojban]]''' – la .lojban. * A [[Engineered language|logical]] [[Constructed language|constructed]] language [[File:Lojban logo.svg|25px]] '''[[Lolopo language|Lolopo]]''' – Loxrlavu * Spoken in: [[China]] {{flagicon|China}} '''[[Loma language|Loma]]''' – Lɔ̀ɔ̀màgòòi, Löömàgòòi, Löghömàgòòi * Spoken in: [[Liberia]] {{flagicon|Liberia}} and [[Guinea]] {{flagicon|Guinea}} '''[[Lombard language|Lombard]]''' – lombard, lumbard, lumbart, lombart * [[Official language]] in: [[Lombardy]] {{flagicon|Lombardy}}, [[Italy]] {{flagicon|Italy}} * Also spoken in: the [[Switzerland|Swiss]] [[Cantons of Switzerland|cantons]] of [[Grisons]] {{flagicon|Grisons}} and [[Ticino]] {{flagicon|Ticino}} '''[[Low German]]''' – Plattdüütsch * Spoken in: [[Denmark]] {{flagicon|Denmark}}, [[Germany]] {{flagicon|Germany}}, and the [[Netherlands]] {{flagicon|Netherlands}} '''[[Lower Sorbian language|Lower Sorbian]]''' – Dolnoserbski * Spoken in: the State of [[Brandenburg]] {{Flagicon|Brandenburg}} in [[Germany]] {{Flagicon|Germany}} '''[[Lower Tanana language|Lower Tanana]]''' – Menhti Kenaga * [[Official language]] in: [[Alaska]] {{flagicon|Alaska}}, the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} '''[[Lozi language|Lozi]]''' – Rozi, Silozi * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Zambia]] {{flagicon|Zambia}} and [[Namibia]] {{flagicon|Namibia}} '''[[Luba-Kasai language|Luba-Kasai]]''' – Tshiluba * Spoken in: the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] {{flagicon|Democratic Republic of the Congo}} '''[[Luba-Katanga language|Luba-Katanga]]''' – Kiluba * Spoken in: the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] {{flagicon|Democratic Republic of the Congo}} '''[[Lucumí language|Lucumí]]''' – Lucumí * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Cuba]] {{flagicon|Cuba}} (a [[Sacred language|liturgical language]]) '''[[Ludic language|Ludic]]''' – Luudi, Lyydi or lüüdi * Spoken in: [[Republic of Karelia]] {{flagicon|Karelia}}, [[Russia]] {{flagicon|Russia}} '''[[Luganda]]''' – Luganda, LùGáànda, Oluganda * Spoken in: [[Uganda]] {{flagicon|Uganda}} '''[[Luhya language|Luhya]]''' – Oluluhya * Spoken in: [[Kenya]] {{flagicon|Kenya}} '''[[Luiseño language|Luiseño]]''' – Cham'teela * Spoken in: the southern area of the [[State of California]], [[United States]] {{flagicon|California}} '''[[Lunda language|Lunda]]''' – Chilunda * Spoken in: [[Zambia]] {{flagicon|Zambia}}, [[Angola]] {{flagicon|Angola}} and the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] {{flagicon|Democratic Republic of the Congo}} '''[[Luo dialect|Luo]]''' – Kavirondo or Dholuo * Spoken in: [[Kenya]] {{flagicon|Kenya}} and [[Tanzania]] {{flagicon|Tanzania}} '''[[Luri language|Luri]]''' – لری or Lori * Spoken in: [[Iran]] {{flagicon|Iran}}, [[Iraq]] {{flagicon|Iraq}}, [[Kuwait]] {{flagicon|Kuwait}}, [[Oman]] {{flagicon|Oman}}, and the [[United Arab Emirates]] {{flagicon|UAE}} '''[[Lushootseed]]''' – dxʷləšucid, txʷəlšucid, xʷəlšucid * Spoken in: Northwestern [[Washington (state)|Washington]] {{flagicon|Washington}}, the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} '''[[Luxembourgish]]''' – Lëtzebuergesch * [[Official language]] in: [[Luxembourg]] {{flagicon|Luxembourg}} * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: the [[Belgium|Belgian]] [[Communities of Belgium|community]] of the [[French Community of Belgium]] [[File:Flag of Wallonia.svg|22px]] ===M=== '''[[Maasai language|Maasai]]''' – ɔl Maa * Spoken by: the [[Kenya]]n/[[Tanzania]]n [[Maasai people]] [[File:Bandera masai.svg|23px]] '''[[Macedonian language|Macedonian]]''' – Mакедонски * [[Official language]] in: [[North Macedonia]] {{flagicon|North Macedonia}} * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Albania]] {{flagicon|Albania}}, [[Romania]] {{flagicon|Romania}}, and [[Serbia]] {{flagicon|Serbia}} '''[[Madurese language|Madurese]]''' – Basa Mathura * [[Official language]] in: [[East Java]] {{Flagicon|East Java}} in [[Indonesia]] {{Flagicon|Indonesia}} '''[[Magahi]]''' – मगही * Spoken in: [[India]] {{flagicon|India}} and [[Nepal]] {{flagicon|Nepal}} '''[[Magar language|Magar]]''' – मगर भाषा * [[Official language]] in: the [[India]]n [[States of India|state]] of [[Sikkim]] {{flagicon|Sikkim}} '''[[Maguindanao language|Maguindanao]]''' – Maguindanao * Spoken in: [[Maguindanao]], [[Philippines]] {{flagicon|Philippines}} '''[[Maithili language|Maithili]]''' – मैथिली, মৈথিলী * [[Official language]] in: the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Bihar]] {{flagicon|India}} and [[Nepal]] {{flagicon|Nepal}} '''[[Makasae language|Makasae]]''' – Makasai * Spoken in: [[Timor-Leste|East Timor]] {{flagicon|Timor-Leste}} '''[[Makassarese language|Makassarese]]''' – Basa Mangkasara', <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Buginese';">ᨅᨔ ᨆᨀᨔᨑ</span> * Spoken in: the southern tip of the [[Indonesia]]n [[Provinces of Indonesia|province]] of [[South Sulawesi]] [[File:South Sulawesi flag.png|23px]] '''[[Malagasy language|Malagasy]]''' – Malagasy * [[Official language]] in: [[Madagascar]] {{Flagicon|Madagascar}} '''[[Malay language|Malay]]''' – بهاس ملايو or Bahasa Melayu * [[Official language]] in: [[Brunei]] {{flagicon|Brunei}}, [[Indonesia]] {{flagicon|Indonesia}}, [[Malaysia]] {{flagicon|Malaysia}}, and [[Singapore]] {{flagicon|Singapore}} '''[[Malayalam]]''' – മലയാളം * [[Official language]] in: the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Kerala]] and the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|territories]] of [[Lakshadweep]] and [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]] {{flagicon|India}} '''[[Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language|Maliseet-Passamaquoddy]]''' – skicinuwatuwewakon * Spoken in: [[Canada]] {{flagicon|Canada}} and the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} '''[[Maltese language|Maltese]]''' – Malti * [[Official language]] in: [[Malta]] {{flagicon|Malta}} '''[[Mam language|Mam]]''' – Qyool Mam, Ta yol Mam * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Mexico]] {{flagicon|Mexico}} and [[Guatemala]] {{flagicon|Guatemala}} '''[[Manchu language|Manchu]]''' – {{MongolUnicode|ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᡤᡳᠰᡠᠨ}} * Spoken by: the [[Manchu people]] {{flagicon|China}} '''[[Mandan language|Mandan]]''' † – Nų́ų́ʔetaa íroo * Formerly spoken in: the [[Fort Berthold Indian Reservation]], [[North Dakota]] {{flagicon|North Dakota}}, the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} '''[[Mandar language|Mandar]]''' – Mandar * Spoken in: the island of [[Sulawesi]], [[Indonesia]] {{flagicon|Indonesia}} '''[[Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin]]''' – 國語 * Spoken in: Most of [[China]] {{flagicon|China}} '''[[Mandinka language|Mandinka]]''' – Mandinka kaŋo * Spoken in: [[Senegal]] {{flagicon|Senegal}}, [[The Gambia]] {{flagicon|The Gambia}} and [[Guinea-Bissau]] {{flagicon|Guinea-Bissau}} '''[[Maninka language|Maninka]]''' – Maninkakan * [[Official language]] in: [[Guinea]] {{flagicon|Guinea}} and [[Mali]] {{flagicon|Mali}} '''[[Mansi language|Mansi]]''' – ма̄ньси/ма̄ньщи * Spoken: along the [[Ob River]] and its tributaries, in the [[Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug]] {{Flagicon|Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug}}, and [[Sverdlovsk Oblast]] in [[Russia]] {{Flagicon|Russia}} '''[[Manx language|Manx]]''' – Gaelg * [[Official language]] in: the [[Isle of Man]] {{flagicon|Isle of Man}} '''[[Mapuche language|Mapuche]]''' – Mapudungun * [[Official language]] in: the communes of [[Galvarino, Chile|Galvarino]], [[Padre Las Casas, Chile|Padre Las Casas]] and [[Temuco]] in [[Chile]] {{flagicon|Chile}} '''[[Maranao language|Maranao]]''' – Basa a Mëranaw, باسا أ مراناو * [[Regional language]] in: the [[Philippines]] {{flagicon|Philippines}} '''[[Marathi language|Marathi]]''' – मराठी * [[Official language]] in: the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Maharashtra]] and the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|territories]] of [[Daman and Diu]] and [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli]] {{flagicon|India}} '''[[Mari language|Mari]]''' – марий йылме * [[Official language]] in: [[Mari El]] {{flagicon|Mari El}}, [[Russia]] {{flagicon|Russia}} '''[[Marshallese language|Marshallese]]''' – Ebon, Kajin M̧ajeļ, Kajin Majõl * [[Official language]] in: the [[Marshall Islands]] {{flagicon|Marshall Islands}} '''[[Marwari language|Marwari]]''' – मारवाड़ी, مارواڑی * Spoken in: [[Rajasthan]] {{Flagicon|Rajasthan}} in [[India]] {{Flagicon|Rajasthan}} '''[[Masalit language|Masalit]]''' – kana masara * Spoken in: Dar Masalit, [[Darfur]], [[Republic of the Sudan]] {{flagicon|Sudan}} '''[[Mauritian Creole]]''' – kreol morisien, morisien * [[Official language]] in: [[Mauritius]] {{Flagicon|Mauritius}} '''[[Mayo language|Mayo]]''' – Caíta * [[Official language]] in: [[Mexico]] {{Flagicon|Mexico}} '''[[Mazanderani language|Mazanderani]]''' – مازِرونی * Spoken in: [[Mazandaran province|Mazandaran Province]], [[Iran]] {{Flagicon|Iran}} '''[[Meadow Mari language|Meadow Mari]]''' – олык марий * [[Official language]] in: [[Mari El]] {{Flagicon|Mari El}}, [[Russia]] {{Flagicon|Russia}} '''[[Megleno-Romanian language|Megleno-Romanian]]''' – vlăhește * Spoken in: [[Greece]] {{flagicon|Greece}}, [[North Macedonia]] {{flagicon|North Macedonia}}, [[Romania]] {{flagicon|Romania}}, [[Turkey]] {{flagicon|Turkey}} and [[Serbia]] {{flagicon|Serbia}} '''[[Meitei language|Meitei]]''' – ꯃꯩꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ, মনিপুরি, মৈতৈলোল্, মৈতৈলোন্, মৈথৈ * [[Official language]] in: the [[India]]n [[States of India|state]] of [[Manipur]] {{flagicon|India}} '''[[Mende language|Mende]]''' – Mɛnde yia, 𞠗𞢱 𞡓𞠣 * Spoken in: [[Sierra Leone]] {{flagicon|Sierra Leone}}, [[Liberia]] {{flagicon|Liberia}} and [[Guinea]] {{flagicon|Guinea}} '''[[Menominee language|Menominee]]''' – omǣqnomenēweqnæsewen * Spoken in: Northeastern [[Wisconsin]] {{flagicon|Wisconsin}}, the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} '''[[Miami-Illinois language|Miami-Illinois]]''' – Myaamia * Spoken in: the [[Illinois Confederation]] {{flagicon|United States}} '''[[Michoacán Nahuatl]]''' – Pómaro Nahuatl * Spoken in: [[Mexico]] {{flagicon|Mexico}} '''[[Middle Armenian]]''' † – Հայերէն * Formerly spoken in: the [[Armenian highlands]] and [[Cilicia]] '''[[Middle Dutch]]''' † – dietsc, duutsch * Formerly spoken in: the [[Low Countries]] '''[[Middle English]]''' † – Englisch, English, Inglis * Formerly spoken in: the [[British Isles]] '''[[Middle French]]''' † – françois, franceis * Formerly spoken in: [[France]] {{flagicon|France}} '''[[Middle High German]]''' † – diutsch, tiutsch * Formerly spoken in: [[Germany]] {{flagicon|Germany}}, [[Austria]] {{flagicon|Austria}} and parts of [[Switzerland]] {{flagicon|Switzerland}} '''[[Middle Irish]]''' † – Gaoidhealg * Formerly spoken in: [[Ireland]] {{flagicon|Ireland}}, [[Scotland]] {{flagicon|Scotland}} and the [[Isle of Man]] {{flagicon|Isle of Man}} '''[[Middle Korean]]''' † – 中世韓國語 * Formerly spoken in: [[Korea]] {{flagicon|Korea}} '''[[Middle Norwegian]]''' † – nornskt mál * Formerly spoken in: [[Norway]] {{flagicon|Norway}} '''[[Mi'kmaq language|Mi'kmaq]]''' – Miꞌkmawiꞌsimk * [[Official language]] in: [[Nova Scotia]] {{flagicon|Nova Scotia}}, [[Canada]] {{flagicon|Canada}} * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[New Brunswick]] {{flagicon|New Brunswick}} and [[Prince Edward Island]] {{flagicon|Prince Edward Island}}, [[Canada]] {{flagicon|Canada}} '''[[Min Chinese|Min]]''' – 閩語 or 闽语 * Spoken in: the southeastern area of [[China]] {{flagicon|China}} '''[[Min Bei]]''' – 闽北语 * Spoken in: the [[China|Chinese]] [[prefecture-level city]] of [[Nanping]] {{flagicon|China}} '''[[Min Dong]]''' – 閩東語 * Spoken in: the [[China|Chinese]] [[Prefecture-level city|prefecture-level cities]] of [[Fuzhou]] and [[Ningde]] {{flagicon|China}} '''[[Min Nan]]''' – 閩南語 or 闽南语 * Spoken in: the southeastern area of [[China]] {{flagicon|China}} '''[[Min Zhong]]''' – 闽中话 * Spoken in: the southeastern area of [[China]] {{flagicon|China}} '''[[Minangkabau language|Minangkabau]]''' – Baso Minangkabau, بهاس منڠكربو * Spoken in: [[West Sumatra]] {{flagicon|West Sumatra}}, [[Indonesia]] {{flagicon|Indonesia}} '''[[Mingrelian language|Mingrelian]]''' – მარგალური ნინა * Spoken in: [[Mingrelia]] [[File:Flag of The Principality of Mingrelia (Portolan 1560).svg|25px]] and [[Abkhazia]] {{flagicon|Abkhazia}}, [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] {{flagicon|Georgia (country)}} '''[[Mirandese language|Mirandese]]''' – mirandés, lhéngua mirandesa, léngua mirandesa * Spoken in: [[Portugal]] {{flagicon|Portugal}} '''[[Miraya Bikol language|Miraya Bikol]]''' – Miraya * Spoken in: [[Daraga]], [[Albay]], the [[Philippines]] {{flagicon|Philippines}} '''[[Mizo language|Mizo]]''' – Mizo ṭawng or Duhlián ṭawng * [[Official language]] in: [[Mizoram]], [[India]] {{flagicon|India}} '''[[Mohawk language|Mohawk]]''' – Kanienʼkéha * Spoken in: the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} and [[Canada]] {{flagicon|Canada}} '''[[Mohegan-Pequot language|Mohegan-Pequot]]''' † – Mohiks-Piqut Uyôtowáwôk * Formerly spoken in: Southern [[New England]] and Eastern [[Long Island]], the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} '''[[Moksha language|Moksha]]''' – мокшень кяль * [[Official language]] in: the [[Republic of Mordovia]], [[Russian Federation]] {{flagicon|Mordovia}} '''[[Moldovan language|Moldovan]]''' – молдовеняскэ, moldovenească * [[Official language]] in: [[Transnistria|Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic]] {{flagicon|Transnistria}} * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Ukraine]] {{flagicon|Ukraine}} * Note: the [[Moldovan language]] is actually identical to [[Romanian language]], being one of the two local names for the Romanian language in [[Moldova]] {{flagicon|Moldova}} (See [[Moldovenism]] for further details) '''[[Mon language|Mon]]''' – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Myanmar';">ဘာသာ မန်</span> * Spoken in: the [[Myanmar|Myanma]] delta of the [[Irrawaddy River]] {{flagicon|Myanmar}} '''[[Mongo language|Mongo]]''' – Lomongo * Spoken in: the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] {{flagicon|Democratic Republic of the Congo}} '''[[Mongolian language|Mongolian]]''' – Монгол Хэл, {{MongolUnicode|ᠮᠣᠨᠭᠭᠣᠯ ᠬᠡᠯᠡ}} * [[Official language]] in: the [[China|Chinese]] [[Autonomous regions of the People's Republic of China|autonomous region]] of [[Inner Mongolia]] {{flagicon|China}} and [[Mongolia]] {{flagicon|Mongolia}} '''[[Monguor language|Monguor]]''' – moŋɡuer * Spoken in: [[China|Chinese]] [[Provinces of China|provinces]] of [[Qinghai]] and [[Gansu]] {{flagicon|China}} '''[[Innu language|Montagnais]]''' – Innu-aimun * Spoken in: [[Quebec]] {{flagicon|Quebec}} province and [[Labrador]] {{flagicon|Labrador}} region, [[Canada]] {{Flagicon|Canada}} '''[[Montenegrin language|Montenegrin]]''' – crnogorski, црногорски * [[Official language]] in: [[Montenegro]] {{flagicon|Montenegro}} * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Albania]] {{flagicon|Albania}}, [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] {{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}, and the [[Serbia]]n [[Municipalities and cities of Serbia|municipality]] of [[Mali Iđoš]] in the [[Statistical regions of Serbia|autonomous region]] of [[Vojvodina]] {{flagicon|Serbia}} '''[[Mor language (Papuan)|Mor]]''' – Mor * Spoken in: [[West Papua (province)|West Papua]], [[Indonesia]] {{Flagicon|West Papua}} '''[[Moriori language|Moriori]]''' † – Ta Rē Moriori * Formerly spoken in: [[Chatham Islands]] {{flagicon|Chatham Islands}}, [[New Zealand]] {{flagicon|New Zealand}} '''[[Moroccan Arabic]]''' – العربية المغربية الدارجة * Spoken in: [[Morocco]] {{Flagicon|Morocco}} '''[[Mooré|Mossi]]''' – Mòoré * [[Official language]] in: [[Burkina Faso]] {{flagicon|Burkina Faso}} '''[[Motu language|Motu]]''' – Motu * Spoken in: [[Central Province (Papua New Guinea)|Central Province]] {{flagicon|Central Province (Papua New Guinea)}}, [[Papua New Guinea]] {{flagicon|Papua New Guinea}} '''[[Mozabite language|Mozabite]]''' – تونژابت, Tumẓabt, ⵜⵓⵎⵥⴰⴱⵜ * Spoken in: [[Algeria]] {{Flagicon|Algeria}} '''[[Andalusi Romance|Mozarabic]]''' † – مُزَرَب * Formerly spoken in: [[Al-Andalus]] (modern-day [[Spain]] {{flagicon|Spain}} and [[Portugal]] {{flagicon|Portugal}}) '''[[Mundari language|Mundari]]''' – मुंडारी, মুন্ডারি, ମୁଣ୍ଡାରୀ, 𞓧𞓟𞓨𞓜𞓕𞓣𞓚 * [[Official language]] in: [[Jharkhand]], [[India]] {{flagicon|India}} '''[[Mường language|Mường]]''' – thiểng Mường * Spoken in: Northwestern [[Vietnam]] {{flagicon|Vietnam}} '''[[Muscogee language|Muscogee Creek]]''' – Mvskoke, Mvskokē * Spoken in: the American [[U.S. state|states]] of [[Alabama]] {{flagicon|Alabama}}, [[Florida]] {{flagicon|Florida}}, [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] [[File:Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg|23px]], and [[Oklahoma]] {{flagicon|Oklahoma}} '''[[Musgu language|Musgu]]''' – Mulwi * Spoken in: [[Cameroon]] {{flagicon|Cameroon}} and [[Chad]] {{flagicon|Chad}} '''[[Muskum language|Muskum]]''' † – Muzuk * Formerly spoken in: [[Chad]] {{flagicon|Chad}} '''[[Mussau-Emira language|Mussau-Emira]]''' – Mussau-Emira * Spoken in: [[Mussau Island]] of [[St Matthias Islands]] {{Flagicon|New Ireland}} and [[Emirau Island|Emira Island]] {{Flagicon|New Ireland}} part of [[Papua New Guinea]] {{Flagicon|Papua New Guinea}} '''[[Māori language|Māori]]''' – te Reo Māori * [[Official language]] in: [[New Zealand]] {{flagicon|New Zealand}} ===N=== '''[[Nagumi language|Nagumi]]''' † – Gong or Ngong * Formerly spoken in: [[Cameroon]] {{flagicon|Cameroon}} '''[[Nahuatl language|Nahuatl]]''' – Māsēwallahtōlli, Mexicano, or Nāhuatlahtōlli * [[Official language]] in: [[Mexico]] {{flagicon|Mexico}} '''[[Nanai language|Nanai]]''' – на̄най, на̄ни * Spoken in: [[Russia]] {{flagicon|Russia}} and [[China]] {{flagicon|China}} '''[[Naskapi language|Naskapi]]''' – ᓇᔅᑲᐱ, ᐃᔪᐤ ᐃᔨᒧᐅᓐ * Spoken in: [[Quebec]] {{flagicon|Quebec}} province and [[Labrador]] {{flagicon|Labrador}} region, [[Canada]] {{Flagicon|Canada}} '''[[Naukan Yupik language|Naukan Yupik]]''' – Нывуӄаӷмистун * Spoken in: [[Chukotka Autonomous Okrug]] {{Flagicon|Chukotka Autonomous Okrug}}, [[Russia]] {{Flagicon|Russia}} '''[[Nauruan language|Nauruan]]''' – Dorerin Naoero, Ekaiairũ Naoero * [[Official language]] in: [[Nauru]] {{flagicon|Nauru}} '''[[Navajo language|Navajo]]''' – Diné bizaad * Spoken on the [[Navajo Nation]] [[File:Navajo flag.svg|25px]] '''[[Ndau dialect|Ndau]]''' – chiNdau * [[Official language]] in: [[Zimbabwe]] {{flagicon|Zimbabwe}} '''[[Ndyuka language|Ndyuka]]''' – [[File:Ndyuka.svg|x12px]] * Spoken in: [[French Guiana]] {{flagicon|French Guiana}} and [[Suriname]] {{flagicon|Suriname}} '''[[Neapolitan language|Neapolitan]]''' – napulitano * Spoken in: [[Campania]] {{flagicon|Campania}}, [[Italy]] {{flagicon|Italy}} '''[[Nenets languages|Nenets]]''' – ненэця’ вада, нешаӈ вата * Spoken in: [[Nenets Autonomous Okrug]] {{flagicon|Nenets Autonomous Okrug}} and [[Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug]] {{flagicon|Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug}}, [[Russia]] {{flagicon|Russia}} '''[[Neo-Mandaic]]''' – Mandɔyí * Spoken in: [[Iran]] {{flagicon|Iran}} '''[[Nepal Bhasa]]''' – नेपाल भाषा * [[Official language]] in: the [[India]]n [[States of India|state]] of [[Sikkim]] {{flagicon|Sikkim}} and [[Nepal]] {{flagicon|Nepal}} '''[[Nepali language|Nepali]]''' – नेपाली * [[Official language]] in: the [[India]]n [[Districts of India|district]] of the [[Darjeeling district]] {{flagicon|India}}, the [[India]]n [[States of India|state]] of [[Sikkim]] {{flagicon|Sikkim}}, and [[Nepal]] {{flagicon|Nepal}} '''[[New Zealand Sign Language]]''' – Sign Language * [[Official language]] in: [[New Zealand]] {{flagicon|New Zealand}} '''[[Ngaanyatjarra dialect|Ngaanyatjarra]]''' – Ngaanyatjarra * Spoken in: [[Warburton, Western Australia|Warburton]], [[Western Australia]] {{flagicon|Western Australia}} in [[Australia]] {{flagicon|Australia}} '''[[Ngaju language|Ngaju]]''' – Ngaju * Spoken in: [[Central Kalimantan]] {{flagicon|Central Kalimantan}}, [[Indonesia]] {{flagicon|Indonesia}} '''[[Nganasan language|Nganasan]]''' – ня” сиәде * Spoken in: [[Taymyr Autonomous Okrug]] {{flagicon|Taymyr Autonomous Okrug}}, [[Krasnoyarsk Krai]] {{flagicon|Krasnoyarsk Krai}}, [[Russia]] {{flagicon|Russia}} '''[[Ngbaka Minagende language|Ngbaka]]''' – Ngbaka * Spoken in: the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] {{flagicon|Democratic Republic of the Congo}} '''[[Ngbee language|Ngbee]]''' † – Lingbee * Formerly spoken in: the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] {{flagicon|Democratic Republic of the Congo}} '''[[Nheengatu language|Nheengatu]]''' – nhẽẽgatú, yẽgatu, nheẽgatu * [[Official language]] in: the [[Brazil]]ian [[Municipalities of Brazil|municipalities]] of [[São Gabriel da Cachoeira]] in [[Amazonas (Brazilian state)|Amazonas]] {{flagicon|Amazonas}} and [[Monsenhor Tabosa]] in [[Ceará]] {{flagicon|Ceará}} '''[[Nias language|Nias]]''' – Li Niha * Spoken in: [[Nias]] and [[Batu Islands]] in [[Indonesia]] {{flagicon|Indonesia}} '''[[Nigerian Pidgin]]''' – Naijá * Spoken in: [[Nigeria]] {{flagicon|Nigeria}} '''[[Nihali language|Nihali]]''' – निहाली * Spoken in: [[Madhya Pradesh]] and [[Maharashtra]] in [[India]] {{Flagicon|Maharashtra}} '''[[Nisga'a language|Nisga'a]]''' – Nisg̱a’a, nisqáʔamq * Spoken in: Northwest [[British Columbia]] {{flagicon|British Columbia}}, [[Canada]] {{flagicon|Canada}} '''[[Niuean language|Niuean]]''' – ko e vagahau Niuē * [[Official language]] in: [[Niue]] {{flagicon|Niue}}, [[New Zealand]] {{flagicon|New Zealand}} '''[[Nivkh languages|Nivkh]]''' – нивх диф, нивх туғс * Spoken in: [[Khabarovsk Krai]] {{flagicon|Khabarovsk Krai}} and [[Sakhalin Oblast]] {{flagicon|Sakhalin Oblast}}, [[Russia]] {{flagicon|Russia}} '''[[Nobiin language|Nobiin]]''' – Nòbíín, Ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲓⲛ, نُـٰوبين * Spoken in: [[Egypt]] {{flagicon|Egypt}} and [[Sudan]] {{flagicon|Sudan}} '''[[Nogai language|Nogai]]''' – ногай тили, nogay tili * [[Official language]] in: the [[Dagestan|Republic of Dagestan]] {{flagicon|Dagestan}} and the [[Karachay-Cherkessia|Karachay-Cherkess Republic]] {{flagicon|Karachay-Cherkessia}} in [[Russia]] {{flagicon|Russia}} '''[[Noongar language|Noongar]]''' – Nyungar * Spoken in: [[Western Australia]] {{flagicon|Western Australia}}, [[Australia]] {{flagicon|Australia}} '''[[Norfuk language|Norfuk]]''' – Norfuk, Norf'k * [[Official language]] in: [[Norfolk Island]] {{flagicon|Norfolk Island}}, [[Australia]] {{flagicon|Australia}} '''[[Norman language|Norman]]''' – Normaund * Spoken in: [[Normandy]] {{flagicon|Normandy}}, [[France]] {{flagicon|France}} '''[[North Straits Salish language|North Straits Salish]]''' – xʷsenəčqən * Spoken in: [[British Columbia]] {{flagicon|British Columbia}}, [[Canada]] {{flagicon|Canada}} and [[Washington (state)|Washington]] {{flagicon|Washington}}, the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} '''[[Northern Khmer dialect|Northern Khmer]]''' – เขมรถิ่นไทย * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Thailand]] {{flagicon|Thailand}} '''[[Northern Ndebele language|Northern Ndebele]]''' – isiNdebele * [[Official language]] in: [[Zimbabwe]] {{flagicon|Zimbabwe}} '''[[Northern Sotho language|Northern Sotho]]''' – Sesotho sa Leboa * [[Official language]] in: [[South Africa]] {{flagicon|South Africa}} '''[[Northern Thai language|Northern Thai]]''' – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Tai Tham';">ᨣᩴᩤᨾᩮᩥᩬᨦ</span> * Spoken in: the northern area of [[Thailand]] {{flagicon|Thailand}}, and some other parts of [[Southeast Asia]] '''[[Tundra Yukaghir language|Northern Yukaghir]]''' – Вадул аруу * Spoken in: [[Sakha Republic]] {{flagicon|Sakha Republic}}, [[Russia]] {{flagicon|Russia}} '''[[Northwestern Otomi]]''' – Ñäñho * Spoken in: the [[Mexico|Mexican]] [[List of states of Mexico|states]] of [[Hidalgo (state)|Hidalgo]] {{flagicon|Hidalgo}}, [[Querétaro]] {{flagicon|Querétaro}} and [[State of Mexico|México]] {{flagicon|State of Mexico}} '''[[Norwegian language|Norwegian]]''' – Norsk * [[Official language]] in: [[Norway]] {{flagicon|Norway}} '''[[Norwegian Sign Language]]''' – norsk tegnspråk, norsk teiknspråk * Signed in: [[Norway]] {{flagicon|Norway}} '''[[Nottoway language|Nottoway]]''' – Cheroenhaka * Spoken in: [[Virginia]] {{Flagicon|Virginia}} in the [[United States]] {{Flagicon|USA}} '''[[Novial]]''' – novial * [[International auxiliary language]] [[File:Flag of Novial.svg|25px]] '''[[Nuer language|Nuer]]''' – Thok Naath * Spoken in: [[South Sudan]] {{flagicon|South Sudan}} and [[Gambela Region]] {{flagicon|Gambela}}, [[Ethiopia]] {{flagicon|Ethiopia}} '''[[Nùng language (Tai)|Nung]]''' – Nùng * Spoken in: [[Vietnam]] {{flagicon|Vietnam}}, [[China]] {{flagicon|China}} and [[Laos]] {{flagicon|Laos}} '''[[Nuosu language|Nuosu/Yi]]''' – ꆈꌠ꒿ * Spoken in: [[China]] {{flagicon|China}} '''[[Nupe language|Nupe]]''' – Nupe * Spoken in: [[Nigeria]] {{flagicon|Nigeria}} '''[[Nuu-chah-nulth language|Nuu-chah-nulth]]''' – nuučaan̓uɫ * Spoken in: [[British Columbia]] {{flagicon|British Columbia}}, [[Canada]] {{flagicon|Canada}} '''[[Nuxalk language|Nuxalk]]''' – ItNuxalkmc * Spoken in: [[British Columbia]] {{flagicon|British Columbia}}, [[Canada]] {{flagicon|Canada}} '''[[Nyamwezi language|Nyamwezi]]''' – Nyamwezi * Spoken in: [[Tanzania]] {{flagicon|Tanzania}} '''[[Nyangia language|Nyangia]]''' – Nyang'i * Spoken in: the [[Republic of Uganda]] {{flagicon|Uganda}} '''[[Nyankore language|Nyankore]]''' – Orunyankore * Spoken in: [[Uganda]] {{flagicon|Uganda}} '''[[Nyoro language|Nyoro]]''' – Orunyoro * Spoken in: [[Uganda]] {{flagicon|Uganda}} '''[[Nzema language|Nzema]]''' – Nzema * Spoken in: [[Ghana]] {{flagicon|Ghana}} and [[Ivory Coast]] {{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} '''[[Nǁng language|Nǁng]]''' – Nǁŋǃke * Spoken in: [[South Africa]] {{flagicon|South Africa}} * (Nǁng is a "[[click language]]"). ===O=== '''[[Obolo language|Obolo]]''' – Andoni * Spoken in: [[Rivers State]] and [[Akwa Ibom State]], [[Nigeria]] {{flagicon|Nigeria}} '''[[Occitan language|Occitan]]''' – Occitan * [[Official language]] in: the [[Spain|Spanish]] [[Comarques of Catalonia|comarca]] of [[Val d'Aran]] [[File:Flag-Val d'Aran.svg|24px]] '''[[Odia language|Odia]]''' – ଓଡ଼ିଆ * [[Official language]] in: the [[India]]n [[States of India|states]] of [[Jharkhand]] and [[Odisha]] {{flagicon|India}} '''[[Oirat language|Oirat]]''' – ᡆᡕᡅᠷᠠᡑ ᡘᡄᠯᡄᠨ * Spoken in: [[Russia]] {{Flagicon|Russia}} [[Mongolia]] {{Flagicon|Mongolia}} and [[China]] {{Flagicon|China}} '''[[Oirata language|Oirata]]''' – Maaro * Spoken in: [[Indonesia]] {{Flagicon|Indonesia}} '''[[Ojibwe language|Ojibwe]]''' – ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᒧᐎᓐ * Spoken by: the [[Ojibwe people]] '''[[Oji-Cree language|Oji-Cree]]''' – ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᒧᐏᐣ * Spoken by: the [[Oji-Cree|Oji-Cree people]] '''[[Okanagan language|Okanagan]]''' – n̓səl̓xčin̓, n̓syil̓xčn̓ * Spoken in: [[British Columbia]] {{flagicon|British Columbia}}, [[Canada]] {{flagicon|Canada}} and [[Washington (state)|Washington]] {{flagicon|Washington}}, the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} '''[[Okinawan Japanese]]''' – ウチナーヤマトゥグチ * [[Regional language|Recognised Regional Language]] in: [[Japan]] {{flagicon|Japan}} '''[[Okinawan language|Okinawan (Ryukyuan)]]''' – ウチナーグチ * Spoken in: [[Okinawa Prefecture]] {{flagicon|Okinawa}}, [[Japan]] {{flagicon|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 English]]''' † – Anglisc, Ænglisc, Englisc, or ᚫᛝᛚᛁᛋᚻ * Formerly spoken in: [[England]] {{flagicon|England}}, [[Scotland]] {{flagicon|Scotland}} and [[Wales]] {{flagicon|Wales}} '''[[Old French]]''' † – Franceis, François, Romanz * Formerly spoken in: [[France]] {{flagicon|France}} and [[Wallonia]] {{flagicon|Wallonia}}, [[Belgium]] {{flagicon|Belgium}} '''[[Old Frisian]]''' † – Frisesk * Formerly spoken in: the [[Netherlands]] {{flagicon|Netherlands}}, [[Germany]] {{flagicon|Germany}} and the [[Region of Southern Denmark]] {{flagicon|Denmark}} '''[[Old Georgian]]''' † – ႤႬႠჂ ႵႠႰႧႭჃႪႨ * Formerly spoken in: [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] {{flagicon|Georgia (country)}} '''[[Old High German]]''' † – diutisk * Formerly spoken in: [[Central Europe]] '''[[Old Irish]]''' † – Goídelc, ᚌᚑᚔᚇᚓᚂᚉ * Formerly spoken in: the [[British Isles]] '''[[Old Norse]]''' † – dǫnsk tunga, norrǿnt mál * Formerly spoken in: [[Northern Europe]] '''[[Old Occitan]]''' † – romans, proensals * Formerly spoken in: Southern [[France]] {{flagicon|France}} '''[[Old Persian]]''' † – 𐎠𐎼𐎹, Ariya * Formerly spoken in: [[Iran]] {{flagicon|Iran}} '''[[Old Prussian language|Old Prussian]]''' † – Prūsiskai * Formerly spoken in: [[Prussia (region)|Prussia]] {{flagicon|Prussia}} '''[[Old Saxon]]''' † – Sahsisk * Formerly spoken in: Northwest [[Germany]] {{flagicon|Germany}}, Northeast [[Netherlands]] {{flagicon|Netherlands}} and Southern [[Denmark]] {{flagicon|Denmark}} '''[[Old Spanish]]''' † – roman, romançe, romaz * Formerly spoken in: the [[Crown of Castile]] {{flagicon|Crown of Castile}}, [[Spain]] {{flagicon|Spain}} '''[[Tupi language|Old Tupi]]''' † – abáñe'enga * Formerly spoken in: the [[Coastline of Brazil]] {{flagicon|Brazil}} '''[[Caucasian Albanian language|Old Udi]]''' † – 𐕒𐕡𐔳𐔼𐕎 𐕌𐕒𐕡𐔵 * Formerly spoken in: [[Caucasian Albania]] '''[[Omotik language|Omotik]]''' † – Laamoot * Formerly spoken in: [[Great Rift Valley, Kenya]] {{flagicon|Kenya}} '''[[Oneida language|Oneida]]''' – Onʌyotaʔa꞉ka * Spoken in: [[Canada]] {{Flagicon|Canada}} and the [[United States]] {{Flagicon|United States}} '''[[Onge language|Onge]]''' – Öñge * Spoken in: [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]] {{Flagicon|Andaman and Nicobar Islands}} '''[[Onondaga language|Onondaga]]''' – Onǫdaʼgegáʼ, Onoñdaʼgegáʼ nigaweñoʼdeñʼ * Spoken in: [[Canada]] {{Flagicon|Canada}} and the [[United States]] {{Flagicon|United States}} '''[[Ontong Java language|Ontong Java]]''' – Luangiua * Spoken in: [[Ontong Java Atoll]], [[Solomon Islands]] {{Flagicon|Solomon Islands}} '''[[Oʼodham language|Oʼodham]]''' – ʼOʼodham ha-ñeʼokĭ, ʼOʼodham ñiʼokĭ, Oʼodham ñiok * [[Official language]] in: [[Mexico]] {{Flagicon|Mexico}} * Also spoken in: the [[United States]] {{Flagicon|United States}} '''[[Oroch language|Oroch]]''' – Орочи кэсэни * Spoken in: [[Khabarovsk Krai]] {{Flagicon|Khabarovsk Krai}}, [[Russia]] {{Flagicon|Russia}} '''[[Orok language|Orok]]''' – ульта * Spoken in: [[Sakhalin Oblast]] {{Flagicon|Sakhalin Oblast}}, [[Russia]] {{Flagicon|Russia}} '''[[Oromo language|Oromo]]''' – Afaan Oromoo * [[Official language]] in: [[Oromia Region|Oromia]] {{Flagicon|Oromia}} in [[Ethiopia]] {{Flagicon|Ethiopia}} * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Kenya]] {{flagicon|Kenya}} '''[[Osage language|Osage]]''' † – 𐓏𐒰𐓓𐒰𐓓𐒷 𐒻𐒷, Wažáže ie * Formerly spoken in: [[Oklahoma]] {{flagicon|Oklahoma}}, the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} '''[[Ossetian language|Ossetian]]''' – иронау, ирон ӕвзаг * Spoken in: [[North Ossetia–Alania|North Ossetia]] {{Flagicon|North Ossetia}} and [[South Ossetia]] {{Flagicon|South Ossetia}} '''[[Otomi language|Otomi]]''' – Hñähñu(?) * Spoken in: the [[Mexico|Mexican]] [[List of states of Mexico|states]] of [[State of Mexico|México]] {{flagicon|State of Mexico}}, [[Puebla]] {{flagicon|Puebla}}, [[Veracruz]] {{flagicon|Veracruz}}, [[Hidalgo (state)|Hidalgo]] {{flagicon|Hidalgo}}, [[Guanajuato]] {{flagicon|Guanajuato}}, [[Querétaro]] {{flagicon|Querétaro}}, [[Tlaxcala]] {{flagicon|Tlaxcala}}, and [[Michoacán]] {{flagicon|Michoacán}} '''[[Ottoman Turkish]]''' † – لسان عثمانی * Formerly an [[official language]] in: the [[Ottoman Empire]] {{flagicon|Ottoman Empire}} '''[[Ovambo language|Ovambo]]''' – Oshiwambo * Spoken in: [[Angola]] {{Flagicon|Angola}} and [[Namibia]] {{Flagicon|Namibia}} ===P=== '''[[Páez language|Páez]]''' – Nasa Yuwe * Spoken in: [[Colombia]] {{flagicon|Colombia}} '''[[Pahari languages|Pahari]]''' – पहाड़ी * Spoken in: the [[India]]n [[States of India|states]] of [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[Sikkim]], [[Uttarakhand]] {{flagicon|India}}, and [[West Bengal]]; [[Nepal]] {{flagicon|Nepal}}, the [[Pakistan]]i [[States of Pakistan|state]] of [[Azad Kashmir]] [[File:Flag of Azad Kashmir.svg|23px]], and [[Greater Tibet]] {{flagicon|Tibet}} '''[[Middle Persian|Pahlavi]]''' † – 𐭯𐭠𐭫𐭮𐭩𐭪 ,𐫛𐫀𐫡𐫘𐫏𐫐, 𐬞𐬀𐬭𐬯𐬍𐬐 * Formerly spoken in: [[Iran]] {{flagicon|Iran}} '''[[Paipai language|Paipai]]''' – Akwa'ala * Spoken in: [[Mexico]] {{Flagicon|Mexico}} '''[[Paiwan language|Paiwan]]''' – Vinuculjan, Pinayuanan * [[Official language]] in: [[Taiwan]] {{Flagicon|Taiwan}} '''[[Palauan language|Palauan]]''' – a tekoi er a Belau * [[Official language]] in: [[Palau]] {{Flagicon|Palau}} '''[[Pali]]''' – 𑀧𑀸𑀮𑀺, 𐨤𐨫𐨁, បាលី, ပါဠိ, ᨷᩤᩊᩦ, บาลี, පාලි, पालि, Pāḷi * The [[Pali|Pali language]] is a [[Sacred language|liturgical language]] of [[Theravada|Theravada Buddhism]] [[File:Buddhism dham jak.svg|25px]] '''[[Palula language|Palula]]''' – پالولہ * Spoken in: the [[Pakistan]]i [[Districts of Pakistan|district]] of the [[Chitral District]] {{flagicon|Pakistan}} '''[[Pamona language|Pamona]]''' – Poso, Bare’e * Spoken in: [[Central Sulawesi|Central]] {{flagicon|Central Sulawesi}} and [[South Sulawesi]] {{flagicon|South Sulawesi}}, [[Indonesia]] {{flagicon|Indonesia}} '''[[Pandan Bikol language|Pandan Bikol]]''' – Pandanon * Spoken in: [[Catanduanes]], [[Philippines]] {{flagicon|Philippines}} '''[[Pangasinan language|Pangasinan]]''' – Pangasinan * Spoken in: [[Pangasinan]], [[Philippines]] {{flagicon|Philippines}} '''[[Pannonian Rusyn]]''' – Руски язик * [[Official language]] in: The [[Serbia]]n [[Administrative divisions of Serbia|autonomous province]] of [[Vojvodina]] {{flagicon|Vojvodina}} '''[[Pa'O language|Pa'O]]''' – ပအိုဝ်ႏ * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Myanmar]] {{flagicon|Myanmar}} '''[[Papiamento]]''' – Papiamentu * [[Official language]] in: [[Aruba]] {{flagicon|Aruba}}, [[Bonaire]] {{flagicon|Bonaire}} and [[Curaçao]] {{flagicon|Curaçao}} '''[[Papua New Guinean Sign Language]]''' – Sign Language * [[Official language]] in: [[Papua New Guinea]] {{flagicon|Papua New Guinea}} '''[[Paratió language|Paratió]]''' † – Prakió * Formerly spoken in: [[Brazil]] {{Flagicon|Brazil}} '''[[Parya language|Parya]]''' – Парья * Spoken in: [[Afghanistan]] {{Flagicon|Afghanistan}}, [[Tajikistan]] {{Flagicon|Tajikistan}} and [[Uzbekistan]] {{Flagicon|Uzbekistan}} '''[[Pashto]]''' – پښتو * [[Official language]] in: [[Afghanistan]] {{Flagicon|Afghanistan}} * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Pakistan]] {{Flagicon|Pakistan}} '''[[Pattani Malay]]''' – بهاس جاوي, Bahasa Jawi, or ภาษายาวี * Spoken in: the [[Thailand|Thai]] [[Provinces of Thailand|provinces]] of [[Narathiwat Province|Narathiwat]], [[Pattani Province|Pattani]], [[Songkhla Province|Songkhla]], and [[Yala Province|Yala]] {{flagicon|Thailand}} '''[[Pennsylvania Dutch language|Pennsylvania German]]''' – Pennsilfaanisch Deitsch * Spoken by: the [[Pennsylvania Dutch|Pennsylvania German people]] in the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} and [[Canada]] {{flagicon|Canada}} '''[[Persian language|Persian]]''' – فارسی * [[Official language]] in: [[Afghanistan]] {{flagicon|Afghanistan}}, [[Iran]] {{flagicon|Iran}}, and [[Tajikistan]] {{flagicon|Tajikistan}} '''[[Phoenician language|Phoenician]]''' † – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Phoenician';">𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍𐤉𐤌</span> * Formerly spoken in: the [[Near East]] '''[[Picard language|Picard]]''' – picard * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: the [[French Community of Belgium]] {{flagicon|Wallonia}} '''[[Pichinglis]]''' – Pichi * Spoken in: [[Bioko]], [[Equatorial Guinea]] {{flagicon|Equatorial Guinea}} '''[[Piedmontese language|Piedmontese]]''' – piemontèis * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Piedmont]] {{flagicon|Piedmont}}, [[Italy]] {{flagicon|Italy}} '''[[Piman languages|Piman]]''' – Tepiman * Spoken in: the [[State of Arizona]], [[United States]] {{flagicon|Arizona}} and the [[Durango|Free and Sovereign State of Durango]], [[United Mexican States]] {{flagicon|Durango}} '''[[Pintupi dialect|Pintupi-Luritja]]''' – Pintupi-Luritja * Spoken in: [[Western Australia]] {{flagicon|Western Australia}} and [[Northern Territory]] {{flagicon|Northern Territory}}, [[Australia]] {{flagicon|Australia}} '''[[Pipil language|Pipil]]''' – Náhuat or Nawat * Spoken in: the [[El Salvador|Salvadoran]] cities of [[San Salvador]] [[File:San Salvador Flag.png|25 px]] and [[Sonsonate, El Salvador|Sonsonate]]; and the [[El Salvador|Salvadoran]] [[Departments of El Salvador|department]] of [[La Libertad Department (El Salvador)|La Libertad]] [[File:Flag of La Libertad Department.svg|25px]] '''[[Pirahã language|Pirahã]]''' – xapaitíiso * Spoken in: the [[Brazil]]ian state of [[Amazonas (Brazilian state)|Amazonas]] {{flagicon|Amazonas}}. '''[[Pitjantjatjara language|Pitjantjatjara]]''' – Pitjantjatjara * Spoken in: the northwestern area of the [[Australia]]n [[States and territories of Australia|state]] of [[South Australia]] [[File:Flag of South Australia.svg|28px]] '''[[Pitkern]]''' – Pitkern * [[Official language]] in: the [[Pitcairn Islands]] {{flagicon|Pitcairn Islands}}, the [[United Kingdom]] {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Plautdietsch language|Plautdietsch]]''' – Plautdietsch * Spoken in: [[Eastern Europe]], with some scattered speakers in the [[Americas]] '''[[Pohnpeian language|Pohnpeian]]''' – Mahsen en Pohnpei, Lokaiahn Pohnpei * [[Official language]] in: [[Pohnpei State|Pohnpei]] {{flagicon|Pohnpei}}, [[Federated States of Micronesia]] {{flagicon|Federated States of Micronesia}} '''[[Polish language|Polish]]''' – Język polski, polski, or polszczyzna * [[Official language]] in: [[Poland]] {{flagicon|Poland}} * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: the [[Czech Republic]] {{flagicon|Czech Republic}}, [[Romania]] {{flagicon|Romania}}, [[Slovakia]] {{flagicon|Slovakia}}, and [[Ukraine]] {{flagicon|Ukraine}} '''[[Pontic Greek]]''' – ποντιακά, ρωμαίικα * Spoken in: [[Pontus (region)|Pontus]], [[Turkey]] {{flagicon|Turkey}} '''[[Popoloca languages|Popoloca]]''' – Popoloca * Spoken in: [[Puebla]] {{flagicon|Puebla}}, [[Mexico]] {{flagicon|Mexico}} '''[[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]''' – Português * [[Official language]] in: [[Angola]] {{flagicon|Angola}}, [[Brazil]] {{flagicon|Brazil}}, [[Cape Verde]] {{flagicon|Cape Verde}}, [[East Timor]] {{flagicon|East Timor}}, [[Equatorial Guinea]] {{flagicon|Equatorial Guinea}}, [[Guinea-Bissau]] {{flagicon|Guinea-Bissau}}, [[Macau]] {{flagicon|Macau}}, [[Mozambique]] {{flagicon|Mozambique}}, [[Portugal]] {{flagicon|Portugal}}, and [[São Tomé and Príncipe]] {{flagicon|São Tomé and Príncipe}} '''[[Potawatomi language|Potawatomi]]''' – bodwéwadmimwen * Spoken in: the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} and [[Canada]] {{flagicon|Canada}} '''[[Powhatan language|Powhatan]]''' † – Kikitowämak * Formerly spoken in: [[Virginia]] {{flagicon|Virginia}} and [[Maryland]] {{flagicon|Maryland}}, the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} '''[[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]''' – पंजाबी, ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, or پنجابی * [[Official language]] in: the [[India]]n [[Districts of India|federal district]] of [[Delhi]] {{flagicon|India}}; and the [[India]]n [[States of India|states]] of [[Haryana]], [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], and [[West Bengal]] {{flagicon|India}} * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: the [[Pakistan]]i [[Administrative units of Pakistan|province]] of [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]] [[File:Flag of Punjab.svg|25px]] '''[[Purépecha language|Purépecha]]''' – Pʼurhépecha * Spoken in: [[Michoacán]] {{flagicon|Michoacán}}, [[Mexico]] {{flagicon|Mexico}} '''[[Pu-Xian Min]]''' – 興化話 or 莆仙話 * Spoken in: the [[China|Chinese]] [[Counties of the People's Republic of China|county]] of [[Xianyou County|Xianyou]] {{flagicon|China}} and the [[China|Chinese]] [[Prefecture-level city|prefecture-level cities]] of [[Fuzhou]], [[Putian]], and [[Quanzhou]] {{flagicon|China}} ===Q=== '''[[Qashqai language|Qashqai]]''' – قشقايی ديلى * Spoken in: [[Fars province|Fars Province]], [[Iran]] {{flagicon|Iran}} '''[[Qʼeqchiʼ language|Qʼeqchiʼ]]''' – Kekchi * [[Official language]] in: [[Guatemala]] {{flagicon|Guatemala}} and [[Mexico]] {{flagicon|Mexico}} '''[[Quebec Sign Language]]''' – Langue des signes québécoise * Signed in: [[Quebec]] {{flagicon|Quebec}}, and parts of [[Ontario]] {{flagicon|Ontario}} and [[New Brunswick]] {{flagicon|New Brunswick}}, [[Canada]] {{flagicon|Canada}} '''[[Quechuan languages|Quechua]]''' – Runasimi * Spoken by: the [[Quechua people|Quechuan people]] in [[Argentina]] {{Flagicon|Argentina}}, [[Bolivia]] {{Flagicon|Bolivia}}, [[Colombia]] {{Flagicon|Colombia}}, [[Ecuador]] {{Flagicon|Ecuador}}, and [[Peru]] {{Flagicon|Peru}} '''[[Quenya]]''' – Eldarin * [[Constructed language]] spoken by the [[Elves in Middle-earth|Elves]] in the [[Middle-earth]] * [[Quenya]] is used as a [[Sacred language|liturgical language]] by [[Elves in Middle-earth|Elves]] '''[[Quinqui language|Quinqui]]''' – Quinqui * Spoken in: [[Spain]] {{flagicon|Spain}} ===R=== '''[[Raga language|Raga]]''' – Hano * Spoken in: the [[Pentecost Island]], [[Republic of Vanuatu]] {{flagicon| Vanuatu}} '''[[Rajasthani languages|Rajasthani]]''' – राजस्थानी * Spoken in: the [[India]]n [[States of India|state]] of [[Rajasthan]] {{flagicon|India}} '''[[Rajbanshi language (Nepal)|Rajbanshi]]''' – राजबंशी, রাজবংশী, তাজপুরিয়া * Spoken in: [[Nepal]] {{flagicon|Nepal}} '''[[Ramanos language|Ramanos]]''' † – ? * Formerly spoken in: [[Bolivia]] {{Flagicon|Bolivia}} '''[[Rangpuri language|Rangpuri]]''' – রংপুরী, কোচ-ৰাজবংশী, দেশী * [[Official language]] in: [[West Bengal]], [[India]] {{flagicon|India}} * Also spoken in: [[North Bengal]] {{flagicon|Bangladesh}} '''[[Rapa Nui language|Rapa Nui]]''' – Vānaŋa Rapa Nui, Te reʻo Rapa Nui * [[Official language]] in: [[Easter Island]] {{flagicon|Easter Island}}, [[Chile]] {{flagicon|Chile}} '''[[Réunion Creole]]''' – kréol rénioné * [[Official language]] in: [[Réunion]], [[France]] {{flagicon|France}} '''[[Rinconada Bikol language|Rinconada Bikol]]''' – Rinconada * Spoken in: [[Camarines Sur]], [[Philippines]] {{flagicon|Philippines}} '''[[Rohingya language|Rohingya]]''' – 𐴌𐴗𐴥𐴝𐴙𐴚𐴒𐴙𐴝 * [[Official language]] in: the [[Rakhine State]], and southeastern [[Chittagong Division]] ([[Bangladesh]]) '''[[Romagnol]]''' – Rumagnòl * Spoken in: Eastern [[Emilia-Romagna]] {{flagicon|Emilia-Romagna}}, [[Italy]] {{flagicon|Italy}} and [[San Marino]] {{flagicon|San Marino}} '''[[Romani language|Romani]]''' – Romani Ćhib * Spoken by: the [[Romani people]] [[File:Roma flag.svg|20px]]; recognised as a [[minority language]] in [[Sweden]] {{flagicon|Sweden}} '''[[Romanian language|Romanian]]''' – Română * [[Official language]] in: [[Moldova]] {{flagicon|Moldova}}, [[Romania]] {{flagicon|Romania}}, [[Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic]] {{flagicon|Transnistria}}, and the [[Serbia]]n [[Administrative divisions of Serbia|autonomous province]] of [[Vojvodina]] {{flagicon|Vojvodina}} * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Hungary]] {{flagicon|Hungary}}, [[Italy]] {{flagicon|Italy}}, [[Serbia]] {{flagicon|Serbia}}, [[Spain]] {{flagicon|Spain}}, and [[Ukraine]] {{flagicon|Ukraine}} '''[[Romansh language|Romansh]]''' – romontsch, rumantsch, rumauntsch, rumàntsch * [[Official language]] in: [[Switzerland]] {{flagicon|Switzerland}} '''[[Rotokas language|Rotokas]]''' – Rotokas * Spoken in: [[Bougainville Island|Bougainville]] {{Flagicon|Bougainville}} part of [[Papua New Guinea]] {{Flagicon|PNG}} '''[[Kirundi|Rundi]]''' – Ikirundi * [[Official language]] in: [[Burundi]] {{flagicon|Burundi}} '''[[Russian language|Russian]]''' – Русский * [[Official language]] in: [[List of countries where Russian is an official language|8 countries, 3 subnational entities and 12 organizations]] * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[List of countries where Russian is an official language|7 countries]] '''[[Russian Sign Language]]''' – русский жестовый язык * Signed in: [[Russia]] {{flagicon|Russia}}, [[Tajikistan]] {{flagicon|Tajikistan}}, [[Belarus]] {{flagicon|Belarus}}, [[Kazakhstan]] {{flagicon|Kazakhstan}}, [[Kyrgyzstan]] {{flagicon|Kyrgyzstan}}, [[Uzbekistan]] {{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} and [[Moldova]] {{flagicon|Moldova}} '''[[Rusyn language|Rusyn]]''' – Русиньский Язык, Русиньска Бесїда, Русинська Мова * [[Official language]] in: The [[Serbia]]n [[Administrative divisions of Serbia|autonomous province]] of [[Vojvodina]] {{flagicon|Vojvodina}} * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Croatia]] {{flagicon|Croatia}}, [[Poland]] {{flagicon|Poland}}, [[Romania]] {{flagicon|Romania}}, [[Serbia]] {{flagicon|Serbia}}, and [[Slovakia]] {{flagicon|Slovakia}} '''[[Ruthenian language|Ruthenian]]''' † – Руська мова * Formerly spoken in: the [[Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth]] [[File:Chorągiew królewska króla Zygmunta III Wazy.svg|25px]] and the [[Grand Duchy of Lithuania]] [[File:Alex K Grundwald flags 1410-03.svg|25px]] '''[[Rutul language|Rutul]]''' – мыхаӀбишды чӀел * [[Official language]] in: the [[Dagestan|Republic of Dagestan]] {{flagicon|Dagestan}}, [[Russia]] {{flagicon|Russia}} ===S=== '''[[Saanich dialect|Saanich]]''' – SENĆOŦEN, Sənčáθən * Spoken in: [[British Columbia]] {{flagicon|British Columbia}}, [[Canada]] {{flagicon|Canada}} and [[Washington (state)|Washington]] {{flagicon|Washington}}, the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} '''[[Saaroa language|Saaroa]]''' – Lhaʼalua * Spoken in: [[Taiwan]] {{flagicon|Taiwan}} '''[[Sadri language|Sadri]]''' – सादरी (नागपुरी), ସାଦ୍ରୀ, সাদরি * [[Official language]] in: [[India]] {{flagicon|India}} '''[[Saek language|Saek]]''' – แถร̄ก * Spoken in: [[Laos]] {{flagicon|Laos}} and [[Thailand]] {{flagicon|Thailand}} '''[[Saint Lucian Creole]]''' – kwéyòl * Spoken in: [[Saint Lucia]] {{flagicon|Saint Lucia}} '''[[Saka language|Saka]]''' † – ? * Formerly spoken in: [[Central Asia]] '''[[Sakizaya language|Sakizaya]]''' – Sakizaya * Spoken in: [[Taiwan]] {{flagicon|Taiwan}} '''[[Salar language|Salar]]''' – Salarcha, 撒拉语 * [[Official language]] in: [[Xunhua Salar Autonomous County]] and [[Jishishan Bonan, Dongxiang and Salar Autonomous County]], [[China]] {{flagicon|China}} '''[[Salish–Spokane–Kalispel language|Salish]]''' – Séliš, Npoqínišcn * Spoken in: [[Montana]] {{flagicon|Montana}}, [[Idaho]] {{flagicon|Idaho}} and [[Washington (state)|Washington]] {{flagicon|Washington}}, the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} '''[[Samaritan Aramaic]]''' – ࠀࠓࠌࠉࠕ, Arāmît * Formerly spoken in: [[Israel]] {{flagicon|Israel}} and [[Palestine]] {{flagicon|Palestine}} * The [[Samaritan Aramaic|Samaritan Aramaic language]] is a [[Sacred language|liturgical language]] used by [[Samaritans]] [[File:Shma yisrael.png|20px]] '''[[Samaritan Hebrew]]''' – ࠏࠁࠓࠉࠕ, Îbrit * Formerly spoken in: [[Israel]] {{flagicon|Israel}} and [[Palestine]] {{flagicon|Palestine}} * The [[Samaritan Hebrew|Samaritan Hebrew language]] is a [[Sacred language|liturgical language]] used by [[Samaritans]] [[File:Shma yisrael.png|20px]] '''[[Sambal language|Sambal]]''' – Sambali * [[Regional language]] in: the [[Philippines]] {{flagicon|Philippines}} '''[[Sambalpuri language|Sambalpuri]]''' – ସମ୍ବଲପୁରୀ * Spoken in: Western [[Odisha]], [[India]] {{flagicon|India}} '''[[Akkala Sámi|Sámi (Akkala)]]''' † – äh'k'el'säm'la * Formerly spoken in: [[Russia]] {{Flagicon|Russia}} '''[[Inari Sámi language|Sámi (Inari)]]''' – anarâškielâ, aanaarsämikielâ * Recognised as a [[minority language]] in [[Finland]] {{Flagicon|Finland}} '''[[Kemi Sámi|Sámi (Kemi)]]''' † – ? * Formerly spoken in: [[Finland]] {{Flagicon|Finland}} '''[[Kildin Sámi|Sámi (Kildin)]]''' – Кӣллт са̄мь кӣлл * Recognised as a [[minority language]] in [[Russia]] {{Flagicon|Russia}} '''[[Lule Sámi|Sámi (Lule)]]''' – julevsámegiella * Recognised as a [[minority language]] in [[Norway]], [[Sweden]] {{Flagicon|Norway}} {{Flagicon|Sweden}} '''[[Northern Sámi|Sámi (Northern)]]''' – davvisámegiella * Recognised as a [[minority language]] in [[Finland]], [[Norway]], [[Sweden]] {{Flagicon|Finland}} {{Flagicon|Norway}} {{Flagicon|Sweden}} '''[[Pite Sámi|Sámi (Pite)]]''' – bidumsámegiella * Recognised as a [[minority language]] in [[Norway]], [[Sweden]] {{Flagicon|Norway}} {{Flagicon|Sweden}} '''[[Skolt Sámi|Sámi (Skolt)]]''' – sääʹmǩiõll, nuõrttsääʹmǩiõll * Recognised as a [[minority language]] in [[Russia]], and formerly spoken in [[Norway]] {{Flagicon|Russia}} {{Flagicon|Norway}} '''[[Southern Sámi|Sámi (Southern)]]''' – åarjelsaemien gïele * Recognised as a [[minority language]] in [[Norway]] {{Flagicon|Norway}} '''[[Ter Sámi|Sámi (Ter)]]''' – Са̄мькӣлл, saa´mekiill * A moribund language spoken in [[Russia]] {{Flagicon|Russia}} '''[[Ume Sámi|Sámi (Ume)]]''' – ubmejesámiengiälla * Recognised as a [[minority language]] in [[Sweden]], and formerly in [[Norway]] {{Flagicon|Sweden}} {{Flagicon|Norway}} '''[[Samoan language|Samoan]]''' – Gagana Sāmoa * [[Official language]] in: [[American Samoa]] {{flagicon|American Samoa}} and [[Samoa]] {{flagicon|Samoa}} '''[[Samogitian language|Samogitian]]''' – Žemaitiu kalba * Spoken in: [[Samogitia]] {{flagicon|Samogitia}}, [[Lithuania]] {{flagicon|Lithuania}} '''[[Sandawe language|Sandawe]]''' – Sàndàwé kì’ìng * Spoken in: [[Tanzania]] {{flagicon|Tanzania}} * (Sandawe is a "[[click language]]"). '''[[Sango language|Sango]]''' – yângâ tî sängö * [[Official language]] in: the [[Central African Republic]] {{flagicon|Central African Republic}} * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Chad]] {{flagicon|Chad}} and the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] {{flagicon|Democratic Republic of the Congo}} '''[[Sanskrit]]''' – संस्कृतम्, संस्कृता वाक् * [[Official language]] in: [[India]] {{flagicon|India}} '''[[Santali language|Santali]]''' – ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ * [[Official language]] in: [[India]] {{flagicon|India}} '''[[Saramaccan language|Saramaccan]]''' – Saamáka * Spoken in: [[Suriname]] {{flagicon|Suriname}} and [[French Guiana]], [[France]] {{flagicon|France}} '''[[Sardinian language|Sardinian]]''' – Sardu * [[Official language]] in: the [[Italy|Italian]] [[Regions of Italy|autonomous region]] of [[Sardinia]] {{flagicon|Sardinia}} * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Italy]] {{flagicon|Italy}} '''[[Sarikoli language|Sarikoli]]''' – تۇجىك زىڤ ,سەرىقۇلى زىڤ * [[Official language]] in: [[Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County]], [[China]] {{flagicon|China}} '''[[Sasak language|Sasak]]''' – ᬪᬵᬲᬵᬲᬓ᭄ᬱᬓ᭄ * Spoken in: [[West Nusa Tenggara]] {{Flagicon|West Nusa Tenggara}}, [[Indonesia]] {{Flagicon|Indonesia}} '''[[Sassarese language|Sassarese]]''' – sassaresu, turritanu * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Sardinia]] {{flagicon|Sardinia}}, [[Italy]] {{flagicon|Italy}} '''[[Saurashtra language|Saurashtra]]''' – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Saurashtra';">ꢱꣃꢬꢵꢰ꣄ꢜ꣄ꢬꢵ</span> * Spoken in: the [[India]]n [[States of India|states]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Gujarat]], [[Karnataka]], [[Kerala]], [[Maharashtra]], and [[Tamil Nadu]] {{flagicon|India}} '''[[Scots language|Scots]]''' – Scots, Scottis, Scots leid, Lallans * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Northern Ireland]] {{flagicon|Northern Ireland|union}} and [[Scotland]] {{flagicon|Scotland}} '''[[Scottish Gaelic]]''' – Gàidhlig * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Scotland]] {{flagicon|Scotland}} '''[[shíshálh language|Sechelt]]''' – she shashishalhem * Spoken in: [[British Columbia]] {{flagicon|British Columbia}}, [[Canada]] {{flagicon|Canada}} '''[[Seediq language|Seediq]]''' – Kari Seediq, Taroko * Spoken in: [[Taiwan]] {{flagicon|Taiwan}} '''[[Sekani language|Sekani]]''' – Tse’khene * Spoken in: [[British Columbia]] {{flagicon|British Columbia}}, [[Canada]] {{flagicon|Canada}} '''[[Selkup language|Selkup]]''' – чу́мэл шэ, тюйкуй келл, шё̄шӄуй шэ̄, сӱ̄ссыӷӯй сэ̄, шöйӄумый эты * Spoken in: [[Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug]] {{flagicon|Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug}}, [[Russia]] {{flagicon|Russia}} '''[[Christian Neo-Aramaic dialect of Senaya|Senaya]]''' – ܣܢܝܐ ,ܣܘܪܝ * Spoken in: [[Tehran]] and [[Qazvin]], [[Iran]] {{flagicon|Iran}} '''[[Seneca language|Seneca]]''' – Onöndowaʼga꞉ʼ Gawë꞉noʼ * Spoken in: Western [[New York (state)|New York]] {{flagicon|New York (state)}}, the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} and the [[Six Nations of the Grand River|Six Nations of the Grand River Reserve]], [[Ontario]] {{flagicon|Ontario}}, [[Canada]] {{flagicon|Canada}} '''[[Sentinelese language|Sentinelese]]''' – ? * Spoken in: [[North Sentinel Island]] '''[[Serbian language|Serbian]]''' – Српски, Srpski * [[Official language]] in: [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] {{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} and [[Serbia]] {{flagicon|Serbia}} * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Croatia]] {{flagicon|Croatia}}, the [[Czech Republic]] {{flagicon|Czech Republic}}, [[Hungary]] {{flagicon|Hungary}}, [[Montenegro]] {{flagicon|Montenegro}}, [[North Macedonia]] {{flagicon|North Macedonia}}, [[Romania]] {{flagicon|Romania}} and [[Slovakia]] {{flagicon|Slovakia}} '''[[Yugoslav Sign Language|Serbian Sign Language]]''' – Српски знаковни језик, Srpski znakovni jezik * Signed in: [[Serbia]] {{Flagicon|Serbia}} and [[Montenegro]] {{Flagicon|Montenegro}} '''[[Serbo-Croatian]]''' – srpskohrvatski/српскохрватски, also hrvatskosrpski/хрватскосрпски * [[Official language]] in: [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] {{Flagicon|Bosnia}}, [[Croatia]] {{flagicon|Croatia}}, [[Montenegro]] {{flagicon|Montenegro}} [[Serbia]] {{flagicon|Serbia}} * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Austria]] {{Flagicon|Austria}}, [[Czech Republic]] {{Flagicon|Czech}}, [[Hungary]] {{Flagicon|Hungary}}, [[Italy]] {{Flagicon|Italy}}, [[North Macedonia]] {{flagicon|North Macedonia}}, [[Romania]] {{flagicon|Romania}} and [[Slovakia]] {{flagicon|Slovakia}} '''[[Serer language|Serer]]''' – Seereer, Seereer-Siin * Spoken in: the [[Republic of the Gambia]] {{flagicon|Gambia}} and the [[Republic of Senegal]] {{flagicon|Senegal}} '''[[Seri language|Seri]]''' – cmiique iitom * Spoken in: [[Sonora]] {{flagicon|Sonora}}, [[Mexico]] {{flagicon|Mexico}} '''[[Serrano language|Serrano]]''' † – Maarrênga'twich * Formerly spoken in: Southern [[California]] {{flagicon|California}}, the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} '''[[Seychellois Creole]]''' – kreol, seselwa * [[Official language]] in: [[Seychelles]] {{flagicon|Seychelles}} '''[[Shabo language|Shabo]]''' – Mikeyir * Spoken in: [[Ethiopia]] {{flagicon|Ethiopia}} '''[[Shan language|Shan]]''' – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Myanmar';">လိၵ်ႈတႆး</span> * Spoken in: the [[Burma|Myanmar]] [[States of Myanmar|states]] of the [[Kachin State]] [[File:Flag of Kachin State.svg|25px]] and the [[Shan State]] [[File:Flag of the Shan State.svg|25px]] and by the [[Shan people]] '''[[Shanghainese]]''' – 上海闲话 * Spoken in: the [[China|Chinese]] [[Direct-controlled municipalities of the People's Republic of China|municipality]] of [[Shanghai]] {{flagicon image|Flag of the Shanghai International Settlement.svg}} '''[[Shawnee language|Shawnee]]''' – saawanwaatoweewe, sâwanwâtowêwe * Spoken in: Central and Northeast [[Oklahoma]] {{flagicon|Oklahoma}}, the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} '''[[Sherpa language|Sherpa]]''' – शेर्पा, ཤེར་པཱ། * [[Official language]] in: the [[India]]n [[States of India|state]] of [[Sikkim]] {{flagicon|Sikkim}} '''[[Shilha language|Shilha]]''' – Taclḥiyt, ⵜⴰⵛⵍⵃⵉⵢⵜ, تاشلحيت * Spoken in: [[Morocco]] {{flagicon|Morocco}} '''[[Shina language|Shina]]''' – ݜݨیاٗ زبان ,ݜݨیاٗ گلیتوࣿ زبان * Spoken in: [[Gilgit-Baltistan]], [[Pakistan]] {{flagicon|Pakistan}} '''[[Shona language|Shona]]''' – Shona * [[Official language]] in: [[Zimbabwe]] {{flagicon|Zimbabwe}} '''[[Shor language|Shor]]''' – шор тили, тадар тили * Spoken in: [[Kemerovo Oblast]] {{flagicon|Kemerovo Oblast}}, [[Russia]] {{flagicon|Russia}} '''[[Shoshoni language|Shoshoni]]''' – Sosoni' ta̲i̲kwappe, Neme ta̲i̲kwappeh * Spoken in: [[Wyoming]] {{flagicon|Wyoming}}, [[Utah]] {{flagicon|Utah}}, [[Nevada]] {{flagicon|Nevada}} and [[Idaho]] {{flagicon|Idaho}}, the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} '''[[Shughni language|Shughni]]''' – xuɣ̌nůni ziv, خُږنۈنے زِڤ, хуг̌ну̊ни зив * Spoken in: the [[Gorno-Badakhshan]] in [[Tajikistan]] {{flagicon|Tajikistan}}, [[Badakhshan Province]] in [[Afghanistan]] {{flagicon|Afghanistan}}, [[Chitral District]] of [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] {{flagicon|Khyber Pakhtunkhwa}} in [[Pakistan]] {{flagicon|Pakistan}} and [[Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County]] in [[China]] {{flagicon|China}}. '''[[Shuswap language|Shuswap]]''' – Secwepemctsín * Spoken in: [[British Columbia]] {{flagicon|British Columbia}}, [[Canada]] {{flagicon|Canada}} '''[[Siberian Tatar language|Siberian Tatar]]''' – Себертатарца * Spoken in: Western [[Siberia]] {{flagicon|Siberia}}, [[Russia]] {{flagicon|Russia}} '''[[Sicilian language|Sicilian]]''' – Sicilianu * Spoken in: the [[Italy|Italian]] [[Regions of Italy|region]] of [[Apulia]] {{flagicon|Apulia}}, [[Calabria]] {{flagicon|Calabria}}, [[Campania]] {{flagicon|Campania}}; the [[Italy|Italian]] [[Comunes of Italy|comune]] of [[Leece]] {{flagicon|Italy}}; [[Malta]] {{flagicon|Malta}}; and the [[Italy|Italian]] [[Autonomous regions with special statute|autonomous region]] of [[Sicily]] {{flagicon|Sicily}} '''[[Sidama language|Sidamo]]''' – Sidaamu Afoo * Spoken in: [[Sidama Region]] {{flagicon|Sidama}}, [[Ethiopia]] {{flagicon|Ethiopia}} '''[[Sikkimese language|Sikkimese]]''' – འབྲས་ལྗོངས་ * [[Official language]] in: the [[India]]n [[States of India|state]] of [[Sikkim]] {{flagicon|Sikkim}} '''[[Silesian language|Silesian]]''' – Ślōnski, Ślůnski * Spoken in: {{flag|Poland}} and {{flag|Czech Republic}} '''[[Siltʼe language|Siltʼe]]''' – የስልጤ * Spoken in: [[Central Ethiopia Regional State]] {{flagicon|Central Ethiopia Regional State}}, [[Ethiopia]] {{flagicon|Ethiopia}} '''[[Sindarin]]''' – Sindarin * [[Constructed language]] spoken by the [[Elves in Middle-earth|Elves]] in the [[Middle-earth]] '''[[Sindhi language|Sindhi]]''' – سنڌي * [[Official language]] in: [[India]] {{flagicon|India}} and the [[Pakistan]]i [[Administrative units of Pakistan|province]] of [[Sindh]] {{flagicon|Sindh}} '''[[Sinhala language|Sinhala]]''' – සිංහල * [[Official language]] in: [[Sri Lanka]] {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} '''[[Sinte Romani]]''' – Romanes, Sinto, Sintitikes * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: the [[Netherlands]] {{flagicon|Netherlands}} and [[Germany]] {{flagicon|Germany}} '''[[Sioux language|Sioux]]''' – Lakȟótiyapi, Dakȟótiyapi, Dakhód'iapi * [[Official language]] in: [[South Dakota]] {{flagicon|South Dakota}}, the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} '''[[Slavey language|Slavey]]''' – Sahtúgot’įné Yatı̨́, K’ashógot’įne Goxedǝ́, Shíhgot’įne Yatı̨́, Dené Dháh, Dene Yatıé, Dene Zhatıé * [[Official language]] in: the [[Northwest Territories]] {{flagicon|Northwest Territories}}, [[Canada]] {{flagicon|Canada}} '''[[Slovak language|Slovak]]''' – Slovenčina * [[Official language]] in: [[Slovakia]] {{flagicon|Slovakia}}, and the [[Serbia]]n [[Administrative divisions of Serbia|autonomous province]] of [[Vojvodina]] {{flagicon|Vojvodina}} * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: the [[Czech Republic]] {{flagicon|Czech Republic}}, [[Hungary]] {{flagicon|Hungary}} and [[Ukraine]] {{flagicon|Ukraine}} '''[[Slovene language|Slovene]]''' – Slovenščina * [[Official language]] in: [[Slovenia]] {{flagicon|Slovenia}} * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Austria]] {{flagicon|Austria}}, [[Hungary]] {{flagicon|Hungary}}, and [[Italy]] {{flagicon|Italy}} '''[[Pan-Slavic language#Slovio|Slovio]]''' – Slovio, Словио * [[Zonal auxiliary language]] for [[Slavs]] '''[[Sogdian language|Sogdian]]''' † – 𐼑𐼇𐼄𐼌𐼊𐼋 [𐼀𐼈𐼂𐼀𐼋], 𐼼𐼴𐼶𐼹𐼷𐼸 (𐼰𐼵𐼱𐼰𐼸), 𐼼𐼲𐼴𐼹𐼷𐼰𐼴, 𐫘𐫇𐫄𐫔𐫏𐫀𐫇 * Formerly spoken in: [[Central Asia]] and [[China]] {{flagicon|China}} '''[[Solresol]]''' – Sol-Re-Sol * A [[Musical language|musical]] [[Constructed language|constructed]] language '''[[Somali language|Somali]]''' – اللغة الصومالية, Af-Soomaali * [[Official language]] in: [[Somalia]] {{flagicon|Somalia}} * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Djibouti]] {{flagicon|Djibouti}} and [[Ethiopia]] {{flagicon|Ethiopia}} '''[[Songhay languages|Songhay]]''' – Songhai * Spoken in: [[West Africa]], primarily in [[Niger]] {{flagicon|Niger}} and [[Mali]] {{flagicon|Mali}} '''[[Soninke language|Soninke]]''' – Sooninkanxanne * Spoken in: [[West Africa]], primarily in [[Mali]] {{flagicon|Mali}} and [[Mauritania]] {{flagicon|Mauritania}} '''[[Sora language|Sora]]''' – 𑃐𑃚𑃝, ସଉରା * Spoken in: [[India]] {{flagicon|India}} '''[[Sorani]]''' – سۆرانی, Soranî * Spoken in: [[Iran]] {{flagicon|Iran}} and [[Iraq]] {{flagicon|Iraq}} '''[[Sotho language|Sotho]]''' – Sesotho * [[Official language]] in: [[Lesotho]] {{flagicon|Lesotho}} and [[South Africa]] {{flagicon|South Africa}} '''[[South African Sign Language]]''' – Suid-Afrikaanse Gebaretaal * [[Official language]] in: [[South Africa]] {{flagicon|South Africa}} '''[[Azerbaijani language#South Azerbaijani|South Azerbaijani]]''' – آذربایجان دیلی * Spoken in: [[Azerbaijan (Iran)|Iranian Azerbaijan]], [[Iran]] {{flagicon|Iran}} '''[[Southern Ndebele language|Southern Ndebele]]''' – isiNdebele * [[Official language]] in: [[South Africa]] {{flagicon|South Africa}} '''[[Southern Quechua]]''' – Urin Qhichwa * Spoken in: [[Bolivia]] {{Flagicon|Bolivia}}, [[Peru]] {{Flagicon|Peru}}, [[Chile]] {{Flagicon|Chile}} and [[Argentina]] {{Flagicon|Argentina}} '''[[Southern Thai language|Southern Thai]]''' – ภาษาไทยถิ่นใต้ * Spoken in: the southern area of [[Thailand]] {{flagicon|Thailand}}, and some other parts of [[Southeast Asia]] '''[[Southern Uzbek language|Southern Uzbek]]''' – اۉزبېکچه ,اۉزبېکی ,اۉزبېک تورکچهسی * Spoken in: [[Afghanistan]] {{flagicon|Afghanistan}} '''[[Southern Yukaghir language|Southern Yukaghir]]''' – Одун ажуу * Spoken in: [[Sakha Republic]] {{flagicon|Sakha Republic}} and [[Magadan Oblast]] {{flagicon|Magadan Oblast}}, [[Russia]] {{flagicon|Russia}} '''[[Spanish language|Spanish]]''' – Español * [[Official language]] in: [[List of countries where Spanish is an official language|21 countries, 1 dependant entity, and 26 international organisations]] '''[[Spanish Sign Language]]''' – Lengua de Signos Española * Signed in: [[Spain]] {{flagicon|Spain}} '''[[Sranan Tongo]]''' – Sranantongo * Spoken in: [[Suriname]] {{flagicon|Suriname}} '''[[Stoney language|Stoney]]''' – Nakoda, Nakota, Isga, Îyethka Îabi, Îyethka wîchoîe, Isga Iʔabi * Spoken in: [[Alberta]] {{flagicon|Alberta}}, [[Canada]] {{flagicon|Canada}} '''[[Sudovian language|Sudovian]]''' † – Sūdaviskai * Formerly spoken in: [[Lithuania]] {{flagicon|Lithuania}} and [[Poland]] {{flagicon|Poland}} '''[[Sukuma language|Sukuma]]''' – Kɪsukuma, Kisukuma * Spoken in: [[Tanzania]] {{flagicon|Tanzania}} '''[[Sumerian language|Sumerian]]''' † – 𒅴𒂠 (''EME.G̃IR<sub>15</sub>'') * Formerly spoken in: Southern [[Iraq]] {{Flagicon|Iraq}} and Southeastern [[Iran]] {{Flagicon|Iran}} '''[[Sundanese language|Sundanese]]''' – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Sundanese';">ᮘᮞ ᮞᮥᮔ᮪ᮓ</span> * [[Official language]] in: the [[Indonesia]]n [[Provinces of Indonesia|province]] of [[West Java]] [[File:Flag of West Java (vectorised).svg|24px]] '''[[Sunwar language|Sunwar]]''' – सुनुवार, कोइँच, किराँती-कोइँच, मुखिया * [[Official language]] in: [[Sikkim]], [[India]] {{flagicon|India}} '''[[Surajpuri language|Surajpuri]]''' – सुरजापुरी, সুরজাপুরী * [[Official language]] in: [[India]] {{flagicon|India}} '''[[Suret language|Suret]]''' – ܣܘܪܝܬ * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Iraq]] {{flagicon|Iraq}} '''[[Surigaonon language|Surigaonon]]''' – Tandaganon * [[Regional language]] in: the [[Philippines]] {{flagicon|Philippines}} '''[[Susu language|Susu]]''' – Sosoxui * Spoken in: [[Guinea]] {{flagicon|Guinea}} and [[Sierra Leone]] {{flagicon|Sierra Leone}} '''[[Susuami language|Susuami]]''' – Susuami * Spoken in: [[Morobe Province]] {{Flagicon|Papua New Guinea}}, [[Papua New Guinea]] {{Flagicon|Papua New Guinea}} '''[[Svan language|Svan]]''' – ლუშნუ ნინ * Spoken in: [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] {{flagicon|Georgia (country)}} '''[[Swahili language|Swahili]]''' – Kiswahili * [[Official language]] in: [[Kenya]] {{flagicon|Kenya}}, [[Tanzania]] {{flagicon|Tanzania}}, and [[Uganda]] {{flagicon|Uganda}} '''[[Swazi language|Swazi]]''' – siSwati * [[Official language]] in: [[Eswatini]] {{flagicon|Eswatini}} and [[South Africa]] {{flagicon|South Africa}} '''[[Swedish language|Swedish]]''' – Svenska * [[Official language]] in: [[Finland]] {{flagicon|Finland}} and [[Sweden]] {{flagicon|Sweden}} '''[[Swedish Sign Language]]''' – Svenskt Teckenspråk * [[Official language]] in: [[Sweden]] {{flagicon|Sweden}} '''[[Swiss German]]''' – Schwyzerdütsch * Spoken in: the [[Austria]]n [[States of Austria|state]] of [[Vorarlberg]] [[File:Flag of Vorarlberg.svg|25px]], the [[Italy|Italian]] [[Regions of Italy|regions]] of the [[Aosta Valley]] [[File:Flag of Valle d'Aosta.svg|25px]] and [[Piedmont]] [[File:Flag_of_Piedmont.svg|25px]], [[Liechtenstein]] {{flagicon|Liechtenstein}}, and [[Switzerland]] {{flagicon|Switzerland}} '''[[Sylheti language|Sylheti]]''' – ছিলটী, সিলেটী * Spoken in: the [[Bangladesh]]i [[Divisions of Bangladesh|division]] of [[Greater Sylhet]] {{flagicon|Bangladesh}}; the [[India]]n [[States of India|state]] of [[Assam]]'s [[Barak Valley]] {{flagicon|India}}; and the [[India]]n [[States of India|state]] of [[Tripura]] {{flagicon|India}} '''[[Syriac language|Syriac]]''' – ܠܫܢܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ * Formerly spoken in: the [[Fertile Crescent]] and [[Eastern Arabia]] * The [[Syriac language]] is a [[Sacred language|liturgical language]] of [[Syriac Christianity]] [[File:Symbol of Orthodoxy.svg|20px]] ===T=== '''[[Taa language|Taa]]''' – ǃXóõ * Spoken in: [[Ghanzi District|Ghanzi]] {{Flagicon|Botswana}}, [[Kgalagadi District|Kgalagadi]] {{Flagicon|Botswana}}, [[Kweneng District|Kweneng]] {{Flagicon|Botswana}}, [[Southern District (Botswana)|Southern Districts]] {{Flagicon|Botswana}} and [[Hardap Region|Hardap]] {{Flagicon|Namibia}} * (Taa is a "[[click language]]"). '''[[Tabasaran language|Tabasaran]]''' – табасаран чIал * [[Official language]] in: the [[Dagestan|Republic of Dagestan]] {{flagicon|Dagestan}}, [[Russia]] {{flagicon|Russia}} '''[[Tagalog language|Tagalog]]''' – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Tagalog';">ᜏᜒᜃᜅ᜔ ᜆᜄᜎᜓᜄ᜔</span>, Wikang Tagalog * [[Official language]] in: the [[Philippines]] {{flagicon|Philippines}} '''[[Tagish language|Tagish]]''' † – Tā̀gish * Formerly spoken in: the [[Northwest Territories]] {{flagicon|Northwest Territories}} and [[Yukon]] {{flagicon|Yukon}}, [[Canada]] {{flagicon|Canada}} '''[[Tahitian language|Tahitian]]''' – Reo Mā'ohi, Reo Tahiti * Spoken in: the [[French Polynesia]]n area of the [[Society Islands]] [[File:Flag of the Society Islands.svg|25px]] '''[[Tahltan language|Tahltan]]''' – Tałtan ẕāke, dah dẕāhge, didene keh * Spoken in: Northern [[British Columbia]] {{flagicon|British Columbia}}, [[Canada]] {{flagicon|Canada}} '''[[Tai Daeng language|Tai Daeng]]''' – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Tai Viet';">ꪼꪕꪵꪒꪉ</span> * Spoken in: Northwestern [[Vietnam]] {{flagicon|Vietnam}} and Northeastern [[Laos]] {{flagicon|Laos}} '''[[Tai Dam language|Tai Dam]]''' – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Tai Viet';">ꪺꪕꪒꪾ</span> * Spoken in: the [[China|Chinese]] [[Counties of the People's Republic of China|county]] of the [[Jinping Miao, Yao, and Dai Autonomous County]] {{flagicon|China}} '''[[Tai Dón language|Tai Dón]]''' – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Tai Viet';">ꪼꪕ ꪒ꪿ꪮꪙ</span> * Spoken in: [[Laos]] {{flagicon|Laos}}, [[Vietnam]] {{flagicon|Vietnam}} and the [[China|Chinese]] [[Counties of the People's Republic of China|county]] of the [[Jinping Miao, Yao, and Dai Autonomous County]] {{flagicon|China}} '''[[Khün language|Tai Khün]]''' – ไทเขิน * Spoken in: [[Shan State]], [[Republic of the Union of Myanmar]] [[File:Flag of the Shan State.svg|25px]] and the [[Kingdom of Thailand]] {{flagicon|Thailand}} '''[[Tai Lü language|Tai Lü]]''' – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans New Tai Lue';">ᦑᦺᦟᦹᧉ</span> * Spoken in: [[Yunnan Province]], [[People's Republic of China]] {{flagicon|China}} '''[[Tai Nüa language|Tai Nüa]]''' – ᥖᥭᥰᥖᥬᥳᥑᥨᥒᥰ * [[Official language]] in: the [[Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture]], [[People's Republic of China]] {{flagicon|China}} '''[[Taíno language|Taíno]]''' † – Tainonaíki * Formerly spoken in: the [[Antilles]] '''[[Taivoan language|Taivoan]]''' † – Rara ka maka-Taivoan * Formerly spoken in: [[Taiwan]] {{flagicon|Taiwan}} '''[[Taiwanese Hokkien|Taiwanese]]''' – 臺語, Tâi-gí, Tâi-gú * [[Official language]] in: [[Taiwan]] {{flagicon|Taiwan}} '''[[Tajik language|Tajik]]''' – Тоҷикӣ * [[Official language]] in: the [[Tajikistan]] {{flagicon|Tajikistan}} '''[[Talossa#Talossan language|Talossan]]''' – el glheþ Talossan * A [[constructed language]] that was invented by Robert Ben Madison {{flagicon|United States}} for his [[micronation]] of [[Talossa]] [[File:Flag of the Talossan language.svg|25px]] '''[[Talysh language|Talysh]]''' – Tolışə zıvon, Tолышә зывон, تؤلشه زوؤن * Spoken in: [[Iran]] {{flagicon|Iran}} and [[Azerbaijan]] {{flagicon|Azerbaijan}} '''[[Tamang language|Tamang]]''' – तामाङ * [[Official language]] in: [[Sikkim]], [[Republic of India]] {{flagicon|Sikkim}} and the [[Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal]] {{flagicon|Nepal}} '''[[Tamasheq language|Tamasheq]]''' – Tamashek * [[Official language]] in: [[Mali]] {{flagicon|Mali}} '''[[Central Atlas Tamazight|Tamazight]]''' – ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ, أمازيغية أطلس الأوسط * [[Official language]] in: [[Morocco]] {{flagicon|Morocco}} '''[[Tamil language|Tamil]]''' – தமிழ் * [[Official language]] in: the [[India]]n [[States of India|states]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Union Territory|union territories]] of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Pondicherry]] and [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]{{flagicon|India}}, [[Sri Lanka]] {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}}, [[Republic of Singapore]] {{flagicon|Singapore}} * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Malaysia]] {{flagicon|Malaysia}} '''[[Tanacross language|Tanacross]]''' – Neeʼaanděgʼ * [[Official language]] in: [[Alaska]] {{flagicon|Alaska}}, the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} '''[[Tanchangya language|Tanchangya]]''' – 𑄖𑄧𑄐𑄴𑄌𑄧𑄁𑄉𑄴𑄡 * Spoken in: [[Chittagong Hill Tracts]], [[Bangladesh]] {{flagicon|Bangladesh}}; [[Mizoram]] and [[Tripura]], [[India]] {{flagicon|India}}; [[Rakhine State]] {{flagicon|Rakhine State}}, [[Myanmar]] {{flagicon|Myanmar}} '''[[Tangut language|Tangut]]''' † – {{Tangut|𗼇𗟲}} * Formerly the [[Official language]] in: the [[Tangut Empire]] (Western Xia) '''[[Tarahumara language|Tarahumara]]''' – Rarámuri ra'ícha * [[Official language]] in: [[Mexico]] {{flagicon|Mexico}} '''[[Tat language (Caucasus)|Tat]]''' – zuhun tati, зугьун тати * [[Official language]] in: the [[Dagestan|Republic of Dagestan]] {{flagicon|Dagestan}}, [[Russia]] {{flagicon|Russia}} '''[[Tatar language|Tatar]]''' – تاتارچا, Tatarça, Tатарча * [[Official language]] in: the [[Republic of Tatarstan]], [[Russian Federation]] {{flagicon|Tatarstan}} '''[[Tausug language|Tausug]]''' – Bahasa Sūg * Spoken in: [[Sulu]], [[Philippines]] {{flagicon|Philippines}} '''[[Tawellemmet language|Tawellemmet]]''' – Tawəlləmmət, ⵜⵓⵍⵎⵓⵜ, تَاوَلَّمَّتْ * Spoken in: [[Mali]] {{flagicon|Mali}} and [[Niger]] {{flagicon|Niger}} '''[[Tày language|Tay]]''' – Tiểng Tày, Thổ * Spoken in: [[Vietnam]] {{flagicon|Vietnam}} '''[[Telugu language|Telugu]]''' – తెలుగు * [[Official language]] in: the [[India]]n [[States and union territories of India|states]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]] and [[Telangana]] and town of [[Yanam]] {{flagicon|India}} '''[[Temne language|Temne]]''' – KʌThemnɛ * Spoken in: [[Sierra Leone]] {{flagicon|Sierra Leone}} and [[Guinea]] {{flagicon|Guinea}} '''[[Tepes language|Tepes]]''' – Soo * Spoken in: the [[Republic of Uganda]] {{flagicon|Uganda}} '''[[Terêna language|Terêna]]''' – Etelena * Spoken in: [[Brazil]] {{flagicon|Brazil}} '''[[Terengganu Malay|Terengganu]]''' – Ccakak Tranung * Spoken in: [[Terengganu]] {{flagicon|Terengganu}}, [[Malaysia]] {{flagicon|Malaysia}} '''[[Teribe language|Teribe]]''' – Naso, Norteño, Quequexque, Teribe, Tiribi, or Térraba * Spoken in: the [[Costa Rica]]n [[Provinces of Costa Rica|provinces]] of [[Limón Province|Limón]] [[File:Limon flag.gif|25px]] and [[Puntarenas Province|Puntarenas]] [[File:Bandera de la Provincia de Puntarenas.svg|25px]], and the [[Panama]]nian [[Provinces of Panama|provinces]] of [[Bocas del Toro Province|Bocas del Toro]] [[File:Bandera de la Provincia de Bocas del Toro.svg|25px]] and [[Chiriquí Province|Chiriquí]] [[File:Bandera de la Provincia de Chiriquí.svg|25px]] '''[[Tetum language|Tetum]]''' – Lia-Tetun * [[Official language]] in: the [[Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste]] {{flagicon|East Timor}} * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[East Nusa Tenggara]], [[Republic of Indonesia]] [[File:Flag of East Nusa Tenggara.svg|25px]] '''[[Thai language|Thai]]''' – ภาษาไทย * [[Official language]] in: the [[Kingdom of Thailand]] {{flagicon|Thailand}} '''[[Thao language|Thao]]''' – Thau a lalawa * Spoken in: [[Taiwan]] {{flagicon|Taiwan}} '''[[Thompson language|Thompson]]''' – Nłeʔkepmxcín * Spoken in: [[British Columbia]] {{flagicon|British Columbia}}, [[Canada]] {{flagicon|Canada}} and [[Washington (state)|Washington]] {{flagicon|Washington}}, the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} '''[[Standard Tibetan|Tibetan]]''' – དབུས་སྐད་ * [[Official language]] in: the [[Tibet Autonomous Region]], [[People's Republic of China]] {{flagicon|China}} and [[Upper Mustang]], [[Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal]] [[File:Mustang flag.svg|25px]] '''[[Tigre language|Tigre]]''' – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Ethiopic';">ትግሬ</span>, <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Ethiopic';">ትግራይት</span> * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Eritrea]] {{flagicon|Eritrea}} and [[Sudan]] {{flagicon|Sudan}} '''[[Tigrinya language|Tigrinya]]''' – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Ethiopic';">ትግርኛ</span> * [[Official language]] in: the [[State of Eritrea]] {{flagicon|Eritrea}} and the [[Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia]] {{flagicon|Ethiopia}} '''[[Tindi language|Tindi]]''' – Идараб мицци * Spoken in: Southern [[Dagestan]] {{flagicon|Dagestan}}, [[Russia]] {{flagicon|Russia}} '''[[Tiv language|Tiv]]''' – Tiv * Spoken in: [[Benue State]], [[Cross River State]], [[Plateau, Nigeria|Plateau State]] and [[Taraba|Taraba State]], [[Nigeria]] {{flagicon|Nigeria}} '''[[Tiwi language|Tiwi]]''' – Tunuvivi * Spoken in: [[Melville Island (Northern Territory)|Melville Island]] and [[Bathurst Island (Northern Territory)|Bathurst Island]] in [[Northern Territory]] {{flagicon|Northern Territory}}, [[Australia]] {{flagicon|Australia}} '''[[Tlingit language|Tlingit]]''' – Lingít * [[Official language]] in: [[Alaska]] {{flagicon|Alaska}}, the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} '''[[Tobagonian Creole]]''' – ? * Spoken in: [[Tobago]] {{Flagicon|Tobago}} part of [[Trinidad and Tobago]] {{Flagicon|Tobago}} '''[[Toda language|Toda]]''' – தோடா * Spoken in: Western [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]] {{flagicon|India}} '''[[Tofa language|Tofa]]''' – Тоъфа дыл * Spoken in: [[Irkutsk Oblast]] {{Flagicon|Irkutsk Oblast}}, [[Russia]] {{Flagicon|Russia}} '''[[Tok Pisin]]''' – Tok Pisin * [[Official language]] in: the [[Independent State of Papua New Guinea]] {{flagicon|Papua New Guinea}} '''[[Tokelauan language|Tokelauan]]''' – gagana Tokelau * [[Official language]] in: [[Tokelau]] {{flagicon|Tokelau}}, [[New Zealand]] {{flagicon|New Zealand}} '''[[Toki Pona]]''' – toki pona * [[Constructed language]] spoken worldwide [[File:Toki pona.svg|20px]] '''[[Tongan language|Tongan]]''' – Lea faka-Tonga * [[Official language]] in: the [[Kingdom of Tonga]] {{flagicon|Tonga}} '''[[Tongva language|Tongva]]''' † – Gabrielino * Formerly spoken in: the [[City of Los Angeles]] {{flagicon|Los Angeles}}, [[United States]] {{Flagicon|USA}} '''[[Tooro language|Tooro]]''' – Orutooro * Spoken in: [[Uganda]] {{flagicon|Uganda}} '''[[Torwali language|Torwali]]''' – توروالی * Spoken in: [[Pakistan]] {{flagicon|Pakistan}} '''[[Trinidadian Creole]]''' – ? * Spoken in: [[Trinidad]] {{Flagicon|Trinidad}} in [[Trinidad and Tobago]] {{Flagicon|Trinidad}} '''[[Tsakhur language|Tsakhur]]''' – цӀаӀхна миз, ts'əxna miz * [[Official language]] in: the [[Dagestan|Republic of Dagestan]] {{flagicon|Dagestan}}, [[Russia]] {{flagicon|Russia}} '''[[Tsez language|Tsez]]''' – Цез Мец, Цезяс Мец * Spoken in: the [[Republic of Dagestan]], [[Russian Federation]] {{flagicon|Dagestan}} '''[[Coast Tsimshian dialect|Tsimshian]]''' – Sm'algya̱x * [[Official language]] in: [[Alaska]] {{flagicon|Alaska}}, the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} '''[[Tsonga language|Tsonga]]''' – Xitsonga * [[Official language]] in: the [[Republic of South Africa]] {{flagicon|South Africa}} and the [[Republic of Zimbabwe]] {{flagicon|Zimbabwe}} * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: the [[Republic of Mozambique]] {{flagicon|Mozambique}} '''[[Tswa language|Tswa]]''' – Xitswa * Spoken in: [[Mozambique]] {{flagicon|Mozambique}} '''[[Tswana language|Tswana]]''' – Setswana * [[Official language]] in: the [[Republic of Botswana]] {{flagicon|Botswana}}, the [[Republic of South Africa]] {{flagicon|South Africa}}, and the [[Republic of Zimbabwe]] {{flagicon|Zimbabwe}} * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: the [[Republic of Namibia]] {{flagicon|Namibia}} '''[[Tuareg language|Tuareg]]''' – Tamahaq, Tamajaq, Tamasheq, or <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Tifinagh';">ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵌⴰⵆ</span> * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: the [[Republic of Mali]] {{flagicon|Mali}} and the [[Republic of Niger]] {{flagicon|Niger}} '''[[Tübatulabal language|Tübatulabal]]''' – Pakaːnil * Spoken in: [[California]] {{Flagicon|California}} '''[[Tulu language|Tulu]]''' – ತುಳು ಬಾಸೆ, തുളു ബാസെ, or [[File:Tulubaase4.png|75px]] * Spoken in: the [[India]]n [[States and union territories of India|states]] of [[Karnataka]], [[Kerala]], and [[Maharashtra]] {{flagicon|India}} '''[[Tumbuka language|Tumbuka]]''' – Chitumbuka * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Malawi]] {{flagicon|Malawi}}, [[Zambia]] {{flagicon|Zambia}} and [[Tanzania]] {{flagicon|Tanzania}} '''[[Tumpoon language|Tumpoon]]''' – ទំពួន * Spoken in: [[Cambodia]] {{Flagicon|Cambodia}} '''[[Tunica language|Tunica]]''' – Luhchi Yoroni * Spoken in: the [[Louisiana]], [[United States|United States of America]] {{Flagicon|Louisiana}} '''[[Tunisian Arabic]]''' – تونسي * Spoken in: [[Tunisia]] {{Flagicon|Tunisia}} '''[[Turkana language|Turkana]]''' – ŋatùrk(w)anà * Spoken in: [[Kenya]] {{Flagicon|Kenya}} and [[Ethiopia]] {{Flagicon|Ethiopia}} '''[[Turkish language|Turkish]]''' – Türkçe * [[Official language]] in: [[Turkey]] {{flagicon|Turkey}}, [[Northern Cyprus]] {{flagicon|Northern Cyprus}} and [[Cyprus]] {{flagicon|Cyprus}} * Spoken in: the [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] {{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}, [[Greece]] {{flagicon|Greece}}, [[Iraq]] {{flagicon|Iraq}}, [[Kosovo]] {{flagicon|Kosovo}}, [[North Macedonia]] {{flagicon|North Macedonia}}, [[Romania]] {{flagicon|Romania}}, [[Bulgaria]] {{flagicon|Bulgaria}}, [[Syria]] {{flagicon|Syria}}, the [[Netherlands]] {{flagicon|Netherlands}}, [[Belgium]] {{flagicon|Belgium}} and [[Germany]] {{flagicon|Germany}} '''[[Turkmen language|Turkmen]]''' – Türkmençe or Türkmen dili * [[Official language]] in: [[Turkmenistan]] {{Flagicon|Turkmenistan}} * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Afghanistan]] {{Flagicon|Afghanistan}} '''[[Turoyo language|Turoyo]]''' – ܛܘܪܝܐ * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: the [[Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria]] {{flagicon|Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria}} and [[Turkey]] {{flagicon|Turkey}} '''[[Tuscarora language|Tuscarora]]''' † – Ska꞉rù꞉ręʼ, Skarò˙rə̨ˀ * Formerly spoken by: the [[Tuscarora people]] '''[[Tuvaluan language|Tuvaluan]]''' – Te Ggana Tuuvalu * [[Official language]] in: [[Tuvalu]] {{Flagicon|Tuvalu}} '''[[Tuvan language|Tuvan]]''' – тыва дыл * Spoken in: [[Tuva]] {{flagicon|Tuva}} '''[[Twi]]''' – Twi * Spoken in: [[Ghana]] {{flagicon|Ghana}} '''[[Tyap]]''' – A̱lyem Tyap * Spoken in: [[Kaduna State]] and [[Plateau State]], [[Nigeria]] {{flagicon|Nigeria}} '''[[Tzeltal language|Tzeltal]]''' – Bats'il k'op * Spoken in: [[Chiapas]] {{flagicon|Chiapas}}, [[Mexico]] {{flagicon|Mexico}} '''[[Tzotzil language|Tzotzil]]''' – Batsʼi kʼop * Spoken in: [[Chiapas]] {{flagicon|Chiapas}}, [[Mexico]] {{flagicon|Mexico}} ===U=== '''[[Ubykh language|Ubykh]]''' † – twaxəbza * Formerly spoken in: [[Turkey]] {{flagicon|Turkey}} '''[[Udi language|Udi]]''' – удин муз, udin muz, 𐕒𐕡𐔳𐔼𐕎 𐕌𐕒𐕡𐔵 * Spoken in: [[Azerbaijan]] {{flagicon|Azerbaijan}}, [[Russia]] {{flagicon|Russia}}, and [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] {{flagicon|Georgia (country)}} '''[[Udmurt language|Udmurt]]''' – Удмурт кыл * [[Official language]] in: the [[Udmurtia|Udmurt Republic]] {{flagicon|Udmurtia}}, [[Russia]] {{flagicon|Russia}} '''[[Uduk language|Uduk]]''' – Tw'ampa or T'wampa * Spoken in: the [[South Sudan|Federal Democratic Republic of South Sudan]] {{flagicon|South Sudan}} and the [[Republic of the Sudan]] {{flagicon|Sudan}} '''[[Ugaritic]]''' † – ? * Formerly spoken in: [[Syria]] {{flagicon|Syria}} '''[[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]]''' – Українська * [[Official language]] in: the [[Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic]] {{flagicon|Transnistria}} and [[Ukraine]] {{flagicon|Ukraine}} * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] {{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}, the [[Republic of Croatia]] {{flagicon|Croatia}}, the [[Czech Republic]] {{flagicon|Czech Republic}}, [[Hungary]] {{flagicon|Hungary}}, the [[Republic of Moldova]] {{flagicon|Moldova}}, the [[Republic of Poland]] {{flagicon|Poland}}, [[Romania]] {{flagicon|Romania}}, the [[Republic of Serbia]] {{flagicon|Serbia}}, and the [[Slovak Republic]] {{flagicon|Slovakia}} '''[[Ulster Scots dialect|Ulster Scots]]''' – Ulstèr-Scotch * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Northern Ireland]] {{Flagicon|Northern Ireland}}, the [[United Kingdom]] {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Umbrian language|Umbrian]]''' † – Iuku Umbriu * Formerly spoken in: central [[Italy]] {{flagicon|Italy}} '''[[Umbundu]]''' – Umbundu * [[Official language]] in: [[Angola]] {{flagicon|Angola}} '''[[Upper Chinook language|Upper Chinook]]''' † – Kiksht * Formerly spoken in: [[Oregon]] {{flagicon|Oregon}} and [[Washington (state)|Washington]] {{flagicon|Washington}}, the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} '''[[Upper Kuskokwim language|Upper Kuskokwim]]''' – Dinakʼi * [[Official language]] in: [[Alaska]] {{flagicon|Alaska}}, the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} '''[[Upper Sorbian language|Upper Sorbian]]''' – Hornjoserbsce * Spoken in: the State of [[Saxony]] {{Flagicon|Saxony}} in [[Germany]] {{Flagicon|Germany}} '''[[Upper Tanana language|Upper Tanana]]''' – Nee'aanèegn' * [[Official language]] in: [[Alaska]] {{flagicon|Alaska}}, the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} '''[[Urdu]]''' – اُردُو * [[Official language]] in: the [[Islamic Republic of Pakistan]] {{flagicon|Pakistan}} and the [[India]]n [[States and union territories of India|states]] of [[Bihar]], [[Delhi]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] {{flagicon|Jammu and Kashmir}}, [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Jharkhand]], [[West Bengal]], and [[Telangana]] {{flagicon|India}} '''[[Urhobo language|Urhobo]]''' – Urhobo * Spoken in: [[Delta State]] and [[Edo State]], [[Nigeria]] {{Flagicon|Nigeria}} '''[[Urum language|Urum]]''' – Урум, Ουρούμ * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Ukraine]] {{Flagicon|Ukraine}} '''[[Uspanteco]]''' – uspantek * Spoken in: [[Guatemala]] {{Flagicon|Guatemala}} '''[[Uyghur language|Uyghur]]''' – ئۇيغۇر تىلى * [[Official language]] in: the [[China|Chinese]] [[Autonomous regions of China|autonomous region]] of [[Xinjiang]] {{flagicon|China}} and [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] of [[Kazakhstan]] {{Flagicon|Kazakhstan}} '''[[Uzbek language|Uzbek]]''' – اوزبیک, Ўзбек, Oʻzbek * [[Official language]] in: the [[Republic of Uzbekistan]] {{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} ===V=== '''[[Vaagri Booli language|Vaagri Booli]]''' – ஃஅக்கிபிக்கி * Spoken in: [[Tamil Nadu]] {{Flagicon|Tamil Nadu}}, [[Andhra Pradesh]] {{Flagicon|Andhra Pradesh}}, [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]] {{Flagicon|Puducherry}}, [[Karnataka]], {{Flagicon|Puducherry}}, [[Maharashtra]] {{Flagicon|Puducherry}}, and all in [[India]] {{Flagicon|Puducherry}} '''[[Vai language|Vai]]''' – ꕙꔤ * Spoken in: [[Liberia]] {{Flagicon|Liberia}} and [[Sierra Leone]] {{Flagicon|Sierra Leone}} '''[[Valencian language|Valencian]]''' – Valencià * [[Official language]] in: the [[Spain|Spanish]] [[Autonomous communities of Spain|autonomous community]] of [[Valencian Community|Valencia]] {{flagicon|Valencia}} '''[[Vedda language|Vedda]]''' – වැදි * Spoken in: [[Uva Province]] of [[Sri Lanka]] {{Flagicon|Sri Lanka}} '''[[Venda language|Venda]]''' – Tshivenḓa * [[Official language]] in: the [[Republic of South Africa]] {{flagicon|South Africa}} and the [[Republic of Zimbabwe]] {{flagicon|Zimbabwe}} '''[[Venetian language|Venetian]]''' – Vèneto * [[Official language]] in: the [[Italy|Italian]] [[Regions of Italy|region]] of [[Veneto]] {{flagicon|Veneto}} '''[[Veps language|Veps]]''' – vepsän kelʹ * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Karelia]] {{flagicon|Karelia}}, [[Russia]] {{flagicon|Russia}} '''[[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]]''' – tiếng Việt * [[Official language]] in: the [[Socialist Republic of Vietnam]] {{flagicon|Vietnam}} * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Czech Republic|Czechia]] {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} and [[Slovakia]] {{flagicon|Slovakia}} '''[[Vincentian Creole]]''' – ? * Spoken in: [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]] {{flagicon|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}} '''[[Viossa]]''' – Viossa * An [[Engineered language|engineered]] [[constructed language]] created as an artificial [[pidgin]] [[File:Viossa Flag.png|28px]] '''[[Vlax Romani language|Vlax Romani]]''' – řomani čhib * Generally spoken in: [[Southeastern Europe]] '''[[Volapük]]''' – Volapük * [[International auxiliary language]] [[File:Volapuk symbol.svg|40px]] invented by [[Johann Martin Schleyer]] {{flagicon|Germany}} '''[[Võro language|Võro]]''' – Võro Kiil * Spoken in: Southern [[Estonia]] [[File:Võro lipp.png|20px]] '''[[Voro language (Adamawa)|Voro (Adamawa)]]''' – Vɔrɔ * Spoken in: [[Adamawa State]], [[Nigeria]] {{flagicon|Nigeria}} '''[[Votic language|Votic]]''' – Vaddja * Spoken in: [[Ingria]] {{Flagicon|Ingria}} in [[Russia]] {{Flagicon|Russia}} ===W=== '''[[Wa language|Wa]]''' – Va * Sopken in: [[China]] {{flagicon|China}}, [[Laos]] {{flagicon|Laos}}, [[Myanmar]] {{flagicon|Myanmar}}, [[Thailand]] {{flagicon|Thailand}} '''[[Wakhi language|Wakhi]]''' – ښیکوار زیک, Х̆икв̆ор зик, X̌ikwor zik * Spoken in: [[Wakhan District]] in [[Badakhshan Province]], [[Afghanistan]] {{flagicon|Afghanistan}}, and neighboring areas of [[Tajikistan]] {{flagicon|Tajikistan}}, [[Pakistan]] {{flagicon|Pakistan}} and [[China]] {{flagicon|China}} '''[[Wali language (Gur)|Wali]]''' – Waale, Waalii * Spoken in: [[Ghana]] {{flagicon|Ghana}} '''[[Wallisian language|Wallisian]]''' – Fakaʻuvea * Spoken in: [[Wallis (island)|Wallis]], [[Wallis and Futuna]], [[France]] {{flagicon|France}} '''[[Walloon language|Walloon]]''' – Walon * Spoken in: the [[Belgium|Belgian]] [[Communities, regions and language areas of Belgium|region]] of [[Wallonia]] {{flagicon|Wallonia}} '''[[Waorani language|Waorani]]''' – Wao Terero * Spoken in: [[Ecuador]] {{flagicon|Ecuador}} and [[Peru]] {{flagicon|Peru}} '''[[Warao language|Warao]]''' – Guarauno, Warrau * Spoken in: [[Venezuela]] {{flagicon|Venezuela}}, [[Guyana]] {{flagicon|Guyana}} and [[Suriname]] {{flagicon|Suriname}} '''[[Waray language|Waray]]''' – Winaray, Binisayâ nga Winaray * [[Regional language]] in: the [[Philippines]] {{flagicon|Philippines}} '''[[Warlpiri language|Warlpiri]]''' – Warlpiri * Spoken in: the [[Australia]]n [[Northern Territory]] {{flagicon|Northern Territory}} '''[[Warumungu language|Warumungu]]''' – Warramunga * Spoken in: [[Northern Territory]] {{flagicon|Northern Territory}}, [[Australia]] {{flagicon|Australia}} '''[[Washo language|Washo]]''' – wá꞉šiw ʔítlu * Spoken in: the states of [[California]] {{flagicon|California}} and [[Nevada]] {{flagicon|Nevada}}, the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} '''[[Wayuu language|Wayuu]]''' – Wayuunaiki * Spoken in: [[Venezuela]] {{flagicon|Venezuela}} and [[Colombia]] {{flagicon|Colombia}} '''[[Welsh language|Welsh]]''' – Cymraeg * [[Official language]] in: the [[United Kingdom|British]] country of [[Wales]] {{flagicon|Wales}} * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: the [[Argentine Republic]] {{flagicon|Argentina}} and the [[United Kingdom]] {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Sama–Bajaw languages#Dialects|West Coast Bajau]]''' – Bajau Sama * Spoken in: [[Sabah]] {{Flagicon|Sabah}}, [[Malaysia]] {{Flagicon|Malaysia}} '''[[Western Neo-Aramaic]]''' – ܣܪܝܘܢ (ܐܰܪܳܡܰܝ) * Spoken in: [[Syria]] {{Flagicon|Syria}} '''[[Wintu language|Wintu]]''' – wintʰuːh * Spoken in: [[California]] {{Flagicon|California}} '''[[Wiyot language|Wiyot]]''' † – Soulatluk * Formerly spoken in: Northwestern [[California]] {{flagicon|California}}, the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} '''[[Wolaitta language|Wolaytta]]''' – Wolayttatto Doonaa * [[Official language]] in: [[Wolayita Zone]], [[Ethiopia]] {{flagicon|Ethiopia}} '''[[Wolof language|Wolof]]''' – Wolof * Spoken in: the [[Republic of the Gambia]] {{flagicon|Gambia}}, the [[Islamic Republic of Mauritania]] {{flagicon|Mauritania}}, and the [[Republic of Senegal]] {{flagicon|Senegal}} '''[[Wu Chinese|Wu]]''' – 吴方言 * Spoken in: the southern region of the [[China|Chinese]] [[Provinces of China|province]] of [[Jiangsu]], the entire [[Provinces of China|province]] of [[Zhejiang]], and the [[Direct-controlled municipalities of China|municipality]] of [[Shanghai]] {{flagicon|China}} '''[[Wymysorys language|Wymysorys]]''' – Wymysiöeryś * Spoken in: [[Wilamowice]], [[Silesian Voivodeship]] {{flagicon|Silesian Voivodeship}}, [[Poland]] {{flagicon|Poland}} ===X=== '''[[Xaracuu language|Xaracuu]]''' – Kanala, Xârâcùù * Spoken in: the [[France|French]] [[Overseas France|special collectivity]] of [[New Caledonia]] {{flagicon|New Caledonia}} '''[[Xhosa language|Xhosa]]''' – isiXhosa * [[Official language]] in: the [[Republic of South Africa]] {{flagicon|South Africa}} and the [[Republic of Zimbabwe]] {{flagicon|Zimbabwe}} '''[[Xiang Chinese|Xiang]]''' – 湘语 * Spoken in: the northern region of the [[China|Chinese]] [[Provinces of China|province]] of [[Guangxi]] and the central and southwestern regions of the [[Provinces of China|province]] of [[Hunan]] {{flagicon|China}} '''[[Xibe language|Xibe]]''' – {{MongolUnicode|ᠰᡞᠪᡝ}}{{MongolUnicode|ᡤᡞᠰᡠᠨ}} * Spoken in: the [[China|Chinese]] [[Autonomous regions of China|autonomous region]] of [[Xinjiang]] {{flagicon|China}} '''[[Shiriana language|Xiriâna]]''' † – Bahwana * Formerly spoken in: [[Brazil]] {{Flagicon|Brazil}} '''[[Xukuru language|Xucuru]]''' † – Xukurú * Formerly spoken in: [[Brazil]] {{Flagicon|Brazil}} ===Y=== '''[[Yaghnobi language|Yaghnobi]]''' – Яғнобӣ зивок * Spoken in: [[Tajikistan]] {{flagicon|Tajikistan}} '''[[Yakan language|Yakan]]''' – ? * [[Regional language]] in: the [[Philippines]] {{flagicon|Philippines}} '''[[Yakut language|Yakut]]''' – Саха тыла * [[Official language]] in: [[Sakha Republic|Yakutia]] or [[Sakha Republic|Sakha]] {{Flagicon|Sakha}} in [[Russia]] {{Flagicon|Russia}} '''[[Yanesha' language|Yanesha']]''' – Yanešač̣ * Spoken in: the [[Peru]]vian department of [[Department of Pasco|Pasco]] {{Flagicon|Pasco}} '''[[Yao language|Yao]]''' – chiYao * [[Minority language|Recognised minority language]] in: [[Malawi]] {{flagicon|Malawi}} * Also spoken in: [[Mozambique]] {{flagicon|Mozambique}} and [[Tanzania]] {{flagicon|Tanzania}} '''[[Yapese language|Yapese]]''' – Yapese * Spoken in: the [[Federated States of Micronesia|Micronesian]] island of [[Yap]] {{flagicon|Yap}} '''[[Yaqui language|Yaqui]]''' – Yoem Noki * Spoken in: [[Sonora]] {{flagicon|Sonora}}, [[Mexico]] {{flagicon|Mexico}} and [[Arizona]] {{flagicon|Arizona}}, the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} '''[[Yiddish]]''' – ייִדיש {{script|Hebr|ייִדיש}} * [[Official language]] in: the [[Russia]]n [[Jewish Autonomous Oblast]] {{flagicon|Jewish Autonomous Oblast}} * Recognised as a [[minority language]] in [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] {{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}, the [[State of Israel]] {{flagicon|Israel}}, the [[Netherlands]] {{flagicon|Netherlands}}, the [[Republic of Poland]] {{flagicon|Poland}}, [[Romania]] {{flagicon|Romania}}, the [[Kingdom of Sweden]] {{flagicon|Sweden}}, and [[Ukraine]] {{flagicon|Ukraine}} '''[[Yola dialect|Yola]]''' † – Yola * Formerly spoken in: [[County Wexford]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] {{flagicon|Ireland}} '''[[Yoruba language|Yoruba]]''' – Èdè Yorùbá * [[Official language]] in: the [[Federal Republic of Nigeria]] {{flagicon|Nigeria}} '''[[Yucatec Maya language|Yucatec Maya]]''' – mayaʼ tʼaan, maayaʼ tʼaan * [[Official language]] in: [[Mexico]] {{flagicon|Mexico}} '''[[Yuchi language|Yuchi]]''' – Tsoyaha * Spoken in: [[Oklahoma]] {{Flagicon|Oklahoma}}, the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} '''[[Yue Chinese|Yue]]''' – 粵語, 粤语, 廣東話, or 广东话 * Spoken in: the [[China|Chinese]] [[Provinces of China|province]] of [[Guangdong]] and the [[Autonomous regions of China|autonomous region]] of [[Guangxi]] {{flagicon|China}} '''[[Yurok language|Yurok]]''' – Pueleekla’ * Spoken in: Northwestern [[California]] {{Flagicon|California}}, the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} ===Z=== '''[[Zaghawa language|Zaghawa]]''' – Beria * Spoken in: [[Sudan]] {{Flagicon|Sudan}} and [[Chad]] {{Flagicon|Chad}} '''[[Zande language|Zande]]''' – Pazande * Spoken in: the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] {{flagicon|Democratic Republic of the Congo}}, the [[Central African Republic]] {{flagicon|Central African Republic}} and [[South Sudan]] {{flagicon|South Sudan}} '''[[Zapotec languages|Zapotec]]''' – Diidxazá, Dizhsa * Spoken in: the [[Mexico|Mexican]] [[List of states of Mexico|states]] of [[Oaxaca]] {{flagicon|Oaxaca}}, [[Veracruz]] {{flagicon|Veracruz}}, [[Guerrero]] {{flagicon|Guerrero}} and [[Puebla]] {{flagicon|Puebla}} '''[[Zarma language|Zarma]]''' – Zarma ciine, Zarma sanni, زَرْمَ ݘِينٜ ,زَرْمَ سَنِّ * Spoken in: [[Niger]] {{flagicon|Niger}}, [[Mali]] {{flagicon|Mali}}, [[Burkina Faso]] {{flagicon|Burkina Faso}}, [[Nigeria]] {{flagicon|Nigeria}} '''[[Zaza language|Zaza]]''' – Zazaki * Spoken in: [[Tunceli Province|Tunceli]] {{Flagicon|Turkey}}, [[Bingöl Province|Bingöl]] {{Flagicon|Turkey}} and parts of [[Elazığ Province|Elazığ]] {{Flagicon|Turkey}}, [[Erzincan Province|Erzincan]] {{Flagicon|Turkey}} and [[Diyarbakır Province|Diyarbakır]] {{Flagicon|Turkey}} '''[[Zeelandic]]''' – Zeêuws * Spoken in: [[Zeeland]] {{flagicon|Zeeland}}, the [[Netherlands]] {{flagicon|Netherlands}} '''[[Zenaga language|Zenaga]]''' – ⵜⵓⵥⵥⵓⵏⴳⵉⵢⵢⴰ * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Mauritania]] {{flagicon|Mauritania}} '''[[Zhuang languages|Zhuang]]''' – Vahcuengh, 話壯 * Spoken in: [[China]] {{flagicon|China}} '''[[Zoroastrian Dari language|Zoroastrian Dari]]''' – فارسی ,دری ,دريلو, or Yazdi * The [[Dari language (Zoroastrian)|Dari language]] is used by some [[Zoroastrianism|Zoroastrians]] [[File:Faravahar-Gold.svg|45px]] in Central [[Iran]] {{flagicon|Iran}} * Note: the [[Zoroastrian Dari language]] is also called Dari, which shouldn't be confused with the [[Dari|variety of Persian language]] spoken in [[Afghanistan]] {{flagicon|Afghanistan}} '''[[Zulu language|Zulu]]''' – isiZulu * [[Official language]] in: the [[Republic of South Africa]] {{flagicon|South Africa}} '''[[Zuni language|Zuni]]''' – Shiwi’ma * Spoken in: [[New Mexico]] {{Flagicon|New Mexico}} and [[Arizona]] {{Flagicon|Arizona}} in the [[United States]] {{Flagicon|USA}} '''[[Zuojiang Zhuang languages|Zuojiang Zhuang]]''' – 話僮 * Spoken in: the [[China|Chinese]] [[Autonomous regions of China|autonomous region]] of [[Guangxi]] {{flagicon|China}} '''[[Zyphe Chin]]''' – ? * Spoken in: [[Chin State]] {{Flagicon|Chin State}} and [[India]] {{flagicon|India}} ==Alphabets and scripts== † = Extinct script or alphabet ==='=== '''[['Phags-pa script|'Phags-pa]]''' † – {{Phagspa|v|ꡖꡍꡂꡛ ꡌ|'Phags-pa}} * Formerly Used in: the [[People's Republic of China]] {{flagicon|China}}, the [[Republic of India]] {{flagicon|India}}, [[Mongolia]] {{flagicon|Mongolia}}, and [[Greater Tibet]] {{flagicon|Tibet}} ===A=== '''[[Abkhaz alphabet]]''' – Aҧсшәа * Used in: the [[Republic of Abkhazia]] {{flagicon|Abkhazia}} and the [[Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia]], [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] {{flagicon|Abkhazia}} '''[[Anglo-Saxon runes|Anglo-Saxon]]''' † – ᚠᚢᚦᚩᚱᚳ * Formerly Used in: [[Anglo-Saxon England]] {{flagicon|England}} '''[[Arabic script|Arabic]]''' – الْأَبْجَدِيَّة الْعَرَبِيَّة * Used in: primarily the [[Middle East and North Africa]] {{flagicon|Arab League}}, but also in [[Southeast Asia]] {{flagicon|ASEAN}}, the northern areas of [[Sub-Saharan Africa]] {{flagicon|African Union}}, and the [[United Nations]] {{flagicon|United Nations}} '''[[Armenian alphabet|Armenian]]''' – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Armenian';">Հայկական Այբուբեն</span> * Used in: [[Armenia]] {{flagicon|Armenia}}, the [[Republic of Cyprus]] {{flagicon|Cyprus}}, the [[Islamic Republic of Iran]] {{flagicon|Iran}}, the [[Republic of Poland]] {{flagicon|Poland}}, [[Romania]] {{flagicon|Romania}}, and the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} '''[[Languages in Star Wars#Aurebesh|Aurebesh]]''' – <span style="font-family:'Aurebesh';">Aurebesh</span> * [[Constructed writing system|Constructed script]] used for Galactic Basic, a [[Fictional language|fictional]] [[lingua franca]] '''[[Avestan alphabet|Avestan]]''' – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Avestan';">𐬆𐬬𐬈𐬯𐬙𐬆𐬥</span> * Formerly used in: the Eastern [[Iranian Plateau]] {{flagicon|Iran}} * The [[Avestan alphabet]] is a [[Zoroastrian]] [[Sacred language|liturgical script]] [[File:Faravahar-Gold.svg|45px]] ===B=== '''[[Balinese script|Balinese]]''' – ᬅᬓ᭄ᬱᬭᬩᬮᬶ * Used in: [[Bali]] {{flagicon|Bali}}, [[Indonesia]] {{flagicon|Indonesia}} '''[[Bamum script|Bamum]]''' † – ꚶꛉ꛰꛲ꚫꛦꚳ * Formerly used in: Western [[Cameroon]] {{flagicon|Cameroon}} '''[[Basahan]]''' † – Guhit * Formerly used in: [[Bicol Region]], [[Philippines]] {{flagicon|Philippines}} '''[[Batak script|Batak]]''' – ᯅᯖᯂ᯲ * Used in: [[North Sumatra]] {{flagicon|North Sumatra}}, [[Indonesia]] {{flagicon|Indonesia}} '''[[Baybayin]]''' † – ᜊᜌ᜔ᜊᜌᜒᜈ᜔ * Formerly used in: the [[Philippines]] {{flagicon|Philippines}}. Ongoing revival efforts exist '''[[Bengali–Assamese script|Bengali–Assamese]]''' – বাংলা-অসমীয়া * Used in: [[Bangladesh]] {{flagicon|Bangladesh}} and the regions of [[West Bengal]], [[Assam]], [[Meghalaya]], [[Tripura]], [[Mizoram]], [[Nagaland]] and [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]] in [[India]] {{flagicon|India}} '''[[Blissymbols]]''' – [[File:Blissymbolics.svg|15px]] * [[Blissymbols]] is a constructed language using ideographs invented by [[Charles K. Bliss]] {{flagicon|Austria}}{{flagicon|Australia}} after the Second World War. '''[[Bopomofo]]''' – ㄓㄨˋ ㄧㄣ ㄈㄨˊ ㄏㄠˋ * Used in: the [[People's Republic of China]] {{flagicon|China}} '''[[Borama alphabet|Borama]]''' – 𐒄𐒋𐒦𐒩𐒗𐒓 * Used in: the [[Federal Republic of Somalia]] {{flagicon|Somalia}} '''[[Braille]]''' – ⠃⠗⠁⠊⠇⠑ * [[Braille]] is a tactile writing system, versions of which are used for many different languages and also used for the blind. '''[[Buhid script|Buhid]]''' – ᝊᝓᝑᝒ * Used in: [[Mindoro]], the [[Philippines]] {{flagicon|Philippines}} ===C=== '''[[Canadian Aboriginal syllabics]]''' – ᖃᓂᐅᔮᖅᐸᐃᑦ, ᑎᑎᕋᐅᓯᖅ ᓄᑖᖅ, ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ, ᐊᓂᐦᔑᓈᐯᒧᐎᓐ, ᑯᖾᖹ ᖿᐟᖻ ᓱᖽᐧᖿ, ᑐᑊᘁᗕᑋᗸ * Used in: [[Canada]] {{flagicon|Canada}} '''[[Carian alphabets|Carian]]''' † – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Carian';">𐊴𐊠𐊥𐊹𐊠𐊵</span> * Formerly used in: Western [[Anatolia]] '''[[Cham script|Cham]]''' – ꨀꨇꩉ ꨌꩌ * Used in: [[Cambodia]] {{flagicon|Cambodia}} and the southern area of [[Vietnam]] {{flagicon|Vietnam}} '''[[Cherokee syllabary|Cherokee]]''' – ᏣᎳᎩ * Used in: [[Cherokee Nation]], [[Oklahoma]] {{flagicon|Oklahoma}}, the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} '''[[Cirth]]''' – [[File:Cirth word.png|35px]] * [[Constructed writing system|Constructed script]] used by the [[Elves in Middle-earth|Elves]] in the [[Middle-earth]] '''[[Coptic script|Coptic]]''' † – [[File:Coptic-render.svg|75px]] * Liturgically used by: [[Copts]] [[File:Coptic cross.svg|25px]] '''[[Cuneiform]]''' † – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Cuneiform';">𒋾𒀝𒁇</span> * Formerly used in: the [[Ancient Near East]] '''[[Cypriot syllabary|Cypriot]]''' † – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Cypriot';">𐠀𐠜𐠍𐠚</span> * Formerly used in: [[Arcadia (region)|Arcadia]] and [[Cyprus]] {{flagicon|Cyprus}} '''[[Cyrillic script|Cyrillic]]''' – Кѷрїлловица, Кирилица, Кириллица * Used in: [[Bulgaria]] {{flagicon|Bulgaria}}, [[North Macedonia]] {{flagicon|North Macedonia}}, [[Serbia]] {{flagicon|Serbia}}, [[Montenegro]] {{flagicon|Montenegro}}, [[Republika Srpska]] {{flagicon|Republika Srpska}} ([[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] {{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}), [[Russia]] {{flagicon|Russia}}, [[Ukraine]] {{flagicon|Ukraine}}, [[Belarus]] {{flagicon|Belarus}}, [[Transnistria]] {{flagicon|Transnistria}}, other [[Post-Soviet states]], the [[European Union]] {{flagicon|European Union}}, the [[United Nations]] {{flagicon|United Nations}} and elsewhere ===D=== '''[[Deseret alphabet|Deseret]]''' – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Deseret';">𐐔𐐯𐑅𐐨𐑉𐐯𐐻</span> * The [[Deseret alphabet]] is a [[Mormon]] [[liturgical language|liturgical script]] '''[[Devanagari]]''' – देवनागरी * Used in: the [[Indian subcontinent]], mainly in the northern areas of [[India]] {{flagicon|India}} and in [[Nepal]] {{flagicon|Nepal}} ===E=== '''[[Egyptian hieroglyphs]]''' † – {{lang|egy|𓂋𓏺𓈖 𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖}} * Formerly used in: [[Ancient Egypt]] '''[[Elder Futhark]]''' † – ᚠᚢᚦᚨᚱᚲ * Formerly used by: [[Germanic peoples|Germanics]] from [[1st century|1st]] to [[9th century|9th]] Century AD ===F=== '''[[Fraser script|Fraser]]''' – ꓡꓲ-ꓢꓴ * Used in: [[Yunnan]], [[China]] {{flagicon|China}} ===G=== '''[[Geʽez script|Geʽez]]''' – ግዕዝ * Used in: [[Ethiopia]] {{flagicon|Ethiopia}} and [[Eritrea]] {{flagicon|Eritrea}} '''[[Georgian scripts|Georgian]]''' – ქართული * Used in: [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] {{flagicon|Georgia (country)}} '''[[Glagolitic alphabet|Glagolitic]]''' † – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Glagolitic';">ⰍⱛⰓⰊⰎⰎⰑⰂⱄⰜⰀ</span> * Formerly used by: the [[Middle Ages|Middle Age]] [[Slavic people]] '''[[Greek alphabet|Greek]]''' – Ελληνικό αλφάβητο * Used in: [[Greece]] {{flagicon|Greece}}, [[Cyprus]] {{flagicon|Cyprus}} and the [[European Union]] {{flagicon|European Union}} '''[[Gujarati script|Gujarati]]''' – ગુજરાતી * Used in: [[Gujarat]] and [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]], [[India]] {{flagicon|India}} '''[[Gurmukhi]]''' – ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ * Used in: [[Punjab, India]] {{flagicon|India}} ===H=== '''[[Hangul]]''' – 한글, 조선글 * Used in: [[South Korea]] {{flagicon|South Korea}}, [[North Korea]] {{flagicon|North Korea}} and [[Baubau]] in [[Southeast Sulawesi]] {{flagicon|Southeast Sulawesi}}, [[Indonesia]] {{flagicon|Indonesia}} '''[[Hanunó'o alphabet|Hanunó'o]]''' – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Hanunoo';">ᜱᜨᜳᜨᜳᜢ</span> * Used in: [[Mindoro]], the [[Philippines]] {{flagicon|Philippines}} '''[[Hebrew alphabet|Hebrew]]''' – אָלֶף־בֵּית עִבְרִי * Used by: the [[Jews]] in [[Israel]] {{flagicon|Israel}} and [[Jewish diaspora|worldwide]] [[File:Star of David.svg|25px]] '''[[Hiragana]]''' – 平仮名, ひらがな * Used in: [[Japan]] {{flagicon|Japan}} ===J=== '''[[Javanese script|Javanese]]''' – ꦲꦏ꧀ꦱꦫꦗꦮ * Used in: [[Central Java]] {{flagicon|Central Java}}, [[East Java]] {{flagicon|East Java}}, [[Lampung]] {{flagicon|Lampung}}, and [[Yogyakarta]] {{flagicon|Yogyakarta}}, [[Indonesia]] {{flagicon|Indonesia}} ===K=== '''[[Kannada script|Kannada]]''' – ಕನ್ನಡ * Used in: [[Karnataka]] and the extremely northern area of [[Kerala]], [[India]] {{flagicon|India}} '''[[Katakana]]''' – 片仮名, カタカナ * Used in: [[Japan]] {{flagicon|Japan}} * Formerly used in: [[Palau]] {{flagicon|Palau}} '''[[Kayah Li alphabet|Kayah Li]]''' – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Kayah Li';">'''ꤊꤢꤛꤢꤟ ꤜꤤ'''</span> * Used in: the [[Kayah State|Kayah]], [[Republic of the Union of Myanmar]] [[File:Flag of Kayah State.svg|25px]] '''[[Khmer script|Khmer]]''' – អក្សរខ្មែរ * Used in: [[Cambodia]] {{flagicon|Cambodia}} '''[[Kulitan alphabet|Kulitan]]''' † – [[File:Kulitan.svg|20px]] * Formerly used in: [[Pampanga]], [[Philippines]] {{flagicon|Philippines}} ===L=== '''[[Lao script|Lao]]''' – ອັກສອນລາວ * Used in: [[Laos]] {{flagicon|Laos}} '''[[Latin script|Latin]]''' – Latina, Romana * Used in: [[Spread of the Latin script|Most parts of the world]] * Originated in: [[Latium]] (modern-day [[Rome]] {{flagicon|Rome}}) '''[[Lepcha script|Lepcha]]''' – ᰛᰩᰵᰛᰧᰵ * Used in: [[Sikkim]], [[India]] {{flagicon|India}} '''[[Limbu script|Limbu]]''' – ᤕᤠᤰᤌᤢᤱ ᤐᤠᤴ * Used in: [[Koshi Province]], [[Nepal]] {{flagicon|Nepal}} and [[Sikkim]], [[India]] {{flagicon|India}} '''[[Lontara script|Lontara]]''' – ᨒᨚᨈᨑ * Used in: [[South Sulawesi]] {{flagicon|South Sulawesi}}, [[West Sulawesi]] {{flagicon|West Sulawesi}} and [[West Nusa Tenggara]] {{flagicon|West Nusa Tenggara}}, [[Indonesia]] {{flagicon|Indonesia}} ===M=== '''[[Malayalam script|Malayalam]]''' – മലയാളലിപി * Used in: [[Kerala]], [[Lakshadweep]] and [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]] ([[Mahe district]]), [[India]] {{flagicon|India}} '''[[Mandaic alphabet|Mandaic]]''' – [[File:Mandaic sample abaga.svg|50px]] * Liturgically used by: the [[Mandaeans]] [[File:Darfash - Mandaean cross.svg|25px]] '''[[Mandombe alphabet|Mandombe]]''' – [[File:Mandombe in Mandombe.svg|50px]] * Used in: [[West Africa]] '''[[Meitei script|Meitei Mayek]]''' – ꯃꯩꯇꯩ ꯃꯌꯦꯛ * Used in: [[Manipur]] and [[Assam]], [[India]] {{flagicon|India}} '''[[Mon–Burmese script|Mon–Burmese]]''' – မွန်မြန်မာအက္ခရာ * Used in: [[Myanmar]] {{flagicon|Myanmar}} '''[[Mongolian script|Mongolian]]''' – {{MongolUnicode|ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ|lang=mn}} {{MongolUnicode|ᠪᠢᠴᠢᠭ|lang=mn}} * Used in: [[Mongolia]] {{flagicon|Mongolia}}, [[Inner Mongolia]] and other parts of northern [[China]] {{flagicon|China}} ===N=== '''[[New Tai Lue alphabet|New Tai Lue]]''' – ᦟᦲᧅᦷᦎᦺᦑᦟᦹᧉ * Used in: [[Southeast Asia]] '''[[N'Ko alphabet|N'Ko]]''' – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans NKo';">ߒߞߏ</span> * Used in: [[West Africa]], specifically [[Burkina Faso]] {{flagicon|Burkina Faso}}, [[The Gambia]] {{flagicon|Gambia}}, [[Guinea]] {{flagicon|Guinea}}, [[Guinea-Bissau]] {{flagicon|Guinea-Bissau}}, [[Ivory Coast]] {{flagicon|Ivory Coast}}, [[Mali]] {{flagicon|Mali}}, and [[Senegal]] {{flagicon|Senegal}} ===O=== '''[[Odia script|Odia]]''' – ଓଡ଼ିଆ * Used in: [[Odisha]], [[India]] {{flagicon|India}} '''[[Ogham]]''' † – ᚛ᚑᚌᚐᚋ᚜ * Formerly used in: [[Ireland]] {{flagicon|Ireland}}, [[Isle of Man]] {{flagicon|Isle of Man}}, [[Wales]] {{flagicon|Wales}}, [[Cornwall]] {{flagicon|Cornwall}} and [[Scotland]] {{flagicon|Scotland}} '''[[Ol Chiki script|Ol Chiki]]''' – ᱚᱞ ᱪᱤᱠᱤ * Used in: [[Jharkhand]] and [[West Bengal]], [[India]] {{flagicon|India}} '''[[Osmanya alphabet|Osmanya]]''' – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Osmanya';">𐒋𐒘𐒈𐒑𐒛𐒒𐒕𐒀</span> * Used in: the [[Federal Republic of Somalia]] {{flagicon|Somalia}} ===R=== '''[[Rejang alphabet|Rejang]]''' – ꥆꤰ꥓ꤼꤽ ꤽꥍꤺꥏ * Used in: [[Bengkulu]] {{flagicon|Bengkulu}}, [[Indonesia]] {{flagicon|Indonesia}} '''[[Rongorongo]]''' † – ? * [[Undeciphered writing systems|Undeciphered script]] assumed to have been used for [[Rapa Nui language]] '''[[Runes|Runic]]''' † – ᚱᚢᚾᛟ * Formerly Used by: 2nd Century [[Germanic tribes|Germanics]] ===S=== '''[[Samaritan script|Samaritan]]''' † – ࠏࠁࠓࠉࠕ ,ࠀࠓࠌࠉࠕ * Liturgically used by: the [[Samaritans]] [[File:Shma yisrael.svg|25px]] '''[[Saurashtra script|Saurashtra]]''' – ꢱꣃꢬꢵꢰ꣄ꢜ꣄ꢬ * Used in: [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], and [[Karnataka]], [[India]] {{flagicon|India}} '''[[Shavian alphabet|Shavian]]''' – 𐑖𐑱𐑝𐑾𐑯 * Invented by [[Ronald Kingsley Read]] {{flagicon|Ireland}} as an alternative phonetic alphabet to the [[English language]]. '''[[Siddhaṃ alphabet|Siddhaṃ]]''' † – 𑖭𑖰𑖟𑖿𑖠𑖽 * Formerly used in: [[Central Asia]], [[Japan]] '''[[Simplified Chinese characters|Simplified Chinese]]''' – 汉语 * Used in: [[China]] {{flagicon|China}}, [[Singapore]] {{flagicon|Singapore}} and the [[United Nations]] {{flagicon|United Nations}} '''[[Sinhala script|Sinhala]]''' – සිංහල * Used in: [[Sri Lanka]] {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} '''[[Sitelen Pona]]''' – [[File:Sitelen Pona.svg|25px]] * Used by: [[Toki Pona]] speakers '''[[Sundanese script|Sundanese]]''' – ᮃᮊ᮪ᮞᮛ ᮞᮥᮔ᮪ᮓ * Used in: [[West Java]] {{flagicon|West Java}}, [[Banten]] {{flagicon|Banten}} and [[Jakarta]] {{flagicon|Jakarta}}, [[Indonesia]] {{flagicon|Indonesia}} '''[[Sylheti Nagri]]''' – ꠍꠤꠟꠐꠤ ꠘꠣꠉꠞꠤ * Used in: [[Sylhet Division]], [[Bangladesh]] {{flagicon|Bangladesh}} and [[Barak Valley]] of [[Assam]], [[India]] {{flagicon|India}} '''[[Syriac alphabet|Syriac]]''' – ܐܠܦ ܒܝܬ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ * Used by: [[Assyrian people|Assyrians]] {{flagicon|Assyria}} ===T=== '''[[Tagbanwa alphabet|Tagbanwa]]''' – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Tagbanwa';">ᝦᝪᝨᝯ</span> * Used in: [[Palawan]], [[Philippines]] [[File:Vlag Fil Palawan.gif|27px]] '''[[Tai Le script|Tai Le]]''' – ᥖᥭᥰ ᥘᥫᥴ * Used in: [[Southeast Asia]] '''[[Tai Tham alphabet|Tai Tham]]''' – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Tai Tham';">ᨲ᩠ᩅᩫᨾᩮᩬᩥᨦ</span> * Used in: [[Southeast Asia]] '''[[Tai Viet script|Tai Viet]]''' – ꪎꪳ ꪼꪕ * Used in: [[Southeast Asia]] '''[[Tamil script|Tamil]]''' – தமிழ் * Used in: [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]] ([[Karaikal district|Karaikal]] and [[Puducherry district|Puducherry]] districts) in [[India]] {{flagicon|India}}, but also in [[Sri Lanka]] {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}}, [[Malaysia]] {{flagicon|Malaysia}}, and [[Singapore]] {{flagicon|Singapore}} '''[[Telugu script|Telugu]]''' – తెలుగు * Used in: [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Telangana]] and [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]] ([[Yanam district]]), [[India]] {{flagicon|India}} '''[[Tengwar]]''' – [[File:Tengwar.svg|30px]] * [[Constructed writing system|Constructed script]] used by the [[Elves in Middle-earth|Elves]] in the [[Middle-earth]] '''[[Thaana]]''' – ތާނަ * Used in: [[Maldives]] {{flagicon|Maldives}} '''[[Thai script|Thai]]''' – อักษรไทย * Used in: [[Thailand]] {{flagicon|Thailand}} '''[[Tibetan script|Tibetan]]''' – བོད་ཡིག་ * Used in: [[Tibet]] {{flagicon|Tibet}}, [[Bhutan]] {{flagicon|Bhutan}}, [[Nepal]] {{flagicon|Nepal}}, and [[Ladakh]], [[Sikkim]], [[Arunachal Pradesh]] in [[India]] {{flagicon|India}} '''[[Tifinagh]]''' – ⵜⴼⵏⵗ, ⵜⵉⴼⵉⵏⴰⵖ * Used in: [[Mali]] {{flagicon|Mali}}, [[Niger]] {{flagicon|Niger}}, [[Algeria]] {{flagicon|Algeria}}, [[Libya]] {{flagicon|Libya}}, and [[Burkina Faso]] {{flagicon|Burkina Faso}} '''[[Traditional Chinese characters|Traditional Chinese]]''' – 漢語 * Used in: [[Taiwan]] {{flagicon|Taiwan}}, [[Hong Kong]] {{flagicon|Hong Kong}} and [[Macau]] {{flagicon|Macau}} ===V=== '''[[Vai syllabary|Vai]]''' – ꕙꔤ * Used in: Western [[Liberia]] {{flagicon|Liberia}} ===Y=== '''[[Yi script]]''' – ꆈꌠꁱꂷ * Used in: Southern [[Sichuan]] and Northern [[Yunnan]], [[China]] {{flagicon|China}} '''[[Younger Futhark]]''' † – ᚠᚢᚦᚨᚱᚲ * Formerly used by: [[Norsemen]] from [[8th century|8th]] to [[13th century|13th]] Century AD == Dialects == † = Extinct dialect ===ǂ=== '''[[ǂAkhoe dialect|ǂAkhoe]]''' – ǂAkhoe Haiǁom * Spoken in: [[Angola]] {{flagicon|Angola}}, [[Botswana]] {{flagicon|Botswana}}, [[Namibia]] {{flagicon|Namibia}}, and [[South Africa]] {{flagicon|South Africa}} ===A=== '''[[Achterhooks]]''' – achterhooks * Spoken in: [[Achterhoek]] [[File:Flag of Achterhoek.svg|25px]], the [[Netherlands]] {{flagicon|Netherlands}} '''[[Gheg Albanian|Albanian (Gheg)]]''' – gegnisht * Spoken in: [[Albania]] {{flagicon|Albania}} '''[[Tosk Albanian|Albanian (Tosk)]]''' – toskërisht * Spoken in: [[Albania]] {{flagicon|Albania}} '''[[Amoy dialect|Amoy]]''' – 廈門話 or 厦门话 * Spoken in: the southern area of the [[China|Chinese]] [[Provinces of China|province]] of [[Fujian]] {{flagicon|China}} '''[[Eastern Armenian language|Armenian (Eastern)]]''' – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Armenian';">Արևելահայերեն</span> * Spoken in: [[Armenia]] {{flagicon|Armenia}} '''[[Western Armenian language|Armenian (Western)]]''' – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Armenian';">Արեւմտահայերէն</span> * Spoken by: the [[Armenian diaspora|Armenian Diaspora]] {{flagicon|Armenia}} '''[[Auvergnat]]''' – auvernhat * Spoken in: [[Auvergne]] {{flagicon|Auvergne}}, [[France]] {{flagicon|France}} ===B=== '''[[Balearic Catalan]]''' – balear * Spoken in: the [[Balearic Islands]] {{flagicon|Balearic Islands}}, [[Spain]] {{flagicon|Spain}} '''[[Makrani dialect|Balochi (Southern)]]''' – مکرانی * Spoken in: [[Pakistan]] {{flagicon|Pakistan}} and [[Iran]] {{flagicon|Iran}} '''[[Banat Bulgarian dialect|Banat Bulgarian]]''' – Banátsća balgarsćija jazić, Palćena balgarsćija jazić * Spoken in: [[Banat]] {{flagicon|Banat}} and [[Transylvania]] {{flagicon|Transylvania}}, [[Romania]] {{flagicon|Romania}} and [[Vojvodina]] {{flagicon|Vojvodina}}, [[Serbia]] {{flagicon|Serbia}} '''[[Banyumasan dialect|Banyumasan]]''' – basa Banyumasan * Spoken in: Western [[Central Java]] {{flagicon|Central Java}}, [[Indonesia]] {{flagicon|Indonesia}} '''[[Taraškievica|Belarusian (Taraškievica)]]''' – тарашкевіца * Spoken by: the [[Belarusian diaspora]] {{flagicon|Belarus}} '''[[Brabantian Dutch]]''' – Braobans * Spoken in: [[Belgium]] {{flagicon|Belgium}} and the [[Netherlands]] {{flagicon|Netherlands}} '''[[Bunjevac dialect|Bunjevac]]''' – bunjevački * Spoken in: [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] {{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}, [[Croatia]] {{flagicon|Croatia}}, [[Hungary]] {{flagicon|Hungary}}, and [[Vojvodina]] {{flagicon|Vojvodina}}, [[Serbia]] {{flagicon|Serbia}} '''[[Burgenland Croatian]]''' – gradišćanskohrvatski jezik * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Austria]] {{flagicon|Austria}} and [[Hungary]] {{flagicon|Hungary}} ===C=== '''[[Central Kanuri]]''' – Yerwá Kànùrí * Spoken in: [[Cameroon]] {{flagicon|Cameroon}}, [[Chad]] {{flagicon|Chad}}, [[Niger]] {{flagicon|Niger}}, and [[Nigeria]] {{flagicon|Nigeria}} '''[[Chakavian]]''' – čakavski * Spoken in: [[Croatia]] {{flagicon|Croatia}} and [[Slovenia]] {{flagicon|Slovenia}} '''[[Colognian dialect|Colognian]]''' – Kölsch * Spoken in: [[Cologne]] {{flagicon|Cologne}}, [[Germany]] {{flagicon|Germany}} '''[[Congo Swahili]]''' – Kingwana * Spoken in: the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] {{flagicon|Democratic Republic of the Congo}} '''[[Bohairic Coptic|Coptic (Bohairic)]]''' – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Coptic';">ϯⲁⲥⲡⲓ ⲛ̄ⲣⲉⲙⲛ̄ⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⲛ̄ⲣⲉⲙϧⲏⲧ, ϯⲁⲥⲡⲓ ⲛ̄ⲣⲉⲙϧⲏⲧ, ϯⲁⲥⲡⲓ ⲛ̄ⲣⲉⲙⲡⲉⲙϩⲏⲧ</span> * Formerly spoken in: [[Egypt]] {{flagicon|Egypt}} * The [[Bohairic Coptic|Bohairic Coptic language]] is a [[Sacred language|liturgical language]] used by the [[Coptic Orthodox Church]] [[File:Coptic cross.svg|25px]] '''[[Coptic language#Sahidic|Coptic (Sahidic)]]''' – <span style="font-family:'Noto Sans Coptic';">ϯⲁⲥⲡⲓ ⲛⲣⲉⲙⲣⲏⲥ</span> * Spoken by: [[Copts]] in upper [[Egypt]] {{flagicon|Egypt}} '''[[East Cree|Cree (East)]]''' – ᐄᔨᔫ ᐊᔨᒨᓐ, ᐄᓅ ᐊᔨᒨᓐ * Spoken in: [[Quebec]] {{flagicon|Quebec}}, [[Canada]] {{flagicon|Canada}} '''[[Moose Cree language|Cree (Moose)]]''' – ᐃᓕᓖᒧᐎᓐ * Spoken in: [[Ontario]] {{flagicon|Ontario}}, [[Canada]] {{flagicon|Canada}} '''[[Plains Cree language|Cree (Plains)]]''' – ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ * [[Official language]] in: the [[Northwest Territories]] {{flagicon|Northwest Territories}}, [[Canada]] {{flagicon|Canada}} * Also spoken in: [[Manitoba]] {{flagicon|Manitoba}}, [[Saskatchewan]] {{flagicon|Saskatchewan}} and [[Alberta]] {{flagicon|Alberta}}, [[Canada]] {{flagicon|Canada}}; [[Montana]] {{flagicon|Montana}}, the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} '''[[Swampy Cree language|Cree (Swampy)]]''' – ᓀᐦᐃᓇᐍᐏᐣ * Spoken in: [[Ontario]] {{flagicon|Ontario}}, [[Canada]] {{flagicon|Canada}} '''[[Woods Cree|Cree (Woods)]]''' – ᓀᐦᐃᖬᐍᐏᐣ * Spoken in: [[Manitoba]] {{flagicon|Manitoba}} and [[Saskatchewan]] {{flagicon|Saskatchewan}}, [[Canada]] {{flagicon|Canada}} ===D=== '''[[Dari]]''' – دری * [[Official language]] in: [[Afghanistan]] {{flagicon|Afghanistan}} '''[[Dutch Low Saxon]]''' (collective name for multiple dialects) – Nederlaands Leegsaksies, Nederlaands Nedersaksies * Spoken in: Northeastern [[Netherlands]] {{flagicon|Netherlands}} ===E=== '''[[East Franconian German|East Franconian]]''' – Fränggisch * Spoken in: [[Franconia]] {{Flagicon|Franconia}}, [[Germany]] {{Flagicon|Germany}} '''[[East Frisian Low Saxon]]''' – Oostfräisk, Oostfreesk, Plattdüts * Spoken in: [[East Frisia]] {{Flagicon|East Frisia}}, [[Germany]] {{Flagicon|Germany}} '''[[Elfdalian]]''' – övdalsk, övdalską * Spoken in: [[Älvdalen Municipality]], [[Dalarna County]] {{Flagicon|Dalarna}}, [[Sweden]] {{Flagicon|Sweden}} ===F=== '''[[Iranian Persian|Farsi]]''' – فارسی * [[Official language]] in: [[Iran]] {{flagicon|Iran}} '''[[Fuzhou dialect|Fuzhou]]''' – 平話 or 福州話 * Spoken in: [[East Asia]] ===G=== '''[[Gascon dialect|Gascon]]''' – gascon * Spoken in: [[Gascony]] {{flagicon|Gascony}}, [[France]] {{flagicon|France}} '''[[Goral ethnolect|Goral]]''' – górolsko gwara, góralsko gwara * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Slovakia]] {{flagicon|Slovakia}} * Also spoken in: [[Lesser Poland Voivodeship]] {{flagicon|Lesser Poland Voivodeship}} and [[Silesian Voivodeship]] {{flagicon|Silesian Voivodeship}}, [[Poland]] {{flagicon|Poland}} '''[[Demotic Greek|Greek (Demotic)]]''' – ελληνικά, δημοτική * Spoken by: [[Greeks]] {{flagicon|Greece}} '''[[Katharevousa|Greek (Katharevousa)]]''' – ἑλληνικά, καθαρεύουσα * Formerly spoken by: [[Greeks]] {{flagicon|Greece}} * [[Katharevousa]] is still used by [[Greek Orthodox Church]] [[File:Orthodox cross.svg|25px]] '''[[Gronings dialect|Gronings]]''' – Grunnegs, Grönnegs * Spoken in: [[Groningen (province)|Groningen]] {{flagicon|Groningen}}, northeastern [[Drenthe]] {{flagicon|Drenthe}} and the easternmost area of [[Noardeast-Fryslân]] {{flagicon|Noardeast-Fryslân}} municipality in [[Friesland]] {{flagicon|Friesland}}, the [[Netherlands]] {{flagicon|Netherlands}} ===H=== '''[[Hazaragi dialect|Hazāragī]]''' – هزارگی * Spoken in: [[Afghanistan]] {{flagicon|Afghanistan}}, [[Iran]] {{flagicon|Iran}}, and [[Pakistan]] {{flagicon|Pakistan}} '''[[Hessian dialects|Hessian]]''' – Hessisch * Spoken in: [[Hesse]] {{flagicon|Hesse}}, [[Germany]] {{flagicon|Germany}} '''[[Hindko]]''' – ہندکو * Spoken in: the [[Pakistan]]i [[States of Pakistan|state]] of [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] [[File:Flag of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.svg|23px]] '''[[Hokkien]]''' – 福佬話 * Spoken in: the southern area of the [[China|Chinese]] [[Provinces of China|province]] of [[Fujian]] {{flagicon|China}}, [[Taiwan]] {{flagicon|Taiwan}}, and in [[Southeast Asia]] ===K=== '''[[Kajkavian]]''' – kajkavščina, kajkavština, kajkavica * Spoken in: [[Croatia]] {{flagicon|Croatia}} '''[[Kven language|Kven]]''' – kvääni, kainu * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Norway|Kingdom of Norway]] {{flagicon|Norway}} '''[[Kwanyama]]''' – Oshikwanyama * Spoken in: [[Angola]] {{flagicon|Angola}} and [[Namibia]] {{flagicon|Namibia}} ===L=== '''[[Languedocien dialect|Languedocien]]''' – lengadocian * Spoken in: [[Southern France]] {{flagicon|France}} '''[[Limousin dialect|Limousin]]''' – lemosin * Spoken in: [[Limousin]] {{flagicon|Limousin}}, [[France]] {{flagicon|France}} '''[[Low Prussian dialect|Low Prussian]]''' – Niederpreußisch * Formerly spoken in: [[Prussia]] [[File:Flag of Prussia 1892-1918.svg|25px]], now some scattered speakers in the [[Americas]] '''[[Low Saxon]]''' (collective name for multiple dialects) – Nedersaksies * Spoken in: [[Denmark]] {{flagicon|Denmark}}, [[Germany]] {{flagicon|Germany}}, and the [[Netherlands]] {{flagicon|Netherlands}} '''[[Silesian German|Lower Silesian]]''' – Schläsisch, Schläs’sch, Schlä’sch, Schläsch * Spoken in: [[Germany]] {{flagicon|Germany}}, [[Poland]] {{flagicon|Poland}}, and [[Czech Republic]] {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} ===M=== '''[[Masurian dialects|Masurian]]''' – mazurská gádkä * Spoken in: [[Masuria]] [[File:Flag of Masurians.svg|25px]], [[Poland]] {{flagicon|Poland}} '''[[Meänkieli dialects|Meänkieli]]''' – Meänkieli * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Sweden|Kingdom of Sweden]] {{flagicon|Sweden}} '''[[Monégasque dialect|Monégasque]]''' – Munegascu * Spoken in: [[Monaco]] {{flagicon|Monaco}} '''[[Moravian dialects|Moravian]]''' – moravská nářečí * Spoken in: [[Moravia]] {{flagicon|Moravia}} and [[Czech Silesia]] {{flagicon|Czech Silesia}}, the [[Czech Republic]] {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} '''[[New Zealand English|Māori English]]''' – Māori English * Spoken in: [[New Zealand]] {{flagicon|New Zealand}} ===N=== '''[[Ndonga]]''' – Oshindonga * Spoken in: [[Angola]] {{flagicon|Angola}} and [[Namibia]] {{flagicon|Namibia}} '''[[Ningbo dialect|Ningbo]]''' – 寧波閒話 * Spoken in: the [[China|Chinese]] [[Sub-provincial divisions in the People's Republic of China|sub-provincial division]] of [[Ningbo]] {{flagicon|China}} '''[[Bokmål|Norwegian (Bokmål)]]''' – bokmål * Spoken in: [[Norway]] {{flagicon|Norway}} '''[[Høgnorsk|Norwegian (Høgnorsk)]]''' – høgnorsk * Spoken in: [[Norway]] {{flagicon|Norway}} '''[[Nynorsk|Norwegian (Nynorsk)]]''' – nynorsk * Spoken in: [[Norway]] {{flagicon|Norway}} '''[[Riksmål|Norwegian (Riksmål)]]''' – riksmål * Spoken in: [[Norway]] {{flagicon|Norway}} ===O=== '''[[Central Ojibwa language|Ojibwe (Central)]]''' – Ojibwemowin * Spoken in: [[Ontario]] {{flagicon|Ontario}}, [[Canada]] {{flagicon|Canada}} '''[[Eastern Ojibwa language|Ojibwe (Eastern)]]''' – Jibwemwin * Spoken in: [[Ontario]] {{flagicon|Ontario}}, [[Canada]] {{flagicon|Canada}} '''[[Northwestern Ojibwa|Ojibwe (Northwestern)]]''' – Ojibwemowin * Spoken in: [[Ontario]] {{flagicon|Ontario}} and [[Manitoba]] {{flagicon|Manitoba}}, [[Canada]] {{flagicon|Canada}} '''[[Western Ojibwa language|Ojibwe (Western)]]''' – Nakawēmowin * Spoken in: [[Manitoba]] {{flagicon|Manitoba}} and [[Saskatchewan]] {{flagicon|Saskatchewan}}, [[Canada]] {{flagicon|Canada}} '''[[Digor Ossetian|Ossetian (Digor)]]''' – дигорон ӕвзаг * [[Official language]] in: [[North Ossetia–Alania|North Ossetia]] {{flagicon|North Ossetia}}, [[Russia]] {{flagicon|Russia}} '''[[Iron Ossetian|Ossetian (Iron)]]''' – Ирон ӕвзаг * [[Official language]] in: [[South Ossetia]] {{flagicon|South Ossetia}} '''[[Ottawa dialect|Ottawa]]''' – Nishnaabemwin, Daawaamwin * Spoken in: [[Ontario]] {{flagicon|Ontario}} in [[Canada]] {{flagicon|Canada}}, [[Michigan]] {{flagicon|Michigan}} and [[Oklahoma]] {{flagicon|Oklahoma}} in the [[United States]] {{flagicon|United States}} ===P=== '''[[Palatine German dialects|Palatine German]]''' – Pälzisch * Spoken in: [[Palatinate (region)|Palatinate]] [[File:Pfalzfahne.svg|25px]], [[Germany]] {{flagicon|Germany}} '''[[Mongolian language in Inner Mongolia|Peripheral Mongolian]]''' – {{MongolUnicode|ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ|lang=mn}} {{MongolUnicode|ᠬᠡᠯᠡ|lang=mn}} * Spoken in: [[Inner Mongolia]], [[China]] {{flagicon|China}} '''[[Podlachian language|Podlachian]]''' – pudlaśka mova * Spoken in: [[Podlaskie Voivodeship]] {{flagicon|Podlaskie Voivodeship}}, [[Poland]] {{flagicon|Poland}} '''[[Pothohari dialect|Pothohari]]''' – پوٹھوهاری or پوٹھواری * Spoken in: the [[Pakistan]]i [[States of Pakistan|state]] of [[Azad Kashmir]] [[File:Flag of Azad Kashmir.svg|23px]] '''[[Prekmurje Slovene]]''' – prekmürščina, prekmörščina, panonska slovenščina, prekmurščina, prekmursko narečje * Spoken in: [[Slovenia]] {{flagicon|Slovenia}} and [[Hungary]] {{flagicon|Hungary}} '''[[Provençal dialect|Provençal]]''' – prouvençau * Spoken in: [[Provence]] {{flagicon|Provence}}, [[France]] {{flagicon|France}} and the westernmost area of [[Piedmont]] {{flagicon|Piedmont}}, [[Italy]] {{flagicon|Italy}} '''[[Punjabi dialects and languages#Eastern Punjabi|Punjabi (Eastern)]]''' – ਪੰਜਾਬੀ * [[Official language]] in: the [[India]]n [[Districts of India|federal district]] of [[Delhi]] {{flagicon|India}}; and the [[India]]n [[States of India|states]] of [[Haryana]], [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], and [[West Bengal]] {{flagicon|India}} '''[[Punjabi dialects and languages#Western Punjabi|Punjabi (Western)]]''' – پنجابی * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: the [[Pakistan]]i [[Administrative units of Pakistan|province]] of [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]] [[File:Flag of Punjab.svg|25px]] ===Q=== '''[[Quanzhou dialect|Quanzhou]]''' – 泉州話 * Spoken in: the southern area of the [[China|Chinese]] [[Provinces of China|province]] of [[Fujian]] {{flagicon|China}} ===R=== '''[[Resian dialect|Resian]]''' – Rozajanski langäč, Rozojanski langäč * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Italy]] {{flagicon|Italy}} ===S=== '''[[Sapudi language|Sapudi]]''' – Bhâsa Sapudi * Spoken in: [[Sapudi Island]], [[Indonesia]] {{Flagicon|Indonesia}} '''[[Saraiki language|Saraiki]]''' – سرائیکی, ਸਰਾਇਕੀ, सराइकी * Spoken in: the [[Pakistan]]i [[Provinces of Pakistan|province]] of [[Bahawalpur South Punjab]] {{flagicon|Pakistan}} '''[[Seroa dialect|Seroa]]''' † – ǃGãǃne, ǁKuǁe * Formerly spoken in: [[Lesotho]] {{flagicon|Lesotho}} and [[South Africa]] {{flagicon|South Africa}} * (Seroa is a "[[click language]]"). '''[[Shtokavian]]''' – štokavski, штокавски * Spoken in: [[Serbia]] {{flagicon|Serbia}}, [[Croatia]] {{flagicon|Croatia}}, [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] {{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}, [[Montenegro]] {{flagicon|Montenegro}}, and [[Kosovo]] {{flagicon|Kosovo}} '''[[Slavey language#North Slavey and South Slavey|Slavey (North)]]''' – Sahtúgot’įné Yatı̨́, K’ashógot’įne Goxedǝ́ or Shíhgot’įne Yatı̨́ * [[Official language]] in: the [[Northwest Territories]] {{flagicon|Northwest Territories}}, [[Canada]] {{flagicon|Canada}} '''[[Slavey language#North Slavey and South Slavey|Slavey (South)]]''' – Dené Dháh, Dene Yatıé or Dene Zhatıé * [[Official language]] in: the [[Northwest Territories]] {{flagicon|Northwest Territories}}, [[Canada]] {{flagicon|Canada}} '''[[Slavomolisano dialect|Slavomolisano]]''' – na-našu, na-našo * [[Minority language|Recognised Minority Language]] in: [[Italy]] {{flagicon|Italy}} '''[[Stellingwarfs dialect|Stellingwarfs]]''' – Stellingwerfs * Spoken in: [[Ooststellingwerf]] {{flagicon|Ooststellingwerf}} and [[Weststellingwerf]] {{flagicon|Weststellingwerf}} in the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[Provinces of the Netherlands|province]] of [[Friesland]] {{flagicon|Friesland}}, the [[Netherlands]] {{flagicon|Netherlands}} '''[[Swabian German|Swabian]]''' – Schwäbisch * Spoken in: [[Swabia]] [[File:Flagge Schwaben Bayern.svg|25px]], [[Germany]] {{flagicon|Germany}} ===T=== '''[[Tarantino dialect|Tarantino]]''' – tarandíne * Spoken in: [[Apulia]] {{flagicon|Apulia}}, [[Italy]] {{flagicon|Italy}} '''[[Teochew dialect|Teochew]]''' – 潮州話 * Spoken by: the [[China|Chinese]] [[Teochew people]] '''[[Torlakian dialects|Torlakian]]''' – Торлачки, Torlački * Spoken in: [[Serbia]] {{flagicon|Serbia}}, [[Bulgaria]] {{flagicon|Bulgaria}}, [[North Macedonia]] {{flagicon|North Macedonia}}, [[Kosovo]] {{flagicon|Kosovo}}, and [[Romania]] {{flagicon|Romania}} ===U=== '''[[Upper Saxon German|Upper Saxon]]''' – Obersächsisch * Spoken in: [[Saxony]] {{flagicon|Saxony}}, [[Germany]] {{flagicon|Germany}} ===V=== '''[[Varhadi dialect|Varhadi]]''' – वऱ्हाडी, 𑘪𑘬𑘿𑘮𑘰𑘚𑘲 * Spoken in: [[Maharashtra]], [[India]] {{flagicon|India}} ===W=== '''[[West Polesian]]''' – захыднёполіськая мова * Spoken in: Southwestern [[Belarus]] {{flagicon|Belarus}}, Northwestern [[Ukraine]] {{flagicon|Ukraine}} and in bordering regions of [[Poland]] {{flagicon|Poland}} '''[[Westphalian dialects|Westphalian]]''' – Westfäölsk * Spoken in: [[Westphalia]] {{flagicon|Westphalia}}, [[Germany]] {{flagicon|Germany}} ==Required fonts== Many languages require special fonts in order to display correctly. Most use fonts from the Noto font family, created by [[Google]]. They can be downloaded [https://www.google.com/get/noto/ here]. ==See also== * [[Language]] * [[Lists of extinct languages]] * [[Lists of languages]] * [[Official languages of the United Nations|Official languages of the UN]] (United Nations) ==External links== * [http://www.omniglot.com/language/names.htm Language names] — A similar list of "autoglottonyms" (The name of a language in its own language.) on ''omniglot.com.'' Retrieved 2017-01-07. * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110514221758/http://www.geonames.de/languages.html Languages in their own writing systems] — Another such list on ''geonames.de.'' Retrieved 2017-01-07. [[Category:Lists of languages|Names]] [[Category:Lists of names|Language]] [[Category:Language naming]]
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