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44 of 44 entries reviewed so far

Harshen Hausa

Hausa

hau

Afro-Asiatic (Chadic)

AfricaLatin (Boko), Arabic (Ajami)

Èdè Yorùbá

Yoruba

yor

Niger-Congo (Volta-Niger)

AfricaLatin

Asụsụ Igbo

Igbo

ibo

Niger-Congo (Volta-Niger)

AfricaLatin

Igala

Igala

igl

Niger-Congo (Volta-Niger)

AfricaLatin

Ebira

Ebira · Igbirra

igb

Niger-Congo (Volta-Niger)

AfricaLatin

Nupe

Nupe

nup

Niger-Congo (Volta-Niger)

AfricaLatin

Tiv

Tiv

tiv

Niger-Congo (Benue-Congo)

AfricaLatin

Edo

Edo · Bini

bin

Niger-Congo (Volta-Niger)

AfricaLatin

Idoma

Idoma

idu

Niger-Congo (Volta-Niger)

AfricaLatin

Kanuri

Kanuri

kau

Nilo-Saharan (Saharan)

AfricaLatin, Arabic (Ajami)

Kiswahili

Swahili

swa

Niger-Congo (Bantu)

AfricaLatin

አማርኛ

Amharic

amh

Afro-Asiatic (Semitic)

AfricaGe'ez (Ethiopic)

Afaan Oromoo

Oromo

orm

Afro-Asiatic (Cushitic)

AfricaLatin (Qubee)

Af-Soomaali

Somali

som

Afro-Asiatic (Cushitic)

AfricaLatin

isiZulu

Zulu

zul

Niger-Congo (Bantu)

AfricaLatin

isiXhosa

Xhosa

xho

Niger-Congo (Bantu)

AfricaLatin

Wolof

Wolof

wol

Niger-Congo (Atlantic)

AfricaLatin, Arabic (Wolofal)

Fulfulde

Fulfulde · Fula, Pulaar

ful

Niger-Congo (Atlantic)

AfricaLatin, Arabic (Ajami), Adlam

Bamanankan

Bambara

bam

Niger-Congo (Mande)

AfricaLatin, N'Ko

Akan

Akan · Twi, Fante

aka

Niger-Congo (Kwa)

AfricaLatin

Kinyarwanda

Kinyarwanda

kin

Niger-Congo (Bantu)

AfricaLatin

Luganda

Luganda · Ganda

lug

Niger-Congo (Bantu)

AfricaLatin

Nigerian Sign Language

Nigerian Sign Language

nsi

Sign language

AfricaSigned (no standard written form)

العربية

Arabic

ara

Afro-Asiatic (Semitic)

Cross-regionalArabic

English

English

eng

Indo-European (Germanic)

Cross-regionalLatin

Français

French

fra

Indo-European (Romance)

EuropeLatin

Español

Spanish

spa

Indo-European (Romance)

EuropeLatin

Português

Portuguese

por

Indo-European (Romance)

EuropeLatin

Deutsch

German

deu

Indo-European (Germanic)

EuropeLatin

Cymraeg

Welsh

cym

Indo-European (Celtic)

EuropeLatin

普通话

Mandarin Chinese

cmn

Sino-Tibetan

AsiaChinese characters

हिन्दी

Hindi

hin

Indo-European (Indo-Aryan)

AsiaDevanagari

日本語

Japanese

jpn

Japonic

AsiaKanji, Hiragana, Katakana

Wikang Tagalog

Tagalog

tgl

Austronesian

AsiaLatin

Runa Simi

Quechua

que

Quechuan

AmericasLatin

Avañe'ẽ

Guaraní

grn

Tupian

AmericasLatin

Diné bizaad

Navajo

nav

Na-Dene (Athabaskan)

AmericasLatin

American Sign Language

American Sign Language · ASL

ase

Sign language

AmericasSigned (no standard written form)

Te reo Māori

Māori

mri

Austronesian (Polynesian)

OceaniaLatin

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi

Hawaiian

haw

Austronesian (Polynesian)

OceaniaLatin

Gagana Sāmoa

Samoan

smo

Austronesian (Polynesian)

OceaniaLatin

Tok Pisin

Tok Pisin

tpi

English-based creole

OceaniaLatin

Na vosa vakaViti

Fijian

fij

Austronesian (Oceanic)

OceaniaLatin

Warlpiri

Warlpiri

wbp

Pama-Nyungan

OceaniaLatin

Our directory goal: 530+ entries

These are development targets, not claims about the total number of languages in each region. Each entry is assigned one primary region for consistency, and every entry is reviewed against reputable references before publishing.

Africa23/200
Asia4/50
Europe5/70
Americas4/50
Oceania (incl. Australia & Pacific)6/100
Cross-regional2/60
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