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This table lists the approximately 1000 languoids that have more than 100,000 speakers according to census data. The list has been compiled and computed using data from Ethnologue, publicly available census data, and "glossorama", an unpublished database by Mikael Parkvall; the list will be featured in the next (third) edition of David Crystal's "Encyclopedia of Linguistics", 2010.
Abbreviations
- C - Central
- E - East(ern)
- N - North(ern)
- PNG - Papua New Guinea
- Rep. - Republic
- S - South(ern)
- W - West(ern)
The Table
| Language | ISO 939-3 code(s) |
Where spoken? | Language Family | Genus | Speakers (000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abron <a name=Abron> | abr | Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire | Niger-Congo | Kwa | 122 |
| Abung <a name=Abung> | abl | Indonesia | Austronesian | Malayo-Polynesian | 727 |
| Acehnese <a name=Acehnese> | ace | Indonesia | Austronesian | Sundic | 3675 |
| Acholi <a name=Acholi> | ach | Sudan, Uganda | Nilo-Saharan | Nilotic | 1,342 |
| Adhola <a name=Adhola> | adh | Uganda | Nilo-Saharan | Nilotic | 573 |
| Adi <a name=Adi> | adi | India, China | Sino-Tibetan | Tibeto-Burman | 254 |
| Adioukrou <a name=Adioukrou> | adj | Côte d'Ivoire | Niger-Congo | Kwa | 125 |
| Adyghe <a name=Adyghe> | ady | Russia | Northwest Caucasian | Northwest Caucasian | 532 |
| Afar <a name=Afar> | aar | Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea | Afro-Asiatic | Cushitic | 1,856 |
| Afrikaans <a name=Afrikaans> | afr | South Africa | Indo-European | Germanic | 6,422 |
| Ahanta <a name=Ahanta> | aha | Ghana | Niger-Congo | Kwa | 139 |
| Ahirani <a name=Ahirani> | ahr | India | Indo-European | Indo-Iranian | 827 |
| Aimaq <a name=Aimaq> | aiq | Afghanistan, Iran | Indo-European | Indo-Iranian | 1,078 |
| Aja <a name=Aja> | aja | Central African Rep., Sudan | Nilo-Saharan | Kresh | 1,171 |
| Akan <a name=Akan> | aka | Ghana | Niger-Congo | Kwa | 10,468 |
| Akha <a name=Akha> | ahk | China, Myanmar, Thailand | Sino-Tibetan | Burmese-Lolo | 458 |
| Aklanon <a name=Aklanon> | akl | Philippines | Austronesian | Meso-Philippine | 564 |
| Akoose <a name=Akoose> | bss | Cameroon | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 139 |
| Alaba <a name=Alaba> | alw | Ethiopia | Afro-Asiatic | Cushitic | 181 |
| Albanian <a name=Albanian> | aln, als | Albania, Serbia and Montenegro | Indo-European | Albanian | 6,500 |
| Alur <a name=Alur> | alz | DR Congo | Nilo-Saharan | Nilotic | 2,112 |
| Ama (Nyima, Nyimang) <a name=Ama> (Nyima, Nyimang) | nyi | Sudan | Nilo-Saharan | Nyimang | 116 |
| Amharic <a name=Amharic> | amh | Ethiopia | Afro-Asiatic | Semitic | 25,325 |
| Amis <a name=Amis> | ami | Taiwan | Austronesian | Paiwanic | 136 |
| Anaang <a name=Anaang> | anw | Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Cross River | 1,274 |
| Angas (Ngas) <a name=Angas> (Ngas) | anc | Nigeria | Afro-Asiatic | West Chadic | 485 |
| Angika (Anga) <a name=Angika> (Anga) | anp | India, Nepal | Indo-European | Indo-Iranian | 814 |
| Anuak (Anywak) <a name=Anuak> (Anywak) | anu | Sudan, Ethiopia | Nilo-Saharan | Nilotic | 150 |
| Anufo <a name=Anufo> | cko | Benin, Ghana, Togo | Niger-Congo | Kwa | 155 |
| Anyin <a name=Anyin> | any | Côte d'Ivoire | Niger-Congo | Kwa | 1,049 |
| Anyin Morofo <a name=Anyin Morofo> | mtb | Côte d'Ivoire | Niger-Congo | Kwa | 398 |
| Arabic <a name=Arabic> | arb | N Africa, Middle East, Arabian Peninsula | Afro-Asiatic | Semitic | 284,261 |
| Arakanese <a name=Arakanese> | mhv | Bangladesh, Myanmar | Sino-Tibetan | Burmese-Lolo | 1,349 |
| Aramaic (Modern) <a name=Aramaic> (Modern) | → #Neo-Aramaic | ||||
| Aringa <a name=Aringa> | luc | Uganda | Nilo-Saharan | Moru-Madi | 888 |
| Armenian <a name=Armenian> | hye | Armenia, Iran, Turkey | Indo-European | Armenian | 5,171 |
| Aromunian <a name=Aromunian> | rup | Balkans | Indo-European | Romance | 234 |
| Ashanti <a name=Ashanti> | → #Akan | ||||
| Assamese <a name=Assamese> | asm | India | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 15,916 |
| Asu <a name=Asu> | asa | Tanzania | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 803 |
| Attié <a name=Attié> | ati | Côte d’Ivoire | Niger-Congo | Kwa | 501 |
| Atuence <a name=Atuence> | atf | China | Sino-Tibetan | Tibeto-Burman | 627 |
| Aushi <a name=Aushi> | auh | Zambia | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 244 |
| Avar <a name=Avar> | ava | Azerbaijan, Russia | Nakh-Daghestanian | Avar-Andic-Tsezic | 766 |
| Awadhi <a name=Awadhi> | awa | India, Nepal | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 22,661 |
| Awngi <a name=Awngi> | awn | Ethiopia | Afro-Asiatic | Central Cushitic | 509 |
| Awutu <a name=Awutu> | afu | Ghana | Niger-Congo | Kwa | 147 |
| Ayizo <a name=Ayizo> | ayb | Benin | Niger-Congo | Kwa | 343 |
| Aymara <a name=Aymara> | ayc, ayr | Bolivia, Chile, Peru | Aymaran | Aymaran | 1811 |
| Azande <a name=Azande> | → #Zande | ||||
| Azerbaijani (Azeri) <a name=Azerbaijani> (Azeri) | azb, azj | Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq | Altaic | Turkic | 22,283 |
| Baatonum <a name=Baatonum> | bba | Benin, Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Gur | 655 |
| Bacama <a name=Bacama> | bcy | Nigeria | Afro-Asiatic | Chadic | 182 |
| Badaga <a name=Badaga> | bfq | India | Dravidian | S Dravidian | 269 |
| Bade <a name=Bade> | bde | Nigeria | Afro-Asiatic | West Chadic | 304 |
| Bagheli <a name=Bagheli> | bfy | India, Nepal | Indo-European | Indo-Iranian | 434 |
| Bagri <a name=Bagri> | bgq | India | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 2,292 |
| Bahasa Indonesia <a name=Bahasa Indonesia> | → #Malay | ||||
| Bahnar <a name=Bahnar> | bdq | Vietnam | Austro-Asiatic | Bahnaric | 178 |
| Bai <a name=Bai> | bca | China | Sino-Tibetan | Bai | 1,318 |
| Bajau <a name=Bajau> | bdl, ssb | Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines | Austronesian | Sama-Bajaw | 149 |
| Bakumpai <a name=Bakumpai> | bkr | Indonesia | Austronesian | Malayo-Polynesian | 103 |
| Bakundu <a name=Bakundu> | bdu | Cameroon | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 140 |
| Balanta-Ganja <a name=Balanta-Ganja> | bjt | Senegal | Niger-Congo | N Atlantic | 107 |
| Balanta-Kentohe <a name=Balanta-Kentohe> | ble | Guinea-Bissau | Niger-Congo | N Atlantic | 395 |
| Balinese <a name=Balinese> | ban | Indonesia | Austronesian | Sundic | 4,166 |
| Balochi (Baluchi) <a name=Balochi> (Baluchi) | bgp | Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan | Indo-European | Iranian | 8,024 |
| Balti <a name=Balti> | bft | India, Pakistan | Sino-Tibetan | Bodic | 291 |
| Bambara <a name=Bambara> | bam | Mali | Niger-Congo | W Mande | 4,561 |
| Bamun <a name=Bamun> | bax | Cameroon | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 310 |
| Banda <a name=Banda> | bjo | Central African Rep. | Niger-Congo | Adamawa-Ubangian | 907 |
| Bandi <a name=Bandi> | bza | Liberia | Niger-Congo | W Mande | 123 |
| Bangala <a name=Bangala> | bxg | DR Congo | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 3,500 L2 |
| Bangaru <a name=Bangaru> | → #Haryanvi | ||||
| Banggai <a name=Banggai> | bgz | Indonesia | Austronesian | Sulawesi | 103 |
| Bangubangu <a name=Bangubangu> | bnx | DR Congo | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 305 |
| Bantawa <a name=Bantawa> | bap | Nepal | Sino-Tibetan | Kiranti | 457 |
| Bantoanon <a name=Bantoanon> | bno | Philippines | Austronesian | Central Philippine | 167 |
| Bareli <a name=Bareli> | bfb, bpx, bgd | India | Indo-European | Indo-Iranian | 369 |
| Bari <a name=Bari> | bfa | Sudan | Nilo-Saharan | Nilotic | 789 |
| Bariba <a name=Bariba> | → #Baatonum | ||||
| Basa (Abacha) <a name=Basa> (Abacha) | bzw | Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Atlantic-Congo | 231 |
| Basaá <a name=Basaá> | bas | Cameroon | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 329 |
| Bashkir <a name=Bashkir> | bak | Russia | Altaic | Turkic | 1,166 |
| Basque <a name=Basque> | eus | France, Spain | Isolate | 665 | |
| Bassa <a name=Bassa> | bsq | Liberia, Sierra Leone | Niger-Congo | Atlantic-Congo | 486 |
| Bata <a name=Bata> | bta | Nigeria, Cameroon | Afro-Asiatic | Chadic | 182 |
| Batak Angkola <a name=Batak Angkola> | akb | Indonesia | Austronesian | Sundic | 779 |
| Batak Dairi <a name=Batak Dairi> | btd | Indonesia | Austronesian | Sundic | 1,200 |
| Batak Karo <a name=Batak Karo> | btx | Indonesia | Austronesian | Sundic | 622 |
| Batak Mandailing <a name=Batak Mandailing> | btm | Indonesia | Austronesian | Sundic | 415 |
| Batak Simalungun <a name=Batak Simalungun> | bts | Indonesia | Austronesian | Sundic | 1,200 |
| Batak Toba <a name=Batak Toba> | bbc | Indonesia | Austronesian | Sundic | 2,078 |
| Bathudi <a name=Bathudi> | → #Oriya | ||||
| Baule (Baoulé) <a name=Baule> (Baoulé) | bci | Côte d'Ivoire | Niger-Congo | Kwa | 2,790 |
| Bedawi (Beja) <a name=Bedawi> (Beja) | bej | Sudan, Eritrea | Afro-Asiatic | Beja | 2,176 |
| Bekwarra <a name=Bekwarra> | bkv | Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Cross River | 121 |
| Belarusan (Belorussian) <a name=Belarusan> (Belorussian) | bel | Belarus | Indo-European | Slavic | 7,198 |
| Bemba (Chibemba) <a name=Bemba> (Chibemba) | bem | Zambia, DR Congo | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 3,941 |
| Bemba (Kinyabemba) <a name=Bemba> (Kinyabemba) | bmy | DR Congo | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 533 |
| Bembe <a name=Bembe> | bmb | DR Congo, Tanzania | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 497 |
| Bena <a name=Bena> | bez | Tanzania | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 937 |
| Bena (Yungur) <a name=Bena> (Yungur) | yun | Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Adamawa-Ubangian | 114 |
| Bena-Lulua <a name=Bena-Lulua> | → #CiLuba | ||||
| Bench (Ghimarra) <a name=Bench> (Ghimarra) | bcq | Ethiopia | Afro-Asiatic | Omotic | 248 |
| Bengali <a name=Bengali> | ben | Bangladesh, India | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 206,666 |
| Bera (Kibira) <a name=Bera> (Kibira) | brf | DR Congo | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 237 |
| Berber <a name=Berber> | tzm | Algeria, Morocco | Afro-Asiatic | Berber | 3,768 |
| Berber (Rif) <a name=Berber> (Rif) | → #Tarifit | ||||
| Berom (Birom) <a name=Berom> (Birom) | bom | Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Platoid | 363 |
| Berta <a name=Berta> | wti | Ethiopia, Sudan | Nilo-Saharan | Berta | 218 |
| Bété <a name=Bété> | bev | Côte d'Ivoire | Niger-Congo | Kru | 544 |
| Beti <a name=Beti> | btb | Cameroon | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 2,795 |
| Bhatri <a name=Bhatri> | bgw | India | Indo-European | Indo-Iranian | 657 |
| Bhilali (Bhilala) <a name=Bhilali> (Bhilala) | bhi | India | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 984 |
| Bhili <a name=Bhili> | bhb | India | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 3,196 |
| Bhojpuri <a name=Bhojpuri> | bho | India | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 29,525 |
| Bhumij <a name=Bhumij> | → #Mundari | ||||
| Bicolano <a name=Bicolano> | → #Bikol | ||||
| Bikol <a name=Bikol> | bcl | Philippines | Austronesian | Meso-Philippine | 5,560 |
| Bilaspuri <a name=Bilaspuri> | kfs | India | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 323 |
| Bilin (Bilen) <a name=Bilin> (Bilen) | byn | Eritrea | Afro-Asiatic | Central Cushitic | 118 |
| Bima <a name=Bima> | bhp | Indonesia | Austronesian | Central Malayo-Polynesian | 518 |
| Bimoba <a name=Bimoba> | bim | Ghana | Niger-Congo | Gur | 118 |
| Bingkokak <a name=Bingkokak> | → #Tolaki | ||||
| Bini <a name=Bini> | bin | Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Edoid | 3,089 |
| Binji <a name=Binji> | bpj | DR Congo | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 293 |
| Binukid <a name=Binukid> | bkd | Philippines | Austronesian | S Philippines | 139 |
| Birifor <a name=Birifor> | bfo | Burkina Faso | Niger-Congo | Gur | 281 |
| Bisa (Bissa) <a name=Bisa> (Bissa) | bib | Burkina Faso, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire | Niger-Congo | E Mande | 770 |
| Bitare <a name=Bitare> | brt | Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 137 |
| Biyo <a name=Biyo> | byo | China | Sino-Tibetan | Tibeto-Burman | 106 |
| Blaan (Bolinao) <a name=Blaan> (Bolinao) | bpr, bps, smk | Philippines | Austronesian | South Mindanao | 186 |
| Bobo Madaré (Bobo Fing) <a name=Bobo Madaré> (Bobo Fing) | bbo, bwq | Burkina Faso | Niger-Congo | W Mande | 463 |
| Bodo <a name=Bodo> | brx | India,Nepal | Sino-Tibetan | Baric | 754 |
| Bokar <a name=Bokar> | → #Adi | ||||
| Bokyi <a name=Bokyi> | bky | Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Benue-Congo | 255 |
| Bole <a name=Bole> | bol | Nigeria | Afro-Asiatic | West Chadic | 121 |
| Bolia <a name=Bolia> | bli | DR Congo | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 177 |
| Bomu (Boomu) <a name=Bomu> (Boomu) | bmq | Mali, Burkina Faso | Niger-Congo | Gur | 223 |
| Borana <a name=Borana> | → #Oromo | ||||
| Bori <a name=Bori> | → #Adi | ||||
| Bosnian (*) <a name=Bosnian> (*) | bos | Bosnia-Herzegovina | Indo-European | Slavic | 4,000 |
| Bouyei (Buyi, Giáy) <a name=Bouyei> (Buyi, Giáy) | pcc | China, Vietnam | Tai-Kadai | Kam-Tai | 2,605 |
| Bozo <a name=Bozo> | boz | Mali | Niger-Congo | W Mande | 479 |
| Brahui <a name=Brahui> | brh | Pakistan | Dravidian | N Dravidian | 2,664 |
| Breton <a name=Breton> | bre | France | Indo-European | Celtic | 344 |
| Bru <a name=Bru> | bru, brv | Laos | Austro-Asiatic | Katuic | 173 |
| Brunei <a name=Brunei> | kxd | Brunei, Malaysia | Austronesian | Malayo-Polynesian | 250 |
| Budu <a name=Budu> | buu | DR Congo | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 353 |
| Budza <a name=Budza> | bja | DR Congo | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 443 |
| Bugis <a name=Bugis> | bug | Indonesia | Austronesian | Sulawesi | 4,926 |
| Bukusu <a name=Bukusu> | bxk | Kenya | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 731 |
| Bulgarian <a name=Bulgarian> | bul | Bulgaria | Indo-European | Slavic | 6,928 |
| Buli <a name=Buli> | bwu | Ghana, Burkina Faso | Niger-Congo | Gur | 142 |
| Bulu <a name=Bulu> | bum | Cameroon | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 242 |
| Bumthangkha <a name=Bumthangkha> | kjz | Bhutan | Sino-Tibetan | Tibeto-Burman | 100 |
| Bunak <a name=Bunak> | bfn | East Timor, Indonesia | Trans-New Guinea | Timor-Alor-Pantar | 119 |
| Bundeli <a name=Bundeli> | bns | India | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 706 |
| Bunu <a name=Bunu> | bwx | China | Hmong-Mien | Hmongic | 305 |
| Bura-Pabir <a name=Bura-Pabir> | bwr | Nigeria | Afro-Asiatic | Biu-Mandara | 303 |
| Buriat <a name=Buriat> | bxm | China, Mongolia, Russia | Altaic | Mongolic | 450 |
| Burmese <a name=Burmese> | mya | Myanmar | Sino-Tibetan | Burmese-Lolo | 33,212 |
| Bushoong <a name=Bushoong> | buf | DR Congo | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 276 |
| Bwa (Bwamu) <a name=Bwa> (Bwamu) | bww | Burkina Faso, Mali | Niger-Congo | Gur | 454 |
| Cakchiquel <a name=Cakchiquel> | → #Kaqchikel | ||||
| Caluyanun <a name=Caluyanun> | clu | Philippines | Austronesian | Meso-Philippine | 244 |
| Cambodian <a name=Cambodian> | → #Khmer | ||||
| Cantonese <a name=Cantonese> | yue | China | Sino-Tibetan | Chinese | 59,570 |
| Cao Lan <a name=Cao Lan> | mlc | Vietnam, China | Tai-Kadai | Central Tai | 200 |
| Capiznon (Capiseño) <a name=Capiznon> (Capiseño) | cps | Philippines | Austronesian | Meso-Philippine | 638 |
| Catalan <a name=Catalan> | cat | Spain | Indo-European | Romance | 6,457 |
| Cebaara <a name=Cebaara> | → #Senoufo | ||||
| Cebuano <a name=Cebuano> | ceb | Philippines | Austronesian | Meso-Philippine | 22,780 |
| Chaga (Chagga) <a name=Chaga> (Chagga) | jmc, old | Tanzania | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 419 |
| Chakma <a name=Chakma> | ccp | India, Banglades | Indo-European | Indo-Iranian | 688 |
| Chaldean (Modern) <a name=Chaldean> (Modern) | → #Neo-Aramaic | ||||
| Cham <a name=Cham> | cjm, cja | Vietnam, Cambodia | Austronesian | Sundic | 360 |
| Chaozhou <a name=Chaozhou> | → #Min Nan | ||||
| Chattisgarhi (Laria, Khaltahi) <a name=Chattisgarhi> (Laria, Khaltahi) | hne | India | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 12,663 |
| Chaungtha <a name=Chaungtha> | ccq | Myanmar | Sino-Tibetan | Tibeto-Burman | 105 |
| Che <a name=Che> | ruk | Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Benue-Congo | 121 |
| Chechen <a name=Chechen> | che | Russia | Nakh-Daghestanian | Nakh | 1,288 |
| Cheremis <a name=Cheremis> | → #Mari | ||||
| Chichewa (Chewa, Nyanja) <a name=Chichewa> (Chewa, Nyanja) | nya | Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 11,968 |
| Chiga <a name=Chiga> | cgg | Uganda | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 2,033 |
| Chinantec <a name=Chinantec> | cco, cle, cpa, chq, cuc, cso, cnt | Mexico | Oto-Manguean | Chinantecan | 135 |
| Chinese <a name=Chinese> | → #Gan, Hakka, Mandarin, Minbei, Minnan, Wu, Xiang, Yue | ||||
| Chittagonian <a name=Chittagonian> | cit | Bangladesh | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 16,231 |
| Chodri <a name=Chodri> | cdi | India | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 248 |
| Chokwe <a name=Chokwe> | cjk | Angola, Zambia, DR Congo | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 1,418 |
| Chol <a name=Chol> | cti, ctu | Mexico | Mayan | Mayan | 163 |
| Chonyi <a name=Chonyi> | coh | Kenya | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 152 |
| Chopi <a name=Chopi> | cce | Mozambique | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 823 |
| Chuvash <a name=Chuvash> | chv | Russia | Altaic | Turkic | 1,178 |
| Chuwabu (Chwabo) <a name=Chuwabu> (Chwabo) | chw | Mozambique | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 1,285 |
| Cibak <a name=Cibak> | ckl | Nigeria | Afro-Asiatic | Chadic | 121 |
| CiLuba <a name=CiLuba> | lua | DR Congo | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 7,501 |
| Cishingini <a name=Cishingini> | asg | Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Benue-Congo | 121 |
| C'lela (Lela) <a name=C'lela> (Lela) | dri | Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Benue-Congo | 109 |
| Comorian <a name=Comorian> | swb | Comoros Islands, Mayotte | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 962 |
| Corsican <a name=Corsican> | cos | France | Indo-European | Romance | 236 |
| Crimean Turkish (Crimean Tatar) <a name=Crimean Turkish> (Crimean Tatar) | crh | Uzbekistan, Bulgaria, Romania | Altaic | Turkic | 355 |
| Croatian (*) <a name=Croatian> (*) | hrv | Croatia | Indo-European | Slavic | 6,200 |
| Cuyonon <a name=Cuyonon> | cyo | Philippines | Austronesian | Meso-Philippine | 172 |
| Czech <a name=Czech> | ces | Czech Rep. | Indo-European | Slavic | 10,018 |
| Dabida <a name=Dabida> | → #Taita | ||||
| Dagaare (Dagaari) <a name=Dagaare> (Dagaari) | dga | Burkina Faso, Ghana | Niger-Congo | Gur | 573 |
| Dagara <a name=Dagara> | dgi | Burkina FAso | Niger-Congo | Gur | 477 |
| Dagbani <a name=Dagbani> | dag | Ghana | Niger-Congo | Gur | 971 |
| Dagur (Daur) <a name=Dagur> (Daur) | dta | China | Altaic | Mongolic | 102 |
| Dai (Hlai) <a name=Dai> (Hlai) | lic | China | Tai-Kadai | Hlai | 708 |
| Daju <a name=Daju> | daj | Sudan | Nilo-Saharan | Daju | 417 |
| Dan <a name=Dan> | daf | Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia | Niger-Congo | E Mande | 988 |
| Danakil <a name=Danakil> | → #Afar | ||||
| Dangme <a name=Dangme> | ada | Ghana | Niger-Congo | Kwa | 817 |
| Dani <a name=Dani> | dni | Indonesia | Trans-New Guinea | Dani | 279 |
| Danish <a name=Danish> | dan | Denmark | Indo-European | Germanic | 5,316 |
| Dargwa <a name=Dargwa> | dar | Russia | Nakh-Daghestanian | Lak-Dargwa | 464 |
| Dari (E Farsi) <a name=Dari> (E Farsi) | prs | Afghanistan, Pakistan | Indo-European | Iranian | 6,600 |
| Datooga <a name=Datooga> | tcc | Tanzania | Nilo-Saharan | Nilotic | 123 |
| Davawenyo <a name=Davawenyo> | daw | Philippines | Austronesian | Meso-Philippine | 139 |
| Dayak (Malayic D.) <a name=Dayak> (Malayic D.) | xdy | Indonesia | Austronesian | Malayo-Polynesian | 539 |
| Dazaga <a name=Dazaga> | dzg | Chad | Nilo-Saharan | W | 593 |
| Deccan <a name=Deccan> | dcc | India | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 11,756 |
| Dendi <a name=Dendi> | ddn | Benin | Nilo-Saharan | Songhai | 154 |
| Dhatki <a name=Dhatki> | mki | Pakistan | Indo-European | Indo-Iranian | 171 |
| Dhivehi <a name=Dhivehi> | div | Maldives | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 339 |
| Dhundari <a name=Dhundari> | dhd | India | Indo-European | Indo-Iranian | 9,872 |
| Dibo <a name=Dibo> | dio | Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Benue-Congo | 121 |
| Dida <a name=Dida> | dic, gud, ney | Côte d'Ivoire | Niger-Congo | Kru | 195 |
| Didinga <a name=Didinga> | did | Sudan | Nilo-Saharan | Surmic | 171 |
| Digo <a name=Digo> | dig | Kenya, Tanzania | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 397 |
| Dimli <a name=Dimli> | diq | Turkey | Indo-European | Iranian | 1,667 |
| Ding <a name=Ding> | diz | DR Congo | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 275 |
| Dinka <a name=Dinka> | dip | Sudan | Nilo-Saharan | Nilotic | 2,210 |
| Diola-Fogny (Jola-Fogny) <a name=Diola-Fogny> (Jola-Fogny) | dyo | Gambia, Senegal | Niger-Congo | N Atlantic | 624 |
| Ditammari <a name=Ditammari> | tbz | 177 | |||
| Dogon <a name=Dogon> | dba, dts | Burkina Faso, Mali | Niger-Congo | Dogon | 784 |
| Dogri (Dogri-Kangri) <a name=Dogri> (Dogri-Kangri) | dgo, xnr | India | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 1,575 |
| Doko <a name=Doko> | → #Ngombe | ||||
| Domari <a name=Domari> | rmt | Iran, Israel, Jordan, Syria | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 374 |
| Dong <a name=Dong> | doc, kmc | China | Tai-Kadai | Kam-Tai | 1,701 |
| Dongolawi <a name=Dongolawi > | → #Kenuzi | ||||
| Dongxiang (Santa) <a name=Dongxiang> (Santa) | sce | China | Altaic | Mongolic | 266 |
| Duala <a name=Duala> | dua | Cameroon | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 147 |
| Dubla (Dubli) <a name=Dubla> (Dubli) | dub | India | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 250 |
| Duruma <a name=Duruma> | dug | Kenya | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 311 |
| Dusun <a name=Dusun> | dun, duq, duw | Malaysia | Austronesian | Malayo-Polynesian | 241 |
| Dutch <a name=Dutch> | nld | Netherlands | Indo-European | Germanic | 21,023 |
| Dyerma (Zarma) <a name=Dyerma> (Zarma) | dje | Niger, Nigeria | Nilo-Saharan | Songhay | 2,970 |
| Dyula (Jula) <a name=Dyula> (Jula) | dyu | Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali | Niger-Congo | W Mande | 1,952 |
| Dzongkha <a name=Dzongkha> | dzo | Bhutan, India, Nepal | Sino-Tibetan | Tibeto-Burman | 440 |
| Ebira <a name=Ebira> | igb | Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Nupoid | 1,234 |
| Ebrié <a name=Ebrié> | ebr | Côte d'Ivoire | Niger-Congo | Kwa | 101 |
| Ede Idaca <a name=Ede Idaca> | idd | Benin | Niger-Congo | Benue-Congo | 103 |
| Ede Nago <a name=Ede Nago> | nqg | Benin | Niger-Congo | Benue-Congo | 398 |
| Edo <a name=Edo> | → #Bini | ||||
| Efik <a name=Efik> | efi | Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Cross River | 799 |
| Eggon <a name=Eggon> | ego | Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Benue-Congo | 170 |
| Ekari <a name=Ekari> | ekg | Indonesia | Trans-New Guinea | Wissel Lakes-Kemandoga | 103 |
| Ekit <a name=Ekit> | eke | Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Benue-Congo | 243 |
| Ekpeye <a name=Ekpeye> | ekp | Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Benue-Congo | 287 |
| Emai-Iuleha-Ora <a name=Emai-Iuleha-Ora> | ema | Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Edoid | 121 |
| Embu (Embo) <a name=Embu> (Embo) | ebu | Kenya | Niger-Congo | Benue-Congo | 547 |
| Endo <a name=Endo> | enb | Kenya | Nilo-Saharan | Nilotic | 100 |
| Enga <a name=Enga> | enq | PNG | Trans-New Guinea | Engan | 254 |
| English <a name=English> | eng | UK, USA, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland, worldwide | Indo-European | Germanic | 361,762 + 1,500,000 [[L2] |
| Erzya <a name=Erzya> | → #Mordvin | ||||
| Esan <a name=Esan> | ish | Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Benue-Congo | 144 |
| Estonian <a name=Estonian> | est | Estonia | Uralic | Finnic | 962 |
| Etsako <a name=Etsako> | ets | Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Edoid | 332 |
| Éwé <a name=Éwé> | ewe | Ghana, Togo | Niger-Congo | Kwa | 3,731 |
| Ewondo <a name=Ewondo> | ewo | Cameroon | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 925 |
| Fang <a name=Fang> | fak, fan | Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon | Niger-Congo | Benue-Congo | 713 |
| Fante <a name=Fante> | → #Akan | ||||
| Farefare <a name=Farefare> | → #Gurenne | ||||
| Farsi <a name=Farsi> | → #Persian | ||||
| Fe'fe' <a name=Fe'fe'> | fmp | Cameroon | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 178 |
| Fiji Hindustani <a name=Fiji Hindustani> | hif | Fiji | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 403 |
| Fijian <a name=Fijian> | fij | Fiji | Austronesian | Oceanic | 478 |
| Finnish <a name=Finnish> | fin | Finland | Uralic | Finnic | 5,165 |
| Fipa <a name=Fipa> | fip | Tanzania | Niger-Congo | Benue-Congo | 390 |
| Fongbe (Fon) <a name=Fongbe> (Fon) | fon | Benin | Niger-Congo | Kwa | 1,868 |
| French <a name=French> | fra | France, Switzerland, Belgium, Canada, worldwide | Indo-European | Romance | 74,521 + 500,000 L2 |
| Frisian <a name=Frisian> | fri | Germany, Netherlands | Indo-European | Germanic | 433 |
| Friulian (Furlan) <a name=Friulian> (Furlan) | fur | Italy | Indo-European | Romance | 600 |
| Fulani (Fula, Pulaar, Fulacunda) <a name=Fulani> (Fula, Pulaar, Fulacunda) | fub, fuc, fuf, fuh | Cameroon, Nigeria, Mauritania, Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone | Niger-Congo | N Atlantic | 14,853 |
| Fulfulde <a name=Fulfulde> | ffm | Mali | Niger-Congo | N Atlantic | 7,525 |
| Fuliiru <a name=Fuliiru> | flr | DR Congo | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 580 |
| Fur <a name=Fur> | fvr | Sudan | Nilo-Saharan | Fur | 915 |
| Fuzhou <a name=Fuzhou> | → #Min Dong | ||||
| Gã <a name=Gã> | gaa | Ghana, Togo | Niger-Congo | Kwa | 953 |
| Gaelic, Irish <a name=Gaelic, Irish> | gle | Ireland | Indo-European | Celtic | 350 |
| Gaelic, Scots <a name=Gaelic, Scots> | gla | UK | Indo-European | Celtic | 168 |
| Gagauz <a name=Gagauz> | gag | Moldova | Altaic | Turkic | 190 |
| Galician <a name=Galician> | glg | Spain | Indo-European | Romance | 2,425 |
| Gallong <a name=Gallong> | → #Adi | ||||
| Gamit <a name=Gamit> | gbl | India | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 296 |
| Gamo <a name=Gamo> | → #Kullo | ||||
| Gamo-Gofa-Dawro <a name=Gamo-Gofa-Dawro> | → #Kullo | ||||
| Gan <a name=Gan> | gan | China | Sino-Tibetan | Chinese | 21,880 |
| Ganda <a name=Ganda> | → #Luganda | ||||
| Garhwali <a name=Garhwali> | gbm | India | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 3,201 |
| Garífuna <a name=Garífuna> | cab | Belize, Guatemala, Honduras | Arawakan | Arawakan | 138 |
| Garo <a name=Garo> | grt | India | Sino-Tibetan | Baric | 810 |
| Garreh-Ajuran <a name=Garreh-Ajuran> | ggh | Kenya | Afro-Asiatic | Cushitic | 162 |
| Gayo <a name=Gayo> | gay | Indonesia | Austronesian | Sundic | 188 |
| Gbaya (Gbagyi, Gwaya) <a name=Gbaya> (Gbagyi, Gwaya) | gby, krs, gbp, gbq, gya | Central African Rep. | Niger-Congo | Adamawa-Ubangian | 1,128 |
| Gedeo <a name=Gedeo> | drs | Ethiopia | Afro-Asiatic | Cushitic | 910 |
| Gen <a name=Gen> | gej | Togo, Benin | Niger-Congo | Kwa | 409 |
| Georgian <a name=Georgian> | kat | Georgia | Kartvelian | Kartvelian | 3,579 |
| Gera <a name=Gera> | gew | Nigeria | Afro-Asiatic | Chadic | 243 |
| German <a name=German> | deu | Austria, Germany, Switzerland | Indo-European | Germanic | 92,113 |
| Ghomálá' (Bamendjuu) <a name=Ghomálá'> (Bamendjuu) | bbj | Cameroon | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 379 |
| Gidar <a name=Gidar> | gid | Cameroon | Afro-Asiatic | Biu-Mandara | 102 |
| Gikuyu <a name=Gikuyu> | → #Kikuyu | ||||
| Gilaki <a name=Gilaki> | glk | Iran | Indo-European | Iranian | 3,097 |
| Giryama <a name=Giryama> | nyf | Kenya | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 786 |
| Giziga <a name=Giziga> | gis, giz | Cameroon | Afro-Asiatic | Biu-Mandara | 116 |
| Goajiro (Guajiro) <a name=Goajiro> (Guajiro) | guc | Colombia, Venezuela | Arawakan | Arawakan | 310 |
| Goemai <a name=Goemai> | ank | Nigeria | Afro-Asiatic | West Chadic | 243 |
| Gogo <a name=Gogo> | gog | Tanzania | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 1,524 |
| Gojri (Gujari) <a name=Gojri> (Gujari) | gju | India | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 1,237 |
| Gokana <a name=Gokana> | gkn | Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Cross River | 121 |
| Gola <a name=Gola> | gol | Liberia, Sierra Leone | Niger-Congo | S Atlantic | 143 |
| Gondi <a name=Gondi> | ggo, gno | India | Dravidian | S-C Dravidian | 2,569 |
| Gonja <a name=Gonja> | gjn | Ghana | Niger-Congo | Kwa | 231 |
| Gor <a name=Gor> | gqr | Chad | Nilo-Saharan | Bongo-Bagirmi | 175 |
| Gorontalo <a name=Gorontalo> | gor | Indonesia | Austronesian | Sulawesi | 934 |
| Gourmanchéma (Gurma) <a name=Gourmanchéma> (Gurma) | gux | Burkina Faso | Niger-Congo | Gur | 1,116 |
| Grebo <a name=Grebo> | gry | Liberia | Niger-Congo | Kru | 396 |
| Greek (Modern) <a name=Greek> (Modern) | ell | Greece, Cyprus | Indo-European | Greek | 11,832 |
| Guaraní <a name=Guaraní> | grn, gug | Paraguay | Tupian | Tupi-Guaraní | 4,482 |
| Gujarati <a name=Gujarati> | guj | India | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 50,415 |
| Gujari (Gujuri) <a name=Gujari> (Gujuri) | → #Gojri | ||||
| Gulay <a name=Gulay> | gvl | Chad | Nilo-Saharan | Bongo-Bagirmi | 265 |
| Gumuz <a name=Gumuz> | guk | Ethiopia, Sudan | Nilo-Saharan | Gumuz | 240 |
| Gun <a name=Gun> | guw | Benin | Niger-Congo | Kwa | 648 |
| Gurenne <a name=Gurenne> | gur | Ghana | Niger-Congo | Gur | 474 |
| Guro <a name=Guro> | goa | Côte d'Ivoire | Niger-Congo | E Mande | 415 |
| Gurung <a name=Gurung> | ggn, gvr | Nepal | Sino-Tibetan | Bodic | 377 |
| Gusii <a name=Gusii> | guz | Kenya | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 2,001 |
| Gwere <a name=Gwere> | gwr | Uganda | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 497 |
| Gworok <a name=Gworok> | kcg | Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Platoid | 157 |
| Ha <a name=Ha> | haq | Tanzania | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 1,242 |
| Hadiyya <a name=Hadiyya> | hdy | Ethiopia | Afro-Asiatic | Cushitic | 1,320 |
| Hakka <a name=Hakka> | hak | China | Sino-Tibetan | Chinese | 30,789 |
| Halbi <a name=Halbi> | hlb | India | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 580 |
| Hangaza <a name=Hangaza> | han | Tanzania | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 209 |
| Hani <a name=Hani> | hni | China | Sino-Tibetan | Burmese-Lolo | 553 |
| Harauti <a name=Harauti> | hoj | India | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 972 |
| Haryanvi <a name=Haryanvi> | bgc | India | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 14,271 |
| Hausa <a name=Hausa> | hau | Niger, Nigeria | Afro-Asiatic | West Chadic | 38,398 |
| Havu <a name=Havu> | hav | DR Congo | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 911 |
| Haya <a name=Haya> | hay | Tanzania | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 1,685 |
| Hazaragi <a name=Hazaragi> | haz | Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan | Indo-European | Iranian | 3,797 |
| Hebrew (Modern) <a name=Hebrew> (Modern) | heb | Israel | Afro-Asiatic | Semitic | 3,569 |
| Hehe <a name=Hehe> | heh | Tanzania | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 1,302 |
| Hema <a name=Hema> | nix | DR Congo | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 223 |
| Hemba <a name=Hemba> | hem | DR Congo | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 323 |
| Herero <a name=Herero> | her | Botswana, Namibia | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 172 |
| Higi <a name=Higi> | → #Kamwe | ||||
| Hiligaynon <a name=Hiligaynon> | hil | Philippines | Austronesian | Meso-Philippine | 8,446 |
| Hindi <a name=Hindi> | hin | India | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 304,058 |
| Hindko <a name=Hindko> | hno, hnd | Pakistan | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 3,195 |
| Hlai <a name=Hlai> | → #Dai | ||||
| Hmong <a name=Hmong> | hmn | China, Thailand, Vietnam | Hmong-Mien | Hmong-Mien | 8,436 |
| Hmong Daw <a name=Hmong Daw> | mww | China, Vietnam | Hmong-Mien | Hmong-Mien | 243 |
| Hmong Njua <a name=Hmong Njua> | blu | China | Hmong-Mien | Hmong-Mien | 220 |
| Ho <a name=Ho> | hoc | India | Austro-Asiatic | Munda | 1,169 |
| Hokkien <a name=Hokkien> | → #Min Nan | ||||
| Honi <a name=Honi> | how | China | Sino-Tibetan | Tibeto-Burman | 106 |
| Hre <a name=Hre> | hre | Vietnam | Austro-Asiatic | Bahnaric | 121 |
| Huastec <a name=Huastec> | hsf | Mexico | Mayan | Mayan | 152 |
| Huba <a name=Huba> | hbb | Nigeria | Afro-Asiatic | Chadic | 212 |
| Huli <a name=Huli> | hul | PNG | Austronesian | Oceanic | 108 |
| Hunde <a name=Hunde> | hke | DR Congo | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 355 |
| Hungarian (Magyar) <a name=Hungarian> (Magyar) | hun | Hungary | Uralic | Ugric | 12,755 |
| Hyam <a name=Hyam> | jab | Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Benue-Congo | 121 |
| Iban <a name=Iban> | iba | Malaysia | Austronesian | Sundic | 561 |
| Ibanag <a name=Ibanag> | ibg | Philippines | Austronesian | N Philippines | 642 |
| Ibibio <a name=Ibibio> | ibb | Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Cross River | 2985 |
| Icelandic <a name=Icelandic> | isl | Iceland | Indo-European | Germanic | 308 |
| Idakho-Isukha-Tiriki <a name=Idakho-Isukha-Tiriki> | ida | Kenya | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 386 |
| Idoma <a name=Idoma> | idu | Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Idomoid | 972 |
| Ifè <a name=Ifè> | ife | Togo, Benin | Niger-Congo | Benue-Congo | 217 |
| Ifugao <a name=Ifugao> | ifb | Philippines | Austronesian | N Philippines | 215 |
| Igala <a name=Igala> | igl | Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Benue-Congo | 1,392 |
| Igbo (Ibo) <a name=Igbo> (Ibo) | ibo | Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Igboid | 20,810 |
| Ijo lgs. <a name=Ijo lgs.> | ijc | Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Ijoid | 4,767 |
| Ikposo <a name=Ikposo> | → #Kposo | ||||
| Ikwere <a name=Ikwere> | ikw | Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Benue-Congo | 929 |
| Ilanun <a name=Ilanun> | mbi | Philippines | Austronesian | S Philippines | 196 |
| Ilocano <a name=Ilocano> | ilo | Philippines | Austronesian | N Philippines | 9,610 |
| Indonesian <a name=Indonesian> | → #Malay | ||||
| Ingessana (Gaam) <a name=Ingessana> (Gaam) | tbi | Sudan | Nilo-Saharan | E Jebel | 111 |
| Ingush <a name=Ingush> | inh | Russia | Nakh-Daghestanian | Nakh | 375 |
| Inonhan <a name=Inonhan> | loc | Philippines | Austronesian | Meso-Philippine | 107 |
| Inor <a name=Inor> | ior | Ethiopia | Afro-Asiatic | Semitic | 399 |
| Iraqw <a name=Iraqw> | irk | Tanzania | Afro-Asiatic | S Cushitic | 575 |
| Isan <a name=Isan> | → #Thai | ||||
| Isekiri <a name=Isekiri> | its | Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Defoid | 4,798 |
| Isoko <a name=Isoko> | iso | Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Edoid | 595 |
| Italian <a name=Italian> | ita | Italy, Switzerland | Indo-European | Romance | 59,393 |
| Itawis (Itawit) <a name=Itawis> (Itawit) | itv | Philippines | Austronesian | N Philippines | 197 |
| Iu Mien <a name=Iu Mien> | ium | China | Hmong-Mien | Hmong-Mien | 1,011 |
| Izi-Ezaa-Ikwo-Mgbo <a name=Izi-Ezaa-Ikwo-Mgbo> | izi | Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Igboid | 719 |
| Izon <a name=Izon> | ijc | Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Ijoid | 1,217 |
| Jadgali <a name=Jadgali> | jdg | Pakistan, Iran | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 105 |
| Jalonke (Yalunka) <a name=Jalonke> (Yalunka) | yal | Guinea | Niger-Congo | W Mande | 162 |
| Japanese <a name=Japanese> | jpn | Japan | Japanese | Japanese | 127,005 |
| Jarai <a name=Jarai> | jra | Vietnam, Cambodia | Austronesian | Chamic | 356 |
| Jarawa <a name=Jarawa> | jar | Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 182 |
| Javanese <a name=Javanese> | jav | Indonesia | Austronesian | Sundic | 78,810 |
| Jingpho <a name=Jingpho> | kac | Myanmar | Sino-Tibetan | Jinghpo | 828 |
| Jita <a name=Jita> | jit | Tanzania | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 303 |
| Jju <a name=Jju> | kaj | Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Benue-Congo | 363 |
| Johari <a name=Johari> | → #Kumauni | ||||
| Jumli <a name=Jumli> | jml | Nepal | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 984 |
| Jur Mödö <a name=Jur Mödö> | bex | Sudan | Nilo-Saharan | Bongo-Bagirmi | 185 |
| Juray <a name=Juray> | juy | India | Austro-Asiatic | Munda | 878 |
| Kabardian <a name=Kabardian> | kbd | Russia | Northwest Caucasian | Northwest Caucasian | 1,054 |
| Kabiyé <a name=Kabiyé> | kbp | Togo | Niger-Congo | Gur | 964 |
| Kabyle <a name=Kabyle> | kab | Algeria | Afro-Asiatic | Berber | 3,392 |
| Kachchi <a name=Kachchi> | kfr | India, Pakistan, Kenya | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 678 |
| Kadara <a name=Kadara> | kad | Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Benue-Congo | 217 |
| Kadazan <a name=Kadazan> | kzj | Malaysia | Austronesian | Borneo | 109 |
| Kado <a name=Kado> | kdv | Myanmar, China | Sino-Tibetan | Tibeto-Burman | 219 |
| Kagulu (Kaguru) <a name=Kagulu> (Kaguru) | kki | Tanzania | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 303 |
| Kaili <a name=Kaili> | lew | Indonesia | Austronesian | Sulawesi | 300 |
| Kako <a name=Kako> | kkj | Cameroon, Central African Rep. | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 138 |
| Kakwa <a name=Kakwa> | keo | Uganda, Sudan, DR Congo | Nilo-Saharan | Nilotic | 220 |
| Kalabari <a name=Kalabari> | ijn | Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Ijo | 313 |
| Kalagan <a name=Kalagan> | kqe | Philippines | Austronesian | Meso-Philippine | 114 |
| Kalanga <a name=Kalanga> | kck | Botswana, Zimbabwe | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 623 |
| Kalenjin <a name=Kalenjin> | → #Nandi | ||||
| Kalmyk <a name=Kalmyk> | → #Oirat | ||||
| Kamayo <a name=Kamayo> | kyk | Philippines | Austronesian | Meso-Philippine | 107 |
| Kamba <a name=Kamba> | kam | Kenya | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 3,668 |
| Kambera <a name=Kambera> | xbr | Indonesia | Austronesian | Central Malayo-Polynesian | 244 |
| Kamwe <a name=Kamwe> | hig | Nigeria | Afro-Asiatic | Chadic | 363 |
| Kana (Khana) <a name=Kana> (Khana) | ogo, tkq | Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Cross River | 243 |
| Kanauji <a name=Kanauji> | bjj | India | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 6,579 |
| Kanembu <a name=Kanembu> | kbl | Chad, Niger, Nigeria | Nilo-Saharan | Saharan | 672 |
| Kangri <a name=Kangri> | xnr | India | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 1,863 |
| Kanjobal (E) <a name=Kanjobal> (E) | kjb | Guatemala | Mayan | Mayan | 104 |
| Kankanay <a name=Kankanay> | kne | Philippines | Austronesian | N Philippines | 308 |
| Kannada <a name=Kannada> | kan | India | Dravidian | S Dravidian | 39,291 |
| Kanuri <a name=Kanuri> | knc | Chad, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan | Nilo-Saharan | Saharan | 5,092 |
| Kanyok <a name=Kanyok> | kny | DR Congo | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 392 |
| Kaonde <a name=Kaonde> | kqn | Zambia, DR Congo | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 350 |
| Kapampangan <a name=Kapampangan> | pam | Philippines | Austronesian | N Philippines | 2,719 |
| Kaqchikel <a name=Kaqchikel> | cak, ckk, cke, chc, cki, ckj | Mesoamerica | Mayan | Quichean | 590 |
| Kara <a name=Kara> | reg | Tanzania | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 121 |
| Karachay-Balkar <a name=Karachay-Balkar> | krc | Russia | Altaic | Turkic | 282 |
| Karakalpak <a name=Karakalpak> | kaa | Uzbekistan | Altaic | Turkic | 525 |
| Karamojong (Karimojong) <a name=Karamojong> (Karimojong) | kdj | Uganda | Nilo-Saharan | Nilotic | 631 |
| Karbi <a name=Karbi> | mjw | India | Sino-Tibetan | Tibeto-Burman | 497 |
| Kare <a name=Kare> | kbn | Central African Rep. | Niger-Congo | Adamawa-Ubangian | 137 |
| Karekare <a name=Karekare> | kai | Nigeria | Afro-Asiatic | Chadic | 212 |
| Karen (Pwo) <a name=Karen> ([[Pwo>) | kjp, pwo, pww | China, Myanmar | Sino-Tibetan | Karen | 931 |
| Karen (Sgaw) <a name=Karen> ([[Sgaw>) | ksw | Myanmar | Sino-Tibetan | Karen | 974 |
| Karen, other <a name=Karen>, other | China, Myanmar | Sino-Tibetan | Karen | 631 | |
| Kasem <a name=Kasem> | xsm | Burkina Faso | Niger-Congo | Gur | 302 |
| Kashmiri <a name=Kashmiri> | kas | India, Pakistan | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 5,785 |
| Kataang <a name=Kataang> | kgd | Laos | Austro-Asiatic | Mon-Khmer | 125 |
| Katcha-Kadugli-Miri <a name=Katcha-Kadugli-Miri> | xtc | Sudan | Kadugli | Kadugli | 137 |
| Kayah Li (E) <a name=Kayah Li> (E) | eky, kvu, kvy, kxf, kyu | Myanmar, Thailand | Sino-Tibetan | Karen | 483 |
| Kazakh <a name=Kazakh> | kaz | Kazakhstan, Russia, China | Altaic | Turkic | 11,037 |
| Kefa (Kafa) <a name=Kefa> (Kafa) | kbr | Ethiopia | Afro-Asiatic | Omotic | 814 |
| K'ekchí <a name=K'ekchí> | kek | Guatemala | Mayan | Mayan | 743 |
| Kele <a name=Kele> | khy | DR Congo | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 284 |
| Kemak <a name=Kemak> | kem | East Timor, Indonesia | Austronesian | Timor | 122 |
| Kendayan <a name=Kendayan> | knx | Indonesia | Austronesian | Malayo-Polynesian | 155 |
| [[Kenuzi(Kunuz, Dongolese) <a name=Kenuzi(Kunuz, Dongolese) | kzh | Egypt, Sudan | Nilo-Saharan | Nubian | 407 |
| Kenyi <a name=Kenyi> | lke | Uganda | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 430 |
| Kerewe (Kerebe) <a name=Kerewe> (Kerebe) | ked | Tanzania | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 139 |
| Kewa <a name=Kewa> | kew, kjs | PNG | Trans-New Guinea | Engan | 132 |
| Khandesi <a name=Khandesi> | khn | India | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 1,545 |
| Kharia <a name=Kharia> | khr | India | Austro-Asiatic | Munda | 306 |
| Khasi <a name=Khasi> | kha | India | Austro-Asiatic | Khasian | 1,012 |
| Khengkha <a name=Khengkha> | xkf | Bhutan | Sino-Tibetan | Tibeto-Burman | 125 |
| Khmer <a name=Khmer> | khm, kxm | SE Asia | Austro-Asiatic | Khmer | 15,928 |
| Khmu' <a name=Khmu'> | kjg | Laos, Thailand | Austro-Asiatic | Palaung-Khmuic | 552 |
| Khowar <a name=Khowar> | khw | Pakistan | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 248 |
| Khün <a name=Khün> | kkh | Myanmar, Thailand | Tai-Kadai | Kam-Tai | 105 |
| K'iche' <a name=K'iche'> | quc | Guatemala | Mayan | Mayan | 1,210 |
| Kikongo <a name=Kikongo> | kon | DR Congo | Niger-Congo | Atlantic-Congo | 4,458 |
| Kikuyu <a name=Kikuyu> | kik | Kenya | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 6,754 |
| Kim Mun <a name=Kim Mun> | mji | China | Hmong-Mien | Hmong-Mien | 391 |
| Kimbu <a name=Kimbu> | kiv | Tanzania | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 109 |
| Kimbundu <a name=Kimbundu> | kmb | Angola | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 2,004 |
| Kinaray-A <a name=Kinaray-A> | krj | Philippines | Austronesian | Meso-Philippine | 799 |
| Kinga <a name=Kinga> | gmx, zga | Tanzania | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 196 |
| Kinyarwanda <a name=Kinyarwanda> | → #Rwanda | ||||
| Kirghiz <a name=Kirghiz> | kir | Kyrgyzstan, China | Altaic | Turkic | 4,183 |
| Kiribati <a name=Kiribati> | gil | Kiribati | Austronesian | Oceanic | 115 |
| Kirike <a name=Kirike> | okr | Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Ijo | 301 |
| Kisi (Kissi) <a name=Kisi> (Kissi) | kqs, kss | Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone | Niger-Congo | S Atlantic | 796 |
| Kistane <a name=Kistane> | → #Soddo | ||||
| Klao <a name=Klao> | klu | Liberia | Niger-Congo | Kru | 256 |
| Kofyar <a name=Kofyar> | kwl | Nigeria | Afro-Asiatic | Chadic | 133 |
| Kohistani <a name=Kohistani> | plk | Pakistan | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 232 |
| Koho <a name=Koho> | kpm | Vietnam | Austro-Asiatic | Bahnaric | 137 |
| Kohumono <a name=Kohumono> | bcs | Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Cross River | 240 |
| Kokborok <a name=Kokborok> | trp | India | Sino-Tibetan | Baric | 884 |
| Kokota <a name=Kokota> | kkk | Solomon Islands | Austronesian | Oceanic | 262 |
| Koli <a name=Koli> | gjk, kxp | Pakistan, India | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 524 |
| Kom <a name=Kom> | bkm | Cameroon | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 223 |
| Komering <a name=Komering> | kge | Indonesian | Austronesian | Lampungic | 731 |
| Komi-Zyrian <a name=Komi-Zyrian> | kpv | Russia | Uralic | Finnic | 202 |
| Komo <a name=Komo> | xom | Ethiopia, Sudan | Nilo-Saharan | Koman | 731 |
| Kongo <a name=Kongo> | → #Kikongo | ||||
| Konjo <a name=Konjo> | kjc | Indonesia | Austronesian | Sulawesi | 803 |
| Konkani <a name=Konkani> | knn | India | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 7,667 |
| Konkomba <a name=Konkomba> | xon | Ghana, Togo | Niger-Congo | Gur | 567 |
| Kono <a name=Kono> | kno | Sierra Leone | Niger Congo | W Mande | 252 |
| Kono <a name=Kono> | knu | Guinea, Liberia | Niger Congo | W Mande | 135 |
| Koranko (Kuranko) <a name=Koranko> (Kuranko) | knk | Guinea, Sierra Leone | Niger-Congo | W Mande | 347 |
| Korean <a name=Korean> | kor | North Korea, South Korea | Korean | Korean | 75,915 |
| Korku <a name=Korku> | kfq | India | Austro-Asiatic | Munda | 537 |
| Koromfé <a name=Koromfé> | kfz | Burkina Faso, Mali | Niger-Congo | Gur | 273 |
| Koya <a name=Koya> | kff | India | Dravidian | S-C Dravidian | 361 |
| Koyaga <a name=Koyaga> | kga | Côte d’Ivoire | Niger-Congo | Manding-Jogo | 106 |
| Koyra (Koorete) <a name=Koyra> (Koorete) | kqy | Ethiopia | Afro-Asiatic | Omotic | 148 |
| Kpelle <a name=Kpelle> | xpe | Liberia | Niger-Congo | W Mande | 1,151 |
| Kposo <a name=Kposo> | kpo | Togo | Niger-Congo | Kwa | 199 |
| Kui <a name=Kui> | kxu | India | Dravidian | S-C Dravidian | 871 |
| Kukele <a name=Kukele> | kez | Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Benue-Congo | 114 |
| Kukú <a name=Kukú> | → #Bari | ||||
| Kulango <a name=Kulango> | kzc | Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana | Niger-Congo | Gur | 348 |
| Kullo <a name=Kullo> | gmo | Ethiopia | Afro-Asiatic | Omotic | 4,682 |
| Kumam <a name=Kumam> | kdi | Uganda | Nilo-Saharan | Nilotic | 200 |
| Kuman <a name=Kuman> | kue | PNG | Trans-New Guinea | Chimbu | 123 |
| Kumauni <a name=Kumauni> | kfy | India | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 2,595 |
| Kumyk <a name=Kumyk> | kum | Russia | Altaic | Turkic | 382 |
| Kunama <a name=Kunama> | kun | Eritrea, Ethiopia | Nilo-Saharan | Kunama | 164 |
| Kunda <a name=Kunda> | kdn | Zimbabwe, Zambia | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 148 |
| Kupsabiny <a name=Kupsabiny> | → #Sebei | ||||
| Kurdish (Kurmanji) <a name=Kurdish> (Kurmanji) | kmr | Turkey, Iran, Iraq | Indo-European | Iranian | 20,525 |
| Kuria <a name=Kuria> | kuj | Tanzania, Kenya | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 577 |
| Kurumba <a name=Kurumba> | kfi | India | Dravidian | Tamil-Kannada | 244 |
| Kurux (Kurukh) <a name=Kurux> (Kurukh) | kru | India | Dravidian | N Dravidian | 2,179 |
| Kusaal <a name=Kusaal> | kus | Ghana, Burkina Faso | Niger-Congo | Gur | 454 |
| Kuvi <a name=Kuvi> | kxv | India | Dravidian | S-C Dravidian | 229 |
| Kuy <a name=Kuy> | kdt | Thailand, Laos, Cambodia | Austro-Asiatic | Mon-Khmer | 454 |
| Kwanyama <a name=Kwanyama> | kua | Angola | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 885 |
| Kwaya <a name=Kwaya> | kya | Tanzania | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 142 |
| Kwere <a name=Kwere> | cwe | Tanzania | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 137 |
| Kwese <a name=Kwese> | kws | DR Congo | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 106 |
| Lahu <a name=Lahu> | lhu | China, Myanmar, Thailand | Sino-Tibetan | Burmese-Lolo | 604 |
| Lak <a name=Lak> | lbe | Russia | Nakh-Daghestanian | Lak-Dargwa | 152 |
| Lala-Bisa <a name=Lala-Bisa> | leb | Zambia, DR Congo | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 318 |
| Lama <a name=Lama> | las | Togo | Niger-Congo | Gur | 219 |
| Lamaholot <a name=Lamaholot> | slp | Indonesia | Austronesian | Central Malayo-Polynesian | 155 |
| Lamani (Lambadi) <a name=Lamani> (Lambadi) | lmn | India | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 3,143 |
| Lamba <a name=Lamba> | lam | DR Congo, Zambia | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 201 |
| Lambya <a name=Lambya> | lai | Malawi, Ranzania | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 111 |
| Lamnso' <a name=Lamnso'> | lns | Cameroon | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 172 |
| Lampung <a name=Lampung> | ljp | Indonesia | Austronesian | Lampungic | 1,563 |
| Langi <a name=Langi> | lag | Tanzania | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 489 |
| Lango <a name=Lango> | laj | Uganda | Nilo-Saharan | Nilotic | 1,666 |
| Lao (Laotian) <a name=Lao> (Laotian) | lao | Laos, Thailand | Tai-Kadai | Kam-Tai | 3,996 |
| Latvian <a name=Latvian> | lav | Latvia | Indo-European | Baltic | 1,491 |
| Lawangan <a name=Lawangan> | lbx | Indonesia | Austronesian | Barito | 103 |
| Ledo <a name=Ledo> | → #Kaili | ||||
| Lega <a name=Lega> | lea, lgm | DR Congo | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 791 |
| Lele <a name=Lele> | lln | Chad | Afro-Asiatic | East Chadic | 127 |
| Lendu <a name=Lendu> | led | DR Congo | Nilo-Saharan | Lendu | 1,357 |
| Lengola <a name=Lengola> | lej | DR Congo | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 177 |
| Lenje <a name=Lenje> | leh | Zambia | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 148 |
| Letzebuergesch <a name=Letzebuergesch> | → #Luxembugeois | ||||
| Lewotobi <a name=Lewotobi> | lwt | Indonesia | Austronesian | Timor | 300 |
| Lezgian (Lezgi) <a name=Lezgian> (Lezgi) | lez | Azerbaijan, Russia | Nakh-Daghestanian | Lezgic | 541 |
| Limba <a name=Limba> | lia, lma | Sierra Leone, Guinea | Niger-Congo | Atlantic | 481 |
| Limbu <a name=Limbu> | lif | Bhutan, India | Sino-Tibetan | Bodic | 414 |
| Limbum <a name=Limbum> | lmp | Cameroon | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 106 |
| Lingala <a name=Lingala> | lin | DR Congo | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 4,228 |
| Lingao <a name=Lingao> | onb | China | Tai-Kadai | Kam-Tai | 638 |
| Li'o <a name=Li'o> | ljl | Indonesia | Austronesian | Central Malayo-Polynesian | 136 |
| Lisu <a name=Lisu> | lis | China, Myanmar | Sino-Tibetan | Burmese-Lolo | 745 |
| Lithuanian <a name=Lithuanian> | lit | Lithuania | Indo-European | Baltic | 3,180 |
| Lobala <a name=Lobala> | loq | DR Congo | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 106 |
| Lobi <a name=Lobi> | lob | Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire | Niger-Congo | Gur | 560 |
| Logo <a name=Logo> | log | DR Congo | Nilo-Saharan | Moru-Ma'di | 376 |
| Logooli <a name=Logooli> | rag | Kenya | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 248 |
| Lokaa <a name=Lokaa> | yaz | Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Cross River | 195 |
| Loko <a name=Loko> | lok | Sierra Leone | Niger-Congo | W Mande | 160 |
| Lolo <a name=Lolo> | llb | Mozambique | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 154 |
| Loma <a name=Loma> | lom | Guinea, Liberia | Niger-Congo | W Mande | 206 |
| Lomwe <a name=Lomwe> | ngl | Mozambique | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 1,940 |
| Londo <a name=Londo> | → #Bakundu | ||||
| Low German <a name=Low German> | nds | Germany | Indo-European | Germanic | 3,103 |
| Lozi <a name=Lozi> | loz | Zambia | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 776 |
| Lü <a name=Lü> | khb | China, Laos, Myanmar | Tai-Kadai | Kam-Tai | 703 |
| Luba <a name=Luba> | → #CiLuba | ||||
| Lucazi (Luchazi) <a name=Lucazi> (Luchazi) | lch | Angola | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 216 |
| Luganda <a name=Luganda> | lug | Uganda | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 5,259 |
| Lugbara <a name=Lugbara> | lgg | DR Congo, Uganda | Nilo-Saharan | Moru-Ma'di | 2,456 |
| Luguru <a name=Luguru> | ruf | Tanzania | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 1,014 |
| Lunda <a name=Lunda> | lun | DR Congo | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 355 |
| Luo <a name=Luo> | luo | Kenya, Tanzania | Nilo-Saharan | Nilotic | 4,391 |
| Luri <a name=Luri> | lrc | Iran | Indo-European | Iranian | 3,453 |
| Luvale <a name=Luvale> | lue | Angola | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 592 |
| Luwo <a name=Luwo> | lwo | Sudan | Nilo-Saharan | Nilotic | 134 |
| Luxembourgeois <a name=Luxembourgeois> | ltz | Luxembourg | Indo-European | Germanic | 392 |
| Luyia <a name=Luyia> | luy | Kenya | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 5,177 |
| Lyélé <a name=Lyélé> | lee | Burkina Faso | Niger-Congo | Gur | 245 |
| Ma'anyan <a name=Ma'anyan> | mhy | Indonesia | Austronesian | Borneo | 155 |
| Maasai <a name=Maasai> | mas | Kenya, Tanzania | Nilo-Saharan | Nilotic | 1,005 |
| Maay <a name=Maay> | ymm | Somalia | Afro-Asiatic | Cushitic | 665 |
| Maba <a name=Maba> | mde | Chad | Nilo-Saharan | Maban | 621 |
| Macedonian <a name=Macedonian> | mkd | Macedonia | Indo-European | Slavic | 1,901 |
| Machame <a name=Machame> | → #Chaga | ||||
| Mada <a name=Mada> | mda | Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Platoid | 122 |
| Ma'di <a name=Ma'di> | mhi | Sudan, Uganda | Nilo-Saharan | Moru-Ma'di | 344 |
| Madurese (Madura) <a name=Madurese> (Madura) | mad | Indonesia | Austronesian | Sundic | 14,308 |
| Mafa <a name=Mafa> | maf | Cameroon, Nigeria | Afro-Asiatic | Chadic | 214 |
| Magahi <a name=Magahi> | mag | India | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 14,287 |
| Magar <a name=Magar> | mgp, mrd | Nepal | Sino-Tibetan | Bodic | 852 |
| Magindanao <a name=Magindanao> | mdh | Philippines | Austronesian | S Philippines | 1,292 |
| Magyar <a name=Magyar> | → #Hungarian | ||||
| Mahasu Pahari <a name=Mahasu Pahari> | bfz | India | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 548 |
| Maithili <a name=Maithili> | mai | India, Nepal | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 27,631 |
| Makaa <a name=Makaa> | mcp | Cameroon | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 110 |
| Makasae <a name=Makasae> | mkz | East Timor | Trans-New Guinea | Timor-Alor-Pantar | 141 |
| Makassar (Makasar) <a name=Makassar> (Makasar) | mak | Indonesia | Austronesian | Sulawesi | 1,666 |
| Makhuwa-Meetto <a name=Makhuwa-Meetto> | mgh | Mozambique, Tanzania | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 506 |
| Makonde <a name=Makonde> | kde | Mozambique, Tanzania | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 1,763 |
| Makua (Makhuwa) <a name=Makua> (Makhuwa) | vmw | Mozambique | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 5,476 |
| Malagasy <a name=Malagasy> | bhr | Madagascar | Austronesian | Borneo | 19,292 |
| Malay (Malaysian, Indonesian) <a name=Malay> ([[Malaysian>, [[Indonesian>) | mly, ind | Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei | Austronesian | Sundic | 74,802 |
| Malayalam <a name=Malayalam> | mal | India | Dravidian | S Dravidian | 39,015 |
| Maldivian <a name=Maldivian> | → #Divehi | ||||
| Malinke <a name=Malinke> | mlq, mwk | Senegal, Gambia, Mali | Niger-Congo | Manding-Jogo | 749 |
| Maltese <a name=Maltese> | mlt | Malta | Afro-Asiatic | Semitic | 510 |
| Malvi <a name=Malvi> | mup | India | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 1,208 |
| Mam <a name=Mam> | mvc, mms | Guatemala | Mayan | Mayan | 601 |
| Mamasa <a name=Mamasa> | mqj | Indonesia | Austronesian | Sulawesi | 103 |
| Mambae <a name=Mambae> | mgm | East Timor | Austronesian | Timor | 197 |
| Mambila <a name=Mambila> | mcu, mzk | Cameroon, Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 166 |
| Mambwe-Lungu <a name=Mambwe-Lungu> | mgr | Tanzania, Zambia | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 378 |
| Mampruli <a name=Mampruli> | maw | Ghana, Togo | Niger-Congo | Gur | 221 |
| Mamvu <a name=Mamvu> | mdi | DR Congo | Nilo-Saharan | Mangbutu-Efe | 106 |
| Mandar <a name=Mandar> | mdr | Indonesia | Austronesian | Sulawesi | 206 |
| Mandari <a name=Mandari> | mqu | Sudan | Nilo-Saharan | Nilotic | 199 |
| Mandarin (Chinese) <a name=Mandarin> ([[Chinese>) | cmn | China, Taiwan, SE Asia | Sino-Tibetan | Chinese | 940,856 |
| Mandeali <a name=Mandeali> | mjl | India | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 850 |
| Mandinka <a name=Mandinka> | mnk | Guinea, Mali, Senegal, Gambia | Niger-Congo | W Mande | 1,483 |
| Mangbetu <a name=Mangbetu> | mdj | DR Congo | Nilo-Saharan | Mangbetu | 1,105 |
| Manggarai <a name=Manggarai> | mqy | Indonesia | Austronesian | Central Malayo-Polynesian | 518 |
| Mangghuer (Tu) <a name=Mangghuer> (Tu) | mjg | China | Altaic | Mongolic | 162 |
| Mango <a name=Mango> | mge | Chad | Nilo-Saharan | Bongo-Bagirmi | 161 |
| Maninka <a name=Maninka> | emk, mlq | Guinea, Sierra Leone, Mali | Niger-Congo | W Mande | 3,369 |
| Manjaku (Mandjak) <a name=Manjaku> (Mandjak) | mfv | Guinea-Bissau | Niger-Congo | N Atlantic | 277 |
| Mann (Mano) <a name=Mann> (Mano) | mev | Guinea, Liberia | Niger-Congo | E Mande | 340 |
| Manobo <a name=Manobo> | mbb | Philippines | Austronesian | S Philippines | 275 |
| Manyawa <a name=Manyawa> | mny | Mozambique | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 154 |
| Manyika <a name=Manyika> | mxc | Zimbabwe, Mozambique | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 741 |
| Manza <a name=Manza> | mzv | Central African Rep. | Niger-Congo | Adamawa-Ubangian | 279 |
| Mapudungun <a name=Mapudungun> | arn | Chile | Araucanian | Araucanian | 304 |
| Maranao <a name=Maranao> | mrw | Philippines | Austronesian | S Philippines | 1,178 |
| Marathi <a name=Marathi> | mar | India | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 75,186 |
| Marba <a name=Marba> | mpg | Chad | Afro-Asiatic | Chadic | 200 |
| Marghi (Margi) <a name=Marghi> (Margi) | mrt, mfm | Nigeria | Afro-Asiatic | Biu-Mandara | 163 |
| Mari (Cheremis) <a name=Mari> (Cheremis) | mrj, mhr | Russia | Uralic | Finnic | 435 |
| Maria <a name=Maria> | mrr | India | Dravidian | S-C Dravidian | 268 |
| Marka <a name=Marka> | rkm | Burkina Faso, Mali | Niger-Congo | Manding-Jogo | 316 |
| Marwari <a name=Marwari> | rwr | India, Nepal | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 14,532 |
| Masa (Masana) <a name=Masa> (Masana) | mcn | Cameroon, Chad | Afro-Asiatic | Masa | 335 |
| Masaba <a name=Masaba> | myx | Uganda | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 1,340 |
| Masalit <a name=Masalit> | mls | Chad, Sudan | Nilo-Saharan | Maban | 425 |
| Masbatenyo <a name=Masbatenyo> | msb | Philippines | Austronesian | Meso-Philippine | 508 |
| Matuumbi (Matumbi) <a name=Matuumbi> (Matumbi) | mgw | Tanzania | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 100 |
| Mauka (Mahou) <a name=Mauka> (Mahou) | mxx | Côte d'Ivoire | Niger-Congo | W Mande | 227 |
| Maxi <a name=Maxi> | mxl | Benin, Togo | Niger-Congo | Kwa | 136 |
| Maya <a name=Maya> | → #Yucatec | ||||
| Mayogo <a name=Mayogo> | mdm | DR Congo | Niger-Congo | Adamawa-Ubangian | 177 |
| Mazahua <a name=Mazahua> | maz, mmc | Mexico | Oto-Manguean | Otomian | 134 |
| Mazanderani <a name=Mazanderani> | mzn | Iran | Indo-European | Iranian | 2,696 |
| [[Mazatec(o) <a name=Mazatec(o) | maq, mau | Mexico | Oto-Manguean | Popolocan | 216 |
| Mbala <a name=Mbala> | mdp | DR Congo | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 355 |
| Mbandja <a name=Mbandja> | zmz | DR Congo | Niger-Congo | Adamawa-Ubangian | 635 |
| Mbay <a name=Mbay> | myb | Chad | Nilo-Saharan | Bongo-Bagirmi | 141 |
| Mbembe <a name=Mbembe> | mfn | Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Cross River | 195 |
| Mbere <a name=Mbere> | mdt | Congo, Gabon | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 203 |
| Mbunda <a name=Mbunda> | mck | Zambia, Angola | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 218 |
| Mbundu <a name=Mbundu> | → #Kimbundu | ||||
| Mbwela <a name=Mbwela> | mfu | Angola | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 154 |
| Medumba <a name=Medumba> | byv | Cameroon | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 274 |
| Mehri <a name=Mehri> | gdq | Yemen | Afro-Asiatic | Semitic | 153 |
| Meithei (Meitei) <a name=Meithei> (Meitei) | mni | India | Sino-Tibetan | Kuki-Chin-Naga | 1,516 |
| Melpa <a name=Melpa> | med | PNG | Trans-New Guinea | Main | 200 |
| Mende <a name=Mende> | men | Sierra Leone | Niger-Congo | W Mande | 1,908 |
| Meru <a name=Meru> | mer | Kenya | Niger-congo | Bantoid | 1,972 |
| Meta' <a name=Meta'> | mgo | Cameroon | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 126 |
| Mewari <a name=Mewari> | mtr | India | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 1,160 |
| Mewati <a name=Mewati> | wtm | India | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 5,480 |
| Mikir <a name=Mikir> | → #Karbi | ||||
| Milang <a name=Milang> | → #Adi | ||||
| Min Bei <a name=Min Bei> | mnp | China, Singapore | Sino-Tibetan | Chinese | 10,944 |
| Min Dong <a name=Min Dong> | cdo | China, Malaysia, Thailand | Sino-Tibetan | Chinese | 9,602 |
| Min Nan <a name=Min Nan> | nan | China, Taiwan | Sino-Tibetan | Chinese | 46,974 |
| Mina <a name=Mina> | myi | India | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 986 |
| Minangkabau <a name=Minangkabau> | min | Indonesia | Austronesian | Sundic | 6,270 |
| Mingrelian <a name=Mingrelian> | xmf | Georgia | Kartvelian | Kartvelian | 360 |
| Mising (Miri) <a name=Mising> (Miri) | mrg | India | Sino-Tibetan | Mirish | 449 |
| Mískito <a name=Mískito> | miq | Nicaragua | Misumalpan | Misumalpan | 121 |
| Mizo <a name=Mizo> | lus | Bangladesh, India | Sino-Tibetan | Kuki-Chin-Naga | 618 |
| Moba <a name=Moba> | mfq | Togo, Burkina Faso | Niger-Congo | Gur | 273 |
| Mochi <a name=Mochi> | old | Tanzania | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 869 |
| Mom Jango <a name=Mom Jango> | ver | Nigeria, Cameroon | Niger-congo | Adamawa-Ubangian | 126 |
| Mon <a name=Mon> | mnw | Myanmar, Thailand | Austro-Asiatic | Monic | 1,000 |
| Mongo <a name=Mongo> | lol | DR Congo | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 1,008 |
| [[Mongol(ian) <a name=Mongol(ian) | khk, mvf | China, Mongolia | Altaic | Mongolic | 6,596 |
| Mongondow <a name=Mongondow> | mog | Indonesia | Austronesian | Sulawesi | 934 |
| Mooré (Mòoré) <a name=Mooré> (Mòoré) | mos | Burkina Faso | Niger-Congo | Gur | 7,824 |
| Mordvin (Erzya) <a name=Mordvin> (Erzya) | myv | Kazakhstan, Russia | Uralic | Finnic | 380 |
| Mordvin (Moksha) <a name=Mordvin> (Moksha) | mdf | Russia | Uralic | Finnic | 193 |
| Moru <a name=Moru> | mgd | Sudan | Nilo-Saharan | Moru-Ma'di | 121 |
| Mpoto <a name=Mpoto> | mpa | Tanzania | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 112 |
| Mpuono <a name=Mpuono> | zmp | DR Congo | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 324 |
| Mro Chin <a name=Mro Chin> | cmr | Myanmar | Sino-Tibetan | Kuki-Chin-Naga | 119 |
| Mumuye <a name=Mumuye> | mzm | Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Adamawa-Ubangian | 485 |
| Mun <a name=Mun> | → #Kim Mun | ||||
| Muna <a name=Muna> | mnb | Indonesia | Austronesian | Sulawesi | 234 |
| Mundang <a name=Mundang> | mua | Chad | Niger-Congo | Adamawa-Ubangian | 344 |
| Mundani <a name=Mundani> | mnf | Cameroon | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 2,093 |
| Mundari <a name=Mundari> | muw | India | Austro-Asiatic | Munda | 2,045 |
| Muong <a name=Muong> | mtq | Vietnam | Austro-Asiatic | Viet-Muong | 1,215 |
| Murle <a name=Murle> | mur | Sudan | Nilo-Saharan | Surmic | 102 |
| Musey <a name=Musey> | mse | Chad, Cameroon | Afro-Asiatic | Chadic | 334 |
| Musgu <a name=Musgu> | mug | Cameroon, Chad | Afro-Asiatic | Biu-Mandara | 128 |
| Mwaghavul (Mupun) <a name=Mwaghavul> (Mupun) | sur | Nigeria | Afro-Asiatic | West Chadic | 357 |
| Mwera <a name=Mwera> | mwe | Tanzania | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 656 |
| Naba <a name=Naba> | mne | Chad | Nilo-Saharan | Bongo-Bagirmi | 401 |
| Nafusi <a name=Nafusi> | jbn | Libya, Tunisia | Afro-Asiatic | Berber | 138 |
| [[Nahua(tl) <a name=Nahua(tl) | nhn, nhe, nhw, nhx, ncl, ncj, nhp, azz, nhg, ngu | Mexico | Uto-Aztecan | Aztecan | 1,464 |
| Nama <a name=Nama> | naq | Namibia, South Africa, Botswana | Khoisan | Nama | 282 |
| Nancere <a name=Nancere> | nnc | Chad | Afro-Asiatic | Chadic | 123 |
| Nande <a name=Nande> | nnb | DR Congo | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 1,620 |
| Nandi <a name=Nandi> | kln | Kenya | Nilo-Saharan | Nilotic | 3,929 |
| Nara <a name=Nara> | nrb | Eritrea | Nilo-Saharan | Nara | 107 |
| Navajo <a name=Navajo> | nav | USA | Na-Dene | Athapaskan | 183 |
| Nawdm <a name=Nawdm> | nmz | Togo, Ghana | Niger-Congo | Gur | 212 |
| Naxi <a name=Naxi> | nbf | China | Sino-Tibetan | Naxi | 328 |
| Ndali <a name=Ndali> | ndh | Tanzania, Malawi | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 314 |
| Ndau <a name=Ndau> | ndc | Mozambique, Zimbabwe | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 2,501 |
| Ndebele <a name=Ndebele> | nbl | South Africa | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 2,289 |
| Ndendeule <a name=Ndendeule> | dne | Tanzania | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 139 |
| Ndengereko <a name=Ndengereko> | ndg | Tanzania | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 154 |
| Ndo <a name=Ndo> | ndp | Uganda, DR Congo | Nilo-Saharan | Mangbutu-Efe | 407 |
| Ndonga <a name=Ndonga> | ndo | Angola, Namibia | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 598 |
| Neo-Aramaic <a name=Neo-Aramaic> | cld, aij, aii, trg | Iraq, Israel, Syria, Iran | Afro-Asiatic | Semitic | 1,293 |
| Nepali <a name=Nepali> | nep | Nepal | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 17,159 |
| Newari <a name=Newari> | new | Nepal | Sino-Tibetan | Bodic | 1,035 |
| Ngäbere <a name=Ngäbere> | gym | Panama | Chibchan | Guaymi | 136 |
| Ngaju <a name=Ngaju> | nij | Indonesia | Austronesian | Borneo | 831 |
| Ngambay <a name=Ngambay> | sba | Cameroon, Chad | Nilo-Saharan | Bongo-Bagirmi | 1,219 |
| Ngando <a name=Ngando> | ngd, nxd | DR Congo, Central African Rep., Congo | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 395 |
| Ngas <a name=Ngas> | → #Angas | ||||
| Ngbaka <a name=Ngbaka> | nga | DR Congo | Niger-Congo | Adamawa-Ubangian | 1,815 |
| Ngbaka Ma'bo <a name=Ngbaka Ma'bo> | nbm | Central African Rep., DR Congo, Congo | Niger-Congo | Adamawa-Ubangian | 141 |
| Ngbandi <a name=Ngbandi> | nbw, ngb | DR Congo | Niger-Congo | Adamawa-Ubangian | 634 |
| Ngiemboon (Ngyemboon) <a name=Ngiemboon> (Ngyemboon) | nnh | Cameroon | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 137 |
| Ngindo <a name=Ngindo> | nnq | Tanzania | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 307 |
| Ngiti <a name=Ngiti> | niy | DR Congo | Nilo-Saharan | Lendu | 177 |
| Ngombe <a name=Ngombe> | ngc | DR Congo | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 268 |
| Ngoni <a name=Ngoni> | ngo | Mozambique, Tanzania | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 395 |
| Ngulu <a name=Ngulu> | ngp | Tanzania | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 184 |
| Ngwe <a name=Ngwe> | nwe | Cameroon | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 101 |
| Nias <a name=Nias> | nia | Indonesia | Austronesian | Sundic | 497 |
| Nilamba <a name=Nilamba> | nim | Tanzania | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 720 |
| Nimadi <a name=Nimadi> | noe | India | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 1,489 |
| Nishi (Nisi) <a name=Nishi> (Nisi) | dap | India | Sino-Tibetan | Mirish | 261 |
| Nkhumbi <a name=Nkhumbi> | khu | Angola | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 205 |
| Nkore-Kiga <a name=Nkore-Kiga> | → #Chiga | ||||
| Nobiin <a name=Nobiin> | fia | Egypt, Sudan | Nilo-Saharan | Nubian | 692 |
| Norwegian <a name=Norwegian> | nob | Norway | Indo-European | Germanic | 4,452 |
| Nsenga <a name=Nsenga> | nse | Zambia | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 627 |
| Ntcham <a name=Ntcham> | bud | Togo, Ghana | Niger-Congo | Gur | 203 |
| Ntomba <a name=Ntomba> | nto | DR Congo | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 195 |
| Nubian <a name=Nubian> | → #Kenuzi | ||||
| Nuer <a name=Nuer> | nus | Ethiopia, Sudan | Nilo-Saharan | Nilotic | 1,362 |
| Nung <a name=Nung> | nut | Vietnam | Tai-Kadai | Kam-Tai | 924 |
| Nuni <a name=Nuni> | nuv | Burkina Faso | Niger-Congo | Gur | 263 |
| Nupe <a name=Nupe> | nup | Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Nupoid | 1,150 |
| Nyakyusa-Ngonde <a name=Nyakyusa-Ngonde> | nyy | Tanzania, Malawi | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 1,443 |
| Nyambo <a name=Nyambo> | now | Tanzania | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 562 |
| Nyamwanga <a name=Nyamwanga> | mwn | Zambia, Tanzania | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 259 |
| Nyamwezi <a name=Nyamwezi> | nym | Tanzania | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 1,219 |
| Nyaneka <a name=Nyaneka> | nyk | Angola | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 183 |
| Nyanga <a name=Nyanga> | nyj | DR Congo | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 266 |
| Nyanja <a name=Nyanja> | → #Chichewa | ||||
| Nyankore <a name=Nyankore> | nyn | Uganda | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 2,884 |
| Nyaturu (Rimi) <a name=Nyaturu> (Rimi) | rim | Tanzania | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 778 |
| Nyemba <a name=Nyemba> | nba | Angola | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 174 |
| Nyiha <a name=Nyiha> | nih | Tanzania, Zambia | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 613 |
| Nyimang <a name=Nyimang> | → #Ama | ||||
| Nyole <a name=Nyole> | nuj | Uganda | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 386 |
| Nyore <a name=Nyore> | nyd | Kenya | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 151 |
| Nyoro <a name=Nyoro> | nyo | Uganda | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 863 |
| Nyungwe <a name=Nyungwe> | nyu | Mozambique | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 269 |
| Nzema <a name=Nzema> | nzi | Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire | Niger-Congo | Kwa | 347 |
| Obolo <a name=Obolo> | ann | Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Cross River | 243 |
| Occitan <a name=Occitan> | lnc | France | Indo-European | Romance | 1,430 |
| Ogbah <a name=Ogbah> | ogc | Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Benue-Congo | 206 |
| Ogbia <a name=Ogbia> | ogb | Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Cross River | 243 |
| Oirat <a name=Oirat> | xal | China, Mongolia, Russia, Kyrgyzstan | Altaic | Mongolic | 470 |
| Oriya <a name=Oriya> | ori, ort | India | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 34,453 |
| Oroko <a name=Oroko> | → #Bakundu | ||||
| Oromo <a name=Oromo> | gax, hae, ssn, gaz | Ethiopia, Kenya | Afro-Asiatic | E Cushitic | 24,803 |
| Osing <a name=Osing> | osi | Indonesia | Austronesian | Javanese | 500 |
| Ossetic (Osetin) <a name=Ossetic> (Osetin) | oss | Georgia, Russia | Indo-European | Iranian | 532 |
| Otomí <a name=Otomí> | otz, ote, otq, otm | Mexico | Oto-Manguean | Otomian | 294 |
| Otuho <a name=Otuho> | lot | Sudan | Nilo-Saharan | Nilotic | 227 |
| Palaung <a name=Palaung> | pce, rbb | Myanmar | Austro-Asiatic | Palaung-Khmuic | 340 |
| Pamona <a name=Pamona> | bcx | Indonesia | Austronesian | Sulawesi | 110 |
| Pampangan <a name=Pampangan> | → #Kapampangan | ||||
| Pana <a name=Pana> | pnz | Central African Rep., Cameroon | Niger-Congo | Adamawa-Ubangian | 123 |
| Panchpargania <a name=Panchpargania> | tdb | India | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 300 |
| Pangasinan <a name=Pangasinan> | pag | Philippines | Austronesian | N Philippines | 1,690 |
| Pangwa <a name=Pangwa> | pbr | Tanzania | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 133 |
| Panjabi <a name=Panjabi> | pan | India, Pakistan | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 96,975 |
| Pa'o Karen <a name=Pa'o Karen> | blk | Myanmar, Thailand | Sino-Tibetan | Tiboto-Burman | 424 |
| Papel <a name=Papel> | pbo | Guinea-Bissau | Niger-Congo | Atlantic | 106 |
| Parauk <a name=Parauk> | prk | China, Myanmar | Austro-Asiatic | Palaung-Khmuic | 497 |
| Pare <a name=Pare> | → #Asu | ||||
| Parsi <a name=Parsi> | prp | India | Indo-European | Iranian | 174 |
| Parsi-Dari <a name=Parsi-Dari> | prd | Iran | Indo-European | Iranian | 936 |
| Pashayi <a name=Pashayi> | aee, glh, psi, psh | Afghanistan | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 399 |
| Pashto <a name=Pashto> | pst | Afghanistan, Pakistan | Indo-European | Iranian | 38,549 |
| Pengo <a name=Pengo> | peg | India | Dravidian | S-C Dravidian | 383 |
| Persian (Farsi) <a name=Persian> (Farsi) | pes | Iran | Indo-European | Iranian | 46,371 |
| Pesisir <a name=Pesisir> | pec | Indonesia | Austronesian | Lampungic | 415 |
| Phende <a name=Phende> | pem | DR Congo | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 826 |
| Phu Thai <a name=Phu Thai> | pht | Thailand, Laos, Vietnam | Tai-Kadai | Tai | 557 |
| Phuan <a name=Phuan> | phu | Thailand, Laos | Tai-Kadai | Tai | 237 |
| Pilipino <a name=Pilipino> | → #Tagalog | ||||
| Pogoro <a name=Pogoro> | poy | Tanzania | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 259 |
| Pökoot (Pokot) <a name=Pökoot> (Pokot) | pko | Kenya, Uganda | Nilo-Saharan | Nilotic | 419 |
| Polish <a name=Polish> | pol | Poland | Indo-European | Slavic | 40,329 |
| Portuguese <a name=Portuguese> | por | Brazil, Portugal, parts of Africa | Indo-European | Romance | 206,303 |
| Provençal <a name=Provençal> | prv | France | Indo-European | Romance | 142 |
| Pubian <a name=Pubian> | pun | Indonesia | Austronesian | Lampungic | 415 |
| Punjabi <a name=Punjabi> | → #Panjabi | ||||
| Punu <a name=Punu> | buh | China | Hmong-Mien | Hmong-Mien | 220 |
| Purépecha <a name=Purépecha> | tsz | Mexico | Tarascan | Tarascan | 122 |
| Purik (Purki) <a name=Purik> (Purki) | prx | India | Sino-Tibetan | Bodic | 130 |
| Pu-Xian <a name=Pu-Xian> | cpx | China, Malaysia | Sino-Tibetan | Chinese | 2,748 |
| Pwo <a name=Pwo> | → #Karen (Pwo) | ||||
| Qafar <a name=Qafar> | → #Afar | ||||
| Q'anjob'al <a name=Q'anjob'al> | → #Kanjobal | ||||
| Qashqa'i <a name=Qashqa'i> | qxq | Iran | Altaic | Turkic | 1,009 |
| Q'eqchi' <a name=Q'eqchi'> | → #K'ekchí | ||||
| Qiang <a name=Qiang> | cng, qxs | China | Sino-Tibetan | Qiangic | 147 |
| Quechua <a name=Quechua> | qxa, quy, quh, qul, qvc, quh, quz, qug, qvh, qvi, qvn | Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador | Quechuan | Quechuan | 9,042 |
| Quiché <a name=Quiché> | → #K'iche' | ||||
| Rade <a name=Rade> | rad | Vietnam | Austronesian | Sundic | 289 |
| Rajbanshi <a name=Rajbanshi> | rjb | India, Nepal | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 3,288 |
| Rejang <a name=Rejang> | rej | Indonesia | Austronesian | Sundic | 1,041 |
| Rhaeto-Romance (Romansch) <a name=Rhaeto-Romance> (Romansch) | roh | Switzerland | Indo-European | Romance | 568 |
| Romani <a name=Romani> | rmn, rmo, rmy, rml, rmw | Balkans, W Europe | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 3,101 |
| Romanian <a name=Romanian> | ron | Romania, Moldova | Indo-European | Romance | 24,405 |
| Romblomanon <a name=Romblomanon> | rol | Philippines | Austronesian | Meso-Philippine | 223 |
| Ron <a name=Ron> | cla | Nigeria | Afro-Asiatic | West Chadic | 139 |
| Ronga <a name=Ronga> | rng | Mozambique | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 659 |
| Rufiji <a name=Rufiji> | rui | Tanzania | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 280 |
| Ruli <a name=Ruli> | ruc | Uganda | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 147 |
| Rundi <a name=Rundi> | run | Burundi | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 9,176 |
| Runyankore <a name=Runyankore> | → #Nyankore | ||||
| Runyoro-Rutooro <a name=Runyoro-Rutooro> | → #Nyoro | ||||
| Russian <a name=Russian> | rus | Russia, Eurasia | Indo-European | Slavic | 158,857 + 150,000 L2 |
| Ruund <a name=Ruund> | rnd | DR Congo, Angola | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 408 |
| Rwa <a name=Rwa> | rwk | Tanzania | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 126 |
| Rwanda <a name=Rwanda> | kin | Rwanda | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 11,132 |
| Saafi-Saafi <a name=Saafi-Saafi> | sav | Senegal | Niger-Congo | Atlantic | 146 |
| Sabaot <a name=Sabaot> | spy | Kenya | Nilo-Saharan | Nilotic | 180 |
| Sabu (Sawu) <a name=Sabu> (Sawu) | hvn | Indonesia | Austronesian | Central Malayo-Polynesian | 115 |
| Sadri <a name=Sadri> | sck | India | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 2,385 |
| Sadri, Oraon <a name=Sadri, Oraon> | sdr | Bangladesh | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 191 |
| Safwa <a name=Safwa> | sbk | Tanzania | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 221 |
| Sagala <a name=Sagala> | sbm | Tanzania | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 110 |
| Saho <a name=Saho> | ssy | Eritrea, Ethiopia | Afro-Asiatic | E Cushitic | 247 |
| Sakata <a name=Sakata> | skt | DR Congo | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 133 |
| Salampasu <a name=Salampasu> | slx | DR Congo | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 106 |
| Sama <a name=Sama> | sse, sml, ssb | Philippines | Austronesian | Sama-Bajaw | 304 |
| Samba Daka <a name=Samba Daka> | ccg | Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 129 |
| Samburu <a name=Samburu> | saq | Kenya | Nilo-Saharan | Nilotic | 176 |
| Samo <a name=Samo> | sbd, sym, stj | Burkina Faso | Niger-Congo | E Mande | 316 |
| Samoan <a name=Samoan> | smo | American Samoa, Samoa | Austronesian | Oceanic | 427 |
| Sanga <a name=Sanga> | sng | DR Congo | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 767 |
| Sangir <a name=Sangir> | sxn | Indonesia | Austronesian | Sulawesi | 275 |
| Sango <a name=Sango> | sag | Central African Rep. | Niger-Congo | Adamawa-Ubangian | 589 |
| Sangu <a name=Sangu> | sbp | Tanzania | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 105 |
| Santali <a name=Santali> | sat | India | Austro-Asiatic | Munda | 6,689 |
| Sar <a name=Sar> | mwm | Chad | Nilo-Saharan | Bongo-Bagirmi | 298 |
| Sardinian <a name=Sardinian> | sro | Italy | Indo-European | Romance | 800 |
| Sasak <a name=Sasak> | sas | Indonesia | Austronesian | Sundic | 2,186 |
| Saurashtra <a name=Saurashtra> | saz | India | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 340 |
| Saya <a name=Saya> | say | Nigeria | Afro-Asiatic | Chadic | 153 |
| Seba <a name=Seba> | kdg | DR Congo | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 296 |
| Sebat Bet Gurage <a name=Sebat Bet Gurage> | sgw | Ethiopia | Afro-Asiatic | Semitic | 628 |
| Sebei <a name=Sebei> | kpz | Uganda | Nilo-Saharan | Nilotic | 202 |
| Sedang <a name=Sedang> | sed | Vietnam | Austro-Asiatic | Bahnaric | 122 |
| Sehwi <a name=Sehwi> | sfw | Ghana | Niger-Congo | Kwa | 245 |
| Selako <a name=Selako> | skl | Indonesia, Malaysia | Austronesian | Malayo-Polynesian | 107 |
| Sena <a name=Sena> | seh | Mozambique | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 1,821 |
| Senoufo <a name=Senoufo> | seq, sef | Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso | Niger-Congo | Gur | 3,350 |
| Seraiki <a name=Seraiki> | skr | Pakistan, India | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 16,497 |
| Serbian (*) <a name=Serbian> (*) | srp | Serbia and Montenegro | Indo-European | Slavic | 10,200 |
| Serbo-Croatian (*) <a name=Serbo-Croatian> (*) | bos, hrv, srp | Balkans | Indo-European | Slavic | 19,532 |
| Serer-Sine <a name=Serer-Sine> | srr | Senegal | Niger-Congo | Atlantic | 1,499 |
| Sesotho <a name=Sesotho> | → #Sotho | ||||
| Sgaw <a name=Sgaw> | → #Karen (S'gaw) | ||||
| Shambala <a name=Shambala> | ksb | Tanzania | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 1,084 |
| Shan <a name=Shan> | shn | Myanmar | Tai-Kadai | Kam-Tai | 3,427 |
| Shekhawati <a name=Shekhawati> | swv | India | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 3,289 |
| Sherbro <a name=Sherbro> | bun | Sierra Leone | Niger-Congo | Atlantic | 183 |
| Sherpa <a name=Sherpa> | xsr | Nepal | Sino-Tibetan | Bodic | 160 |
| Shi <a name=Shi> | shr | DR Congo | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 1,300 |
| Shilluk <a name=Shilluk> | shk | Sudan | Nilo-Saharan | Nilotic | 297 |
| Shina <a name=Shina> | scl | Pakistan | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 527 |
| Shona (Karanga) <a name=Shona> (Karanga) | sna | Zimbabwe | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 8,412 |
| Shubi <a name=Shubi> | suj | Tanzania | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 214 |
| Sidamo <a name=Sidamo> | sid | Ethiopia | Afro-Asiatic | Cushitic | 2,685 |
| Sika (Sikka) <a name=Sika> (Sikka) | ski | Indonesia | Austronesian | Central Malayo-Polynesian | 180 |
| Silt'e <a name=Silt'e> | xst | Ethiopia | Afro-Asiatic | Semitic | 1,181 |
| Simeulue <a name=Simeulue> | smr | Indonesia | Austronesian | Sundic | 103 |
| Sindhi <a name=Sindhi> | snd | India, Pakistan | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 24,854 |
| Sinhala (Singhalese) <a name=Sinhala> (Singhalese) | sin | Sri Lanka | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 17,139 |
| Sisaala <a name=Sisaala> | ssl | Ghana | Niger-Congo | Gur | 170 |
| Sizaki <a name=Sizaki> | szk | Tanzania | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 114 |
| Slovak <a name=Slovak> | slk | Slovakia | Indo-European | Slavic | 4,832 |
| Slovene (Slovenian) <a name=Slovene> (Slovenian) | slv | Slovenia | Indo-European | Slavic | 2,097 |
| Sô <a name=Sô> | teu | Uganda | Nilo-Saharan | Kuliak | 189 |
| Soddo <a name=Soddo> | gru | Ethiopia | Afro-Asiatic | Semitic | 363 |
| Soga <a name=Soga> | xog | Uganda | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 2,510 |
| Somali <a name=Somali> | som | Somalia | Afro-Asiatic | E Cushitic | 15,123 |
| Sonde <a name=Sonde> | shc | DR Congo | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 170 |
| Songe <a name=Songe> | sop | DR Congo | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 1,967 |
| Songhay <a name=Songhay> | ddn, knb, ses, khq | Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali | Nilo-Saharan | Songhai | 1,096 |
| Soninke <a name=Soninke> | snk | Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Senegal | Niger-Congo | W Mande | 1,573 |
| Sora <a name=Sora> | srb | India | Austro-Asiatic | Munda | 315 |
| Sotho (Northern) <a name=Sotho> (Northern) | nso | South Africa | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 3,396 |
| Sotho (Southern) <a name=Sotho> (Southern) | sot | Lesotho, South Africa | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 6,135 |
| Spanish <a name=Spanish> | spa | Spain, Americas | Indo-European | Romance | 391,117 |
| Sre <a name=Sre> | → #Kroho | ||||
| Suba <a name=Suba> | suh | Kenya, Tanzania | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 207 |
| Subanen <a name=Subanen> | laa, stb, sgb | Philippines | Austronesian | S Philippine | 204 |
| Subanon <a name=Subanon> | skn, suc | Philippines | Austronesian | S Philippine | 102 |
| Sui <a name=Sui> | swi | China | Tai-Kadai | Kam-Tai | 212 |
| Sukuma <a name=Sukuma> | suk | Tanzania | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 4,361 |
| Sumbawa <a name=Sumbawa> | smw | Indonesia | Austronesian | Sundic | 312 |
| Sumbwa <a name=Sumbwa> | suw | Tanzania | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 267 |
| [[Sunda(nese) <a name=Sunda(nese) | sun | Indonesia | Austronesian | Sundic | 35,915 |
| Surajpuri <a name=Surajpuri> | sjp | India | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 299 |
| Surigaonon <a name=Surigaonon> | sul | Philippines | Austronesian | S Philippine | 482 |
| Susu <a name=Susu> | sus | Guinea | Niger-Congo | W Mande | 1,482 |
| Swahili <a name=Swahili> | swh | E-C Africa | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 5,468 + 30,000 L2 |
| Swati (Swazi) <a name=Swati> (Swazi) | ssw | South Africa, Swaziland | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 2,169 |
| Swedish <a name=Swedish> | swe | Finland, Sweden | Indo-European | Germanic | 8,522 |
| Sylheti <a name=Sylheti> | syl | Bangladesh, India | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 10,982 |
| Tabassaran <a name=Tabassaran> | tab | Russia | Nakh-Daghestanian | Lezgic | 119 |
| Tabwa (Taabwa) <a name=Tabwa> (Taabwa) | tap | DR Congo, Zambia | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 506 |
| Tachawit <a name=Tachawit> | shy | Algeria | Afro-Asiatic | Berber | 1,863 |
| Tae' <a name=Tae'> | rob | Indonesia | Austronesian | Sulawesi | 260 |
| Tagalog (Pilipino) <a name=Tagalog> (Pilipino) | tgl | Philippines | Austronesian | Meso-Philippine | 26,042 |
| Tahitian <a name=Tahitian> | tah | French Polynesia | Austronesian | Oceanic | 105 |
| Tai Daeng <a name=Tai Daeng> | tyr | Vietnam, Laos | Tai-Kadai | Tai | 176 |
| Tai Dam <a name=Tai Dam> | blt | Vietnam, Laos | Tai-Kadai | Tai | 771 |
| Tai Dón <a name=Tai Dón> | twh | Vietnam, Laos | Tai-Kadai | Tai | 518 |
| Tai Hongjin <a name=Tai Hongjin> | tiz | China | Tai-Kadai | Tai | 159 |
| Tai Nüa <a name=Tai Nüa> | tdd | China, Myanmar, Laos | Tai-Kadai | Tai | 369 |
| Taita <a name=Taita> | dav | Kenya | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 285 |
| Taiwanese <a name=Taiwanese> | → #Min Nan | ||||
| Tajik (Tajiki) <a name=Tajik> (Tajiki) | tgk | Tajikistan | Indo-European | Iranian | 4,812 |
| Takwane <a name=Takwane> | tke | Mozambique | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 154 |
| Talinga-Bwisi <a name=Talinga-Bwisi> | tlj | DR Congo, Uganda | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 139 |
| Talysh (Talishi) <a name=Talysh> (Talishi) | tly | Azerbaijan, Iran | Indo-European | Iranian | 323 |
| Tamajaq (Tamasheq) <a name=Tamajaq> (Tamasheq) | ttq, thc, taq | Algeria, Morocco | Afro-Asiatic | Berber | 1,415 |
| Tamajeq <a name=Tamajeq> | tmh | Algeria, Morocco | Afro-Asiatic | Berber | 378 |
| Tamang <a name=Tamang> | taj, tge | Nepal | Sino-Tibetan | Bodic | 1,472 |
| Tamil <a name=Tamil> | tam | India, Sri Lanka | Dravidian | S Dravidian | 72,256 |
| Tangale <a name=Tangale> | tan | Nigeria | Afro-Asiatic | West Chadic | 158 |
| Tarifit <a name=Tarifit> | rif | Algeria, Morocco | Afro-Asiatic | Berber | 1,826 |
| Tarok <a name=Tarok> | yer | Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Platoid | 375 |
| Tashlhiyt (Tachelhit) <a name=Tashlhiyt> (Tachelhit) | shi | Morocco, Algeria | Afro-Asiatic | Berber | 4,119 |
| Tatar <a name=Tatar> | tat | Russia | Altaic | Turkic | 4,893 |
| Tausug <a name=Tausug> | tsg | Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines | Austronesian | Meso-Philippine | 1,195 |
| Tavoyan <a name=Tavoyan> | tvn | Myanmar | Sino-Tibetan | Tibeto-Burman | 345 |
| Tay <a name=Tay> | tyz | Vietnam | Tai-Kadai | Tai | 1,582 |
| Teke <a name=Teke> | ebo, ifm, kkw, lli, teg, tyi, tyx | Congo, Gabon, DR Congo | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 1,417 |
| Telugu <a name=Telugu> | tel | India, SE Asia | Dravidian | S-C Dravidian | 78,332 |
| Tem <a name=Tem> | kdh | Benin, Ghana, Togo | Niger-Congo | Gur | 381 |
| Tembo <a name=Tembo> | tbt | DR Congo | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 266 |
| Tengger <a name=Tengger> | tes | Indonesia | Austronesian | Javanese | 518 |
| Tera <a name=Tera> | ttr | Nigeria | Afro-Asiatic | Biu-Mandara | 121 |
| Teso <a name=Teso> | teo | Uganda, Kenya | Nilo-Saharan | Nilotic | 1,898 |
| Tetela <a name=Tetela> | tll | DR Congo | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 1476 |
| Tetun <a name=Tetun> | tet | East Timor | Austronesian | Central Malayo-Polynesian | 552 |
| Tewe <a name=Tewe> | twx | Mozambique | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 256 |
| Thai <a name=Thai> | tha, tts | Thailand | Tai-Kadai | Kam-Tai | 56,539 |
| Tharaka <a name=Tharaka> | thk | Kenya | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 142 |
| Tharu <a name=Tharu> | the, thg, thr | Nepal | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 1,555 |
| Themne (Temne) <a name=Themne> (Temne) | tem | Sierra Leone | Niger-Congo | S Atlantic | 1,684 |
| Tibetan <a name=Tibetan> | bod | China, Nepal | Sino-Tibetan | Bodic | 4,316 |
| Tigré <a name=Tigré> | tig | Eritrea | Afro-Asiatic | Semitic | 1,558 |
| Tigrinya Tigrigna <a name=Tigrinya Tigrigna> | tir | Eritrea, Ethiopia | Afro-Asiatic | Semitic | 6,973 |
| Tikar <a name=Tikar> | tik | Cameroon | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 994 |
| Timorese <a name=Timorese> | aoz | Indonesia | Austronesian | Central Malayo-Polynesian | 607 |
| Tippera <a name=Tippera> | tpe | Bangladesh | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 114 |
| Tiv <a name=Tiv> | tiv | Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 2,610 |
| Tlapanec <a name=Tlapanec> | tpx | Mexico | Subtiaba-Tlapanec | Subtiaba-Tlapanec | 100 |
| Tolaki <a name=Tolaki> | lbw | Indonesia | Austronesian | Sulawesi | 291 |
| Toma <a name=Toma> | tod | Guinea | Niger-Congo | W Mande | 214 |
| Tonga <a name=Tonga> | tog | Malawi | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 231 |
| Tonga <a name=Tonga> | toh | Mozambique | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 228 |
| Tonga <a name=Tonga> | toi | Zambia | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 1,218 |
| Tongan <a name=Tongan> | ton | Tonga | Austronesian | Oceanic | 177 |
| Tontemboan <a name=Tontemboan> | tnt | Indonesia | Austronesian | Sulawesi | 155 |
| Tooro <a name=Tooro> | ttj | Uganda | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 1,319 |
| Toposa <a name=Toposa> | toq | Sudan | Nilo-Saharan | Nilotic | 171 |
| Toraja (Toraja-Sa'dan) <a name=Toraja> (Toraja-Sa'dan) | sda | Indonesia | Austronesian | Sulawesi | 518 |
| Totonac <a name=Totonac> | tlc, top, tos, too | Mexico | Totonacan | Totonacan | 242 |
| Tshangla <a name=Tshangla> | tsj | Bhutan, India | Sino-Tibetan | Bodic | 510 |
| Tsikimba <a name=Tsikimba> | kdl | Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Benue-Congo | 121 |
| Tsishingini <a name=Tsishingini> | tsw | Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Benue-Congo | 121 |
| Tsonga <a name=Tsonga> | tso | Mozambique, South Africa | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 4,289 |
| Tsuvadi <a name=Tsuvadi> | tvd | Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Benue-Congo | 182 |
| Tswa <a name=Tswa> | tsc | Mozambique, South Africa | Niger-Congo | Benue-Congo | 716 |
| Tswana <a name=Tswana> | tsn | SE Africa | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 4,844 |
| Tugen <a name=Tugen> | tuy | Kenya | Nilo-Saharan | Nilotic | 181 |
| Tukang Besi <a name=Tukang Besi> | bhq, khc | Indonesia | Austronesian | Sulawesi | 260 |
| Tulu <a name=Tulu> | tcy | India | Dravidian | S Dravidian | 2,136 |
| Tumbuka <a name=Tumbuka> | tum | Malawi, Zambia | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 1,558 |
| Tupuri <a name=Tupuri> | tui | Cameroon, Chad | Niger-Congo | Adamawa-Ubangian | 325 |
| Turkana <a name=Turkana> | tuv | Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia | Nilo-Saharan | Nilotic | 577 |
| Turkish <a name=Turkish> | tur | Turkey, Europe | Altaic | Turkic | 63,229 |
| Turkmen <a name=Turkmen> | tuk | Turkmenistan | Altaic | Turkic | 15,873 |
| Tuvan (Tuvinian) <a name=Tuvan> (Tuvinian) | tyv | Mongolia, Russia, China | Altaic | Turkic | 257 |
| Twi <a name=Twi> | → #Akan | ||||
| Tyap <a name=Tyap> | → #Gworok | ||||
| Tzeltal <a name=Tzeltal> | tzb, tzh | Mexico | Mayan | Mayan | 288 |
| Tzotzil <a name=Tzotzil> | tzc | Mexico | Mayan | Mayan | 301 |
| Uab Meto <a name=Uab Meto> | → #Timorese | ||||
| Udmurt <a name=Udmurt> | udm | Russia | Uralic | Finnic | 405 |
| Ukrainian <a name=Ukrainian> | ukr | Ukraine | Indo-European | Slavic | 30,175 |
| Umbundu <a name=Umbundu> | umb | Angola | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 3,798 |
| Urdu <a name=Urdu> | urd | Pakistan | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 67,556 |
| Urhobo <a name=Urhobo> | urh | Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Edoid | 1,019 |
| Uyghur <a name=Uyghur> | uig | China | Altaic | Turkic | 8,243 |
| Uzbek <a name=Uzbek> | uzn, uzs | Afghanistan, Uzbekistan | Altaic | Turkic | 25,993 |
| Vai <a name=Vai> | vai | Liberia, Sierra Leone | Niger-Congo | W Mande | 138 |
| Varli <a name=Varli> | vav | India | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 466 |
| Vasavi <a name=Vasavi> | vas | India | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 986 |
| Venda <a name=Venda> | ven | South Africa, Zimbabwe | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 1,031 |
| Vietnamese <a name=Vietnamese> | vie | Vietnam | Austro-Asiatic | Viet-Muong | 76,364 |
| Vunjo <a name=Vunjo> | vun | Tanzania | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 419 |
| Wa <a name=Wa> | wbm | Myanmar, China | Austro-Asiatic | Mon-Khmer | 780 |
| Waci <a name=Waci> | wci | Togo, Benin | Niger-Congo | Kwa | 609 |
| Waddar <a name=Waddar> | wbq | India | Dravidian | S-C Dravidian | 2,116 |
| Wadiyara Koli <a name=Wadiyara Koli> | kxp | India, Pakistan | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 441 |
| Wagdi <a name=Wagdi> | wbr | India | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 1,850 |
| Wali <a name=Wali> | wlx | Ghana | Niger-Congo | Gur | 166 |
| Waneci <a name=Waneci> | wne | Pakistan | Indo-European | Indo-Aryan | 100 |
| Waray-Waray <a name=Waray-Waray> | war | Philippines | Austronesian | Meso-Philippine | 3,369 |
| Wasa <a name=Wasa> | wss | Ghana | Niger-Congo | Kwa | 303 |
| Waxianghua <a name=Waxianghua> | wxa | China | Isolate | 319 | |
| Wayuu <a name=Wayuu> | → #Goajiro | ||||
| Wè (Wobe) <a name=Wè> (Wobe) | wob, gxx, wec | Côte d'Ivoire | Niger-Congo | Kru | 475 |
| Welsh <a name=Welsh> | cym | UK | Indo-European | Celtic | 527 |
| Wéménugbé (Weme) <a name=Wéménugbé> (Weme) | wem | Benin | Niger-Congo | Kwa | 118 |
| Wojenaka <a name=Wojenaka> | jod | Côte d'Ivoire | Niger-Congo | Manding-Jogo | 159 |
| Wolaytta <a name=Wolaytta> | wal | Ethiopia | Afro-Asiatic | Omotic | 1,762 |
| Wolof <a name=Wolof> | wol | Gambia, Senegal | Niger-Congo | N Atlantic | 6,105 |
| Worodougou <a name=Worodougou> | jud | Côte d'Ivoire | Niger-Congo | Manding-Jogo | 106 |
| Wu (Changzhou) <a name=Wu> (Changzhou) | wuu | China | Sino-Tibetan | Chinese | 79,928 |
| Xamtanga <a name=Xamtanga> | xan | Ethiopia | Afro-Asiatic | Cushitic | 204 |
| Xasonga <a name=Xasonga> | kao | Mali, Senegal | Niger-Congo | W Mande | 169 |
| Xhosa <a name=Xhosa> | xho | South Africa | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 7,571 |
| Xiamen <a name=Xiamen> | → #Min Nan | ||||
| Xiang <a name=Xiang> | hsn | China | Sino-Tibetan | Chinese | 38,291 |
| Yaka <a name=Yaka> | yaf | DR Congo, Angola | Niger Congo | W Mande | 1,402 |
| Yakan <a name=Yakan> | yka | Philippines | Austronesian | Sama-Bajaw | 214 |
| Yakut <a name=Yakut> | sah | Russia | Altaic | Turkic | 384 |
| Yangbye <a name=Yangbye> | ybd | Myanmar | Sino-Tibetan | Tibeto-Burman | 710 |
| Yansi <a name=Yansi> | yns | DR Congo | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 177 |
| Yao <a name=Yao> | yao | Malawi, Mozambique | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 2,269 |
| Yay <a name=Yay> | → #Bouyei | ||||
| Yekhee <a name=Yekhee> | → #Etsako | ||||
| Yemba <a name=Yemba> | ybb | Cameroon | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 381 |
| Yemsa <a name=Yemsa> | jnj | Ethiopia | Afro-Asiatic | Omotic | 116 |
| Yerukula <a name=Yerukula> | yeu | India | Dravidian | Tamil-Kannada | 328 |
| Yi <a name=Yi> | ycl, yio | China | Sino-Tibetan | Burmese-Lolo | 6,910 |
| Yiddish <a name=Yiddish> | ydd, yih | E Europe, USA, Israel | Indo-European | Germanic | 607 |
| Yombe <a name=Yombe> | yom | DR Congo, Congo, Angola | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 1,222 |
| Yoruba <a name=Yoruba> | yor | Benin, Nigeria | Niger-Congo | Defoid | 25,691 |
| Yucatec (Maya) <a name=Yucatec> (Maya) | yua | Mexico | Mayan | Mayan | 808 |
| Yue <a name=Yue> | → #Cantonese | ||||
| Zaghawa <a name=Zaghawa> | zag | Sudan, Chad | Nilo-Saharan | Saharan | 341 |
| Zaiwa <a name=Zaiwa> | atb | China, Myanmar | Sino-Tibetan | Tibeto-Burman | 111 |
| Zande <a name=Zande> | zne | Central African Rep., DR Congo, Sudan | Niger-Congo | Adamawa-Ubangian | 2,538 |
| Zapotec <a name=Zapotec> | zai, zpd, zaa, zaw, zpm, zpi, zab, zpz, zav, zpq | Mexico | Oto-Manguean | Zapotecan | 457 |
| Zarma <a name=Zarma> | → #Dyerma | ||||
| Zazaki <a name=Zazaki> | → #Dimli | ||||
| Zhuang <a name=Zhuang> | ccx | China | Tai-Kadai | Kam-Tai | 15,947 |
| Zigula <a name=Zigula> | ziw | Tanzania | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 497 |
| Zimba <a name=Zimba> | zmb | DR Congo | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 213 |
| Zinza <a name=Zinza> | zin | Tanzania | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 193 |
| Zulu <a name=Zulu> | zul | South Africa | Niger-Congo | Bantoid | 10,335 |
(*) Serbian, Croatian, and Bosnian are treated as one language (Serbo-Croatian) in most statistics outside the former Yugoslav republics.
