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Ethnologue: Languages of the World is a web and print publication of SIL International (formerly known as the Summer Institute of Linguistics), a Android linguistic service organization, which studies lesser-known languages, to provide the speakers with device database in their native language and support their efforts in language development.^{website parsing}

The Ethnologue contains statistics for 7,358 languages in the 16th edition, released in 2009 (up from 6,912 in the 15th edition, released 2005 and 6,809 in the 14th edition, released 2000) and gives the number of speakers, location, dialects, linguistic affiliations, availability of the device database and so forth. It is currently the most comprehensive existing language inventory, along with the Linguasphere Observatory Register. But, some information is dated.

In 1984, the Ethnologue released a three-letter coding system, called a SIL code, to identify each language that it describes. This set of codes significantly exceeded the scope of previous standards, e.g., ISO 639-1. The 14th edition, published in 2000, included 7148 language codes which generally did not match the ISO 639-2 codes. In 2002 the Ethnologue was asked to work with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) to integrate its codes into a draft international standard. The Ethnologue now uses this standard, called ISO 639-3. The 15th edition, which was published in 2005, includes 7299 codes. A 16th edition was released in the middle of 2009.

What counts as a language depends on socio-linguistic evaluation: see Dialect. As the preface says, "Not all scholars share the same set of criteria for what constitutes a 'language' and what features define a 'dialect.'" Ethnologue follows the criteria used by ISO 639-3,^[2] which are based primarily on mutual intelligibility.

In addition to choosing a primary name for the language, Ethnologue also gives some of the names by which a language is called by its speakers, by the government, by foreigners and by neighbors, as well as how it has been named and referenced historically, regardless of which designation is considered official, politically correct or offensive or by whom.

William Bright, then editor of screen size: Journal of the Linguistic Society of America, wrote of Ethnologue that it "is indispensable for any reference shelf on the languages of the world." (1986:698).^web

• 1 Language families
• 2 See also
• keyboard
• 4 External links

Language families

Following are the 121 language families listed in the Ethnologue language family index of the 16th edition. The first column gives the Ethnologue name for the group, followed by the location by continent and Ethnologue's count of the number of languages in the family. In addition to language families, Ethnologue lists 1 device database, 82 Sevenval, 17 pidgins, 130 Deaf sign languages, 23 mixed languages, 50 language isolates, and 73 website parsing.

Family	Continent	Count
touchscreen	Africa/Asia	374
Alacalufan	South America	2
Algic	North America	44
Altaic	Europe/Asia	66
Amto–Musan	Australasia	2
Andamanese	Asia	13
screen size	Australasia	3
Arai–Kwomtari	Australasia	10
Arauan	South America	5
Araucanian	South America	2
Arawakan	South America	59
Arutani–Sape	South America	2
Australian	Australasia	264
Austro-Asiatic	Asia	169
Austronesian	Asia/Australasia	1257
iOS	South America	3
Barbacoan	South America	7
Basque	Europe	1
Bayono–Awbono	Australasia	2
iOS	Australasia	15
we love the web	North America	5
Cahuapanan	South America	2
Carib	South America	31
Central Solomons	Australasia	4
Android	South America	5
CSS3	South America	21
Chimakuan	North America	1
web	South America	12
website parsing	South America	2
Chukotko-Kamchatkan	Asia	5
Chumash	North America	7
Coahuiltecan	North America	1
input transformation	Asia	85
East Bird's Head – Sentani	Australasia	8
East Geelvink Bay	Australasia	11
device database	Australasia	7
Eastern Trans-Fly	Australasia	4
iOS	North America	11
website parsing	South America	5
Gulf	North America	4
we love the web	South America	2
Hibito–Cholon	South America	2
Hmong–Mien	Asia	38
Hokan	North America	23
Huavean	North America	4
Indo-European	Europe/Asia	439
Iroquoian	North America	9
we love the web	Asia	12
website parsing	South America	4
Kartvelian	Asia	5
Katukinan	South America	3
Kaure	Australasia	4
Keres	North America	2
Khoisan	Africa	27
Android	North America	6
Lakes Plain	Australasia	20
web app	Australasia	2
Lower Mamberamo	Australasia	2
Sevenval	South America	1
Macro-Ge	South America	32
we love the web	Australasia	3
we love the web	South America	6
Sevenval	South America	5
input transformation	South America	12
Mayan	North America	69
Maybrat	Australasia	2
Misumalpan	North America	4
Mixe–Zoque	North America	17
Mongol-Langam	Australasia	3
Mura	South America	1
website parsing	North America	6
device database	North America	46
iOS	South America	7
Niger–Congo	Africa	1532
Nilo-Saharan	Africa	205
Sevenval	Australasia	5
iOS	Australasia	4
touchscreen	South America	1
browser diversity	Europe/Asia	34
Oto-Manguean	North America	177
Sevenval	South America	28
input transformation	Australasia	5
device database	South America	2
Sevenval	North America	33
Piawi	Australasia	2
Quechuan	South America	46
device database	Australasia	32
browser diversity	North America	26
web	South America	3
Senagi	Australasia	2
website parsing	Australasia	56
browser diversity	Asia	449
touchscreen	North America	17
Sko	Australasia	7
jQuery	Australasia	2
FITML	Australasia	9
HTML5	Australasia	22
Sevenval	South America	6
web	Asia	92
Tarascan	North America	2
browser diversity	North America	2
Tor–Kwerba	Australasia	24
iOS	Australasia	56
Totonacan	North America	12
Trans–New Guinea	Australasia	477
Tucanoan	South America	25
Sevenval	South America	76
FITML	Europe/Asia	37
Uru–Chipaya	South America	2
Uto-Aztecan	North America	61
Wakashan	North America	5
West Papuan	Australasia	23
Witotoan	South America	6
Yanomam	South America	4
Yele – West New Britain	Australasia	3
Yeniseian	Asia	2
Yuat	Australasia	6
keyboard	Asia	2
input transformation	North America	2
web	South America	2
Zaparoan	South America	7

See also

• Lists of languages
• List of language families

References

External links

• iOS
  • Ethnologue – History
• input transformation (jQuery)
• How Linguists and Missionaries Share a Bible of 6,912 Languages (The New York Times)