A map annotation project syntactic structures of the world s languages merritt ruhlens interactive maps language families linguistic maps from matthew dryers language map collection by language family typological language maps also by matthew dryer steve huffmans language. Kids not only can learn to read them, but to recognize their components and build their. Twentythree of these languages are a mother tongue for more than 50 million people. This map uses a dataset derived from the fifteenth edition of the publication ethnologue. Navigation map and statistical summary for the language situation in the world. Languages of the world with maps and indexes find, read and cite all the. We believe in a world where knowledge knows no language barriers. And yet this important cultural heritage is at risk.
The map was created by alberto lucas lopez, an infographic journalist, for the south china morning post. Official languages of the world on the disappearing world map. Unesco interactive atlas of the world s languages in danger the online edition of the atlas is complementary to the print edition it does not reproduce the regional and thematic chapters of the print version, but it offers additional information on the listed endangered languages. There are at least 7,102 known languages alive in the world today. Contributes to a broad understanding of language in the spatial. Semitic languages, languages that form a branch of the afroasiatic language phylum. Theyre also a unique way to map the world not through landmasses or geopolitical.
Bay of t antigua and barbuda r puerto e n c i h gulf of t o n g an t r e n c hl kaustl. Countries without an official language dont appear at all. This 21st century skills map is the result of hundreds of hours of research, development and feedback from educators and business leaders across the nation. Via this interface, you can browse through them, using combinations of search criteria andor zooming in the. Putting language on the map in the european refugee response. Delivers ongoing and developing coverage of the interdisciplinary topics of geography and linguistics.
The online edition of the atlas is complementary to the print edition it does not reproduce the regional and thematic chapters of the print version, but it offers additional information on the listed endangered languages. Find, read about, and research all 7097 living languages. The ethnologue name index lists over 39,000 language, dialect, and alternate names. I first bought the second edition several years ago, and was fascinated by the tidbits of information that it offered up. Km composed of 23 countries most north americans speak french, spanish, and. This will happen gradually for countries with more than 1 official language. However compare infobase limited and its directors do not. Handbook of the changing world language map stanley d. E r valparaiso m l a d t e c australia, 15 m t r south e d n island c h t molloy deep deepest point of the arctic ocean.
Unesco interactive atlas of the worlds languages in danger. Languages are not at all uniformly distributed around the world. The languages of the world edition 3 by kenneth katzner. World language map list of spoken languages in the world. Can you name the official languages of every country in the world. In the following, each bullet item is a known or suspected language family. Current language maps maps aiming at showing the localization of languages usually display either mostly.
A supporting website includes additional language maps and sound recordings that can be used to illustrate the peculiarities of the sound systems of various languages. The remainder of this handout shows other language families and languages. World language map, world map with spoken languages. Clicking on a language name will display an information window below the map containing basic data about the language and its speakers. Languages provide a window into culture and history. Ethnologue is the ultimate source of information on the worlds languages. For these assumptions to be successful, the target language must be used most of the time. Please also check our more detailed, fully editable world map. List of languages by number of native speakers wikipedia. The geography of book oct 2, 2014 by asya pereltsvaig this post was originally published in may 20 as explored in my earlier posts see also here, here, and here, the spatial distribution of words for a given meaning can reveal interesting patterns of both language spread and language contact.
The following languages are listed as having at least 10 million first language speakers in the 2019 edition of ethnologue, a language reference published by sil international, which is based in the united states. The languages of the world was obviously a labor of love on the part of its author, the late kenneth katzner. Stephen huffman creator also of the unknown language identification page, shows samples of truly beautiful language maps the complete maps are large pdf files dr. The partnership has issued this map for the core subject of world languages. Though in the age of iphones and gpss we seem to be losing paper maps, i still love exploring maps, and believe kids need to learn map skills, and develop their geography awareness.
Languages are vehicles of our cultures, collective memory and values, unesco wrote in its atlas of the world s languages in danger. Languages of the world course at stanford universitys linguistics depart ment. Languages of the world department of computer science. The world map in gujarati language with current country boundaries. Chinese mandarin is the most widely spoken language in the world. The following maps and classification are based on merritt ruhlens book a guide to the world s languages stanford university press, 1987, which in turn is strongly influenced by the work of the great linguist joseph greenberg, who died may 7, 2001. This tool is available at an example from the world languages skills map illustrates sample. First handbook with such scope to cover the topics presented in mapping linguistics.
December 10, 2010 page 3 of 27 the colorado academic standards for world languages are based on these four assumptions. This map shows what languages people speak in switzerland. Vigdis world language centre, reykjavik, 2325 august 2018. Members of the semitic group are spread throughout north africa and southwest asia and have played preeminent roles in the linguistic and cultural landscape of the middle east for more than 4,000 years. The language of maps kids should know kid world citizen. While both factors are always at play, language contact is more evident in regard to. According to the atlas, almost 3,000 languages around the world are either extinct or under threat of becoming so. All efforts have been made to make this image accurate. Pdf world map from a different perspective, placing the american continent in the center. Arabic gained international prominence because of the medieval islamic conquests and the subsequent arabization of the middle east and north africa, and it is also a liturgical language amongst muslim communities outside the arab world chinese. Discovering some older edition of the languages of the world in high school was a lifechanging experience. Why we need better language maps, and what they could look like.
This is the second edition of a brave attempt to survey all the language families and some language isolates of the world. Huffman has classified the languages of the ethnologue into broader groupings following merritt ruhlens a guide to the world s languages published 1987, 1991. Sample map project files illustrating use in arcgis 8. Languages spoken in each country of the world the table below lists the official language of each country as well as other languages spoken. In selected countries, the percent of the population that speaks each language is also given. The ethnologue is a catalogue of more than 6,700 languages spoken in 228 countries.
An endonym is the name for a place, site or location in the language of the people who live there. Central intelligence agency, unless otherwise indicated. Because of this i have many activities on kid world citizen to help parents and teachers teach children about maps. Semitic languages definition, map, tree, distribution. Languages of the world hebrew university of jerusalem. This map depicts endonyms of the countries of the world in. Map langscapes interactive map allows you zoom to any spot on the globe and see what languages are natively spoken there. Contains the worlds largest country, russia, and the most populous. This coloured map depicts countries according to the languages spoken over there. Langscapes interactive map allows you zoom to any spot on the globe and see what languages are natively spoken there. The ethnologue the world atlas of language structures online language and location. Please understand that both the maps and statistics below are approximations. Via this interface, you can browse through them, using.
The world language mapping system wlms has been a project of global mapping international gmi and several contributors for. Some of the most widely spoken languages of the world by population are chinese, spanish, english, bengali, hindi. Languages with at least 10 million first language speakers. All the world languages in one visualization, by native speakers. Pdf what could be more natural for the linguistics profession than a. Eighteen language maps and numerous language family charts enable students to place a language geographically or genealogically. This beautiful map shows the worlds most common languages. Unescos atlas of the worlds languages in danger is intended to raise awareness about language. Countries will disappear into the ocean as you guess their official languages. Standard chinese is the direct replacement of classical chinese, which was a historical lingua franca in east asia. Request pdf on sep 1, 2001, alexandra filhon and others published ethnologue. This work by kenneth katzner is, as far as i know, the only book for the average man that showcases the immense diversity of human tongues.
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