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| LANGUAGE / IDIOMA | COW / VACA | PRONUNCIATION / PRONUNCIACIÓN |
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KAOZ |
? |
North American Indian Language. |
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| ABKHAZIAN | AZHZH |
? |
Spoken in Abkhaz autonomous republic in Georgia. |
| ABOR (LUOBA, BOGA'ER) | S/O | ? | Tibetan language spoken in southeast Tibet. |
| ACHEHNESE | LUMOE | ? | Spoken in Northwestern Sumatra. |
| ADILABAD | MURA | ? | Dravidian Language spoken in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, India. |
| ADOLA | THIANG |
? |
Spoken in Eastern Uganda |
| ADYGEAN | TCHEM | ? | Spoken in the Caucasus, Russia. |
| AFRIKAANS | KOEI |
/'ko:je/ |
Spoken in South Africa. It is similar to Dutch. |
| AGUL | XUNI | ? | Caucasian language spoken in southern Daghestan, Russia. |
| AHTNA/ATHABASKAN | GILIBA' |
? |
North American Indian language. |
| AINU | PEKO |
? |
Spoken in the north of Japan. |
| AKAN | NANTWI |
/neintSwi/ |
Spoken in Ghana, Ivory Coast and Togo. |
| AKHA | MAW NAYE |
? |
Spoken in Thailand. |
| AKHVAKV | ZÎWO | ? | Spoken in Southwestern Dagestan, Russia. |
| AKLANON | BAKA |
? |
Spoken in the Philippines. |
| AKUSHA | QIAL | ? | Caucasian language spoken in Eastern Daghestan, Russia. |
| ALABAMA | WAAKA |
? |
North American Indian Language. |
| ALBANIAN / SHQIP | LOPË |
Lawp, loap, loapuh |
Country of Origin: Albania. |
| ALTAI | INEK | ? | Spoken in the Altai Republic in Russia. |
| AMHARIC | LAM |
/la:m/ |
Spoken in Ethiopia. |
| ANDI | ZIWU | ? | Spoken in South-Western Dagestan, Russia. |
| ANDI (PROTO) | *zin | ? | This is the language Andian languages come from. (South-Western Dagestan, Russia). |
| ANISHINAABE | BIZHIKI(WAG) |
? |
North American Indian Language. |
| APACHE CHIRICAHUA | NAATSÍLÉ |
? |
North American Indian Language. |
| APACHE MESCALERO | IYÁNÉ |
? |
North American Indian Language. |
| APACHE (WESTERN) (SAN CARLOS DIALECT) | MAGASHI |
? |
North American Indian Language. |
| APACHE (WESTERN) (WHITE MOUNTAIN DIALECT) | BAGASHI |
? |
North American Indian Language. |
| ARABIC / |
BAQARA |
? |
Country of origin: Saudi Arabia. |
| ARAGONESE | BACA |
/'baka/ |
Spoken by a few thousand people in the north of Spain. |
| ARANES | VACA | /'baka/ | Occitan dialect spoken in the Valley of Aran, in northern Spain. |
| ARBËRISHT | LOPË | /'l@up@/ | Albanian spoken in the south of Italy. |
| ARCHI | XION | ? | Caucasian language spoken in southern Daghestan, Russia. |
| ARMENIAN | GOV |
/gov/ |
Country of origin: Armenia. |
| AROMANIAN | VACÂ |
? |
Romanian dialect spoken in Greece. |
| ASL (AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE) | "Extending the little finger and |
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Sign Language.
Primary language of the majority of Deaf Americans and Canadians. |
| ASSAMESE | GORU |
/gouru/ |
Spoken in northeast India. |
| ASSYRIAN | TAWIRTA |
? |
Spoken by a few thousand people in Syria and Iran. |
| AVESTAN | GAO/GAU / GAUS' |
? |
Iranian language of the Avesta, the sacred book of Zoroastrianism. |
| AWADHI | GAI | /ga:i/ | Spoken in North Central India, near Banarasi. |
| AYMARA | QACHU / WAKA |
? |
Spoken in Peru and Bolivia. |
| AZERBAIJANI / Azærbaycan | GOYUN /IN,,K |
? |
Country of origin: Azerbaijan. |
| BABLE / ASTURIANU | XATA |
/'Sata/ |
Spoken in Asturias, Spain. |
| BAGVALAL | ZIN | ? | Spoken in South Western Dagestan, Russia. |
| BATSBI | JETT | ? | Spoken in Georgia. |
| MALAY
BAHASA MELAYU / MALAYSIA |
LEMBU |
/'lembu/ |
Country of origin: Malaysia. |
| BALI | NGOO |
? |
Spoken in Zaire. |
| BALKAR | TUWAR | ? | Spoken in the Central Caucasus in Russia. |
| BALTIC (COMMON) | *GOU | ? | This is the language Baltic languages come from. |
| BANGALA | NGÓMBÉ |
? |
Spoken in the north of Zaire. |
| BAOAN | UNAŸ | ? | Spoken in Gansu, China. |
| BASQUE / EUSKARA | BEHIA | Spoken in the north of Spain and the south of France. (Basque Country). | |
| BASHKARIK | GAI | /ga:i/ | Spoken in Norht Eastern Afghanistan. |
| BAS(S)A | BI-NEMI |
? |
Spoken near the Niger-Benue confluence in Nigeria. |
| BATSBI | JETT | ? | Caucasian language spoken in Zemo Alvani, Eastern Georgia. |
| BAVARIAN / BOARISCH | KUA / RINDSVICH |
/khua/ |
Variety of German. |
| BEJA | SA8 |
? |
Spoken in Sudan. |
| BELARUSIAN | KAROVA |
? |
Country of origin: Belarus. |
| BEMBA |
? |
Spoken in Zambia, Tanzania and Congo. | |
| BENGALI / BANGLA | GORU |
/go'ru:/ |
Country of origin: Bangladesh. |
| BETUL | MUURAA | /mu:ra:/ | Draviddian language spoken in Madhya Pradesh, India. |
| BEZITA | WARA |
? |
Caucasian language spoken in southwestern Daghestan, Russia. |
| BICOL | DAMOLÁG | ? | Spoken in the Philippines. |
| BIHARI | GAI | /ga:i/ | Spoken in the state of Bihar, in northeastern India |
| BILOXI | WAK |
[wak] |
North American Indian language. (Extinct) |
| BISAYA | BAKA |
? |
Spoken in the Philippines |
| BISLAMA | WOMAN BULUK | /'buluk/ | Pidgin Spoken in Vanuatu. It is the main language of the country. |
| BLIN | LEWI / LUWI | ? | Eritrean language. |
| BOBANGI | NGOMBO | ? | Spoken in Congo. |
| BOBE | NKOPO | ? | Spoken in Equatorial Guinea. |
| BORAIN | VACH |
/vak/ |
Borain is the language of a very small community in Belgium, (near Mons in Hainaut). |
| BOSNIAN / BOSANSKY | KRAVA |
? |
Country of origin: Bosnia. |
| BOTLIKH | ZINI |
? |
Spoken in South Western Dagestan, Russia. |
| BRAHUI | DAGGÎ |
? |
Dravidian language spoken in Pakistan. |
| BRAILLE | /kau/ | Written language for blind people. | |
| BRETON / BREZHONEG | BUOC'H | /'byox/ | Spoken in Brittany, France. |
| BUKUSU | XAAFU | ? | Spoken in Kenya. |
| BULGARIAN / BALGARSKI | KRAVA (KPABA) | /'krava/ | Country of origin: Bulgaria. |
| BURA | TLA |
? |
Spoken in NE Nigeria. |
| BURMESE | NWA |
/nwa/ | Country of origin: Burma. |
| BURUSHASKI | BIA | /bi'a/ | Language isolate spoken in Northern Pakistan. |
| BURYAT | UNEEN |
? |
Spoken in Central Asia. |
| CAMBODIA N | ? | Country of origin: Cambodia. | |
| CATAWBA | wi`d>ya` | ? | North American Indian Language. |
| CATALAN / CATALÀ | VACA | /'baka/ | Eastern Spain, Andorra and the south of France. |
| CEBUANO | BÁKA | /'ba:ka/ | Spoken in the Philippines. |
| CELTIC (COMMON) | *GUHOW- | ? | This is the language Celtic languages come from. |
| CEQLI | BULI | ? | Artificial language. |
| CHAMALAL | ZIN | ? | Spoken in South Western Dagestan, Russia. |
| CHAMORU | GUAKA/BAKA | /gwaka/ | Spoken on the island of Guam. Micronesian language with some Spanish vocabulary. |
| CHECHEN | ETT | ? | Spoken in Chechenia, Autonomous republic in Russia. |
| CHEREMIS (MARI) | LESHME | ? | Spoken in the Mari Autonomous republic in Russia. |
| CHEROKEE / TSALAGI | WAHGA / WA-GA | ? | North American Indian Language. |
| CHEWA | NG'OMBE | ? | Spoken in Malawi and Zambia. |
| CHEYENNE | VE'HO'EOTOA'O | ? | North American Indian Language. |
| CHHINDWARA | MUURAA | /mu:ra:/ | Dravidian language spoken in Madhya Pradesh, India. |
| CHICHEWA | NG'OMBE | ? | African language. |
| CHICKASAW | WAKA | [waka] | North American Indian Language. |
| CHINESE (MANDARIN)
|
MU NIU |
/mu 21/ /njou 35/ /gu3/ | Main dialect spoken in China. |
| CHINESE (JIN) | MU-IEU | ? | Primarily in Shanxi Province |
| CHINESE (WU) | TSEH-NYIÜ | ? | Spoken in and around Shanghai |
| CHINESE (XIANG) | NYIEU-PO-TSEH | ? | Primarily in Hunan Province |
| CHINESE (GAN) | MU-NYIU | ? | Primarily in Jiangxi Province. |
| CHINESE (HAKKA) | NYIU-MA |
/gu3/ | In pockets across Southeastern China. |
| CHINESE (CANTONESE)
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NGAU-NA | /gu2/ | Spoken in and around Canton/Guangzhou. |
| CHINESE (HOKKIEN) | GU-BU | ? | Spoken in and around Amoy/Xiamen. |
| CHINESE (MINBEI) | NGU-MUAH | ? | Spoken in and around Fuzhou. |
| CHINESE (PINHUA) | NYEU-MU | ? | Spoken in pockets in Guangxi province. |
| CHINOOK | klootchman moosmoos | ? | Lingua Franca of the Pacific Northwest in the 19th century. |
| CHIRAGH | QIWAL | ? | Caucasian language spoken in Eastern Daghestan, Russia. |
| CHOCTAW | WAAK | ? | North American Indian Language. |
| CH'OL | WACAX | ? | Spoken in northern Chiapas, Mexico. |
| CHORTI | WAKAX | ? | Spoken in Honduras. |
| CHUVASH | ËNE | /iénè/ | Turkic language spoken in the Chuvash autonomous republic in Russia. |
| COEUR D'ALENE | ST''MA | ? | North American Indian Language. |
| COMANCHE | PIMOROO/PE-MER-RO | /pimor'Oo/ | North American Indian Language |
| COPTIC | EHE | /'ihi/ | Used in Egypt as a liturgical language only. |
| CORNISH / KERNEWEK | BUGH | /bju:h/ | Resurrected. |
| CORSICAN | VACCA | ? | Spoken on the Island of Corsica, France. |
| CREOLA | BÈF |
? |
Spoken in Martinique, in the Caribbean. |
| CROATIAN / HRVATSKI | KRAVA |
/'krava/ |
Country of origin: Croatia. |
| CROW | BISH'EEICHIILE | ? | North American Indian Language. |
| CUMAN | INEK | ? | The Turkic language spoken from Ukraine to Central Eurasia (11-14th centuries), now extinct. |
| CZECH / |
KRÁVA | /'kra:va/ | Country of origin: The Czech Republic. |
| DAGUR | XUKUR / UNŒ | ? | Spoken in Inner Mongolia and Xinjiang |
| DANISH / DANSK | KO | /ko?/ | Country of origin: Denmark. |
| DARI | GOW | ? | Spoken in Afghanistan |
| DARGWA (PROTO) | *qIwal | ? | Caucasian language spoken in Eastern Daghestan, Russia. |
| DOLOMITIC LADINIAN | VACIA/ARMENTA | ? | Spoken in the north of Italy. |
| DONGXIANG | FUGIE |
? | Spoken in western China. |
| DORIC | KYE | /kaI/ | Spoken in North East Scotland, replaced by Scots. |
| DRAVIDIAN (PROTO) | AAV | /a:v/ | The language Dravidian languages come from. |
| DUMAKI | GAI | /ga:i/ | Spoken in the Hunza valley in northern Pakistan. |
| DUMI | BHI?I | ? | Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Northern Khotang District, hills near the middle of the Rawakhola Valley in Nepal. |
| DUTCH / NEDERLANDS | KOE | /ku/ | Country of origin: The Netherlands. |
| EGGOND | È- NDGÁ |
? |
Spoken in Central Nigeria. |
| EGYPTIAN | IHET | ? | The language of Ancient Egypt. |
| EKEGUSII | ENGOMBE | ? | Spoken in Kenya. |
| EMAKHUA | nakuluwe | ? | Spoken in Mozambique. |
| ENETS (TUNDRA) | KORAA | ? | Spoken in the north of Siberia. |
| ENGLISH | COW | /kau/ | Country of origin: The United Kingdom. |
| ENGLISH (OLD) | CU' | ? | This is the language English comes from. |
| ESPERANTO | BOVINO | /bo'vino/ | Artificial language |
| ESTONIAN / EESTI | LEHM | /'lehm/ | Country of origin: Estonia. |
| ETRUSCAN | BACA | ? | Extinct language of the Italic Peninsula. |
| EURISH | BOVELU |
? | Artificial language based on Latin. |
| EVEN | H£KEN, H£K£N
(HO"KEN, HO"KO"N) |
? | Spoken in Eastern Siberia and the Kamchatka Peninsula. |
| EVENKI | HUKUR | ? | Spoken in the forests of Central and Eastern Siberia. |
| EWI | ENYI | ? | Spoken in Ghana, Benin and Togo. |
| FAROESE | KÚGV | /kigv/ | Spoken on the Faeroe islands, Denmark. |
| FIJIAN (VOSA VAKA-VITI) | BULUMAKAU | /?/ | Country of origin: Fiji. |
| FINGERSPELLING
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One-Handed American Manual
Alphabet (as opposed to the two-handed version used among the American Deaf-Blind). |
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| FINNISH (SUOMEA) | LEHMÄ | /'lehma/ | Country of origin: Finland. |
| FLEMISH (VLAAMS) | KOE / KOEI | /ku/ /kuj/ | A variety of Dutch spoken in Belgium. |
| FRANK | KOU | ? | Spoken in Germany. |
| FRENCH / FRANÇAIS | VACHE | /vaS/ | Country of origin: France. |
| FRISIAN / FRYSK | KO | /kou/ | Spoken in The Netherlands and Germany. |
| FRIULAN (FURLAN) | VACJE | ? | Spoken in the north of Italy. |
| FULA | NAGGE | ? | Spoken in Western Africa, from Senegal to Chad. |
| GA | TSINAA | /tSi:n@/ | Spoken in Southern Ghana. |
| GADBA | KONDE | ? | Spoken in Andhra Pradesh and Orissa, India. |
| GAELIC ( GÀIDHLIG) | BÓ | /b@U/ | Spoken in Scotland. |
| GAGAUZ | INEK | ? | Turkic language spoken in Moldova and Bulgaria. |
| GALICIAN / GALEGO | VACA | /'vaka/ | Spoken in the northwest of Spain. |
| GAMBIRI | GODDU | ? | Spoken near Chitral in Northern Pakistan. |
| GARHWALI | GAURI | ? | Spoken in Kashmir and Uttar Pradesh, India. |
| GASCON | VACA | /'bako/ | Spoken in the South of France. |
| GAVIÃO | IITIÌ PÔÒ | ? | Spoken in the Amazon basin. |
| GBARI | NAGO |
? |
Spoken in the Federal Capital of Nigeria. |
| GAWARBATI | ECI | ? | Spoken in southern Nuristan, Afghanistan. |
| GEEBEESH | QKAAL |
/khaul/ |
A spoken dialect invented c.1996 AC in Pasadena, California |
| GE'EZ | LAHM | ? | Old language of liturgy in Ethiopia and Eritrea. |
| GEORGIAN
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DZROKHA |
/'dZroxa/ | Country of origin: Georgia. |
| GEORDIE | COO | ? | Spoken in the Northeast of England. |
| GERMAN / DEUTSCH | KUH | /ku/ | Country of origin: Germany |
| HIGH GERMAN (OLD) | KUO | ? | |
| LOW GERMAN / PLATTDËUTSCH | KOH |
? |
Spoken in Germany. |
| GERMANIC (COMMON) | *ko:wo: | /'ko:wo:/ | This is the language Germanic languages come from. |
| GINUKH | GWERO |
? |
Caucasian language spoken in southwestern Daghestan, Russia. |
| GISU | INKAFU | ? | Spoken in Eastern Uganda |
| GLOSA | VAKA | /'vaka/ | Artificial language. |
| GODOBERI | ZINI | ? | Spoken in South Western Dagestan, Russia. |
| GOMMU | MURE | ? | Spoken in Andhra Pradesh, south of the Godavari River. India. |
| GONDI | PONDA | ? | Spoken in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, India. |
| GONDI (PROTO) | *mu:r- | /mu:r/ | TheGondi subgroup of Dravidian languages comes from this language. |
| GOTHIC | KALBO (Calf) | ? | Extinct Germanic language. |
| GREEK (MODERN)
/ |
AYELADA | ? | Country of origin: Greece. |
| GREEK (ANCIENT) | BOUS | ? | Extinct. |
| GREENLANDIC | NERSUSSUAQ | ? | The language of the Inuit people of Greenland. |
| GUARANI | VAKA | ? | Spoken in Paraguay. |
| GUJARATI | GAY |
/gaj/ | Spoken in the west of India. |
| GULLAH | COW | /kau/ | Spoken in South Carolina, USA. |
| GUNZIB | HORO |
? |
Caucasian language spoken in southwestern Daghestan, Russia. |
| HARARI | LÁM | ? | Spoken in the Ethiopian city of Harar. |
| HAUSA | SANIYA | ? | Spoken in Nigeria. |
| HAWAIAN / Hawai`i | PIPI | ? | Spoken in Hawaii, USA. |
| HEBREW
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PARAH |
/p@'r@h/ | Country of origin: Israel. |
| HILIGAYNON | BAKA | ? | Spoken in the Philippines. |
| HINDI / |
GAY | /ga:i/ | Country of origin: India. |
| HITTITE | WAWA | ? | Extinct language of in central Asia Minor. |
| HMONG | NYUJ (Tus) | /nju/ | Spoken in Southeast Asia. |
| HOUAïLOU | POROMOKAU BOÈ | ? | Spoken in New Caledonia. |
| HUNGARIAN / MAGYAR | TEHÈN / ENEU | /'t}he:n/ | Country of origin: Hungary. |
| HURRITIC | NGW (a bull) | ? | Extinct Mesopotamian language. |
| IBO / IGBO | EFI / EHI / NAMA | ? | A major language in Nigeria. |
| ICELANDIC / ÍSLENSKA | KÝR | ? | Country of origin: Iceland. |
| OLD ICELANDIC | KÝR | ? | Extinct language of Iceland. |
| IDO | BOVINO | ? | Improved Esperanto. |
| ILA | MOMBE | ? | Spoken in Zambia. |
| ILOKANO | BAKA | ? | A language in the Philippines |
| IMITERF | KUV | /ku:v/ | Artificial Language. |
| INDOEUROPEAN | *GWOU (A bull) | ? | Extinct language from Eastern Europe. |
| INDONESIAN/BAHASA INDONESIA | SAPI/LEMBU | /lem´b@/ | Country of origin: Indonesia. |
| INGUSH | BEZHAN |
? |
Spoken in Ingushetia, in Russia. |
| INKHOKVARI | GOLO |
? |
Caucasian language spoken in southwestern Daghestan, Russia. |
| INNU | UISHAU-ATIK |
/wiSo:si:k/ |
Spoken in the North of Canada. |
| INTERLINGU A | VACCA | ? | Artificial language |
| INUIT (NORTH BAFFIN DIALECT) | IMMUKSIUGAP | ? | Spoken in the island of Baffin in Northern Canada. |
| INUIT (TUNUNIQ DIALECT) | NURRALIK | ? | Spoken in the island of Baffin in Northern Canada. |
| INNUIT (IÑUPIAT) | immulivik | ? | Eskimo language spoken in Northwestern Alaska. |
| IOWAY-OTOE | CHEHGA | [tShehka] | North American Indian Language. |
| IRISH / Gaeilge | BÓ | /bo:/ | Country of origin: Ireland. |
| IRISH (OLD) | BO' | ? | This is the language modern Irish comes from. |
| ISTRIOT | VACA |
? |
Romance language spoken in Croatia. |
| ISTRO-ROMANIAN | VACA |
? |
Romance language spoken in Croatia. |
| ITALIAN / ITALIANO | MUCCA/VACCA | /'mukka/ | Country of origin: Italy. |
| IVATAN | BACA | ? | Spoken in the Philippines. |
| JAKELIMOTU | JAKKITIKUIAO | ? | Artificial Language. |
| JAMSKA | KU | ? | Swedish dialect. |
| JAPANESE
/ |
USHI |
/u:shi/ | Country of origin: Japan. |
| JAPANESE (KAGOSHIMA) | USHI | ? | Country of origin: Japan. |
| JAPANESE (KYOTO) | USHI | ? | Country of origin: Japan. |
| JAPANESE (OLD) | USI | ? | Country of origin: Japan. |
| JARDA | WAL |
? |
Artificial language. |
| JAVANESE/BOSOJOWO | SAPI/LEMBU | ? | Spoken on the island of Java, Indonesia. |
| JÈRRIAIS | VAQUE | /vA:k/ | Spoken in Jersey, United kingdom. |
| JITA | i:n-ka; ing'a | ? | Spoken in Tanzania. |
| JUDEO-SPANISH (DJUDEZMO) | VAKA |
/'vaka/ |
Spanish dialect spoken by the descendants of the Jews who lived in Spain in the middle ages. |
| KABARDIAN / KABARDO-CHERKESS | ZHEM | /Zem/ | Spoken in the Caucasian Republic of Cherkessia, Russia. |
| KABYLE / BERBER | TAFOUNESST / TAFOUNEST / TAFUNEST | ? | Spoken in the south of Algeria. |
| KABYLE / BERBER (AZAZGA DIALECT) | THAFUNESTH | ? | Spoken in the south of Algeria. |
| KACHIN (JINGPHO) | DUMSU | ? | Tibetan language spoken in Western Yunnan, China. |
| KHAKHAS | ÎNEZ | ? | Turkic language spoken in the southern Siberian Khakas Republic. |
| KALANGA | tshunyana | ? | Spoken in Botswana and Zimbabwe. |
| KALASHA | GAKH / GAO | ? | Spoken in the Northwest of Pakistan. |
| KALING | BAJ | ? | Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Eastern Nepal. |
| KALMUCK | µkr | ? | Spoken in the Northeast of the Caspian Sea. |
| KAMILAROI | MILAMBARAAY |
? |
Aboriginal Australian language. |
| KÂMVIRI | GO | /go/ | Spoken in |
| KANNADA | HASU/GOVU/DANA | ? | Spoken in India. |
| KANSA | CCESKA | /tSeska/ | North American Indian Language. |
| KAPAMPANGAN | BAKA | ? | Spoken in the Philippines. |
| KARACHAI | TUWAR | ? | Spoken in the Central Caucasus in Russia. |
| KARAIM | SIYIR | ? | Turkic language spoken in Lithuania and the Ukraine. |
| KARAKALPAK | IÿGEN | ? | Turkic language spoken in Uzbekistan. |
| KARAKHANID | INGEK | ? | Turkic language
spoken in the Middle Ages. |
| KARATA | ZINI | ? | Spoken in South Western Dagestan, Russia. |
| KARELIAN | LEHMÄ |
? |
Spoken in Northwest Russia. |
| KARUK | musmus-asikt·vaan | ? | North American Indian Language. |
| KASHMIRI | GAV | ? | Spoken in Northern India and Pakistan. |
| KASHUBIAN | KARWA |
? |
Spoken in the north of Poland. |
| KATCHA | FIO |
? |
Spoken in the Nuba Hills of Sudan. |
| KAZAKH | SIYIR | ? | Country of origin: Kazakhistan. |
| KEMANCI | çêLEK / MANGE | /'tSe:lek/ | Northern Dialect of Kurdish, spoken in Turkey. |
| KERALA MALAYALAM | PASHU |
/PVSu:/ | Spoken in India. |
| KEREWE | ENTE | ? | Spoken in Tanzania. |
| KHALKHA | µxer / µnŒN | ? | Spoken in Mongolia. |
| KHASI KA KTIEN KHASI | MASI | /masi'/ | Spoken in North-east India. |
| KHINALUG | LAC | ? | Caucasian language spoken in southern Daghestan, Russia. |
| KHOWAR | LESHU | ? | Spoken in Pakistan. |
| KHVARSHI | GWALO |
? |
Caucasian language spoken in southwestern Daghestan, Russia. |
| KIGA | ENTE | ? | Spoken in Uganda, Tanzania and Congo. |
| KIKUYU | NGOMBE | ? | Spoken by 4 million people in Kenya. |
| KLALLAM | M-SMUS | ? | North American Indian Language. |
| KIRANTI (PROTO) | *BIN | ? | This is the origin of modern Kiranti languages. |
| KODAGU | ATTA | ? | Dravidian language spoken in Karnakata, India. |
| KOLAMI | KUTE | ? | Spoken in Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, India. |
| KOLAMI-GADBA (PROTO) | *mud | The language Kolami comes from. | |
| KONDA | PONDA / MODO | ? | Spoken in Andhra Pradesh, Orissa and Assam, India. |
| KONGO | NGÒMBÉ | ? | Spoken in Congo and Angola. |
| KONKANI | GAYI | ? | Spoken around Goa, India. |
| KOREAN |
AMSO |
/'amso/ | Country of origin: Korea. |
| KOREAN (MIDDLE) | SJO | ? | Country of origin: Korea. |
| KOREAN (PROTO) | SJO | ? | Country of origin: Korea. |
| KORYAK | KOROVA | ? | Spoken in the Kamtchatka Peninsula in Siberia. |
| KOTA | KURL / AAV | /a:/ | Spoken near Chennai in India. |
| KREYOL | BÉF/VACH | ? | Spoken in Haiti. |
| KUBACHI | QIUL | ? | Caucasian language spoken in Eastern Daghestan, Russia. |
| KUI | PONDA | ? | Spoken in Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, India |
| KUI-KUWI (PROTO) | *ko:di | /k:odi/ | The language Modern Kui and Kuwi come from. |
| KULUNG | PI | ? | Tibeto-Burman language spoken along the upper reaches of the Hungu river in Solu Khumbu District of Sagarmatha Zone in the eastern part of Nepal. |
| KUMAINI | GORU | ? | Spoken in Northern India and Nepal. |
| KUMYK | INEK | ? | Turkic language spoken in Dagestan, Russia. |
| KURDISH | MANGE | ? | Spoken in Iraq, Turkey and Syria mainly. |
| KURUX | OY | /o:i/ | Spoke in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, Tripura, West Bengal and Orissa, India. |
| KUWI | PONDA / KOODI | ? | Spoken in Orissa and Andhra Pradesh, India. |
| KYRGYZ | MUZOO / INEK | ? | Country of origin: Kyrgyzistan. |
| KWANYAMA | ONGOBE | ? | Spoken in Angola. |
| LADAKHI | BALLANG |
/?/ |
Spoken in the North of India. |
| LAHNDA | GAA |
? |
Also known as Western Panjabi. Spoken in Central Eastern Pakistan. |
| LAK | ULL |
? |
Caucasian language spoken in south-central Daghestan, Russia. |
| LAKOTA | PTE | ? | North American Indian Language. |
| LAOTIAN | NGUA | ? | Country of origin: Laos. |
| LATIN | VACCA | /'vaka/ | Extinct, except in Catholic liturgy. |
| LATVIAN / LATVISKI | GOVS | ? | Country of origin: Latvia. |
| LEZGHIAN (PROTO) | *cûr | ? | Caucasian language spoken in southern Daghestan, Russia. |
| LIMBU | PITMA | ? | Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Eastern Nepal and Sikkim in India. |
| LINGALA | NGÓMBÓ |
? |
Spoken in the north of Zaire. |
| LINGUA FRANCA | VACA | ? | Extinct Mediterranean Pidgin. |
| LITHUANIAN / LIETUVISKAI | KARVÉ | /'karve/ | Country of origin: Lithuania. |
| LOGLAN/LOJBAN | KASNA/BAKNI | /'bakni/ | Artificial language |
| LIVONIAN | NÏEM | ? | Spoken in Latvia and Estonia. |
| LOW SAXON | KOH | /koow/ | A Germanic language spoken in Germany and The Netherlands. |
| LOZI | NAKAWA | ? | Spoken in Zambia |
| LUGANDA | NTE | ? | Spoken in Uganda (Buganda Region) |
| LUXEMBURGISH / LETZEBURGESCH | KOUH |
/kau/ |
Country of origin: Luxembourgh. |
| MACEDONIAN | KRAVA | ? | Country of origin: Macedonia. |
| MAHORAIS | NYOMBE |
? |
Spoken on the Island of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean. |
| MAITHILI | GAI | /ga:i/ | Spoken in Bihar and Orissa, India. |
| MAKATON | N/A |
Make both hands into a loose fist (imagine holding the handlebars
of a motorcycle). Place both curled hands at the sides and top of your |
Basic sign language for children. |
| MALAGASY | OMBIVAVY | ? | The language of Madagascar. |
| MALISSET | KA-HUS | /GU-jus/ | North American Indian Language. |
| MALTESE | BAQRA | ? | The language of Malta. |
| MALTO | OYU | /o:ju/ | Spoken In Bihar and West Bengal, India. |
| MANCHU | gûna | ? | Spoken in China. |
| MANDA | KUUDI | /ku:di/ | Dravidian language spoken in Orissa, India. |
| MANDINKA | NINSOO | ? | Spoken in several West African countries. |
| MANX (GAELG) | BOOA | /bu@/ | Spoken on the isle of Man, Britain. |
| MAORI | KAU | ? | Spoken in New Zealand/Aotearoa. |
| MAPUDUNGUN / MAPUCHE | WAKA |
/'waka/ |
Native American language spoken in the south of Chile. |
| MARATHI | GAY | /gaj/ | Spoken in Western India. |
| MARIA | MURE | ? | Dravidian language spoken in Maharashtra, India. |
| MARSHALLESE / MAJEL | KAU | /kau/ | Spoken in the Marshall Islands. |
| MASABA | IN-KHAAFU | ? | Spoken in Uganda. |
| MAWU / MAHOU | NÌSÌBÁÒ | ? | Spoken in the Ivory Coast. |
| MAYAN (Yucatec dialect) | WAKAX | /wah-kash/ | Spoken in Mexico. |
| mayangna | tûruh yal | ? | Spoken in Eastern Nicaragua. |
| MBUNDU | ONGOMBE | ? | Spoken in Angola. |
| MERMAID | VATET | ? | Artificial language |
| MIKIR ARLENG ALAM | CHAIMONG | /tSainong/ | Spoken in North-East India. |
| MINA | ENYI | ? | Spoken in the south of Togo. |
| MISKITU | TÛRUH | ? | Miskitu is spoken in the Eastern regions of Nicaragua and Honduras. |
| MINGO | TYOOSKWAÖT / | ? | North American Indian language. |
| MON | KLÈA | ? | Spoken in Eastern Burma and Western Thailand |
| MONGOL | UNEE |
/une:/ | Country of origin: Mongolia. |
| MONGOLIAN (MIDDLE) | UNI'EN / | ? | Mongolian as spoken in the Middle Ages. |
| MONGUOR (TU) | FUGOR / XUKUR / UNŒ | ? | Spoken in Quinghai. |
| MONTENEGRIN | KRAVA | ? | Spoken in Montenegro, Yugoslavia. |
| MORSE | -.-. --- .-- (COW) | Code System. | |
| MOSSI | SIGUI | /'sigi/ | Spoken in Burkina Faso. |
| MUNDARI | GO | /go:/ | Spoken in Bihar, Orissa and Madhya Pradesh, India. |
| MUSKOGEE-CREEK | WAAKA | ['wa:ka] | North American Indian Language. |
| NAHUATL | WAKAX | ? | Spoken in Mexico. |
| NAKH (PROTO) | JŒTT | ? | The language Nakh languages come from. |
| NANDE | ENYANA | ? | Spoken in Congo (Kinshasa) |
| NAURUAN | ÑAIT KUH (Calf) | ? | Spoken in Nauru, Independent country in the Pacific Ocean. |
| NAVAJO | BÉÉGASHII | ? | North American Indian Language. |
| NDEBELE | NKOMO | ? | Spoken in Zimbabwe. |
| NEELAN | DEWU'Q | ? | Artificial language |
| NEGERI SEMBILAN | LOMBU | ? | Spoken in Malaysia. |
| NENETS (FOREST) | KORAMI | ? | Spoken in the north of Siberia |
| NENETS (TUNDRA) | XORAWA | /horawa/ | Spoken in the north of Siberia. |
| NEPALI | GAY | /ga:i/ | Country of origin: Nepal. |
| NEWARI | SA | /sa:/ | Spoken in Nepal. |
| NGANASAN | KURAJ | ? | Samoyedic Language spoken in the Taymir Peninsula in Siberia. |
| NGAZIJA | NYOMBE | ? | Spoken on the Comoro Islands. |
| NORSE (OLD) | KY'R | ? | Extinct Germanic language. |
| NORWEGIAN (NORSK) | KU | /ku/ | Country of origin: Norway. |
| NURISTANI | GHWA | ? | Spoken in Afghanistan. |
| Nyamwezi | mbogoma | ? | Spoken in Tanzania. |
| OJIBWA | BIZHIKIWAG | ? | North American Indian Language. |
| OCCITAN | VACA | ? | Spoken in the south of France. |
| OFO | NAFHASI YANKI | [n@fh@si ya~ki] | North American Indian Language. (Extinct). |
| OLONETS | LEHMÜ |
? |
Literary variety of Karelian. |
| OLUTEC | PA:KAX | ? | Spoken in Mexico (Southeastern Veracruz, Oluta inland, west of Texistepec). |
| OMAHA-PONCA | TTESKA | [teska] | North American Indian Language. |
| ONEIDA | TYONHUSKWALUT | ? | North American Indian Language. |
| O'ODHAM / TOHONO | HAIWAÑ | /haIwaj/ | North American Indian Language spoken in Arizona and the north of Mexico. |
| OPISH | COPOWOP | Artificial language. | |
| ORDOS | µnŒ(N) | ? | Spoken in Inner Mongolia, China. |
| ORIYA | GAAI | /ga:i:/ | Spoken in the Indian State of Orissa. |
| OROQUEN | OOHER |
? |
A Tungus language of a minority in Inner Mongolia China. |
| OSAGE | CCESKA | [tseska] | North American Indian Language. |
| OSCAN | BU'VAINU'D | ? | Extinct Italic Language. |
| OSSETIAN | GUG |
? |
Caucasian language spoken in southern Russia and Northern Georgia. |
| PAHARI (WEST) | GAA | /ga:/ | Spoken in Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh, India. |
| PAHLAVI | GALW | ? | Extinct Iranian Language. |
| PALI | DHENU | ? | Spoken in India. |
| PAPAI | KUAK | ? | Spoken in Northern/Northwestern Mexico by the Pajaspuypayem people. |
| PAPIAMENTU | BAKA | ? | Creole language based on Spanish spoken in the Netherlands Antilles. |
| PASHAI | GAWALA | ? | Spoken in the southern Laghman Province of Afghanistan. |
| PASHTO | GHWAA | ? | Spoken in Afghanistan. |
| PASIEGO | VAQUE |
/'BAKE/ |
Dialect spoken in the region of Cantabria, in Spain. |
| PENDE | ngombe |
? |
Spoken in Congo (Kinshasha) |
| PENGO | KODI |
/'ko:di/ |
Spoken in Koraput district of Orissa, India. |
| PENGO-MANDA PROTOFORM | *ko:di |
/'ko:di/ |
The language modern Pengo and Manda come from. |
| PERSIAN
/ FARSI / |
GAV | /gVv/ | Official language of Iran |
| PHALURA | GAHU | Spoken in Chitral, a valley in the extreme Northwest corner of Pakistan. | |
| PHOENICIAN | PAROT | ? | Extinct language spoken in what is now Lebanon. |
| PICARD | VAQUE | /vak/ | Spoken in the north of France. |
| PIG LATIN | OWCAY | /auk@/ | English backwards. |
| POHNPEIAN | COW | /kau/ | Spoken in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia. |
| POLISH (POLSKI) | KROWA | /'krova/ | Country of origin: Poland. |
| PORTUGUESE (PORTUGUÊS) | VACA | /'vaka/ | Country of origin: Portugal. |
| POPOLUCA | PÁGAS | ? | Spoken in Veracruz, Mexico. |
| PRAKRIT | GAI | /ga:i/ | Middle Indic languages that followed the Old Indic stage of Sanskrit and Vedic but preceded the Modern Indic period. |
| PRUSSIAN (OLD) | KLENTE | ? | Extinct Language. |
| POTAWATOMI | MSHUKÉ | North American Indian Language, spoken in Kansas. | |
| POTTANGI GADBA | MUDE | ? | Dravidian language spoken in Orissa, India. |
| PUNJABI | GAN | ? | Spoken in India and Pakistan. |
| PULAAR | NAGGE |
? |
Spoken in Senegal. (Dialect of Fula) |
| QUAPAW | TTESKA | [teska] | North American Indian language. |
| QUECHUA / KKECHUWA | WAKA | ? | Spoken in Peru and Bolivia. |
| RAJASTHANI | GAA | /ga:/ | Spoken in Rajasthan, India. |
| RASTA-PATOIS | COW | /kau/ | Jargon spoken in Jamaica. |
| ROMANIAN / ROMANESTE | VACÂ | ? | Country of origin: Romania. |
| ROMANCSH | VATGA | ? | Spoken in Switzerland. |
| ROMANY | GURUMNI | ? | The language of the Roma (Gypsies). |
| ROTUMAN | PULMAKAU | ? | Spoken in Fiji. |
| RUSSIAN / RUSSKY | KOROVA | /ka'rov@/ | Country of origin: Russia. |
| RUSSIAN (OLD) | GOV'ADO | ? | This is the language modern Russian comes from. |
| RWANDESE | INKHA | ? | Country of origin: Rwanda. |
| SAANICH | musm¤s |
? | North American Indian Language. |
| SAMI (NORTH) | GUSSA | ? | Spoken in Northern Finland, Norway and Sweden. |
| SAMI (SOUTH) | GOVSE |
? |
Spoken in Northern Finland, Norway and Sweden. |
| SAMOAN | POVI | /'bovi/ | Country of origin: Samoa. |
| SANGO | BAGARA | ? | Spoken in the Central African Republic. |
| SANSKRIT | GO / GAUH | ? | Spoken in India. |
| SANTALI | DANGRI | ? | Spoken in Bihar, India. |
| SARDINIAN | BACCA | ? | Spoken on the Island of Sardinia, Italy. |
| SARI-YUGHUR | INEK | ? | North-West Gansu, China. |
| SAXON (SÄCHSISCH) | GUH |
? |
German dialect. |
| SAXON (OLD) | KO' | ? | Extinct Germanic language. |
| SAXON (TRANSYLVANIAN) (SIEBENBUERGISCH SAECHSISCH) |
KEA | /'kea/ | Spoken by Transylvanian Saxons in Transylvania/Romania. |
| SCANIAN | KO | /kju/ | Spoken in the south of Sweden. |
| SCOTS | COU |
/ku:/ |
Scots is spoken in Lowland Scotland and parts of Northern Ireland. |
| SENECA | kanö'kwát | /sound file/ | North American Indian Language. |
| SEPEDI (Northern Sotho) | KGOMOGADI / PITSI | ? | Spoken in South Africa. |
| SERBIAN / Srpski | KRAVA | ? | Spoken in Bosnia and Serbia. |
| SERI | ZIIX COOHA | ? | North American Indian Language. |
| SESHOTO(Southern Sotho) | KGOMO | ? | Spoken in Southern Africa and Leshoto. |
| SEVERLA | ACAV | /a'kab/ | Artificial language. |
| SHERPA | LANG | ? | Spoken in Nepal. |
| SHI | eenkaafu | ? | Spoken in Congo (Kinshasha) |
| SHINA | GO | ? | Spoken in India. |
| SHIYEYI | ENGOMBE | ? | Spoken in Botswana. |
| SHONA | MOMBE | ? | Spoken in Zimbabwe. |
| SHOR | INEK | ? | Spoken in Siberia next to the Khakasia Republic. |
| SICILIANO | VACA |
/'vaka/ |
Spoken in Sicily, Italy. |
| SINDHI | GGAOON | ? | Spoken in India |
| SINHALA | ELADENA / GERI | /el@den@/ | Spoken in Sri Lanka. |
| SLAVIC (COMMON) | GOVE | ? | This is the language Slavic languages come from. |
| SLOVENE / Slovenscina | KRAVA | ? | Country of origin: Slovenia. |
| SLOVAK (Slovencina) | KRAVA | ? | Country of origin: Slovakia. |
| SOLON | UXUR | ? | Tungusic language spoken in China. |
| SOMALI | SAC | ? | Country of origin: Somalia. |
| SONGHAY | HAW | ? | Spoken along the middle Niger river in Niger. |
| SONINKE | NA |
? |
Spoken in West Africa. |
| SORBIAN (UPPER) | KROWA | ? | Slavic language spoken on the eastern border of Germany. |
| SORBIAN (LOWER) | KRUWA | ? | Slavic language spoken on the eastern border of Germany. |
| SPANISH | VACA | /`baka/ | Country of origin: Spain. |
| SUDOVIAN | KLENTÊ | ? | Spoken in Lithuania. |
| SUMERIAN |
ÁB / EME |
? | Extinct language spoken in the Middle East. |
| SUNWAR | BI: | ? | Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the districts of Ramechap and Okhaldunga in Nepal. |
| SWABIAN (SCHWÄBISCH) | KUAH | /ku@/ | A German dialect spoken in the southwest of Germany. |
| SWAHILI | NG'OMBE | /n'gombe/ | Spoken in Kenya and East Africa. |
| SWEDISH (SVENSKA) | KO | /ku:/ | Country of origin: Sweden. |
| SWISS GERMAN | CHUE | /'Xue/ | Spoken in Switzerland. |
| SCYTHIAN | ENEH | ? | Extinct Anatolian language. |
| TABASARAN | XIUNI | ? | Caucasian language spoken in southern Daghestan, Russia. |
| TAGALOG / PILIPINO | BAKA | ? | Spoken in The Philippines. |
| TAHITIAN | PUA'ATORO | ? | Spoken in French Polynesia. |
| TAINO | MANATI |
? |
Spoken in the Caribbean. |
| TAIWANESE / Hö-ló-oë | /niu2/ | Chinese dialect spoken in Taiwan. | |
| TAJIK | GOV | ? | Country of origin: Tajikistan. |
| TALOSSAN | CUINÂ | ? | Artificial Language. |
| TAMIL / THAMIZH | /'basu/ | Spoken in Sri Lanka and southern India. | |
| TARAHUMARA DE SAMACHIQUE | HUÁASI HUACASÍ | ? | Spoken in Mexico. |
| TATAR | SIYIR (in Cyrillic script: CbIep) | ? | Spoken in Russia. |
| TELUGU | AAVU/GOVU | /'a:vu/ | Spoken in India. |
| TEMNE | ORNAH | ? | Spoken in Sierra Leone. |
| THAI
/ |
WUA / MO MIE
WUA DHUA MIA
|
? | Country of origin: Thailand. |
| THRACIAN | BONASSOS (a bull) | ? | Extinct Indo-european language. |
| THULUNG | BENO | ? | Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Solukhumbu, Okholdhunga, Khotang, Bhojpur, and Sankhuwasawa districts of Nepal. |
| TIBETAN | BA | /bA/ | Spoken in Tibet, China. |
| TIGRE | LAHM / WAAT | ? | Spoken in Eritrea and Ethiopia. |
| TIGRINYA | LAHMI / LAM |
? | Spoken in Eritrea and Ethiopia. |
| TIHARI | BACA | ? | Spoken around Gilgit in Pakistan and in Northeastern Afghanistan. |
| TINDI | ZINI | ? | Spoken in South Western Dagestan, Russia. |
| TLAYMITS | FÉGE | ? | Spoken in Asia.(¡?) |
| TOCHARIAN A | KO | ? | Extinct. It was spoken in northern Chinese Turkistan. |
| TOCHARIAN B | KEU | ? | Extinct. It was spoken in northern Chinese Turkistan. |
| TODA | OF | ? | Dravidian language spoken in the Nilgiri Hills of Southern India. |
| TOK PISIN | BULMAKAU MERI | /'bulmakau 'meri/ | Pidgin spoken in New Guinea. |
| TONGA | JINOMBE | ? | Spoken in Mozambique. |
| TONGAN | PULU | ? | Spoken in Tonga (in the Pacific Ocean). |
| TONKAHLE (TONKARIH): | URAAVETI |
/ura'veti/ |
Artificial Language. |
| TSAKHUR | CÛRU |
? |
Caucasian language spoken in Sourthern Daghestan, Russia. |
| TSEZI | GURU |
? |
Caucasian language spoken in southwestern Daghestan, Russia. |
| TSEZIAN (PROTO) | *gw@ro |
? |
Caucasian language spoken in southwestern Daghestan, Russia. |
| TSHANGLA | WA |
? |
Tibetan languae spoken in southeastern Tibet. |
| TSWANA | KGOMOGADI | ? | Spoken in Botswana and southern Africa. |
| TULU | PETTA | ? | Spoken in Karnataka, India. |
| TUNGUS (PROTOTUNGUS) | *PUKUR / *PUKUN | ? | This is the language all Tungus languages come from. |
| TURKISH (TÜRKÇE) | SIGIR / INEK | ? | Country of origin: Turkey. |
| TURKIC (MIDDLE) | INEK | ? | Turkish in the Middle Ages. |
| TURKIC (OLD) | INGEK | ? | The language all Turkic languages come from. |
| TURKISH-IRISH | COABW | ? | Artificial Language |
| TURKMEN | UY | ? | Country of origin: Turkmenistan. |
| TUVAN | EENYEK | ? | Spoken in the Republic of Tuva, next to Mongolia in Russia. |
| TUFA-TOFALAR | INEK | ? | Spoken in the Republic of Tuva, next to Mongolia in Russia. |
| TWI | NANTWI | ? | Spoken in Ghana. |
| UDI | CÛR | ? | Caucasian language spoken in southern Daghestan, Russia. |
| UIGHUR | KALA / INGAN | ? | Spoken in Xinjiang, China. |
| UKRANIAN
/ |
KOROVA | /korova/ | Country of origin: Ukrainia. |
| ULWA | tûruh | ? | Spoken on the Eastern Coast of Nicaragua. |
| UMBRIAN | BUM | ? | Extinct Italic Language. |
| URAXA-AXUSHA | QIWAL | ? | Caucasian language spoken in Eastern Daghestan, Russia. |
| URDU | GAAY | /'ga:i/ | The main language of Pakistan. |
| URARTIAN | GUD (a bull) | ? | Extinct Mesopotamian language. |
| UZBEK | SIGIR | ? | Country of origin: Uzbekistan. |
| VENETO | VACA / MUCA | ? | Spoken in the northeast of Italy. |
| VEPSIAN | LEHM |
? |
Finno-Ugric Language spoken in Northwest Russia. |
| VIENNESE / WEANARISCH | KUA | /ku@/ | A German dialect spoken in Vienna, Austria. |
| VIETNAMESE / Tiê'ng Viê,t | BO` | ? | Country of origin: Vietnam. |
| VOLAPÜK (CLASSICAL) | JIXOL | /'Siksol/ | Artificial language. |
| VOLAPÜK (REFORMED) | KUN | /kun/ | Artificial language. |
| VOLSCIAN | BIM | ? | Extinct Italic Language. |
| VOTIC | Lehmä | ? | Probably Extinct. |
| WELSH / CYMRAEG | BUWCH | /biwx/ | Spoken in Wales, Britain. |
| WALLOON | VATCHE |
/ va'tch / |
A Belgian dialect from the south regions of the country, similar to French. |
| WARLPIRI | KILIKI |
? |
Aboriginal Australian language. |
| WOLOF | NAG | ? | Spoken in Senegal. |
| WYANDOT | KIN,TON,SQUA,RONT |
? | north American Indian Language. (Ohio) |
| XHOSA | INKOMO | /Ink/Hoh/Ma/ | Spoken in South Africa. |
| YAKA | ngoomba | ? | Spoken in Congo (Kinshasha) and Angola. |
| YAKUT | O'US | ? | Spoken in Northeast Siberia. |
| YAO | n'oombe | ? | Spoken in Malawi, Tanzania and Mozambique. |
| YAPESE | WAKAE | /wa´kei/ | Spoken in Micronesia. |
| YAQUI | WAKAS | ? | North American Indian Language. |
| YEOTMAL | MURA | ? | Language spoken in Maharashtra , India. |
| YIDDISH | KU | ? | A Germanic language spoken by eastern European Jews. |
| YIKLAMU | AKOT | ? | Artificial Language. |
| YINDJIBARNDI | BULU | /'bulu/ | Australian Aboriginal Language. |
| YORUBA | MALU | ? | A major language in Nigeria. |
| YUPIK | KULUVAK | ? | An Eskimo language in Alaska. |
| ZOQUE (SAN MIGUEL CHIMALAPA) | WAKAX | ? | Spoken in Mexico (Oaxaca, Santa María Chimalapa and San Miguel Chimalapa). |
| ZULU | INKOMAZI | /Ink/hoh/maa/ze/ | Spoken in South Africa. |