Encyclopedia > List of language families by percentage of speakers in mankind
- Indo-European languages (~48% of mankind)
- Sino-Tibetan languages (~23%)
- Niger-Congo languages (~10%)
- Afro-Asiatic languages (~5%)
- Austronesian languages (~5%)
- Dravidian languages (~3%)
- Altaic languages (~3%) (those contains Turkish)
- Japonic languages (~2%)
- Austro-Asiatic languages (~1 %)
- Uralic languages (~0,4%)
- Caucasian languages (~0,2%)
- Nilo-Saharan languages (~0,12%)
- High land Indian languages (~0,12%)
- Tupi languages (<0,1%)
- Nakho-Dagestanian languages (<0,1%)
- Nachi languages (<0,1%)
- Mayan languages (<0,1%)
- Uto-Aztekan languages (<0,1%)
- Na-Dene languages (<0,1%)
- Khoisan languages (<0,1%)
- Algonquin languages (<0,1%)
- Salish languages (<0,1%)
- Wakash languages (<0,1%)
- Muskogee languages (<0,1%)
- Sioux languages (<0,1%)
- Iroquoian languages (<0,1%)
- Caddo languages (<0,1%)
- Hoka languages (<0,1%)
- Penuti languages (<0,1%)
- Mixe-Zoquean languages (<0,1%)
- Totonacan languages (<0,1%)
- Kiowa-Tanoan languages (<0,1%)
- Oto-Manguean languages (<0,1%)
- Misumalpan languages (<0,1%)
- Chibchan languages (<0,1%)
- Macro-Ge languages (<0,1%)
- Panoan languages (<0,1%)
- Karaibi languages (<0,1%)
- Mataco-Guaicuru languages (<0,1%)
- Arawakan languages (<0,1%)
- Araucanian languages (<0,1%)
- Eskimo-Aleutian languages (<0,1%)
The Indo-European languages comprise a family of several hundred languages and dialects [1], including most of the major languages of Europe, as well as many in Southwest Asia, Central Asia and South Asia. ...
Sino-Tibetan languages form a language family of about 250 languages of East Asia, second only to Indo-European in terms of the number of speakers. ...
Map showing the distribution of Niger-Congo languages The Niger-Congo languages constitute one of the worlds major language families, and Africas largest in terms of geographical area, number of speakers, and number of distinct languages. ...
Map showing the distribution of Afro-Asiatic languages The Afro-Asiatic languages constitute a language family with about 240 languages and over 307 million speakers spread throughout North Africa, East Africa, the Sahel, and Southwest Asia. ...
The Austronesian languages are a language family widely dispersed throughout the islands of Southeast Asia and the Pacific ( with a few members spoken on continental Asia). ...
The Dravidian family of languages includes approximately 26 languages that are mainly spoken in southern India and Sri Lanka, as well as certain areas in Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, and eastern and central India, as well as in parts of Afghanistan and Iran. ...
It has been suggested that Altaic hypothesis be merged into this article or section. ...
The Japonic languages are a language family believed to descend from a common language known as Proto-Japonic. ...
Austro-Asiatic languages The Austro-Asiatic languages are a large language family of Southeast Asia, and also scattered throughout India and Bangladesh. ...
Geographical distribution of Samoyedic, Finnic, Ugric and Yukaghir languages Yukaghir Samoyedic Ugric Finnic The Uralic languages form a language family of about 30 languages spoken by approximately 20 million people. ...
The term Caucasian languages is loosely used to refer to a large and extremely varied array of languages spoken by more than 7 million people in the Caucasus region of Eastern Europe, between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. ...
Map showing the distribution of the Nilo-Saharan languages. ...
The Tupi languages are a language family of 70 languages which are spoken by Indian tribesmen in South America. ...
Mayan languages constitute a language family of related languages which are spoken in Mesoamerica, from southeastern Mexico to northern Central America, and as far south as Honduras. ...
Na-Dené or Na-Dene is a Native American language family which includes the Athabaskan languages, Eyak, and Tlingit. ...
Map showing the distribution of the Khoi-San languages. ...
Iroquoian languages The Iroquoian languages are a Native American language family. ...
The Mixe-Zoque languages are a language family spoken in and around the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico. ...
The Totonacan Languages are a family of closely-related languages spoken by approximately 200,000 speakers in the states of Veracruz, Puebla, and Hidalgo in Mexico. ...
The Kiowa-Tanoan languages are a Native American language family. ...
Oto-Manguean languages are a large family of Native American languages spoken in Mexico. ...
The Misumalpan languages are a small family of Native American languages spoken on the east coast of Nicaragua and nearby areas. ...
Chibchan languages (also ChÃbchan, Chibchano) are a language family indigenous to Colombia and Central America. ...
Macro-Ge, also spelled Macro-Gê, Macro-Je, and Macro-Jê, is a medium sized language stock proposed for South America, centered around the Gê-Kaingang language family. ...
Panoan (also Pánoan, Panoano, Panoana, Páno) is a family of languages spoken in Peru, western Brazil, and Bolivia. ...
The Mataco-Guaicuru language family is mainly spoken in Argentina, Brasil, Paraguay, and Bolivia. ...
The Arawakan languages (also Arahuacan, Arawakanas, Arahuacano, Maipurean, Maipuran, Maipureano, Maipúrean) are a hypothetical indigenous language family of South America and the Caribbean. ...
The Araucanian languages are an indigenous language family of central Chile and west central Argentina in South America. ...
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