List of language names

Key takeaways

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Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect List of language names to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of List of language names from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

This article is a resource of the native names of most of the major languages in the world. These are endonymic glossonyms.

Languages † = Extinct language

' ꞌAreꞌare – Areare

Spoken in: southern Malaita , Solomon Islands ʼAuhelawa – Kurada

Spoken in: Nuakata Island, Milne Bay Province , Papua New Guinea ʼOle – ʼOlekha

Spoken in: Bhutan

A Aari – አፋን፡ኣሪ፡

Spoken in: Ethiopia Aasáx † – Aasá

Formerly spoken in: Tanzania Abau – Abau

Spoken in: Sandaun Province , Papua New Guinea Abaza – Aбаза бызшва

Official language in: Karachay-Cherkessia , Russia Abellen – Ayta Abellen

Spoken in: Tarlac , Philippines Abenaki † – Alnôba, Wôbanakiôdwawôgan

Formerly spoken by: the American/Canadian Abenaki Tribe Abidji – Enyembe lɛɛ Ogbru

Spoken in: Ivory Coast Abkhaz – Aҧсуа бызшәа, Aҧсшәа

Official language in: Abkhazia and the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, Georgia Aborlan Tagbanwa – tabanawa

Spoken in: Palawan , Philippines Abua – Abuan

Spoken in: Rivers State, Nigeria Abui – Abui

Spoken in: Alor Regency, East Nusa Tenggara , Indonesia Abun – Abun

Spoken in: Southwest Papua , Indonesia Abure – ɔbule ɔyʋɛ

Spoken in: Ivory Coast Acatepec Me’phaa – Meꞌpa̱a̱ Wíꞌi̱i̱n

Spoken in: Guerrero , Mexico Acehnese – Aceh or Bahsa Acèh

Spoken in: Aceh , Indonesia Achagua – Achawa

Spoken in: Meta Department , Colombia Achang – Mönghsa, ŋa˨˩ʈʂhaŋ˨˩

Spoken in: China and Myanmar Achi – achi'

Recognised Minority Language in: Guatemala Acholi – Lwo

Spoken in: Uganda and South Sudan Achuar-Shiwiar – Achuár chícham

Spoken in: Ecuador and Peru Achumawi † – Achomawi or Ajúmmááwí

Formerly spoken in: California , United States Adai † – Tenánat Hadéyas

Formerly spoken in: Louisiana , United States Adangbe – Adangbe

Spoken in: Togo Adangme – Adangbɛ

Official language in: Ghana Adara – Ànda

Spoken in: Nigeria Adele – Gidire

Spoken in: Ghana and Togo Adi – Adi, ཨདི

Spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh, India and Tibet, China Adioukrou – mɔjukru

Spoken in: Ivory Coast Adja – Adja or Ajagbe

Recognised Minority Language in: Benin Adnyamathanha – Yura Ngawarla

Spoken in: South Australia , Australia Adyghe – Адыгабзэ

Official language in: Adygea , Russia Adzera – Adzera

Spoken in: Morobe Province , Papua New Guinea Afade – afaë

Spoken in: Cameroon and Nigeria Afar – Qafar af

Official language in: Ethiopia Recognised Minority Language in: Djibouti and Eritrea Afghan Sign Language – زبان اشاره افغانستانی

Signed in: Afghanistan Afrihili – El-Afrihili

Proposed lingua franca of Africa Afrikaans – Afrikaans

Official language in: South Africa Recognised Minority Language in: Botswana and Namibia Aghem – aghím

Spoken in: Cameroon Aghul – агъул чӀал

Official language of: Dagestan , Russia Aguacateco – awakateko

Spoken in: Guatemala Aguaruna – Awajún

Spoken in: Peru Ahirani – खान्देशी, अहिराणी

Spoken in: Maharashtra, India A-Hmao – ad Hmaob lul, A-hmaos

Spoken in: Guizhou and Yunnan, China Ahom † – 𑜁𑜪𑜨 𑜄𑜩 𑜒𑜑𑜪𑜨, 𑜁𑜨𑜉𑜫 𑜄𑜩 𑜒𑜑𑜪𑜨

Formerly spoken in: Assam, India Ahtna – Atnakenaege

Official language of: Alaska , United States Aikanã – Tubarão, Huari

Spoken in: Rondônia , Brazil Aimaq – ايماق

Spoken in: Afghanistan Ainu – アイヌイタク, Aynu Itak

Recognised Minority Language in: Japan Air Tamajeq – Tayərt, ⵜⵢⵔⵜ, تَایِیرْتْ‎

Spoken in: Aïr Mountains, Agadez Region, Niger Aiton – ဢႝတွꩫ်‎

Spoken in: Assam, India Äiwoo – ?

Spoken in: Temotu , Solomon Islands Ajië – A’jie, Ajië, Houailou, Wai, Wailu

Official language in: Houaïlou, New Caledonia , France Aka-Jeru – Akajeru, Jeru, Yerawa

Spoken in: Andaman Islands, India Akan – Akan, Fante, Twi

Official language in: Ghanaian/Ivoirian ethnic region of Akanland Akatek – Kuti', q'anub'al'

Spoken in: Guatemala , and Chiapas , Mexico Akawaio – Kapon

Spoken in: Bolívar in Venezuela ; Guyana ; and Roraima in Brazil Akebu – Kǝkpǝǝ-kǝ

Spoken in: Togo Akha – Aˬ khaˬ dawˬ

Spoken in: China , Laos , Myanmar and Thailand Akhvakh – Ашвaлъи мицIи

Spoken in: Southern Dagestan , Russia and Northern Azerbaijan Akkadian † – akkadû or 𒀝𒅗𒁺𒌑

Formerly an Official language in: Akkad or central Mesopotamia which is modern-day Iraq Later it became a lingua franca in the Middle East and Egypt Aklanon – Akeanon, Binisaya nga Akeanon or Inakeanon

Official Regional Language in: Philippines Akoose – Akɔ́ɔ̄sē

Spoken in: Cameroon Akoye – Akoye

Spoken in: Gulf Province , Papua New Guinea Akum – aakuem

Spoken in: Cameroon and Nigeria Alago – Alago

Spoken in: Nigeria Alabama – Albaamaha

Spoken in: Texas , United States , formerly Oklahoma , United States Alas – Batak Alas

Spoken by: the Alas, Kluet, and Singkil people of North Sumatra , Indonesia Albanian – Shqip, Shqiptar

Official language in: Albania , Kosovo , Montenegro , and North Macedonia Recognised Minority Language in: Croatia , Italy , Romania , and Serbia Albanian Sign Language – Gjuha e Shqipe e Shenjave

Signed in: Albania Aleut – Unangam Tunuu, Унáҥам Тунý

Official language in: Alaska , United States Spoken in: Kamchatka Krai , Russia Algerian Arabic – الدارجة الجزائرية

Spoken in: Algeria Algerian Saharan Arabic – dŷazāri' or جزائري

Spoken in: Algeria , Libya , Mali , Mauritania , Morocco , Niger , and Western Sahara Algerian Sign Language – لغة الإشارة الجزائرية, ⵜⵓⵜⵍⴰⵢⵜ ⵜⴰⴷⵓⴳⴰⵎⵜ ⵏ ⴷⵣⴰⵢⵔ

Signed in: Algeria Algonquin – ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᒧᐎᓐ or anicinâbemowin

Spoken in: Quebec , Canada Alladian – Alladian

Spoken in: Ivory Coast Aloápam Zapotec – tizha'

Spoken in: northern Oaxaca , Mexico Alsatian – Elsässisch, Elsässerditsch

Spoken in: Alsace , France Altai (Northern) – Алтай тили

Spoken in: Altai Krai and Altai Republic , Russia Altai (Southern) – Алтай тил

Spoken in: Altai Republic , Russia Alur – Lur

Spoken in: the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda Alutiiq – Sugt’stun, Alutiit’stun

Official language in: Alaska , United States Alyutor – nəməlʔu

Spoken in: Chukotka Autonomous Okrug and Kamchatka Krai , Russia Amahuaca – Yora

Spoken in: Ucayali , Peru and Acre , Brazil Amami – 島口, シマユムタ

Spoken in: Kagoshima Prefecture , Japan Amarakaeri – Aratbuten hua’a

Spoken in: Peru Amba – Kwamba

Spoken in: Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo Ambonese Malay – Bahasa Malayu Ambon

Spoken in: Maluku , Indonesia Amdang – Sìmí Amdangtí

Spoken in: the Wadi Fira Region, Chad American Sign Language – American Sign Language

Signed in: the United States of America and Canada Amharic – ኣማርኛ

Official language in: Ethiopia Amis – 'Amis or Pangcah

Spoken in: Taiwan Amo – Timap

Spoken in: Nigeria Ana Dogon – Ana Tiŋa

Spoken in: Mali Anaang – Anaañ

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with List of language names

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what List of language names claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to List of language names before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about List of language names ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of List of language names

In research: List of language names appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses List of language names in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: List of language names is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Language naming, Lists of languages, Lists of names, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for List of language names outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

How to study List of language names in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

What is List of language names in simple terms?

This article is a resource of the native names of most of the major languages in the world. These are endonymic glossonyms.

Why does List of language names matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study List of language names?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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