About LanguageDB

A database of 118 languages from around the world covering 43 language families and 41 writing systems. From the most spoken global tongues to endangered linguistic treasures.

Each language page lists the region where it is spoken, its family and branch, an estimate of speakers, the script it is written in and the type of writing system, followed by a short profile of its history and notable features. Related languages from the same family are linked at the bottom.

Browse language families from the home page, start from the most spoken or most unusual languages, or search by name, region or family. Speaker counts are rounded estimates and vary between sources.