Languages Available Updated June /09

Acholi-ach

800 Thousand, Uganda Africa

Akan-Fante-aka

1.9 Million, Ghana

Albanian Tosk-als

Anufo-cko

138 Thousand, Ghana

Amharic-amh

21 Million, Ethiopia Africa

Anung-nun

10 Thousand Myanmar, Thailand, China

Arabic-arb

200 Million (est)

Arabic-C-arb

Seeker Friendly

Arabic Tunisian-aeb

9 Million Tunisia Belgium, France & Germany

Armenian-hye

6 Million, Armenia

Asante Twi-aka

2.8 Million, Ghana

Asho Chin-csh

12 Thousand Myanmar

ASL-ase Closed Cap PSE

Deaf Americans

Awadhi-awa

400 Thousand, Nepal

Awutu/Efutu-afu

180 Thousand Ghana Africa

N. Azari-azj

8 Million, N Azerbaijani+

Badaga-gfq

300 Thousand, Tamil Nadu India

Bajhangi-nep Dialect of Nepali

350 Thousand, Nepal

Bambara-bam

3 Million, Mali Africa

Bandi-bza

107 Thousand, Liberia Africa

Bangingih-sse

  30 Thousand, Malaysia; 10 Thousand, Philippines

Bangla-ben Musalmani

350 Million, Bangladesh, India

Banjari-lmn

3 Million India

Bari-bfa

420 Thousand, Sudan Africa

Bassa-bzw

100 Thousand, Nigeria Africa

Bengali-ben

90 Million West Bengal, India

Bhojpuri-bho

24 Million Bihar

Bimoba-bim

120 Thousand, Ghana

Borana-gax

3.6 Million, Ethiopia

Berber Riffi-rif

2 Million Algeria Africa

Buli-bwu

150 Thousand Ghana

Burmese-mya

32 Million Myanmar, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Thailand

Cantonese-yue

66 Million Hong Kong S. China

Cantonese (Peruvian)-yue

600 Thousand Peru

Cebuano-ceb

16 Million, Philippines

Central Asian Russian-rus

10 Million, Central Asia

Chadian Arabic-shu

1 Million, Chad Africa

Chepang-cdm

37 Thousand, Nepal

Chhattisgarhi-hne

11.6 Million, Chhattisgarh Bihir & Orissia States India

Chibemba-bem(Bemba)

2.2 Mill, Zambia, Tanzania, Malawi Africa

Chichewa (Nanjya)-nya

6 Million, Malawi & Zambia Africa

Chinanteco Lalana-cnl

12 Thousand, N. Mexico

Chinese Hakka-hak

26 Million, China; 2.4 Million, Taiwan

Chittagonian-cit

14 Million, Bangladesh

Chitwan Tharu

80 Thousand, Nepal

Chitonga (Tonga)-toi

1 Million, Zambia Africa

Chuj San Mateo Ixatan-cnm

31 Thousand, Guatamala

Dagbanli-dag

800 Thousand Ghana Africa

Dangme/Danbe-ada

800 Thousand Ghana, Togo

Darai-dry

180 Thousand Nepal

Dari-prs (Eastern)

5.6 Million Afghanistan

Dazaga-dzd

4 Million, Chad Africa

Desaru Tharu-thr

228 Thousand, HP N. India

Dinka-Rek-dik

450 Thousand, Sudan Africa

Dogri-dho

2 Mill West Cental to North India

Dutch-nld

20 Million, Netherlands

Dzongkha-dzo

400 Thousand, Bhutan

English-eng

Farefare-gur

845 Thousand, Ghana, Burkina Faso Africa

Farefare/Talni-gur

20 Thousand. Ghana Africa

Farsi-pes

35 Million, Iran

French-fra

75 Million

Fulfulde Central-fuv

1.7 Million, Nigeria (6 W. Africa nations)

Fulfulde Pulaar-fuc

8 Million, N. W. Africa

Fulfulde W-fuh

400 Thousand, Niger

Gamit-gbl

400 Thousand, Gujarat India

Gbagyi-gbr

1 Million, Nigeria Africa

Ge-hmi

122 Thousand, China

  99 Million

Gola-gol

99 Thousand, Liberia

Gondi S-ggo

250 Thousand, AP, India

Gonja-gjn

230 Thousand, Ghana

Greek-ell

12 Million, Greece

Guarani-gnw

5 Thousand, Bolovia

Gujarati-guj

47 Million, Gujarat India

Guragigna-sgw

440 Thousand, Ethiopia

Gurung Western-gvr

650 Thousand, Nepal

Hadiya-hdy

  924 Thousand, Ethiopia

Haitian Creole-hat

7.5 Million, Haiti

Haka Chin-cnh

450 Thou, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh

Haryanvi-bgc

11 Million Haryana State, India

Hausa-hau

25 Million, Nigeria Africa

Hawa Naga

Myanmar

Hebrew-heb

5 Million, Israel

Hindi-hin

Hmong Blue-blu

Lao, Thailand & Mynanmar

Hmong White-mww

Lao, Thailand & Mynanmar

Hip Hop (English)

Urban, World Wide

Igala-igl

1.5 Million, Nigeria Africa

Indonesian-ind (Jakarta)

(see above for total Indonesian speakers)

Irula-iru

400 Thousand, Tamil Nadu, India

Ishoko-iso

400 Thousand, Nigeria Africa

Japanese-jpn

125 Million, Japan

Jingpho-kac

900 Thousand, Myanmar & China

Jirel-jul

6,700, Nepal

Jorai-jra

242 Thousand, Vietnam

Jumli-jml

800 Thousand, Nepal

Kamba-kam

2.5 Million, Kenya

Kangri-xnr

2 Million, Himachal Pradesh India

K'anjobal-kjb

125 Thousand, Guatemala

Kannada-kan

50 Million, Karnataka India

Kanuri-knu

4.5 Million, Nigeria Africa

Kasem-xsm

130 Thousand, Ghana; 120 Thousand, Burkina Faso

Kashmiri-kas

4 Million, Kashmir, Jammu, Punjab UP, India

Kazak-kaz

8 Million, Kazakstan

Kpelle-xpe

487 Thousand, Liberia Africa

Khmer-khm

15 Mil Cambodian, Vietnam, Thailand

Kikaonde-kgn

276 Thousand Zambia Africa

Kikuya-kik

5.5 Million, Kenya

Kissi-kss

200 Thousand, Liberia Sierra Leone Africa

Konda-kfc

15 Thousand, AP, Orissa, Assam, India

Konkoni-knk

4 Mill, India Maharashtra, Karnataka

Konkomba-xon

500 Thousand, Ghana

Koya-kff

10 Million, AP India

Kulu Pahari-kfx

2.1 Million Himachal Pradesh

Kungming Hua-cmn

China (dialect of Mandarin)

Kurdish-Kurmanji CIS Russia-kmr

58 Thousand, Armenia

Kurdish Kurmanji Latin-kmr

4 Million, Turkey +

Kurdish-Sorani-ckb

4 Million, Central Asia/Middle East

Kurux/Kurukh-kru

2 Million, India Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand,W Bengal, Orissa, Assam & Tripura, Bangladesh

Kusaal-kus

420 Thousand, Ghana

Kuvi-kxv

300 Thousand, Orissa, India

Kyrgyz-kir

2 Million, Kyrgystan

Lahu-lhu

600 Thousand, China, Myanmar

Lao-lao

3 Million, Laos

Lisu-lis

1 Million China, Thailand, Myanmar

Loma-lom

412 Thousand, Liberia Africa

Lomwe-ngl

1.3 Million, Mozambique

Lozi/SiLozi-loz

570 Thousand Zambia,Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe Africa

Lunda-lun

310 Thousand Zambia Africa

Luri (Lur, Lor, Bakhtiari)-lrc

5 Million, Iran

Luvale-lue

600 Thousand Zambia Africa

Maasai-mas

883 Thousand, Kenya Tanzania

Magar Kham-kjl

1.7 Million, Nepal

Maghi-mag

11.5 Million Bihar, W. Bengal, India

Maguindanao-mdh

1 Million, Mindanao, Philippines

Maithili-mai

22 Million Bihar, India; 2.8 Million, Nepal

Makua-vmw

1.3 Million, Mozambique Africa

Mam Northern-mam

157 Thousand, Guatemala

Mampruli-maw

220 Thousand, Ghana

Mandarin-cmn

863 Million China+

Mandinka-mnk

454 Thousand, Gambia; 607 Thousand Senegal

Manipuri-mni

1.5 Million Manipur, India

Manya-mzj

45 Thousand, Liberia

Mapundungun-arn

1.3 Million, Chile

Mara-mhr

42 Thousand, Myanmar, Assam

Marathi-mar

65 Mill Marharashtra State, India

Maru-mhx

  103 Thousand, Myanmar

Matu

Myanmar

Middle Atlas Berber (Tamazight)-tzm

3 Million Morocco, Algeria (N Africa)

Mundari-muw

2Million India, Assam, Jharkhand, H P, MP, Orissa, Tripura, W. Bengal Andaman & Nicobar Islands Bangladesh Nepal

Mongolian-khk

2.5 Million, Mongolia

Mon-mnw

900 Thousand Myanmar, Thailand

Moroccan Arabic-ary

20 Million Morocco (N Africa)

Mirpuri-phr (dialect of Pahari-Potwari)

49 Thousand, Pakistan

Natani-ntm

66 Thousand Benin

Ndebeli-nde

1.6 Million, Zimbabwe

Nepali-nep

17 Million, Nepal

Newari-new

700 Thousand, Nepal

Ngochang-acn (Achang)

28 Thousand, China, Myanmar

Nung/Anung-nun

10 Thousand, Myanmar, Thailand, China

Nzema-nzi

328 Thousand, Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire Africa

Oriya-ori

32 Million, Orissa India

Oromogna-Afan-gaz

4.8 Million, Ethiopia Africa

Pa'O Karen-bik

800 Thusand Myanmar

Pidgen English-pcm

1.2 Million Nigeria Africa

Pidgen English-tpi Tok Pisin

50 Thousand, Papua New Guinea

Pokomchi W-pob

50 Thousand, Guatemala

Polish-pol

44 Million, Poland

Portuguese-por Brazilian

173 Million, Brazil

Pwo Karen Eastern-kjp

1 Million, Myanmar

Qashqai-qxq
(Ghashghai, Kashkai)

1.5 Million, Iran

Quechua Ayachuco-quy

900 Thousand Peru

Quechua (Bolivian)-quh

8 Million, Bolivia

Quichua-qug Highland Chimborazo

4.3 Million, Ecuador

Rana Tharu-thr

Nepal, 223 Thousand

Rawang-raw

62 Thousand, Myanmar; 61 Thousand, India

Rhakine Arakanese-mhv

1.98 Million Myanmar

Romani (Gypsy)

120 Thlousand, Macedonia

Romanian-rom

26 Million, Romania

Rwandan-kin

8.7 Million Rwanda Africa

Sadri-sck

2 Million India, Jharkhand, Assam, Madhya Pradesh, W.Bengal, Orissa & Andaman Islands, Bangladesh

Sampang Rai-rav

11 Thousand, Nepal

Sena-swk

301 Thousand Malawi Africa

Serbian-srp

21 Million, Easten Europe

Sgaw Karen-ksw

4 Million Thailand, Myanmar

Shan-shu

8 Million Thailand Myanmar

Sherpa-xsr

131 Thousand, Nepal

Shona-sna

7 Million, Zimbabwe Africa

Silver Palanung-pce

700 Thousand Thailand, Mayanmar

"Simply Aussie"-eng

16 Million, Australia

Sinhala-sin

2.8 Million, Sri Lanka

Sisaala-sil

150 Thousand, Ghana

Somali-som

12.3 Million, Somalia Africa

Songhai-khq

200 Thousand, Mali

Sunuwar-suz

27 Thousand, Nepal

Susu-sus

1 Million, Guinea Africa

Swahili-swh

40 Million, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda Africa

SW Tanna-nwi

3,900 Vanuatu

Syletti-syl

7 Million, Bangladesh

Tagalog-tgl

17 Million, Philippines

Tai Lue-khb

700 Thousand, China, Thailand Vietnam

Tamang-tdg

1 Million, Nepal

Tamashek-ttq

850 Thousand Niger Africa

Tamil-tam

69 Mil Tamil Nadu, Malaysia, Sri Lanka

Tampulma-tpm

16 Thousand, Ghana

Tangkuhl-nmf

110 Thousand, Manipuri Nagaland, India

Tanimuka-tmc

1 Thousand, Colombia

Tartar-tat

8 Mill Russia, Europe, Afganistan

Tashelhayt-shi Sous Berer

3 Million, Thousand Algeria

Tausag-tsg

1 Million Philippines

Telugu-tel

80 Million, Andhra Pradesh India

Telugu-tel SW dialect

Karnataka India

Thai-tha

23 Million, Thailand

Theti

Nepal

Tibetan-Amdo-adx

1 Million Tibet, China

Tibetan-Khams-khg

1.8 Million Tibet China, Nepal

Tibetan-Lahasa-bod

1.5 Mill China, India, Bhutan, Nepal

Tigrigna-tir Eritrean

1.2 Million, Eritrea

Thethi

Nepal

Tsangla-tsj (Sharchop)

300 Thousand, Bhutan

Tulu-tcy

2 Million, South India

Tumbuka-tum

940 Thousand, Malawi

Turkish-tur

61 Million, Turkey

Turkish-C-tur

Seeker Friendly

Uighur-uig

8 Million, N Kazakstan, China

Ukraine-ukr

47 Million, Ukraine

Urdu-urd (New India Version)

59 Million

Urhobo-urh

600 Thousand, Nigeria Africa

Vai-vai

146 Thousand, Liberia

Vietnamese-vie

64 Million, Vietname

Wa-wbn

800 Thousand, Myanmar, China

Waray Waray-war

3 Million, Philippines

Western Magar-mrd

210 Thousand, Nepal

Wolaytigna-wal

1.23 Million, Ethiopia Africa

Wolof-wol

7 Million, Senegal Africa

Yanamamo-guu

16 Thousand, Venezuela

Yao-yao (Chiyao)

1.2 Million, Malawi Africa

Yoruba-yor

20 Million, Nigeria, Benin Africa

Zaiwa-atb

80 Thousand, China; 30 Thousand, Thailand