Words, Language & Grammar 

The Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 15th edition is a comprehensive reference volume that catalogs all the known living languages in the world today. The Ethnologue has been an active research project for more than fifty years. Thousands of linguists and other researchers all over the world rely on and have contributed to the Ethnologue. It is widely regarded to be the most comprehensive listing of information of its kind. A new edition is published approximately every four years.Features6,912 language descriptions organized by continent and country39,491 primary names, alternate names, and dialect names208 color maps showing location and distribution of languagesUnique three-letter identifier for each language from the International Standard ISO 639-3Statistical summaries with numerical tabulations of living languages and number of speakers by continent, by language size, by language family, and by country.