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linguasphere the languages of the world sector by sector linguasphere register of the world s languages find sections atlas by country index a z guides the register close every language on one plate the linguasphere register sorts the speech of the whole planet into ten sectors one hundred zones and 22 008 numbered entries this site opens that register up browse it by family by country or by name and read plain explanations of how the classification works 10 sectors 100 zones 4 995 outer languages 11 962 inner languages 229 countries 171 countries and territories each shaded for the linguasphere sector that holds most of the entries recorded there base map blankmap world equirectangular wikimedia commons public domain three ways in by family and region atlas ten sectors and one hundred zones each opening into the sets chains and nets below it by country 229 countries which linguasphere entries the register records for a given country or territory by name index a z every named entry in the register alphabetically with its linguascale code what the codes mean the register sector zone set chain net outer and inner language explained in order the ten sectors five of the ten sectors group languages by descent phylosectors and five group them by geography geosectors the colour runs through the whole site it marks which sector an entry belongs to 0 africa geosector 10 zones 1 afro asian phylosector 10 zones 2 australasia geosector 10 zones 3 austronesian phylosector 10 zones 4 eurasia geosector 10 zones 5 indo european phylosector 10 zones 6 north america geosector 10 zones 7 sino indian phylosector 9 zones 8 south america geosector 10 zones 9 transafrican phylosector 10 zones most densely recorded countries countries with the largest number of register entries attached to them papua new guinea 46 entries nigeria 39 entries united states 38 entries india 28 entries cameroon 26 entries china 24 entries canada 22 entries sudan 22 entries indonesia 21 entries russian federation 20 entries france 19 entries myanmar 19 entries all 229 countries and territories how to read a linguascale code a code such as 53 aaa eab is an address not a label the first two digits give the zone the capitals narrow it to a set chain and net and the small letters reach the individual outer and inner language reading it left to right walks you down the family tree the linguascale notation what each digit and letter of a code stands for glossary register terms set chain net outer language inner language variety the definitions used by the register itself about the register background what the linguasphere register is who compiled it and how this site uses it from the guides written by this desk alongside the register language families mandarin vs cantonese what actually separates them two sinitic languages that share a writing tradition but are not mutually intelligible tones vocabulary where each is spoken and why learning a language european and latin american spanish the differences that matter pronoun systems the seseo ceceo split vocabulary traps and which variety to study first writing systems simplified and traditional chinese which one to learn where each is used how many characters actually differ and what it costs to switch later countries and speech what makes a language official in a country de jure versus de facto status national versus official and countries that name none at all language families hindi and urdu one spoken language two written ones why speakers understand each other in conversation but cannot read each other s newspapers and where the vocabulary splits language families serbian croatian and bosnian how different are they really a single shtokavian base split by script standard and politics concrete examples of the differences a learner meets all 40 guides global linguistic resources linguasphere info is an online reference dedicated to the world s languages and speech communities offering the comprehensive linguasphere register with classifications linguistic data and research on thousands of languages and dialects the website promotes multilingualism by providing educational resources language indexes and information about the global diversity and evolution of human communication interestingly the localization of languages also shapes the digital entertainment industry where platforms like betum offer a multilingual mobile live casino experience allowing users to interact with real dealers in roulette and blackjack directly from their smartphones the register what the register is how the linguascale works glossary of register terms ten sectors one hundred zones browse languages by country index of languages a z search the register sitemap reading all guides language families learning a language writing systems about about this site editorial policy sources and attribution contact archive of earlier articles articles linguasphere info is an independent reference site about the languages of the world it is not affiliated with endorsed by or operated by the observatoire linguistique linguasphere observatory the linguasphere foundation or any successor body and it does not speak for them the classification data reproduced here comes from the published linguasphere register of the world s languages and speech communities compiled by the observatoire linguistique it is presented with attribution and is described in full on our sources page some articles on this site are sponsored placements supplied by third parties they are the responsibility of their authors linguasphere linguasphere info last reviewed october 9 2026 site archive