Ethnologue

<p><strong><u>Published in 2025 Twenty-Eighth Edition</u></strong></p><p></p><p>Ethnologue® is the comprehensive reference work that catalogs all known living languages. Ethnologue® has been an active research project for more than 70 years. Thousands of linguists and other researchers all over the world rely on and have contributed to Ethnologue®. It is widely regarded to be the most comprehensive listing of information of its kind.</p><p>Ethnologue® is published in three volumes. Each volume is self-contained and can be used independently. This volume catalogs the languages of Asia. It includes:</p><ul><li>2351 language descriptions organized by continent and country</li><li>19480 primary names alternate names and dialect names</li><li>52 country overviews with graphical language vitality profiles</li><li>87 color maps showing location and distribution of languages</li></ul><p></p>