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This list shows countries organised by the languages which are spoken there.

Contents

• 1 Indo-European languages
  • 1.1 Albanian
  • 1.2 Armenian
  • 1.3 Baltic
  • 1.4 Celtic
  • 1.5 Germanic
  • 1.6 Greek
  • 1.7 Iranian
  • 1.8 Indo-Aryan
  • 1.9 Italic
  • 1.10 Slavic
• 2 Mongolic languages
  • 2.1 Mongolian
• 3 Turkic languages
  • 3.1 Azerbaijani
  • 3.2 Uyghur
  • 3.3 Uzbek
  • 3.4 Kazakh
  • 3.5 Kyrgyz
  • 3.6 Turkish
  • 3.7 Turkmen
  • 3.8 Gagauz
  • 3.9 Tatar
  • 3.10 Crimean Tatar
• 4 Afro-Asiatic languages
  • 4.1 Semitic languages
• 5 Dravidian languages
  • 5.1 Badaga
  • 5.2 Brahui
  • 5.3 Chenchu
  • 5.4 Duruwa
  • 5.5 Gondi
  • 5.6 Kolami
  • 5.7 Koraga
  • 5.8 Kota
  • 5.9 Koya
  • 5.10 Kui
  • 5.11 Kumarbhag Paharia
  • 5.12 Kurukh
  • 5.13 Maria
  • 5.14 Nagarchal
  • 5.15 Pardhan
  • 5.16 Sauria Paharia
  • 5.17 Toda
  • 5.18 Telugu
  • 5.19 Kannada
  • 5.20 Tamil
  • 5.21 Malayalam
  • 5.22 Tulu
  • 5.23 Kodava
  • 5.24 Ollari
• 6 Japonic languages
  • 6.1 Japanese
  • 6.2 Ryukyuan
• 7 Language isolate
  • 7.1 Basque
  • 7.2 Korean
  • 7.3 Nihali
• 8 South Caucasian languages
  • 8.1 Georgian
  • 8.2 Mingrelian language
  • 8.3 Svan language
  • 8.4 Laz language
• 9 Sino-Tibetan languages
  • 9.1 Chinese or Sinitic languages
• 10 Malayo-Polynesian languages
  • 10.1 Bornean
  • 10.2 Philippines
  • 10.3 Oceanic
  • 10.4 Sunda–Sulawesi
• 11 Uralic languages
  • 11.1 Estonian
  • 11.2 Finnish
  • 11.3 Hungarian
  • 11.4 Sami
• 12 Na-Dene
  • 12.1 Apachean
• 13 Austroasiatic
  • 13.1 Khasi
  • 13.2 Khmer
  • 13.3 Mon
  • 13.4 Vietnamese
• 14 Tai–Kadai
  • 14.1 Lao
  • 14.2 Thai
• 15 Notes and references
• 16 External links

Indo-European languages

Albanian

•  Albania (official)
•  Kosovo (official)
•  Macedonia (significant minority)
•  Italy (minority) (also as Arbëreshë)
•  Montenegro (minority)
•  Greece (minority) (also as Arvanitika)
•  Serbia (minority)
•  Romania (minority)

Armenian

•  Armenia (official)
•  France (minority)
•  Brazil (minority)
•  Argentina (minority)
•  UK (minority)
•  Spain (minority)
•  Greece (minority)
•  Iran (minority)
•  Georgia (significant minority)
•  Russia (minority)
•  US (minority)
•  Lebanon (minority)
•  Syria (minority)
•  Cyprus (minority)
•  Turkey (minority)

Baltic

•  Canada (unofficial, spoken in Canada)

Latgalian

•  Latvia (unofficial, spoken in Latgalia)
•  Russia (significant minority in Siberia)

Latvian

•  Latvia (official)

Lithuanian

•  Latvia (minority)
•  Lithuania (official)
•  Poland (minority, majority in the city of Puńsk)

Celtic

Map of the Celtic nations

Breton

•  France (minority language in Brittany, but unofficial)

Cornish

•  United Kingdom (minority language in  Cornwall, but unofficial)

Irish

•  Ireland (co-official with English)
•  United Kingdom (minority and official in Northern Ireland)
•  United States (minority)

Manx

•  Isle of Man (minority)

Scottish Gaelic

•  Canada (minority in Nova Scotia)
•  United Kingdom (significant minority in Scotland)
•  United States (minority)

Welsh

•  Argentina (significant minority in Chubut)
•  United Kingdom (spoken by approximately 20% of the population in Wales^[1] and co-official with English)
•  United States (minority)

Germanic

Afrikaans

•  South Africa (co-official with 10 other languages)
•  Namibia (not official)
•  United States (minority)
•  Netherlands (minority)
•  United Kingdom (minority)
•  Germany (minority)
•  Belgium (minority)
•  Australia (minority)
•  Argentina (minority)

Alsatian

•  France (regional language in  Alsace)

Danish

•  Denmark (official)
•  Germany (in Schleswig-Holstein, official recognised minority language)
•  Faroe Islands (co-official alongside with Faroese)
•  Greenland (minority)
•  Iceland (minority)

Dutch

• Europe
  •  Netherlands (official)
  •  Belgium (co-official with French and German)
  •  France (in French Flanders)
  •  Germany (in Low Rhine Country)
• South America
  •  Suriname (official)
  •  Aruba (co-official with Papiamento)
  •  Curaçao (co-official with English and Papiamento)
  •  Sint Maarten (co-official with English)
  •  French Guiana (unofficial, spoken in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni)

English

See also: List of countries where English is an official language and List of countries by English-speaking population

Map of the English-speaking world.

• Africa
  •  Botswana (co-official with Tswana)
  •  Cameroon (co-official with French)
  •  Gambia (official)
  •  Ghana (official)
  •  Kenya (co-official with Swahili)
  •  Lesotho (co-official with Sesotho)
  •  Liberia (official)
  •  Malawi (official)
  •  Mauritius (official)
  •  Namibia (official)
  •  Nigeria (official)
  •  Rwanda (co-official with Kinyarwanda and French)
  •  Seychelles (co-official with French and Seychellois Creole)
  •  Sierra Leone (official)
  •  South Africa (co-official with 10 other languages)
  •  South Sudan (official)
  •  Swaziland (co-official with Swati)
  •  Uganda (co-official with Swahili)
  •  Zambia (official)
  •  Zimbabwe (official)
• Americas
  •  Antigua and Barbuda (official)
  •  Bahamas (official)
  •  Barbados (official)
  •  Belize (official)
  •  Canada (official, see Canadian English)
  •  Dominica (official)
  •  Grenada (official)
  •  Guyana (official)
  •  Jamaica (official, see Jamaican English)
  •  Saint Kitts and Nevis (official)
  •  Saint Lucia (official)
  •  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (official)
  •  Trinidad and Tobago (official)
  •  United States (de facto, see American English)
• Asia
  •  Bahrain (Unofficial)
  •  India (co-official with 21 other languages)
  •  Lebanon (significant minority)
  •  Pakistan (co-official with Urdu)
  •  Philippines (co-official with Filipino, and with regional languages as auxiliary official languages^[2])
  •  Singapore (co-official with Tamil, Mandarin, and Malay)
  •  Sri Lanka (co-official)
  •  Bangladesh (de-facto co-official with Bengali)
  •  Malaysia (co-official with Tamil, Mandarin, and Malay)
  •  Brunei (co-official with Mandarin, and Malay)
• Europe
  •  Ireland (co-official with Irish, see Hiberno-English)
  •  Malta (co-official with Maltese)
  •  United Kingdom (co-official with Welsh, see British English)
• Oceania
  •  Australia (de facto, see Australian English)
  •  Fiji (co-official with Fijian and Hindustani)
  •  Kiribati (co-official with Kiribati)
  •  Marshall Islands (co-official with Marshallese)
  •  Federated States of Micronesia
  •  Nauru (de facto)
  •  New Zealand (co-official with Māori and New Zealand Sign Language; see also New Zealand English)
  •  Palau (co-official with Palauan)
  •  Papua New Guinea (co-official with Tok Pisin and Hiri Motu)
  •  Solomon Islands (official)
  •  Vanuatu (co-official with Bislama and French)
• Dependent Entities
  •  American Samoa (co-official with Samoan)
  •  British Indian Ocean Territory (de facto)
  •  Anguilla (official)
  •  Bermuda (official)
  •  British Virgin Islands (official)
  •  Cayman Islands (official)
  •  Christmas Island (official)
  •  Cook Islands (co-official with Cook Islands Māori)
  •  Falkland Islands (official)
  •  Gibraltar (official)
  •  Guam (co-official with Chamorro)
  •  Guernsey (official)
  •  Hong Kong (co-official with Chinese)
  •  Isle of Man (official)
  •  Jersey (official)
  •  Montserrat (official)
  •  Norfolk Island (co-official with Norfuk)
  •  Northern Mariana Islands (co-official with Chamorro and Carolinian)
  •  Pitcairn Islands (co-official with Pitkern)
  •  Puerto Rico (co-official with Spanish)
  •  Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (official)
  •  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (official)
  •  Turks and Caicos Islands (official)
  •  United States Virgin Islands (official)

Faroese

•  Faroe Islands (co-official with Danish)
•  Denmark (not official)

Frisian

•  Denmark (minority)
•  Germany (official recognised minority language)
•  Netherlands (minority language in Friesland)

German

Map of the German-speaking world

• Europe
  •  Austria (official)
  •  Germany (official)
  •  Liechtenstein (official)
  •   Switzerland (co-official with French and Italian)
  •  Belgium (official with Dutch and French)
  •  Hungary (co-official with Hungarian in the city of Sopron)
  •  Italy (co-official with Italian in South Tyrol)
  •  Luxembourg (co-official with French and Luxembourgish)
  •  Poland (co-official as auxiliary language in the Opole Voivodeship)
  •   Vatican City (official with other languages, language of the Swiss Guard)
  •  France (minority in Alsace and Lorraine)
  •  Czech Republic (minority)
  •  Denmark (minority)
  •  Romania (minority)
  •  Russia (minority)

• Other countries
  •  Argentina (minority)
  •  Brazil (minority)
  •  Kazakhstan (minority)
  •  Chile (minority)
  •  Namibia (co-official as auxiliary language)
  •  United States (minority)^[3]

Icelandic

•  Iceland (official)
•  Denmark (minority)

Low German

•  Germany (recognized as regional language)
•  Netherlands (recognized as regional language)

Norwegian

•  Norway (official, including Svalbard and Jan Mayen)

Scots

•  Scotland (minority in Scotland)
•  Ireland (minority in Ireland)

Swedish

•  Sweden (official)
•  Finland (co-official with Finnish).
•  Åland (official)
•  Estonia (minority)

Greek

•  Greece (official)
•  Cyprus (co-official with Turkish)
•  Albania (minority)
•  Macedonia (minority)
•  Russia (minority)
•  Ukraine (minority)
•  Turkey (minority)
•  Italy (minority)
•  Armenia (minority)
•  Romania (minority)
•  Hungary (minority)
•  Syria (minority)

Iranian

Balochi

•  Afghanistan (significant minority in Balochistan)
•  Iran (significant minority in Balochistan)
•  Pakistan (Majority in Balochistan)
•  United Arab Emirates (minority)

Persian

•  Afghanistan (co-official as Dari, with Pashto)
•  Bahrain (minority)
•  Germany (minority)
•  Iran (official)
•  Iraq (significant minority)
•  Pakistan (minority)
•  Qatar (minority)
•  Russia (minority)
•  Tajikistan (official, as Tajik)
•  United Arab Emirates (minority)
•  United States (minority)
•  Uzbekistan (minority)

Tajik

•  Afghanistan (significant minority)
•  Iran (minority)
•  Kazakhstan (minority)
•  Kyrgyzstan (minority)
•  Pakistan (minority)
•  Tajikistan (official)
•  Uzbekistan (minority)
•  China (minority)
•  Turkmenistan (minority)
•  Russia (minority)

Kurdish

•  Armenia (recognized minority)
•  Iran (regional)
•  Iraq (official)
•  Syria (significant minority)
•  Turkey (significant minority)

Mazandarani

•  Iran (unofficial, in Māzandarān Province)

Pashto

•  Afghanistan (co-official as Pashto), with Dari)
•  Iran (minority)
•  Pakistan (Significant minority, Second most spoken language after Punjabi)
•  United Arab Emirates (minority)

Indo-Aryan

Angika

•  Cambodia (minority language)
•  India (majority in Anga, significant minority in the rest of the country)
•  Laos (minority language)
•  Malaysia (minority language)
•    Nepal (minority language)
•  Vietnam (minority language)

Assamese

•  Bangladesh (minority)
•  Bhutan (minority)
•  India (official language along with 21 others)
•  United Kingdom (minority)
•  United States (minority)

Awadhi

•  Bhutan (minority)
•  India (majority in Uttar Pradesh, minority in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, and Delhi)

Bengali

•  Bangladesh (official)
•  India (official, along with 21 others, mostly in West Bengal, Tripura, significant minority in Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa)
•  United Kingdom (significant minority)
•  United States (significant minority)
•  Saudi Arabia (significant minority)
•  United Arab Emirates (significant minority)
•  Sierra Leone (official, along with English)
•  Oman (minority)
•  Australia (minority)
•  South Africa (minority)
•  South Korea (minority)
•  Japan (minority)
•  Qatar (minority)
•  Kuwait (minority)
•  Canada (minority)
•  Malaysia (significant minority)
•  Italy (minority)
•  Singapore (minority)
•  Maldives (minority)
•    Nepal (minority)
•  Pakistan (significant minority, mostly in Karachi)

Bhili

•  India (minority)

Bhojpuri

•  Fiji (minority)
•  Guyana (minority)
•  India (in Bihar, Jharkhand, and Uttar Pradesh)
•  Mauritius (minority)
•    Nepal (minority)
•  United Kingdom (minority)
•  Suriname (minority)
•  Trinidad and Tobago (minority)
•  Seychelles (minority)
•  South Africa (minority)
•  Australia (minority)

Bishnupriya Manipuri

•  India (minority, mostly in Manipur, Assam and Tripura)
•  Bangladesh (minority)
•  Burma (minority)

Chakma

•  Bangladesh (minority, mostly in Chittagong Division)
•  India (minority, mostly in Tripura, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh)

Chhattisgarhi

•  India (majority in Chhattisgarh, minority in Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, and Bihar)

Chittagonian

•  Bangladesh (significant minority, major language of Chittagong Division of Bangladesh)
•  Burma (minority, mostly in Arakan and Yangon)
•  Oman (minority)
•  Saudi Arabia (minority)
•  United Arab Emirates (minority)
•  Qatar (minority)
•  Kuwait (minority)
•  Pakistan (minority, mostly in Karachi)
•  United Kingdom (minority)
•  United States (minority)

Dhivehi

•  India (in Lakshadweep)
•  Maldives (official)

Dogri

•  Pakistan (in Punjab, and Azad Kashmir)
•  India (in Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, and Himachal Pradesh))

Domari

•  Egypt (minority)
•  India (minority)
•  Iran (significant minority)
•  Iraq (minority)
•  Pakistan (minority)
•  Libya (minority)
•  Syria (minority)
•  Turkey (minority)
•  Palestine (minority)
•  Israel (minority)
•  Afghanistan (minority)
•  Bangladesh (minority)
•  Jordan (minority)
•  Iraq (minority)
•  Tunisia (minority)
•  Lebanon (minority)
•  Uzbekistan (minority)
•  Russia (minority)
•  Armenia (minority)
•  Azerbaijan (minority)
•  Georgia (minority)
•  Algeria (minority)
•  Turkmenistan (minority)
•  Sudan (minority)
•  Kazakhstan (minority)
•  Tajikistan (minority)
•  Kuwait (minority)
•  Kyrgyzstan (minority)
•  Morocco (minority)

Gujarati

•  Australia (minority)
•  Canada (significant minority)
•  India (official in Gujarat)
•  Pakistan (significant minority)
•  South Africa (significant minority)
•  Kenya (minority)
•  Mauritius (minority)
•  Tanzania (minority)
•  Uganda (minority)
•  United Kingdom (significant minority)
•  United States (significant minority)
•  Zimbabwe (minority)

Hajong

•  India (minority, mostly in Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and West Bengal)
•  Bangladesh (minority)

Halbi

•  India (in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Andhra Pradesh)

Kalash

•  Pakistan (minority)
•  Afghanistan (minority)

Kashmiri

•  India (official, spoken in Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, and Uttar Pradesh)
•  Pakistan (in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir)
•  United Kingdom (immigrants from Pakistani Pakistan Occupied Kashmir)

Khandeshi

•  India (minority, spoken in Maharashtra, Gujarat)

Khowar

•  Pakistan (majority in Chitral, minority in Gilgit)

Konkani

•  India (official in Konkan)

Kumaoni

•  India (majority in Uttarakhand) (minority in Assam)

Lomavren

•  Armenia (minority)
•  Azerbaijan (minority)
•  Bulgaria (minority)
•  Georgia (minority)
•  Iran (minority)
•  Russia (minority)
•  Syria (minority)

Magadhi

•  India (official in Bihar)

Maithili

•  India (official in Bihar)
•    Nepal (significant minority in Terai)

Mal Paharia

•  India (minority, mostly in Jharkhand and West Bengal)
•  Bangladesh (minority)

Marathi

•  India (official along with 21 others, widely spoken in Maharashtra and Goa & parts of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Sindh, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
•  Israel (minority)
•  Mauritius (minority)
•  Singapore (minority)
•  United States (Significant minority)
•  United Kingdom (Significant minority)
•  Australia (Significant minority)
•  New Zealand (Significant minority)
•  South Africa (Significant minority)
•  United Arab Emirates (Significant minority)
•  Bahrain (Significant minority)

Marwari

•  India (primarily in Rajasthan and Gujarat)

Nepali

•  Bhutan (unofficial)
•  India (official in Sikkim),(Regional language in West Bengal)
•    Nepal (official)
•  Hong Kong (unofficial)
•  United Kingdom (unofficial)
•  Myanmar (unofficial)

Oriya

•  Bangladesh (minority)
•  India (official in Orissa)

Punjabi

•  India (official with others)
•  Pakistan (Most-largest ethnic group)
•  United Kingdom (significant minority)
•  Canada (minority)
•  United States (minority)

Rajasthani

•  India (official along with others)
•  Pakistan (minority)

Rajbanshi

•  India (minority)
•  Bangladesh (minority)
•    Nepal (minority)

Rohingya

•  Burma (minority, mostly in Arakan, Burma)
•  Bangladesh (minority, mostly in Chittagong Division, Bangladesh)
•  Pakistan (minority, mostly in Karachi)
•  Saudi Arabia (minority)
•  Oman (minority)
•  United Arab Emirates (minority)
•  Thailand (minority)
•  Malaysia (minority)
•  India (minority)

Tamil India, Sri Lanka Philippines Malaysia Singapore Réunion, Mauritius, Indonesia Burma South Africa Thailand Guyana, Fiji, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago

Romani

Main article: Romani people by country

• Asia
  •  Bangladesh (minority)
  •  India (minority)
  •  Pakistan (minority)
  •  Iran (minority)
  •  Afghanistan (minority)
  •  Uzbekistan (minority)
  •  Kazakhstan (minority)
  •  Turkmenistan (minority)
  •  Tajikistan (minority)
  •  Kyrgyzstan (minority)
  •  Armenia (minority)
• Europe
  •  Albania (minority)
  •  Austria (minority)
  •  Belarus (minority)
  •  Belgium (minority)
  •  Bosnia and Herzegovina (minority)
  •  Bulgaria (significant minority)
  •  Croatia (minority)
  •  Cyprus (minority)
  •  Czech Republic (minority)
  •  Denmark (minority)
  •  Estonia (minority)
  •  Finland (officially recognised minority language)
  •  France (minority)
  •  Germany (officially recognised minority language)
  •  Greece (minority)
  •  Hungary (significant minority, officially recognised minority language)
  •  Ireland (minority)
  •  Italy (minority)
  •  Kosovo (officially recognized minority language)
  •  Latvia (minority)
  •  Lithuania (minority)
  •  Macedonia (official in Šuto Orizari Municipality)
  •  Moldova (minority)
  •  Montenegro (minority)
  •  Netherlands (minority)
  •  Norway (officially recognised minority language)
  •  Poland (minority)
  •  Portugal (minority)
  •  Romania (co-official in 79 rural communes)
  •  Russia (officially recognised minority language)
  •  Serbia (officially recognised minority language)
  •  Slovakia (minority)
  •  Slovenia (officially recognised minority language)
  •  Spain (minority)
  •  Sweden (officially recognised minority language)
  •   Switzerland (minority)
  •  Turkey (minority)
  •  Ukraine (minority)
  •  United Kingdom (minority)
• North America
  •  United States (minority)
  •  Canada (minority)

Sindhi

•  Hong Kong (minority)
•  India (official with others)
•  Oman (minority)
•  Pakistan (majority)
•  Philippines (minority)^{[citation needed]}
•  Singapore (minority)
•  United Arab Emirates (minority)
•  United Kingdom (minority)
•  United States (minority)

Sinhalese

•  Sri Lanka (co-official with Tamil)

Sylheti

•  Bangladesh (major language of Sylhet Division of Bangladesh)
•  India (significant minority in the state of Assam, especially in Barak Valley)
•  United Kingdom (significant minority)
•  United States (minority)
•  United Arab Emirates (minority)

Tanchangya

•  Bangladesh (minority; mainly in Chittagong Division, related to Chakma, Chittagonian, Pali, Prakrit, Sanskrit Rohingya and Bengali language)
•  India (minority; mainly in Indian states of Assam, Tripura and Mizoram)
•  Burma (minority; mainly in Rakhine State, and few of them in Chin State and Yangon Division of Burma)

Urdu

•  Bahrain (minority)
•  Bangladesh (significant minority)
•  Fiji (co-official as Hindustani with English and Fijian)
•  India (co-official with 21 others)
•    Nepal (minority)
•  Mauritius (minority)
•  Oman (minority)
•  Pakistan (co-official with English)
•  Qatar (minority)
•  Saudi Arabia (minority)
•  South Africa (minority)
•  United Arab Emirates (minority)
•  United Kingdom (minority)
•  United States (minority)

Italic

Catalan

•  Andorra (official)
•  France (in Northern Catalonia)
•  Italy (a significant minority in Alghero)
•  Spain (co-official with Spanish in  Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, and  Valencia. In El Carche (Murcia) and La Franja (Aragon) it is not official).

Corsican

•  France (regional language in  Corsica)
•  Italy (minority in  Sardinia)

French

See also: List of countries where French is an official language

Map of the French-speaking world

• Europe
  •  Andorra (spoken, not official)
  •  Belgium (co-official with Dutch and German)
  •  France (official)
  •  Italy (co-official in the Aosta Valley)
  •  Luxembourg (co-official with German and Luxembourgish)
  •  Monaco (official)
  •   Switzerland (co-official with German, Italian, and Romansh)
• Africa
  •  Algeria (unofficial, but widely used)
  •  Benin (official)
  •  Burkina Faso (official)
  •  Burundi (co-official with Kirundi)
  •  Cameroon (co-official with English)
  •  Central African Republic (co-official with Sango)
  •  Chad (co-official with Arabic)
  •  Comoros (co-official with Arabic and Comorian)
  •  Democratic Republic of the Congo (official)
  •  Republic of the Congo (official)
  •  Ivory Coast (official)
  •  Djibouti (co-official with Arabic)
  •  Equatorial Guinea (co-official with Spanish)
  •  Gabon (official)
  •  Guinea (official)
  •  Madagascar (co-official with Malagasy)
  •  Mali (official)
  •  Mauritania (de facto)
  •  Mauritius (de facto)
  •  Morocco (de facto)
  •  Niger (official)
  •  Rwanda (co-official with English and Kinyarwanda)
  •  Senegal (official; Wolof most widely spoken)
  •  Seychelles (co-official with English and Seychellois Creole)
  •  Togo (official)
  •  Tunisia (unofficial, but widely used)
• Americas
  •  Canada (co-official with English; majority in Quebec, minority in New Brunswick, Ontario, Manitoba)
  •  French Guiana (official)
  •  Guadeloupe (official)
  •  Haiti (co-official with Haitian Creole)
  •  Martinique (official)
  •  Saint Barthelemy (official)
  •  Saint Martin (official)
  •  Saint Pierre and Miquelon (official)
  •  United States (minority language, especially in Louisiana, Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire)^[3]
  •  Brazil (minority, significantly in RJ/ES and other coastal states; see French, Belgian and Swiss Brazilians
    French had a high status in Brazil before the rise of English as a major global language)
• Asia
  •  Cambodia (minority)
  •  Laos (administrative language)
  •  Lebanon (co-official with Arabic)
  •  India (in Puducherry, co-official with Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam)
• Oceania
  •  French Polynesia (official)
  •  New Caledonia (official)
  •  Vanuatu (co-official with English and Bislama)
  •  Wallis and Futuna (official)

Galician

•  Galicia (co-official with Spanish)
•  Argentina (minority, from immigration)
•  Brazil (minority, from immigration)
•  Cuba (minority, from immigration)
•  France (minority, from immigration)
•  Germany (minority, from immigration)
•   Switzerland (minority, from immigration)
•  Uruguay (minority, from immigration)
•  Venezuela (minority, from immigration)

Italian

Map of the Italian-speaking world

• Europe
  •  Albania (minority)
  •  Belgium (minority)
  •  Croatia (official status in Istria)
  •  France (minority language in  Corsica)
  •  Germany (minority)
  •  Greece (minority)
  •  Italy (official)
  •  Luxembourg (minority)
  •  Malta (unofficial, but widely spoken; some 66% of the population)
  •  Monaco (unofficial, but widely spoken)
  •  San Marino (official)
  •  Slovenia (co-official in Koper, Izola and Piran)
  •   Switzerland (co-official with French, German, and Romansh)
  •   Vatican City (official)
• Africa
  •  Eritrea (minority)
  •  Libya (minority)
  •  Somalia (minority)
• Americas
  •  Argentina (minority)
  •  Brazil (minority)
  •  Canada (minority)
  •  Peru (minority)
  •  United States (minority)^[3]
  •  Uruguay (minority)
  •  Venezuela (minority)
• Oceania
  •  Australia (unofficial, but widely used)

Jèrriais

•  Jersey (unofficial)
•  Sark (unofficial)

Latin

•   Vatican City (official, but not spoken)

Mirandese

•  Portugal (co-official with Portuguese in the municipalities of Miranda do Douro, Mogadouro and Vimioso)

Portuguese

See also: List of countries where Portuguese is an official language

Map of the Lusophone world

• Europe
  •  Portugal (official)
  •  Spain (significant minority in Olivenza)
  •  France (significant minority)
  •  Luxembourg (significant minority)
  •   Switzerland (significant minority)
  •  Andorra (significant minority)
  •  Germany (significant minority)
• Africa
  •  Angola (official)
  •  Cape Verde (official)
  •  Guinea-Bissau (official)
  •  Equatorial Guinea (co-official with Spanish and French)
  •  Mozambique (official)
  •  São Tomé and Príncipe (official)
  •  South Africa (minority)
  •  Namibia (minority)
• Americas
  •  Brazil (official, see Brazilian Portuguese)
  •  United States (significant minority)
  •  Canada (significant minority)
  •  Paraguay (significant minority)
  •  Uruguay (minority; see Portuñol)
  •  Venezuela (significant minority)
• Asia
  •  East Timor (co-official with Tetum)
  •  Japan (significant minority; see Brazilians in Japan)
  •  Macau (co-official with Chinese)
  •  India (minority in Goa State)

Romanian

•  Bulgaria (minority)
•  Italy (minority)
•  Moldova (official)
•  Romania (official)
•  Spain (minority)
•  Serbia (co-official in province of Vojvodina with 5 other languages)

Romansh

•   Switzerland (co-official with French, Italian, and German)

Spanish

Map of the Hispanophone world

The following is a list of the 21 countries where Spanish is an official language:

See also: List of countries where Spanish is an official language

• Europe
  •  Spain (official)
  •  Andorra (majority)
  •  France (minority)
  •  Germany (minority)
  •  Gibraltar (not official – majority)
  •  Italy (minority)
  •  United Kingdom (minority)
• Africa
  •  Equatorial Guinea (co-official)
  •  Morocco (not official – minority)
  •  Western Sahara (co-official)
  •  Ceuta (official)
  •  Melilla (official)
  •  Canary Islands (official)
  •  Gabon, Cocobeach (official)
• Americas
  •  Argentina (official)
  •  Bolivia (co-official with Quechua and Aymara)
  •  Chile (official)
  •  Colombia (official)
  •  Costa Rica (official)
  •  Cuba (official)
  •  Dominican Republic (official)
  •  Ecuador (official)
  •  El Salvador (official)
  •  Guatemala (official)
  •  Honduras (official)
  •  Mexico (de facto)
  •  Nicaragua (official)
  •  Panama (official)
  •  Paraguay (co-official with Guaraní)
  •  Peru (official)
  •  Puerto Rico (official)
  •  Uruguay (official)
  •  Venezuela (official)
• Other countries
  •  Belize (plurality, but unofficial)
  •  Japan (minority)
  •  Philippines (former official language, spoken by a minority)
  •  United States (not official – significant minority)^[3]
  •  Brazil (not official – minority)

Slavic

Belarusian

•  Belarus (co-official with Russian)
•  Lithuania (minority)
•  Poland (minority)
•  Russia (minority)

Bosnian

•  Bosnia and Herzegovina (co-official with Croatian and Serbian)
•  Croatia (significant minority)
•  Macedonia (minority)
•  Montenegro (minority) (minority, official in Sandžak)
•  Serbia (significant minority, official in Sandžak)
•  Turkey (significant minority)

Bulgarian

•  Bulgaria (official)
•  Greece (minority)
•  Macedonia (minority)
•  Moldova (minority)
•  Romania (minority)
•  Serbia (minority)
•  Turkey (minority)
•  Ukraine (minority)

Croatian

•  Austria (co-official with German and Hungarian in Burgenland)
•  Bosnia and Herzegovina (co-official with Bosnian and Serbian)
•  Croatia (official)
•  Italy (co-official in Molise)
•  Montenegro (official)
•  Serbia (co-official in province of Vojvodina with 5 other languages)

Czech

•  Austria (minority)
•  Croatia (minority)
•  Czech Republic (official)
•  Germany (minority)
•  Slovakia (minority)

Kashubian

•  Poland (official in Pomerania)

Macedonian

•  Albania (minority, official in Pustec Municipality)
•  Macedonia (official)
•  Greece (minority)
•  Bulgaria (minority)
•  Serbia (minority, official in two municipalities)
•  Kosovo (minority)
•  Romania (minority)

Polish

• Europe
•  Belarus (significant minority)
•  Lithuania (significant minority)
•  Poland (official)
•  Ukraine (significant minority)
• Other countries
  •  Brazil (minority; see Polish Brazilian)
  •  United States (not official – minority)^[3]

Russian

See also: List of countries where Russian is an official language

Map of the Russian-speaking world

•  Armenia (significant minority)
•  Azerbaijan (significant minority)
•  Belarus (co-official with Belarusian)
•  Bulgaria (minority)
•  Estonia (significant minority)
•  Finland (minority)
•  Georgia (significant minority)
•  Germany (minority)
•  Greece (minority)
•  Israel (significant minority)
•  Jordan (significant minority)
•  Kazakhstan (co-official with Kazakh)
•  Kyrgyzstan (co-official with Kyrgyz)
•  Latvia (significant minority)
•  Lithuania (minority)
•  Moldova (co-official with Ukrainian and Romanian in  Transnistria)
•  Mongolia (significant minority)
•  Poland (minority)
•  Russia (official)
•  Serbia (minority)
•  Turkey (significant minority)
•  Tajikistan (significant minority)
•  Turkmenistan (significant minority)
•  Ukraine (significant minority, regional in some regions)
•  Uzbekistan (significant minority)

Rusyn

•  Hungary (minority)
•  Poland (minority)
•  Romania (minority)
•  Slovakia (minority)
•  Ukraine (official in Zakarpattia)
•  Serbia (co-official in province of Vojvodina with 5 other languages)

Serbian

•  Bosnia and Herzegovina (official with Croatian and Bosnian)
•  Croatia (significant minority)
•  Kosovo (official)
•  Macedonia (minority)
•  Montenegro (minority)
•  Romania (co-official in Caraşova)
•  Serbia (official)

Slovak

•  Czech Republic (minority)
•  Slovakia (official)

Slovene

•  Austria (minority)
•  Croatia (minority)
•  Hungary (minority)
•  Italy (co-official in Friuli-Venezia Giulia with Friulian, Italian and German)
•  Slovenia (official)
•  United States (minority in Ohio)^[4]

Sorbian, Lower

•  Germany (regional language in Brandenburg)

Sorbian, Upper

•  Germany (regional language in Brandenburg and Saxony)

Ukrainian

•  Argentina (minority)
•  Belarus (significant minority)
•  Brazil (minority)
•  Canada (minority)
•  Kazakhstan (significant minority)
•  Kyrgyzstan (minority)
•  Moldova (significant minority)
•  Poland (minority)
•  Romania (significant minority)
•  Russia (significant minority)
•  Transnistria (co-official with Romanian and Russian)
•  Ukraine (official)
•  United Kingdom (minority)
•  United States (minority)
•  Uzbekistan (minority)

Mongolic languages

Mongolian

•  China (regional, co-official with Chinese in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region)
•  Mongolia (official)

Turkic languages

Azerbaijani

•  Azerbaijan (official)
•  Iran (regional)
•  Iraq (minority)
•  Georgia (minority)
•  Russia (minority)
•  Syria (minority)
•  Turkey (significant minority)

Uyghur

•  China (regional, co-official with Chinese in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region)
•  Kazakhstan (minority)

Uzbek

•  Afghanistan (minority)
•  China (minority)
•  Kyrgyzstan (minority)
•  Russia (minority)
•  Tajikistan (minority)
•  Turkmenistan (minority)
•  Uzbekistan (official)

Kazakh

•  Afghanistan (minority)
•  China (regional, co-official with Chinese in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region)
•  Iran (minority)
•  Kazakhstan (official)
•  Mongolia (minority)
•  Russia (minority)
•  Tajikistan (minority)
•  Turkey (minority)
•  Turkmenistan (minority)
•  Ukraine (minority)
•  Uzbekistan (minority)

Kyrgyz

•  Afghanistan (minority)
•  China (minority)
•  Kyrgyzstan (official)
•  Pakistan (minority)
•  Tajikistan (minority)

Turkish

•  Turkey (official)
•  Cyprus (co-official with Greek)
•  Iraq (recognized regional lang.)
•  Afghanistan (recognized regional lang.)
•  Kosovo (recognized regional lang.)
•  Macedonia (recognized regional lang.)
•  Romania (recognized minority lang.)
•  Bulgaria (minority)
•  Greece (minority)
•  Germany (significant minority)

Turkmen

•  Turkmenistan (official)
•  Iran (minority)
•  Afghanistan (minority)
•  Russia (spoken in Stavropol Krai)
•  Turkey (minority)

Gagauz

•  Gagauzia (official language of the autonomous region of Gagauzia, Moldova)
•  Moldova (recognized minority language)
•  Ukraine (recognized minority language)

Tatar

•  Tatarstan (official language of the Republic of Tatarstan)
•  Russia (spoken in Russia and in former Soviet Union)
•  Turkey (minority)

Crimean Tatar

•  Crimea  Ukraine (spoken and protected but not officially recognized language of Ukraine)
•  Romania (minority language in Dobroudja)
•  Turkey (minority)

Afro-Asiatic languages

Semitic languages

Arabic

See also: List of countries where Arabic is an official language

Distribution of Arabic as sole official language (green) and one of several official languages (blue)

• Africa
  •  Algeria (official)
  •  Comoros (co-official with French)
  •  Chad (co-official with French)
  •  Djibouti (co-official with French)
  •  Egypt (official)
  •  Eritrea (co-official with Tigrinya)
  •  Libya (official)
  •  Mauritania (official)
  •  Morocco (co-official with Berber)
  •  Somalia (co-official with Somali)
  •  Sudan (official)
  •  Tunisia (official)
  •  Western Sahara
• Asia
  •  Bahrain (official)
  •  Iraq (co-official with Kurdish)
  •  Israel (co-official with Hebrew)
  •  Jordan (official)
  •  Kuwait (official)
  •  Lebanon (official)
  •  Oman (official)
  •  Palestine (official)
  •  Qatar (official)
  •  Saudi Arabia (official)
  •  Syria (official)
  •  United Arab Emirates (official)
  •  Yemen (official)
  •  Iran (regional)
  •  Afghanistan (regional/religious)
  •  Philippines (optional language along with Spanish)
• Europe
  •  France (minority)
  •  Germany (minority)
  •  Italy (minority)
  •  Netherlands (minority)
  •  Spain (minority)
  •  Sweden (minority)
  •  Turkey (significant minority)
  •  UK (minority)
• Oceania
  •  Australia (minority)
• North America
  •  United States (significant minority)^[3]
  •  Canada (minority)
• South America
  •  Argentina (minority, immigrants from Lebanon)
  •  Brazil (minority, see Arab Brazilian)
• Liturgical language of Islam

Hebrew

•  Israel (official)
• Liturgical language of Judaism

Maltese

•  Malta (official language)

Dravidian languages

Badaga

•  India (minority)

Brahui

•  Pakistan (minority, spoken in Balochistan)
•  Iran (minority, spoken in Balochistan)
•  Afghanistan (minority, spoken in Balochistan)
•  Turkmenistan (minority)

Chenchu

•  India (minority)

Duruwa

•  India (minority)

Gondi

•  India (minority)

Kolami

•  India (minority)

Koraga

•  India (minority)

Kota

•  India (minority, endangered Dravidian language)

Koya

•  India (minority)

Kui

•  India (minority)

Kumarbhag Paharia

•  India (minority)

Kurukh

•  Bangladesh (minority)
•  India (minority)

Maria

•  India (minority)

Nagarchal

•  India (minority, endangered Dravidian language)

Pardhan

•  India (minority)

Sauria Paharia

•  India (minority)
•  Bangladesh (minority)

Toda

•  India (minority, endangered Dravidian language)

Telugu

•  India (official)Andhra Pradesh
•  United States (minority)
•  Canada (minority)
•  Australia (minority)
•  Germany (minority)
•  Denmark (minority)
•  Sweden (minority)
•  New Zealand (minority)

Kannada

•  India (official in Karnataka state)
•  United States (minority)
•  Germany (minority)
•  Canada (minority)
•  Australia (minority)
•  Malaysia (minority)
•  France (minority)
•  Singapore (minority)

Tamil

•  India (official in Tamil Nadu)
•  Singapore (official)
•  Sri Lanka (official)
•  Malaysia (official)
•  Canada (minority)
•  Mauritius (minority)
•  South Africa (minority)

Malayalam

•  India (official at state of kerala)
•  Bahrain (minority)

Tulu

•  India (minority)

Kodava

•  India (minority)

Ollari

•  India (minority)

Japonic languages

Japanese

•  France (minority)
•  China (minority)^{[citation needed]}
•  Japan (official)
•  Philippines (minority)
•  Peru (minority)
•  Taiwan (minority)
•  United States (minority)
•  Palau (Official in Angaur)

Ryukyuan

•  Japan (minority)
•  Brazil (minority)

Language isolate

Basque

See also: Basque Country (historical territory)

•  France (majority in Northern Basque Country)
•  Spain (co-official with Spanish in  Basque Country and parts of  Navarre)

Korean

• Asia
  •  China (minority, co-official with Chinese in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in Jilin Province)
  •  Japan (minority)
  •  North Korea (official)
  •  South Korea (official)
• Americas
  •  United States (not official – minority)^[3]
  •  Brazil (minority)

Nihali

•  India (minority, endangered language)

South Caucasian languages

Georgian

•  Georgia (official)
•  Turkey (minority)
•  Iran
•  Azerbaijan

Mingrelian language

•  Georgia (significant language)
•  Abkhazia (significant language)

Svan language

•  Georgia

Laz language

•  Turkey (significant language)
•  Georgia

Sino-Tibetan languages

Chinese or Sinitic languages

Map of the Sinophone world
Information:

  Countries identified Chinese as a primary, administrative, or native language

  Countries with more than 5,000,000 Chinese speakers w/ or w/o recognition

  Countries with more than 1,000,000 Chinese speakers w/ or w/o recognition

  Countries with more than 500,000 Chinese speakers w/ or w/o recognition

  Countries with more than 100,000 Chinese speakers w/ or w/o recognition

  Major Chinese speaking settlements

The varieties of spoken Chinese in Eastern China and Taiwan.

Yue Chinese

Cantonese

• Africa
  •  Angola (minority)
  •  Cape Verde (minority)
  •  Mauritius (minority)
  •  South Africa (minority)
• Asia
  •  Brunei (minority)
  •  Cambodia (minority)
  •  China (regional)
  •  Hong Kong (co-official with English)
  •  Indonesia (minority)
  •  Japan (minority)
  •  Laos (minority)
  •  Macau (co-official with Portuguese)
  •  Malaysia (minority)
  •  Burma (minority)
  •  North Korea (minority)
  •  Philippines (minority)
  •  Singapore (minority)
  •  South Korea (minority)
  •  Thailand (minority)
  •  Vietnam (minority)
• Europe
  •  Bulgaria (minority)
  •  France (minority)
  •  Germany (minority)
  •  Ireland (minority)
  •  Italy (minority)
  •  Netherlands (minority)
  •  Romania (minority)
  •  Russia (minority)
  •  Serbia (minority)
  •  Spain (minority)
  •  United Kingdom (minority)
• North America
  •  Canada (minority)
  •  Cuba (minority)
  •  Dominican Republic (minority)
  •  Jamaica (minority)
  •  Mexico (minority)
  •  Nicaragua (minority)
  •  Panama (minority)
  •  Trinidad and Tobago (minority)
  •  United States (minority)
• Oceania
  •  Australia (minority)
  •  Fiji (minority)
  •  New Zealand (minority)
  •  Samoa (minority)
  •  Tonga (minority)
• South America
  •  Argentina (minority)
  •  Brazil (minority)
  •  Chile (regional)
  •  Guyana (minority)
  •  Peru (minority)
  •  Suriname (minority)

Gaoyang

•  China (regional)

Taishanese

• Africa
  •  South Africa (minority)

• Asia
  •  China (regional)
  •  Indonesia (minority)
  •  Malaysia (minority)
  •  Philippines (minority)
  •  Singapore (minority)
  •  Thailand (minority)
  •  Vietnam (minority)
• Europe
  •  United Kingdom (minority)
• North America
  •  Canada (minority)
  •  United States (minority)
• Oceania
  •  Australia (minority)
  •  New Zealand (minority)
• South America
  •  Brazil (minority)
  •  Peru (minority)

Hakka

• Africa
  •  Angola (minority)
  •  Cape Verde (minority)
  •  Mauritius (minority)
  •  South Africa (minority)
• Asia
  •  Brunei (minority)
  •  Cambodia (minority)
  •  China (regional)
  •  Hong Kong (minority)
  •  Indonesia (minority)
  •  Japan (minority)
  •  Laos (minority)
  •  Macau (minority)
  •  Malaysia (minority)
  •  Burma (minority)
  •  North Korea (minority)
  •  Philippines (minority)
  •  Singapore (minority)
  •  South Korea (minority)
  •  Taiwan (minority)
  •  Thailand (minority)
  •  Vietnam (minority)
• Europe
  •  Bulgaria (minority)
  •  France (minority)
  •  Germany (minority)
  •  Ireland (minority)
  •  Italy (minority)
  •  Netherlands (minority)
  •  Romania (minority)
  •  Russia (minority)
  •  Serbia (minority)
  •  Spain (minority)
  •  United Kingdom (minority)
• North America
  •  Canada (minority)
  •  Cuba (minority)
  •  Dominican Republic (minority)
  •  Jamaica (minority)
  •  Mexico (minority)
  •  Nicaragua (minority)
  •  Panama (minority)
  •  Trinidad and Tobago (minority)
  •  United States (minority)
• Oceania
  •  Australia (minority)
  •  Fiji (minority)
  •  New Zealand (minority)
  •  Samoa (minority)
  •  Tonga (minority)
• South America
  •  Argentina (minority)
  •  Brazil (minority)
  •  Chile (regional)
  •  Guyana (minority)
  •  Peru (minority)
  •  Suriname (minority)

Hui

•  China (regional)

Jin

•  China (regional)

Mandarin

Jilu Mandarin

•  China (regional)

Jiaoliao Mandarin

•  China (regional)

Northeastern Mandarin

•  China (regional)

Southwestern Mandarin

•  China (regional)

Standard Chinese

• Africa
  •  Angola (minority)
  •  Cape Verde (minority)
  •  Mauritius (minority)
  •  South Africa (minority)
• Asia
  •  Brunei (minority)
  •  Cambodia (minority)
  •  China (national)
  •  Hong Kong (co-official with English and Cantonese)
  •  Indonesia (minority)
  •  Japan (minority)
  •  Laos (minority)
  •  Macau (co-official with Portuguese and Cantonese)
  •  Malaysia (minority)
  •  Burma (minority)
  •  North Korea (minority)
  •  Philippines (minority)
  •  Singapore (co-official with Tamil, English, and Malay)
  •  South Korea (minority)
  •  Taiwan (official)
  •  Thailand (minority)
  •  Vietnam (minority)
• Europe
  •  Bulgaria (minority)
  •  France (minority)
  •  Germany (minority)
  •  Ireland (minority)
  •  Italy (minority)
  •  Netherlands (minority)
  •  Romania (minority)
  •  Russia (minority)
  •  Serbia (minority)
  •  Spain (minority)
  •  United Kingdom (minority)
• North America
  •  Canada (minority)
  •  Cuba (minority)
  •  Dominican Republic (minority)
  •  Jamaica (minority)
  •  Mexico (minority)
  •  Nicaragua (minority)
  •  Panama (minority)
  •  Trinidad and Tobago (minority)
  •  United States (minority)^[3]
• Oceania
  •  Australia (minority)
  •  Fiji (minority)
  •  New Zealand (minority)
  •  Samoa (minority)
  •  Tonga (minority)
• South America
  •  Argentina (minority)
  •  Brazil (minority)
  •  Chile (regional)
  •  Guyana (minority)
  •  Peru (minority)
  •  Suriname (minority)

Zhongyuan Mandarin

•  China (regional)

Min

Leizhou Min

•  China (regional)

Min Bei

•  China (regional)

Min Dong

•  China (regional)

Min Nan

• Africa
  •  Angola (minority)
  •  Cape Verde (minority)
  •  Mauritius (minority)
  •  South Africa (minority)
• Asia
  •  Brunei (minority)
  •  Cambodia (minority)
  •  China (regional)
  •  Hong Kong (minority)
  •  Indonesia (minority)
  •  Japan (minority)
  •  Laos (minority)
  •  Macau (minority)
  •  Malaysia (minority, lingua franca in Penang)
  •  Burma (minority)
  •  North Korea (minority)
  •  Philippines (minority)
  •  Singapore (minority)
  •  South Korea (minority)
  •  Taiwan (widely spoken, lingua franca alongside with Mandarin, see Taiwanese Minnan)
  •  Thailand (minority)
  •  Vietnam (minority)
• Europe
  •  Bulgaria (minority)
  •  France (minority)
  •  Germany (minority)
  •  Ireland (minority)
  •  Italy (minority)
  •  Netherlands (minority)
  •  Romania (minority)
  •  Russia (minority)
  •  Serbia (minority)
  •  Spain (minority)
  •  United Kingdom (minority)
• North America
  •  Canada (minority)
  •  Cuba (minority)
  •  Dominican Republic (minority)
  •  Jamaica (minority)
  •  Mexico (minority)
  •  Nicaragua (minority)
  •  Panama (minority)
  •  Trinidad and Tobago (minority)
  •  United States (minority)
• Oceania
  •  Australia (minority)
  •  Fiji (minority)
  •  New Zealand (minority)
  •  Samoa (minority)
  •  Tonga (minority)
• South America
  •  Argentina (minority)
  •  Brazil (minority)
  •  Chile (regional)
  •  Guyana (minority)
  •  Peru (minority)
  •  Suriname (minority)

Min Zhong

•  China (regional)

Puxian Min

•  China (regional)

Hainanese

•  China (regional)

Pinghua

•  China (regional)

Wu

•  China (regional)
•  Hong Kong (minority)
•  United States (minority)

Xiang

•  China (regional)

Malayo-Polynesian languages

Bornean

Brunei Malay

•  Brunei (regional)
•  Malaysia (minority)

Coastal Kadazan

•  Malaysia (minority)

Iban

•  Malaysia (regional)
•  Brunei (minority)
•  Indonesia (minority)

Malagasy

•  Comoros (minority)
•  Madagascar (official)
•  Mayotte (minority)

Philippines

Aklanon

•  Philippines (minority)

Bikol

•  Philippines (regional)

Bolinao

•  Philippines (regional)

Cebuano

•  Philippines (regional)

Cuyonon

•  Philippines (minority)

Filipino

•  Philippines (official)

Hiligaynon

•  Philippines (regional)
•  United States (minority)

Ibanag

•  Philippines (regional)

Ifugao

•  Philippines (minority)

Ilokano

•  Philippines (regional)

Ivatan

•  Philippines (minority)

Kalinga

•  Philippines (minority)

Kamayo

•  Philippines (minority)

Kankana-ey

•  Philippines (minority)

Kapampangan

•  Philippines (regional)

Kinaray-a

•  Philippines (minority)

Maguindanao

•  Philippines (regional)

Maranao

•  Philippines (regional)

Masbatenyo

•  Philippines (minority)

Pangasinan

•  Philippines (regional)

Romblomanon

•  Philippines (minority)

Surigaonon

•  Philippines (minority)

Tagalog

•  Australia (minority)
•  Brunei (minority)
•  Canada (minority)
•  Hong Kong (minority)
•  Italy (minority)
•  Japan (minority)
•  Kuwait (minority)
•  Malaysia (minority)
•  Philippines (regional)
•  Qatar (minority)
•  Saudi Arabia (minority)
•  Singapore (minority)
•  Spain (minority)
•  Taiwan (minority)
•  United Arab Emirates (minority)
•  United Kingdom (minority)
•  United States (minority)^[3]

Tao

•  Taiwan (minority)

Tausug

•  Brunei (minority)
•  Indonesia (minority)
•  Malaysia (minority)
•  Philippines (regional)

Waray-Waray

•  Philippines (regional)

Zambal

•  Philippines (regional)

Oceanic

East Fijian

Fijian

•  Fiji (official)

Micronesian

Carolinian

•  Northern Mariana Islands (official)
•  Guam (minority)

Chuukese

•  Federated States of Micronesia (regional)

Gilbertese

•  Fiji (minority)
•  Kiribati (official)
•  Nauru (minority)
•  Solomon Islands (minority)
•  Tuvalu (minority)
•  Vanuatu (minority)

Kosraean

•  Federated States of Micronesia (regional)

Marshallese

•  Marshall Islands (official)

Nauruan

•  Nauru (official)

Pohnpeian

•  Federated States of Micronesia (regional)

Sosorolese

•  Palau (regional)

Tobian

•  Palau (regional)

Ulithian

•  Federated States of Micronesia (regional)

Yapese

•  Federated States of Micronesia (regional)

Polynesian

Cook Islands Māori

•  Cook Islands (official)

Futunan

•  Wallis and Futuna (official)

Hawaiian

•  Hawaii (official)

Māori

•  New Zealand (co-official with English and New Zealand Sign Language)

Niuean

•  Cook Islands (minority)
•  Niue (official)
•  New Zealand (minority)
•  Tonga (minority)

Rapa Nui

•  Easter Island (official)

Samoan

•  American Samoa (official)
•  Samoa (official)

Tahitan

•  French Polynesia (official)

Tokelauan

•  Tokelau (official)

Tongan

•  Tonga (official)

Tuvaluan

•  Tuvalu (official)

Wallisian

•  Wallis and Futuna (official)

Sunda–Sulawesi

Acehnese

•  Indonesia (minority)

Balinese

•  Indonesia (minority)

Banjarese

•  Indonesia (minority)

Batak Toba

•  Indonesia (minority)

Buginese

•  Indonesia (minority)
•  Malaysia (minority)

Chamorro

•  Guam (official)
•  Northern Mariana Islands (official)

Indonesian

Map of locations speakers of Indonesian

•  Indonesia (official)
•  Timor-Leste (co-official)
•  Malaysia (minority)
•  Brunei (minority)
•  Singapore (minority)
•  Thailand (minority)
•  Philippines (minority)

Javanese

•  Indonesia (regional)
•  Malaysia (minority)

Lampung

•  Indonesia (minority)

Madurese

•  Indonesia (minority)

Makassarese

•  Indonesia (minority)

Malay

•  Malaysia (official)
•  Brunei (official)
•  Singapore (co-official)
•  Indonesia (official)
•  Thailand (minority)

Minangkabau

•  Indonesia (regional)
•  Malaysia (regional)

Palauan

•  Palau (official)

Rejang

•  Indonesia (minority)

Sasak

•  Indonesia (minority)

Tetum

•  Timor-Leste (official)

Uralic languages

Estonian

•  Estonia (official)
•  Finland (minority)
•  Russia (minority)

Finnish

•  Finland (co-official with Swedish except in Åland Islands, where Swedish is the only official language)
•  Estonia (minority)
•  Russia (minority)
•  Sweden (minority)

Hungarian

•  Hungary (official)
•  Serbia (minority)
•  Romania (minority)
•  Slovakia (minority)
•  Austria (minority)
•  Ukraine (minority)

Sami

•  Finland (minority)
•  Norway (minority)
•  Russia (minority)
•  Sweden (minority)

Na-Dene

Apachean

Navajo

•  United States^[5]

Apache

Chiricahua

•  United States

Jicarilla

•  United States

Lipan Apache

•  United States

Plains Apache

•  United States

Mescalero

•  United States

Western Apache

•  United States

Austroasiatic

Khasi

•  India (official language in Meghalaya)

Khmer

•  Cambodia (official)

Mon

•  Burma Recognised regional language
•  Thailand (minority)

Vietnamese

•  Vietnam (official)
•  United States (minority)^[3]

Tai–Kadai

Lao

•  Laos (official)
•  Thailand (minority)

Thai

•  Thailand (official)

Notes and references

1. “Welsh Government | Census of population”. Wales.gov.uk. Retrieved 2013-12-20.
2. 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines. Official website of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved 2008-02-20.^{[dead link]} (Article XIV, Section 7)
3. [1] Johnson, Fern L. “Speaking culturally: language diversity in the United States,” Table 1.5: “Speakers age 5 years and older of top 25 languages other than English.” Sage Publications, Inc., 1999. Page 12. ISBN 978-0-8039-5912-5. Retrieved August 5, 2011
4. http://www.usefoundation.org/view/981
5. census.gov 2007 American Community Survey. Accessed 2010-07-13.

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