Ethnologue is a comprehensive reference catalog of the living languages of the world, published by SIL International since 1951 and maintained as a continuously updated database. It records language names, ISO 639-3 codes, speaker populations, geographic distribution and genealogical classification for more than seven thousand languages, and is the standard citation for speaker counts used across linguistics, government and international organizations.
Facts
PublisherSIL International
Publication Year2024
URLhttps://www.ethnologue.com
Source TypeReference Work
Sources
Ethnologue: Languages of the World
Claims Backed By This Source (114 claims)
This source backs 114 claims across the atlas. As facts: 77 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 4 holds. Plus 32 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Languages, 84 claims: 58 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 4 holds, 21 general references.
- Language Families, 25 claims: 14 well-attested, 11 general references.
- Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.
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