Language families Language families Aymaran (also Jaqui, Jaqi, Aimara, Haki) is a South American language family. It includes the Aymara language, also called Central Aymara, which has approximately 2.2 million speakers; 1.7 million in Bolivia, 350,000 in Peru, and the rest in Chile and Argentina. Southern Aymara, spoken in southern Peru, is considered by some to be a dialect of Central Aymara, and by others to be a separate language. Jaqaru has approximately 2000 speakers in central Peru. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aymaran languages"
The Border languages are an independent family of Papuan languages in the classification of Malcolm Ross, that had been part of Stephen Würm's Trans-New Guinea proposal. ...more on Wikipedia about "Border languages (New Guinea)"
The Chapacura-Wanham languages are a nearly extinct Native American language family of South America. There are three living Chapacura-Wanham languages, which are spoken in the southeastern Amazon Basin of Brazil and Bolivia. The languages in the family are classified into the Madeira and Guapore groups, based on genetic relationships. All of the languages in the Guapore group are probably extinct, and of the three languages in the Madeira group, two, Oro Win and Torá, have fewer than 100 speakers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chapacura-Wanham languages"
A Click language is a tribal tongue of Africa which is using Click consonants in its phonetic functions. Today only 30 Click languages survive and are spoken by indigenous tribes in the southern and eastern part of Africa. The only Click language which is known to have existed outside the African continent is Damin in Australia. The African Click languages belong to various linguistic groups that are most likely unrelated to each other. As the usage of Clicks doesn't imply a common linguistic origin, it is assumed that it was adapted via tribal contacts that took place at prehistoric times. ...more on Wikipedia about "Click language"
The East Bird's Head languages form a language family of three languages in the " Bird's Head" Peninsula of western New Guinea, spoken by only twenty thousand people in all. ...more on Wikipedia about "East Bird's Head languages"
The Eastern Trans-Fly languages are a small independent family of Papuan languages in the classification of Malcolm Ross, that had been part of Stephen Würm's Trans-New Guinea proposal. The family includes Meriam, the only Papuan language found within the national borders of Australia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Eastern Trans-Fly languages"
Japhetic languages. This is an obsolete pre-scientific term for the languages spoken by the descendants of Japheth, son of Noah, dating from before the discipline of historical linguistics developed. It was usually ascribed to the speakers of what we now term the Indo-European languages. It should not be confused with the Japhetic theory. The equally obsolete term Hamitic was also used, after Noah's son Ham, ascribed to the languages spoken particularly by the people of Egypt, and more generally, by peoples in Africa. The third son of Noah, Shem still gives his name to the Semitic languages, a branch of the Afro-Asiatic family of languages, for which "Semito-Hamitic" is an older, and now virtually obsolete term. ...more on Wikipedia about "Japhetic languages"
Most languages are known to belong to language families. An accurately identified family is a phylogenetic unit; that is, all its members derive from a common ancestor. This ancestor is very seldom known to us directly, since most languages have a very short recorded history. However, it is possible to recover many of its features by applying the comparative method — a reconstructive procedure worked out by 19th-century linguist August Schleicher. This can demonstrate the validity of many of the proposed families listed below. ...more on Wikipedia about "Language family"
The Left May or Arai languages are a small language family of a half dozen closely related but not mutually intelligible languages in the center of New Guinea, along the left bank of the May River. There are about 1600 speakers in all. ...more on Wikipedia about "Left May languages"
The Lower Mamberamo languages are a recently proposed language family linking two languages spoken along the lower reaches of the Mamberamo River in New Guinea. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lower Mamberamo languages"
The Mairasi languages are a small independent family of Papuan languages in the classification of Malcolm Ross, that had been part of Stephen Würm's Trans-New Guinea proposal. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mairasi languages"
Melanesian languages are the indigenous languages of Melanesia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Melanesian languages"
The Nakh languages are a small family of languages spoken mostly in Russia ( Chechnya and Ingushetia) and Georgia. The Chechen diaspora is spread all over the Muslim countries in the Middle East and Central Asia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nakh languages"
The Nimboran languages are a small independent family of Papuan languages in the classification of Malcolm Ross, that had been part of Stephen Würm's Trans-New Guinea proposal. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nimboran languages"
The Northeast Caucasian languages, also called East Caucasian, Caspian, Nakh-Dagestanian, or Dagestanian, are a family of languages spoken mostly in the Dagestan, Chechnya, and Ingushetia regions of Russia, in Northern Azerbaijan, and in Georgia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Northeast Caucasian languages"
The Northwest Caucasian languages, also called Pontic, Abkhaz-Adyghe, or Circassian, are a group of languages spoken in the Caucasus region, chiefly in Russia ( Adygea, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachay-Cherkessia), Georgia ( Abkhazia), and Turkey, with smaller communities scattered throughout the Middle East. ...more on Wikipedia about "Northwest Caucasian languages"
The Peba-Yaguan language family (also Yaguan, Peban, Yáwan) is located in the northwestern Amazon, but today Yagua is the only remaining spoken language of the family. ...more on Wikipedia about "Peba-Yaguan languages"
The Piawi languages are a small independent family of Papuan languages in the classification of Malcolm Ross, that had been part of Stephen Würm's Trans-New Guinea proposal. ...more on Wikipedia about "Piawi languages"
The Quechuan languages are a family of related languages in South America. ...more on Wikipedia about "Quechuan languages"
The Senagi languages are a small independent family of Papuan languages in the classification of Malcolm Ross, that had been part of Stephen Würm's Trans-New Guinea proposal. ...more on Wikipedia about "Senagi languages"
The Sko or Skou languages are a small language family spoken by about 7000 people, mainly along the coast of Sandaun Province in Papua New Guinea, with a few being inland from this area and at least one just across the border in the Indonesian province of Papua (formerly known as Irian Jaya). ...more on Wikipedia about "Sko languages"
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Tungusic languages (or Manchu-Tungus languages) are spoken in Eastern Siberia and Manchuria. Although it is a very debated subject, some linguists consider them to be part of the Altaic language phylum, which, if it actually exists as a genetic entity, also includes the Turkic and Mongolic language families. Many Tungusic languages are endangered, and the long-term future of the family is uncertain. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tungusic languages"
The West Fijian languages are a language family that is part of the West Fijian-Rotuman languages. It consists of Western Fijian and Namosi-Naitasiri-Serua. ...more on Wikipedia about "West Fijian languages"
West Fijian-Rotuman languages are a language group that includes the West Fijian languages and the Rotuman language. ...more on Wikipedia about "West Fijian-Rotuman languages"
The Yukaghir languages are a family of related languages spoken in Russia by the Yukaghir, a Siberian people, living in the basin of the Kolyma River. ...more on Wikipedia about "Yukaghir languages"
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