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Ethnologue

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Ethnologue

@theEthnologue

Equipping you with critical data and insight into the world’s languages.

Joined March 2015

Ethnologue
@theEthnologue
Mar 18, 2025
Ethnologue and @derivationllc document and analyze the world’s 7,000+ languages, helping researchers, educators, and technologists understand the richness of human communication. Watch this video for a small glimpse into that diversity! 🌍🔊youtu.be/8Q6G8wJRVBA?si…
Ethnologue
@theEthnologue
Feb 21, 2025
🌍Celebrate International Mother Language Day with the 28th Edition of Ethnologue! 🎉 We’re excited to announce the release of the latest edition of Ethnologue: Languages of the World! The 28th Edition brings fresh insights, updated data, and enhanced features.
Ethnologue
@theEthnologue
Nov 27, 2024
This week in the Pacific, people are celebrating Solomon Islands Pijin. Alongside Tok Pisin of Papua New Guinea and Bislama of Vanuatu, Pijin is considered a dialect of Melanesian Pidgin and has over half a million users worldwide. #languageweeks #solomonislands #pacificlanguages
Ethnologue
@theEthnologue
Nov 9, 2024
The Urdu ghazal, a distinct literary tradition dating back to the 17th century, remains popular today, with a canon spanning classical and contemporary works including that of renowned poets like Mirza Ghalib and Parveen Shakir. #worldurduday #languagedata #poetrytwitter
Ethnologue
@theEthnologue
Nov 9, 2024
Happy World Urdu day! As well as being the national language of Pakistan, Urdu is spoken by over 230 million people in 32 countries across the world. It’s a deeply poetic language containing and informed by the lore and liberation struggles of its diverse language community.