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World Languages Using Latin Script World languages using Latin script Source: http://www.omniglot.com/writing/langalph.htm https://www.ethnologue.com/browse/names Sort order : Language status, ISO 639-3 Lang, ISO Language name Classification Population status Language map Comment 639-3 (EGIDS) Botswana, Lesotho, South Indo-European, Germanic, West, Low 1. Afrikaans, afr 7,096,810 1 Africa and Saxon-Low Franconian, Low Franconian SwazilandNamibia Azerbaijan,Georgia,Iraq 2. Azeri,Azerbaijani azj Turkic, Southern, Azerbaijani 24,226,940 1 Jordan and Syria Indo-European Balto-Slavic Slavic West 3. Czech Bohemian Cestina ces 10,619,340 1 Czech Republic Czech-Slovak Chamorro,Chamorru Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Guam and Northern 4. cha 94,700 1 Tjamoro Chamorro Mariana Islands Seychelles Creole,Seselwa Creole, Creole, Ilois, Kreol, 5. Kreol Seselwa, Seselwa, crs Creole, French based 72,700 1 Seychelles Seychelles Creole French, Seychellois Creole Indo-European Germanic North East Denmark Finland Norway 6. DanishDansk Rigsdansk dan Scandinavian Danish-Swedish Danish- 5,520,860 1 and Sweden Riksmal Danish AustriaBelgium Indo-European Germanic West High Luxembourg and 7. German Deutsch Tedesco deu German German Middle German East 69,800,000 1 NetherlandsDenmark Middle German Finland Norway and Sweden 8. Estonianestieesti keel ekk Uralic Finnic 1,132,500 1 Estonia Latvia and Lithuania 9. English eng Indo-European Germanic West English 341,000,000 1 over 140 countries Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian 10. Filipino fil Philippine Greater Central Philippine 45,000,000 1 Filippines L2 users population Central Philippine Tagalog Page 1 of 48 World languages using Latin script Lang, ISO Language name Classification Population status Language map Comment 639-3 (EGIDS) Denmark Finland Norway 11. Finnish, Suomi fin Uralic Finnic 5,392,180 1 and SwedenWestern Russia Andorra and FranceBelgium Indo-European Italic Romance Italo- Luxembourg and 12. French,Français fra Western Western Gallo-Iberian Gallo- 87,000,000 1 NetherlandsLiechtenstein Romance Gallo-Rhaetian Oïl French and Switzerland Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central- Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Kiribati, Gilbertese, Ikiribati, 13. gil Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central- 116,280 1 Solomon Islands I-Kiribati, Kiribatese Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Micronesian, Micronesian Proper, Ikiribati Chiripá [nhd] Eastern Bolivian Guaraní [gui] Guarani Avañe’e Mbyá Guaraní [gun] 14. grn Tupian Tupí-Guaraní Guaraní Guaraní 4,939,180 1 Paragay Paraguayan Paraguayan Guaraní [gug] Western Bolivian Guaraní [gnw] Haitian CreoleCreole Haitian 15. Creole Western Caribbean hat Creole French based 7731,240 1 Widespread Creole Indo-European Balto-Slavic Slavic South 16. Croatian,Hrvatski hrv 5,609,290 1 Croatia Western 17. Hungarian Magyar hun Uralic 9,840,000 1 Hungary Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Malayo- 18. Indonesian ind 22,800,000 1 Indonesia Chamic Malayic Malay Indo-European Germanic North West 19. IcelandicÍslenska isl 300,000 1 Scandinavian Indo-European Italic Romance Italo- 20. ItalianItaliano ita 63,738,247 1 Italy Switcerland Western Italo-Dalmatian Greenlandic Kalaallisut, Greenland Nuuk Sisimiut 21. kal Eskimo-Aleut, Eskimo, Inuit-Inupiaq 57,000 1 Inuktitut, and Kangerussuaq Page 2 of 48 World languages using Latin script Lang, ISO Language name Classification Population status Language map Comment 639-3 (EGIDS) Kazakhstan Kazakh, Turkmenistan and 22. Kaisak, Kazak, Kosach, kaz Turkic, Western, Aralo-Caspian 12,881,960 1 Uzbekistan Qazaq China Northern Democratic Kinyarwanda, Ikinyarwanda, Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Republic of Congo, 23. Orunyarwanda, Ruanda, kin Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow 7,189,900 1 Southern Democratic Rwandan, Urunyaruanda Bantu, Central, J, Ruanda-Rundi (D.61) Republic of Congo, Uganda Latvian, Latgalian [ltg] 24. “Lettisch” (pej.), “Lettish” lav Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Baltic, Eastern 1,552,260 1 Latvia Standard Latvian [lvs] (pej.) Lithuanian, Lietuvi, Lithuania 25. Lietuviskai, Litauische, lit Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Baltic, Eastern 3,001,430 1 Litewski, Litovskiy Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central- Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Marshallese, Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central- 26. mah 54,600 1 Marshall Islands Ebon Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Micronesian, Micronesian Proper, Marshallese 27. Maltese, Malti mlt Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic 522,000 1 Malta Page 3 of 48 World languages using Latin script Lang, ISO Language name Classification Population status Language map Comment 639-3 (EGIDS) Bacanese Malay [btj] Bangka [mfb] Banjar [bjn] Berau Malay [bve] Brunei [kxd] Bukit Malay [bvu] Central Malay [pse] Cocos Islands Malay [coa] Col [liw] Duano [dup] Haji [hji] Indonesian [ind] Jakun [jak] Jambi Malay [jax] Kaur [vkk] Kedah Malay [meo] Kerinci [kvr] Kota Bangun Kutai Malay [mqg] Malaysia - Kubu [kvb] Peninsular,Brunei and Loncong [lce] Malaysia - Lubu [lcf] Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Malayo- Sarawak,Indonesia, Java 28. Malay, msa 60,475,586 1 Malay (individual Chamic, Malayic, Malay and Bali,Indonesia, language) Kalimantan,Indonesia, [mly] (Retired 2008-02- Sulawesi.Indonesia, 18) Sumatra, Malay (individual language) [zlm] Manado Malay [xmm] Minangkabau [min] Musi [mui] Negeri Sembilan Malay [zmi] North Moluccan Malay [max] Orang Kanaq [orn] Orang Seletar [ors] Page of 4 48 Pattani Malay [mfa] Pekal [pel] Sabah Malay [msi] Standard Malay [zsm] Temuan [tmw] World languages using Latin script Lang, ISO Language name Classification Population status Language map Comment 639-3 (EGIDS) Ndebele, Isikhethu, Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, IsiNdebele, Ndzundza, Lesotho, South Africa and 29. nbl Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow 1,090,000 1 Nrebele, Southern Ndebele, Swaziland Bantu, Central, S, Nguni (S.407) Transvaal Ndebele Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central- Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Niuean,Niue, “Niuefekai” Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central- 30. niu 7,767 1 Niue (pej.) Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Central Pacific, East Fijian-Polynesian, Polynesian, Tongic Indo-European Germanic West Low Saxon- Belgium Luxembourg and 31. Duch Hollands Nederlands nld 21944690 1 Low Franconian Low Franconian Netherlands Indo-European, Germanic, North, East Denmark, Finland, Norway 32. Norwegian,Norsk nor Scandinavian, Danish-Swedish, Danish- 4,741,780 1 and Sweden Bokmal Northern Sotho, Pedi, Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Lesotho, South Africa and 33. Sepedi, Sesotho sa Leboa, nso Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow 4,631,000 1 Swaziland Transvaal Sotho Bantu, Central, S, Sotho-Tswana (S.32) Papiamento, Papiamentu, 34. Curaçoleño, Curassese, pap Creole, Iberian based 263,200 1 Curacao Papiamen, Papiamentoe Malagasy, Plateau, Malagasy, Malgache, Official Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Greater Comoros, Madagascar and 35. plt 7,529,640 1 Malagasy, Standard Barito, East, Malagasy Mayotte Malagasy Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, West, 36. Polish, Polnisch, Polski pol 38,636,480 1 Poland Lechitic Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo- Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Ibero- 37. Portuguese, por 203,352,100 1 Portugal and Spain Romance, West Iberian, Portuguese- Galician Romanian, Daco-Rumanian, 38. ron Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Eastern 23,681,610 1 Romania Moldavian, Rumanian Page 5 of 48 World languages using Latin script Lang, ISO Language name Classification Population status Language map Comment 639-3 (EGIDS) Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, 39. Kirundi, Rundi Urundi, run Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow 10,000,000 1 Burundi, Congo Bantu, Central, J, Ruanda-Rundi (D.62) 40. Sango, Sangho sag Creole, Ngbandi based 404,000 1 Central African Republic Lingua franca Slovak, Slovakian, Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, West, 41. slk 4,750,000 1 Slovakia Slovencina Czech-Slovak Slovenian, Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, South, 42. slv 2,085,160 1 Slovenia Slovenscina,Slovene Western Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central- Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central- 43. Samoan, smo 413,257 1 Samoa Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, Central Pacific, East Fijian-Polynesian, Polynesian, Nuclear, Samoic-Outlier, Samoan Somali, Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af- Soomaali, Common Somali, Djibouti, Eritrea and 44. som Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic, East, Somali 14,762,900 1 Soomaaliga, Standard Ethiopia,Kenya,Somalia Somali Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Southern Sotho, Sesotho, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Lesotho, South Africa and 45. sot 5,634,000 1 Sisutho, Souto, Suthu, Suto Bantu, Central, S, Sotho-Tswana (S.33) Swaziland Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo- Andorra and France Spanish, Castellano, 46. spa Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Ibero- 398,931,840 1 Belize,Portugal and Spain Castilian, Español Romance, West Iberian, Castilian Albanian, Arbëreshë Albanian [aae] (Italy) Arvanitika Albania, Greece, Serbia, 47. sqi Indo-European, Albanian, 5,367,000 1 Albanian[aat] (Greece) Gheg Macedonia, Montenegro Albanian [aln] (Serbia) Tosk Albanian [als] Page 6 of 48 World languages using Latin script Lang, ISO Language name Classification Population status Language map Comment 639-3 (EGIDS) Montenegrin is very Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, South, close to Serbian, not yet 48. Serbian, srpski,српски, srp 8,638,906 1 Serbia Western recognized as a separate language Swati/Swazi, Isiswazi, Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Lesotho, South Africa 2,324,200 49. Ngwane, Phuthi, Siswati, ssw Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern,
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