Map of 200-language Sample

Click here for a map showing the languages in the 200-language sample. In a few regions, the symbols are too dense to be readable. These regions will be represented by additional inset maps in the atlas when necessary.

The following is a list of abbreviations used on this map:

Abi: Abipon
Abk: Abkhaz
Aco: Acoma
Ain: Ainu
Ala: Alamblak
Ame: Amele
Ana: Araona
Apu: Apurina
Ara: Arabic (Egyptian)
Arm: Armenian
Asm: Asmat
Awa: Awa Pit
Aym: Aymara
Bag: Bagirmi
Bam: Bambara
Bar: Barasano
Bas: Basque
Baw: Bawm
Bej: Beja
Bki: Burushaski
Bra: Brahui
Bri: Bribri
Buk: Bukiyip
Bur: Burmese
Cah: Cahuilla
Cam: Cambodian
Can: Canela-Kraho
Car: Carib
Cay: Cayuvava
Cha: Chamorro
Chu: Chukchi
CMx: Chalcatongo Mixtec
Com: Comanche
Cop: Copainala Zoque
Cre: Cree
Dag: Daga
Deh: Dehu
Dio: Diola-Fogny
Don: Dongolese Nubian
Eka: Ekari
Eng: English
Epe: Epena Pedee
Eve: Evenki
Ewe: Ewe
Fij: Fijian
Fin: Finnish
Fre: French
Fur: Fur
Gar: Garo
Geo: Georgian
Ger: German
Gni: Guarani
Goo: Gooniyandi
Gre: Grebo
Grk: Greek (Modern)
Hai: Haida
Han: Hanis Coos
Har: Harar Oromo
Hau: Hausa
Heb: Hebrew (Modern)
Hin: Hindi
Hix: Hixkaryana
Hmo: Hmong Njua
Hun: Hungarian
Hzb: Hunzib
Igb: Igbo
Ika: Ika
Imo: Imonda
Ind: Indonesian
Ing: Ingush
Iri: Irish
Irq: Iraqw
Jak: Jakaltek
Jap: Japanese
Kap: Kapau
Kaw: Kawesqar
Kay: Kayardild
KBa: Karo Batak
Kda: Kannada
Ker: Kera
Ket: Ket
Kew: Kewa
Kfe: Koromfe
Khl: Khalkha
Khm: KhmuÖ
Khs: Khasi
Kio: Kiowa
Kir: Kiribatese
KLi: Kayah Li
Klv: Kilivila
Knr: Kanuri
Koa: Koasati
Kob: Kobon
Kon: Kongo
Kor: Korean
Koy: Koyraboro Senni Songhay
Krk: Karok
Kro: Krongo
Kun: Kunama
Kut: Kutenai
Lad: Ladakhi
Lak: Lak
Lan: Lango
Lat: Latvian
Lav: Lavukaleve
LCh: Lealao Chinantec
LDa: Lower Grand Valley Dani
Lep: Lepcha
Lez: Lezgian
Lta: Lakota
Luv: Luvale
Mab: Maba
Mao: Maori
Map: Mapuche
Mat: Mataco
Mau: Maung
May: Maybrat
MCh: Mandarin Chinese
Mei: Meithei
Mkh: Makah
Mku: Maranungku
Mpa: Maricopa
Mrd: Marind
Mri: Mundari
Mrl: Murle
Mrt: Martuthunira
Msy: Malagasy
Myi: Mangarayi
Nam: Nama
Nav: Navajo
Ndy: Ndyuka
Nen: Nenets
Nez: Nez Perce
Ngi: Ngiyambaa
Niv: Nivkh
NkK: Nkore-Kiga
Nti: Ngiti
Nyu: Nunggubuyu
One: Oneida
Oto: Otomi
Paa: Paamese
Pai: Paiwan
Pas: Passamaquoddy
Pau: Paumar’
Per: Persian
Prh: Piraha
Ptj: Pitjantjatjara
Que: Imbabura Quechua
Ram: Rama
Rap: Rapanui
Rus: Russian
Sem: Semelai
Sen: Sentani
Sgo: Sango
ShK: Shipibo-Konibo
Sla: Slave
Slk: Selknam
SMi: Sierra Miwok
Snm: Sanuma
Spa: Spanish
SPo: Southeastern Pomo
Squ: Squamish
Sue: Suena
Sup: Supyire
Swa: Swahili
Tab: Taba
Tag: Tagalog
Tam: Tamazight
Tet: Tetelcingo Nahuatl
Tha: Thai
Tiw: Tiwi
Tli: Tlingit
Tru: Trumai
Tsi: Coast Tsimshian
Tuk: Tukang Besi
Tun: Tunica
Tur: Turkish
UK: Urubu-Kaapor
Una: Una
Ung: Ungarinjin
Usa: Usan
Vie: Vietnamese
Wam: Wambaya
Wao: Warao
War: Wardaman
War: Wari
WGr: West Greenlandic
Wic: Wichita
Wit: Witoto
!Xu: !Xu
Yag: Yagua
Yaq: Yaqui
Yid: Yidiny
Yim: Yimas
Yor: Yoruba
Yuc: Yuchi
Yuk: Yukaghir
Yup: Yup'ik
Yur: Yurok
Zul: Zulu