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ENGL 099: Resources for Foreign Language Essay: Essay Resources

Background: Start here

Dictionary of Languages
Background information on over 400 languages. Great place to start your research!

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Language Resources

Data Sources:

Ethnologue 200
The Ethnologue 200 accounts for most of the world's population. Over 88% of people speak one of these languages as their native tongue, and many hundreds of millions more speak them as second languages. This ranking accounts for both, showing the total usage worldwide.
The World's Most Spoken Languages
Estimated number of first-language speakers (2019)

Additional information:

Encyclopedia Britannica Online This link opens in a new window
Look up your language in this online encyclopedia. Good for background information and history.

Languages of the World
Overview of many world languages and their relationships to one another.
Endangered Languages of the World
Definitions and information about how languages become endangered and related issues.
Global Language Hotspots
A resource from Living Tongues about the state of global linguistic diversity.
Glottolog
Comprehensive reference information for the world's languages, especially the lesser known languages.