Ethnologue collects information about the languages of the world

The database provides information about different countries and their languages in compact packages, enriched by maps, graphics and statistics. The descriptions of the languages show e.g. in what language group a particular language belongs, whether it has dialects, or whether it is a dominant language or a threatened language, and what is the status of the language in its area.

Some themes have also been compiled into separate guides in the database. Among others their topics include the most spoken and endangered languages, and the distribution of languages by region.

You can access Ethnologue by logging in to Volter as well as through the library’s database list.