Ethnologue: Languages of Asia: 28

Published in 2025, Twenty-Eighth EditionEthnologue® is the comprehensive reference work that catalogs all known living languages. Ethnologue® has been an active research project for more than 70 years. Thousands of linguists and other researchers all over the world rely on and have contributed to Ethnologue®. It is widely regarded to be the most comprehensive listing of information of its kind.Ethnologue® is published in three volumes. Each volume is self-contained and can be used independently. This volume catalogs the languages of Asia. It includes:2,351 language descriptions organized by continent and country19,480 primary names, alternate names, and dialect names52 country overviews with graphical language vitality profiles87 color maps showing location and distribution of languages