Word List: Asian Languages
language: Asian Languages
Abkhaz, Abkhazi, or Abkhazianthe language of this people, belonging to the North-West Caucasian family Adygei or Adyghethe Circassian language, esp its Western dialect Afghana language of Afghanistan and NW Pakistan, belonging to the East Iranian branch of the Indo-European family: since 1936 the official language of AfghanistanAinuthe language of this people, sometimes tentatively associated with Altaic, still spoken in parts of Hokkaido and elsewhere Arabicthe language of the Arabs, spoken in a variety of dialects; the official language of Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, the Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, and Yemen. It is estimated to be the native language of some 75 million people throughout the world. It belongs to the Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family of languages and has its own alphabet, which has been borrowed by certain other languages such as Urdu Aramaican ancient language of the Middle East, still spoken in parts of Syria and the Lebanon, belonging to the NW Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family. Originally the speech of Aram, in the 5th century bc it spread to become the lingua franca of the Persian empire Armenianthe language of the Armenians: an Indo-European language probably belonging to the Thraco-Phrygian branch, but containing many non-Indo-European elements Assamesethe state language of Assam, belonging to the Indic branch of the Indo-European family and closely related to Bengali Azerbaijanithe language of this people, belonging to the Turkic branch of the Altaic family Bahasa Indonesiathe official language of Indonesia: developed from the form of Malay formerly widely used as a trade language in SE Asia Balinesethe language of the people of Bali, belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian family Baluchi or Balochithe language of this people, belonging to the West Iranian branch of the Indo-European family Bengalithe language of this people: the official language of Bangladesh and the chief language of West Bengal; it belongs to the Indic branch of the Indo-European family Biharithe language of this people, comprising a number of highly differentiated dialects, belonging to the Indic branch of the Indo-European family Brahuia language spoken in Pakistan, forming an isolated branch of the Dravidian family Burmesethe official language of Burma (Myanmar), belonging to the Sino-Tibetan family Buryat or Buriatthe language of this people, belonging to the Mongolic branch of the Altaic family Cantonesethe Chinese language spoken in the city of Canton, Guangdong and Guanxi provinces, Hong Kong, and elsewhere outside China Chukchee or Chukchithe language of this people, related only to some of the smaller aboriginal languages of Siberia Chuvashthe language of this people, generally classed within the Turkic branch of the Altaic family Chineseany of the languages of China belonging to the Sino-Tibetan family, sometimes regarded as dialects of one language. They share a single writing system that is not phonetic but ideographic. A phonetic system using the Roman alphabet was officially adopted by the Chinese government in 1966 Chamthe language of this people, belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian family Circassiana language or languages spoken in Circassia, belonging to the North-West Caucasian family Dinkathe language of this people, belonging to the Nilotic group of the Nilo-Saharan family Divehithe language of the Maldive Islands, belonging to the Indic branch of the Indo-European family Dzongkathe official language of Bhutan: a dialect of Tibetan Evenkithe language of this people Farsithe modern Iranian language spoken in Iran and Afghanistan, developed after Old Persian and Pehlevi; Persian FilipinoGondithe language or group of languages spoken by the Gonds, belonging to the Dravidian family of languages Gujarati or Gujeratithe state language of Gujarat, belonging to the Indic branch of the Indo-European family Gurkhalithe language of the Gurkhas, belonging to the Indic branch of the Indo-European family Hebrewthe ancient language of the Hebrews, revived as the official language of Israel. It belongs to the Canaanitic branch of the Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family of languages Hindia language or group of dialects of N central India. It belongs to the Indic branch of the Indo-European family and is closely related to Urdu Hindustani, Hindoostani, or Hindostania group of languages or dialects consisting of all spoken forms of Hindi and Urdu considered together Iraniana branch of the Indo-European family of languages, divided into West Iranian (including Old Persian, Pahlavi, modern Persian, Kurdish, Baluchi, and Tajik) and East Iranian (including Avestan, Sogdian, Pashto, and Ossetic) Japanesethe official language of Japan: the native language of approximately 100 million people: considered by some scholars to be part of the Altaic family of languages Javanesea Malayo-Polynesian language of Central and Eastern Java Kabardianthe Eastern dialect of the Circassian language KafiriKalmuck or Kalmykthe language of this people, belonging to the Mongolic branch of the Altaic family Kannada, Kanarese, or Canaresea language of S India belonging to the Dravidian family of languages: the state language of Karnataka, also spoken in Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra Kara-Kalpakthe language of this people, belonging to the Turkic branch of the Altaic family Karenthe language of this people, probably related to Thai and belonging to the Sino-Tibetan family Kashmirithe state language of Kashmir, belonging to the Dardic group of the Indo-European family of languages Kazakh or Kazakthe language of this people, belonging to the Turkic branch of the Altaic family Kazan TatarKhalkhathe dialect of Mongolian that is the official language of Mongolia Khmerthe language of this people, belonging to the Mon-Khmer family: the official language of Cambodia Kirghizthe Turkic language of this people Koreanthe official language of North and South Korea, considered by some scholars to be part of the Altaic family of languages Kurdishthe language of the Kurds, belonging to the West Iranian branch of the Indo-European family Lahndaa language or group of dialects of Pakistan, belonging to the Indic branch of the Indo-European family and closely related to Punjabi LaoLepchathe language of this people, belonging to the Tibeto-Burman branch of the Sino-Tibetan family Malaythe language of this people, belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian family Malayalam or Malayalaama language of SW India, belonging to the Dravidian family and closely related to Tamil: the state language of Kerala Manchuthe language of this people, belonging to the Tungusic branch of the Altaic family Mandarinthe most widely spoken language of China, comprising a northern, an eastern, and a southwestern varietyMarathi or Mahrattithe state language of Maharashtra, belonging to the Indic branch of the Indo-European family Mishmithe language of this people, belonging to the Tibeto-Burman branch of the Sino-Tibetan family Monthe language of this people, belonging to the Mon-Khmer family Mongolthe Mongolian language Mongolianthe language of Mongolia Morothe language of these peoples, belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian family Nagathe language of this people, belonging to the Sino-Tibetan family of languages and having many dialects Nepalithe official language of Nepal, also spoken in Sikkim and parts of India. It forms the E group of Pahari and belongs to the Indic branch of Indo-European Nurithe Indo-Iranian language of this people Oriyathe state language of Odisha, belonging to the Indic branch of the Indo-European familyOssetian or Osseticthe language of the Ossets, belonging to the East Iranian branch of the Indo-European family Ostyakthe language of this people, belonging to the Finno-Ugric family: related to Hungarian Pashto, Pushto, or Pushtua language of Afghanistan and NW Pakistan, belonging to the East Iranian branch of the Indo-European family: since 1936 the official language of Afghanistan Punjabithe state language of the Punjab, belonging to the Indic branch of the Indo-European family Shanthe language or group of dialects spoken by the Shan, belonging to the Sino-Tibetan family and closely related to Thai Sindhithe language of this people, belonging to the Indic branch of the Indo-European family Sinhalesethe language of this people, belonging to the Indic branch of the Indo-European family: the official language of Sri Lanka. It is written in a script of Indian origin Sogdianthe language of this people, now almost extinct, belonging to the East Iranian branch of the Indo-European family Tadzhiki or Tadzhikthe language of the Tajik, belonging to the West Iranian subbranch of the Indo-European familyTagalogthe language of this people, belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian family: the official language of the Philippines Tamilthe language of this people: the state language of Tamil Nadu, also spoken in Sri Lanka and elsewhere, belonging to the Dravidian family of languages Tatarany of the languages spoken by the present-day Tatars, belonging to various branches of the Turkic family of languages, esp Kazan Tatar Telugu or Telegua language of SE India, belonging to the Dravidian family of languages: the state language of Andhra Pradesh Thaithe language of Thailand, sometimes classified as belonging to the Sino-Tibetan family Tibetanthe language of Tibet, belonging to the Sino-Tibetan family Tungusthe language of this people, belonging to the Tungusic branch of the Altaic family Turkmenthe language of the Turkomans, belonging to the Turkic branch of the Altaic family Turkoman or Turkmanthe Turkmen language Uigur or Uighurthe language of this people, belonging to the Turkic branch of the Altaic family Urduan official language of Pakistan, also spoken in India. The script derives primarily from Persia. It belongs to the Indic branch of the Indo-European family of languages, being closely related to Hindi but containing many Arabic and Persian loan words Uzbekthe language of this people, belonging to the Turkic branch of the Altaic family Vietnamesethe language of Vietnam, probably related to the Mon-Khmer languages Yakutthe language of this people, belonging to the Turkic branch of the Altaic family ▷ See language
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