The Linguasphere Register

The linguascale

Geosector 0= AFRICA

• Phylozone 00= MANDIC
• Phylozone 01= SONGHAIC
• Phylozone 02= SAHARIC
• Phylozone 03= SUDANIC
• Phylozone 04= NILOTIC
• Geozone 05= EAST-SAHEL
• Phylozone 06= KORDOFANIC
• Geozone 07= RIFT-VALLEY
• Phylozone 08= KHOISANIC
• Geozone 09= KALAHARI

Phylosector 1= AFRO-ASIAN

• Phylozone 10= TAMAZIC
• Phylozone 11= EGYPTIC
• Phylozone 12= SEMITIC
• Phylozone 13= BEJIC
• Phylozone 14= CUSHITIC
• Phylozone 15= EYASIC
• Phylozone 16= OMOTIC
• Phylozone 17= CHARIC
• Phylozone 18= MANDARIC
• Phylozone 19= BAUCHIC

Geosector 2= AUSTRALASIA

• Geozone 20= ARAFURA
• Geozone 21= MAMBERAMO
• Phylozone 22= MADANGIC
• Phylozone 23= OWALAMIC
• Phylozone 24= TRANSIRIANIC
• Geozone 25= CENDRAWASIH
• Geozone 26= SEPIK-VALLEY
• Geozone 27= BISMARCK-SEA
• Geozone 28= NORTH-AUSTRALIA
• Geozone 29= TRANS-AUSTRALIA

Phylosector 3= AUSTRONESIAN

• Phylozone 30= TAIWANIC
• Phylozone 31= FILIPINIC
• Phylozone 32= BORNEO-MALAGASIC
• Phylozone 33= MALAY-JAVIC
• Phylozone 34= SULAWESIC
• Phylozone 35= FLORES-MALUKIC
• Phylozone 36= FRINGE-PACIFIC
• Phylozone 37= SOLOMO-NIUGINIC
• Phylozone 38= SOUTH-OCEANIC
• Phylozone 39= TRANSPACIFIC

Geosector 4= EURASIA

• Phylozone 40= EUSKARIC
• Phylozone 41= URALIC
• Geozone 42= CAUCASUS
• Geozone 43= NORTH-EURASIA
• Geozone 44= CENTRAL-EURASIA
• Geozone 45= EAST-EURASIA
• Geozone 46= SOUTH-EURASIA
• Phylozone 47= DAIC
• Phylozone 48= MON-KHMERIC
• Phylozone 49= DRAVIDIC

Phylosector 5= INDO-EUROPEAN

• Phylozone 50= CELTIC
• Phylozone 51= ROMANIC
• Phylozone 52= GERMANIC
• Phylozone 53= SLAVIC
• Phylozone 54= BALTIC
• Phylozone 55= ALBANIC
• Phylozone 56= HELLENIC
• Phylozone 57= ARMENIC
• Phylozone 58= IRANIC
• Phylozone 59= INDIC

Geosector 6= NORTH-AMERICA

• Phylozone 60= ARCTIC
• Phylozone 61= NADENIC
• Phylozone 62= ALGIC
• Phylozone 63= IROQUOIC
• Geozone 64= MISSISSIPPI
• Phylozone 65= AZTECIC
• Geozone 66= WEST-COAST
• Geozone 67= PUEBLO-DESERT
• Geozone 68= EAST-COAST
• Geozone 69= MESO-AMERICA

Phylosector 7= SINO-INDIAN

• Phylozone 70= TIBETIC
• Phylozone 71= HIMALAYIC
• Phylozone 72= BRAHMAPUTRIC
• Phylozone 73= KUKIC
• Phylozone 74= ARUNASHALIC
• Phylozone 75= KACHINIC
• Phylozone 76= RUNGIC
• Phylozone 77= IRRAWADDIC
• Phylozone 78= KARENIC
• Phylozone 79= SINITIC

Geosector 8= SOUTH-AMERICA

• Phylozone 80= CARIBIC
• Phylozone 81= CHIBCHANIC
• Phylozone 82= ARAWAKIC
• Phylozone 83= QUECHUIC
• Geozone 84= ANDES
• Geozone 85= PRE-ANDES
• Geozone 86= MATO-CONO
• Geozone 87= AMAZON
• Phylozone 88= TUPIC
• Geozone 89= BAHIA

Phylosector 9= TRANSAFRICAN

• Phylozone 90= ATLANTIC
• Phylozone 91= VOLTAIC
• Phylozone 92= ADAMAWIC
• Phylozone 93= UBANGIC
• Phylozone 94= MELIC
• Phylozone 95= KRUIC
• Phylozone 96= AFRAMIC
• Phylozone 97= DELTIC
• Phylozone 98= BENUIC
• Phylozone 99= BANTUIC

The world's languages

within 10 sectors & 100 zones

Total number of voices covered by the languages of each zone (or of each part of a divided zone) :

• More than 100 million
• More than 10 million
• More than 1 million
• More than 100 thousand
• Less than 100 thousand