About LanguageMap

LanguageMap is an open-source interactive map that visualizes the world's linguistic diversity. Explore thousands of languages organized by family, branch, and group — displayed on a 3D globe.

What you can do

• Browse languages by family on an interactive globe
• Search for any language by name, ISO code, or Glottocode
• View classification, speaker count, and endangerment status
• Toggle language families on and off
• Add a new language or improve an existing one — draw its geographic area and submit it for review
• Track our progress — see which languages still need mapping and help us complete the map

Data sources

Language data and classifications are based on Glottolog and ISO 639-3.

Sample sentences are Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, translated by the UN Human Rights Office and collected by the UDHR in XML project. Basic words and their pronunciation come from the ASJP Database (Wichmann, Holman, Brown, Dryer and Ran, version 21, CC BY 4.0).

Questions or ideas?

Reach out at languagemap4@gmail.com