The Essential Language Reference®
Ethnologue® is a 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.
The first edition in 1951 was 10 mimeographed pages and included information on 46 languages or groups of languages. Hand-drawn maps were included for the first time in the fourth edition (1953). The publication transitioned from mimeographed pages to a book in the fifth edition (1958). Founder Dr. Richard S. Pittman continued to expand his research through the seventh edition (1969), which listed 4,493 languages.
Today, Ethnologue is published annually in three volumes. Each volume is self-contained and can be used independently.
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