[Foundation-l] Languages and numbers

[Milos Rancic]

While preparing Missing Wikipedias [1], I've got numbers of speakers and
languages by area and country with chapter not covered by Wikipedias.

Numbers are preliminary, some of them should be corrected. I didn't
exclude Han languages, which mostly shouldn't be counted, and similar.
Note, also, that every language should be analyzed separately. Many
languages are spoken not just inside of one country.

Please, fix errors and comment.

* * *

Areas. They approximate the usual definitions of areas, but they are
different because of linguistic corrections.

* Afro-Asiatic Area: Area where Afro-Asiatic languages are dominant.
North Africa + Middle East + Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia - Iran.
* Europe: Europe (including Caucasus) includes Turkey.
* South Asia: South Asia + Iran. Dominantly Indo-European and Dravidian
languages.
* Sub-Saharan Africa: The rest of Africa.
* Polynesia, Australia and Oceania: Includes Malaysia and Taiwan
(Taiwanese languages not covered in Wikipedias are dominantly Austronesian.)
* East Asia: Han China "China (Central)", Korea and Japan.
* South-East Asia: Includes non-Han south China "China (South)".
* Latin America: Parts of America where Spanish and Portuguese are
official languages.
* Anglo-French America: Parts of America where English, French and Dutch
are official languages.
* North Asia: Asian part of former USSR, Mongolia and non-Han northern
and western China "China (North)".

The first column is number of speakers, the second number of languages,
the third is area.

399259294 592 South Asia
353676706 1805 Sub-Saharan Africa
221855457 253 Afro-Asiatic Area
138979263 2198 Polynesia, Australia and Oceania
107363760 37 East Asia
99260271 447 South-East Asia
47901185 143 Europe
30361602 724 Latin America
8481452 227 Anglo-French America
3724384 45 North Asia

* * *

Countries with chapters. (Numbers are not fully correct, as they include
some languages removed in the list below this one.)

If any chapter (or interested group) is interested in full list of
missing languages, I'll provide it by request before completing the
work. I suppose that some chapters are interested in languages with less
than 100K of speakers, as well.

296,097,274 349 India
71,356,176 681 Indonesia
46,676,395 157 Philippines
7,819,010 9 Germany
7,994,871 76 Russian Federation
5,386,580 5 Serbia
4,785,299 6 South Africa
2,841,300 17 Israel
1,139,750 4 Ukraine
1,085,931 125 United States
832,000 3 Netherlands
705,967 70 Canada
472,470 1 Czech Republic
375,704 17 Taiwan
313,642 6 Chile
246,900 3 United Kingdom
200,500 4 Spain
191,430 5 Poland
151,240 7 Sweden
132,809 12 Argentina
86,390 155 Australia
50,000 1 France
30,000 1 Hungary
29,980 4 Switzerland
17,460 5 Finland
15,000 1 Portugal
10,500 2 Norway
5,000 1 Denmark
4,500 1 Estonia

Languages with more than million or more than 100,000 of speakers
without Wikipedia and with chapter in the country:

India (more than million)
38261000 Awadhi
34700000 Maithili
17500000 Chhattisgarhi
13000000 Magahi
13000000 Haryanvi
12800000 Deccan
10400000 Malvi
9500000 Kanauji
9000000 Dhundari
7760000 Bagheli
6970000 Varhadi-Nagpuri
6170900 Santali
6000000 Lambadi
5622600 Marwari
5000000 Mewati
4730000 Hadothi
4004490 Konkani
3900000 Merwari
3800000 Mina
3633900 Konkani, Goan
3000000 Shekhawati
3000000 Godwari
2920000 Garhwali
2680000 Indian Sign Language
2360000 Kumaoni
2110000 Dogri
2100000 Bagri
2094200 Kurux
2000000 Mewari
1970000 Sadri
1950000 Tulu
1950000 Gondi, Northern
1930000 Waddar
1710000 Wagdi
1700000 Kangri
1580000 Khandesi
1560280 Mundari
1543300 Bodo
1500000 Ho
1430000 Nimadi
1391000 Meitei
1300000 Bhili
1200000 Vasavi
1150000 Bhilali
1045000 Panjabi, Mirpur
1000000 Pahari, Mahasu

Indonesia (more than million)
13600900 Madura
5530000 Minangkabau
3930000 Musi
3502300 Banjar
3330000 Bali
2700000 Betawi
2350000 Malay, Central
2100000 Sasak
2000000 Batak Toba
1880000 Malay, Makassar
1600000 Makasar
1200000 Batak Simalungun
1200000 Batak Dairi
1100000 Batak Mandailing
1000000 Malay, Jambi

Philippines (more than 100k)
5770000 Hiligaynon
2500000 Bicolano, Central
1900000 Bicolano, Albay
1062000 Tausug
1000000 Maguindanao
776000 Maranao
639000 Capiznon
540000 Bontoc, Central
500000 Ibanag
395000 Inakeanon
378000 Kinaray-a
350000 Masbatenyo
345000 Surigaonon
319000 Sama, Southern
293000 Chavacano
234000 Bicolano, Iriga
200000 Romblomanon
200000 Bantoanon
185000 Sorsogon, Waray
150000 Kankanaey
150000 Blaan, Koronadal
147000 Davawenyo
140000 Subanen, Central
134000 Itawit
123000 Cuyonon
122000 Bicolano, Northern Catanduanes
111000 Ibaloi
107000 Yakan
100000 Philippine Sign Language
100000 Binukid

Germany
4910000 Mainfränkisch
2000000 Saxon, Upper
819000 Swabian

Russian Federation
783720 Lezgi
696630 Erzya
614000 Moksha
516490 Dargwa
499300 Adyghe
460090 Mari, Meadow
422550 Kumyk
413000 Ingush
363000 Yakut
264400 Tuva
217000 Komi-Zyrian
164420 Lak
128900 Tabassaran
113710 Balkar

Serbia and Kosovo
4156090 Albanian, Gheg
709570 Romani, Balkan
318920 Romani, Sinte
172000 Romano-Serbian

South Africa
4101000 Sotho, Northern
640000 Ndebele

Israel
1762320 Yiddish, Eastern
352500 Arabic, Judeo-Tunisian
258930 Arabic, Judeo-Moroccan
110000 Bukharic
100130 Arabic, Judeo-Iraqi

United States
600000 Hawai’i Creole English
250000 Sea Island Creole English

Netherlands
592000 Gronings
220000 Zeeuws

Canada
402900 Plautdietsch

Czech Republic
472470 Romani, Carpathian

Taiwan
138000 Amis

Chile
300039 Mapudungun

United Kingdom
202900 Angloromani

Spain
102000 Spanish Sign Language

Sweden
109600 Finnish, Tornedalen