Languages families of the world with a map

With the help of a map, can you name all world language families as listed by Glottolog 5.0?

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Dark grey areas are uninhabitied; light grey areas are isolates

Some families listed may be considered isolates

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Afroasiatic

Ainu

Algic

Amto-Musan

Angan

Anim

Arafundi

Araucanian

Arawakan

Arawan

Aroid

Atlantic-Congo

Austroasiatic

Austronesian

Aymaran

Baibai-Fas

Baining

Barbacoan

Bayono-Awbono

Bogia

Boran

Border

Bororoan

Bosavi

Bulaka River

Bunaban

Caddoan

Cahuapanan

Cariban

Central Sudanic

Chapacuran

Chibchan

Chicham

Chiquitano

Chocoan

Chukotko-Kamchatkan

Dagan

Dajuic

Dizoid

Dogon

Doso-Turumsa

Dravidian

East Kutubu

Family

East Bird's Head

East Strickland

Eastern Jebel

Eastern Trans-Fly

Eleman

Eskaleut

Fur

Garrwan

Geelvink Bay

Great Andamanese

Guaicuruan

Guajiboan

Gumuz

Gunwinyguan

Haida

Harakmbut

Hatam-Mansim

Heibanic

Hmong-Mien

Huavean

Huitotoan

Ijoid

Inanwatan

Indo-European

Iroquoian

Iwaidjan

Japonic

Jarrakan

Jicaquean

Kadugli-Krongo

Kakua-Nukak

Kamula-Elevala

Kartvelian

Katla-Tima

Katukinan

Kaure-Kosare

Kawesqar

Kayagaric

Keram

Keresan

Kiowa-Tanoan

Kiwaian

Khoe-Kwadi

Family

Koiarian

Kolopom

Koman

Konda-Yahadian

Koreanic

Kra-Dai

Kresh-Aja

Kru

Kuliak

Kunimaipan

Kwalean

Kwerbic

Kwomtari-Nai

Kxa

Lakes Plain

Left May

Lepki-Murkim-Kembra

Lower Sepik

Maban

Macro-Je

Mailuan

Mairasic

Mande

Mangarrayi-Maran

Maningrida

Manubaran

Mao

Mascoian

Matacoan

Mayan

Mirndi

Misumalpan

Mixe-Zoque

Mombum-Koneraw

Mongolic

Muskogean

Na-Dene

Nadahup

Nambiquaran

Namla-Tofanma

Nilotic

Nimboranic

Ndu

Family

Nivkh

North Bougainville

North Halmahera

Northeast Caucasian

Northern Daly

Northwest Caucasian

Nubian

Nyimang

Nyulnyulan

Ongan

Otomanguean

Pahoturi

Palaihnihan

Pama-Nyungan

Pano-Tacanan

Pauwasi

Peba-Yagua

Piawi

Pomoan

Quechuan

Ramu

Rashad

Sahaptian

Saharan

Saliban

Salishan

Senagi

Sentanic

Sepik

Sino-Tibetan

Siouan

Sko

Somahai

Songhay

South Bird's Head

South Bougainville

Southern Daly

Suki-Gogodala

Surmic

Ta-Ne-Omotic

Talodi

Tangkic

Family

Tamaic

Tarascan

Taulil-Butam

Teberan

Temeinic

Tequistlatecan

Ticuna-Yuri

Timor-Alor-Pantar

Tor-Orya

Torricelli

Totonacan

Trans New Guinea

Tsimshian

Tucanoan

Tungusic

Tupian

Turama-Kikori

Turkic

Tuu

Uralic

Uru-Chipaya

Utian

Uto-Aztecan

Wakashan

Walio

West Bird's Head

West Bomberai

Western Daly

Wintuan

Worrorran

Yam

Yangmanic

Yanomamic

Yareban

Yawa-Saweru

Yeniseian

Yokutsan

Yuat

Yukaghir

Yuman-Cochimi

Zamucoan

Zaparoan

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10 Comments

Level 74

Aug 8, 2024

Beautiful!!!

Level 61

Aug 19, 2024

Truly great!

Level 68

Aug 19, 2024

Thanks!

Level 63

Dec 16, 2024

Beautiful! If you made another version restricted to the 20 largest, it could get featured!

Level 34

Mar 19, 2025

Forgot the Central Solomon Languages

Level 68

Mar 25, 2025

Glottolog does not consider Central Solomons to be a valid language family.

Level 55

Mar 30, 2025

Could you allow “Niger-Congo” instead of “Atlantic-Congo”?

Level 68

May 2, 2025

I'm split on this. For one, Atlantic-Congo and Niger-Congo are not the same. Niger-Congo includes many more families in addition to Atlantic-Congo, and is also not listed in Glottolog. On the other hand, they are pretty similar in terms of their scope.

I'm leaning towards not accepting "Niger-Congo" because again, it is not a family listed by Glottolog. I may add another caveat specifying this, but I'm not sure.

Level 58

Apr 29, 2025

the north american native languages arent doing the see through correctly... I didnt realize i had more to guess there like algic, iroquoian

Level 68

May 2, 2025

I see what you mean. I need to update this quiz soon anyway, as I'm pretty sure Glottolog added another family to their database, and I think the Wintuan languages have gone extinct.