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Ethnologue(R) is the comprehensive reference work that catalogs all the known living languages in the world today. It has been an active research project for more than 60 years. Thousands of linguists and other researchers all over the world rely on and have contributed to the Ethnologue(R). It is widely regarded to be the most comprehensive listing of information of its kind. Ethnologue(R) is published in three volumes. Each volume is self-contained and can be used independently. This volume catalogs the languages of Africa and Europe. It includes: 2,477 language descriptions organized by continent and country 20,618 primary names, alternate names, and dialect names 108 country overviews with graphical language vitality profiles 83 color maps showing location and distribution of languages The individual pictured on the front cover is a Romanian woman; image by Marc Ewell. The fabric is from Togo in Africa. The glyph on the front cover is the Cyrillic lowercase ef, used in many European languages, in the Charis SIL font. The glyph on the back cover is the Ethiopic syllable Qhwa in the Abyssinica SIL font.

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