Description Ethnologue(R) is the comprehensive reference work that catalogs all the known living Languages in the world today.
The font glyph on the back cover is the Dai Banna SIL Book, New Tai Lue letter "High Na.".
The cover font glyph is SIL Vai.
The fabric wrapping the cover is from China: image by Marc Ewell .
It includes: 2, 341 language descriptions organized by continent and country 17, 822 primary names, alternate names, and dialect names 53 country overviews with graphical language vitality profiles 78 color maps showing location and distribution of Languages The individual pictured on the front cover is from Thailand; image by Marc Ewell.
This volume catalogs the Languages of Asia.
Each volume is self-contained and can be used independently.
Ethnologue(R) is published in three volumes.
It is widely regarded to be the most comprehensive listing of information of its kind.
Thousands of linguists and other researchers all over the world rely on and have contributed to the Ethnologue(R).
It has been an active research project for more than 60 years.
Description Ethnologue(R) is the comprehensive reference work that catalogs all the known living Languages in the world today