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This list of languages catalogues the attested languages of the world, living and extinct, with the family, era, and principal region of each. The world's languages belong to five major [[:Category:Language families|language families]] — [[Herta-Olaic]], [[Njeshan]], [[Andusian]], [[Shung-Worrehan]], and [[Tacchoan]] — or stand outside them as [[:Category:Language isolates|language isolates]]. Reconstructed proto-languages, such as Proto-Herta-Olaic, are described in the articles on their families and are not listed separately.
This list of languages catalogues the attested languages of the world, living and extinct, with the family, era, and principal region of each. The world's languages belong to five major [[:Category:Language families|language families]] — [[Herta-Olaic]], [[Njeshan]], [[Andusian]], [[Shung-Worrehan]], and [[Tacchoan]] — or stand outside them as [[:Category:Language isolates|language isolates]]. Modern languages, still spoken today, are listed separately from historical languages of earlier eras, several of which are the direct ancestors of modern languages. Reconstructed proto-languages, such as Proto-Herta-Olaic, are described in the articles on their families and are not listed separately.


== Modern languages ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Language !! Native name !! Family !! Region !! Code !! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| [[English language|English]] || — || Language isolate || [[Engil]] || YXS-EN, YXS-NE || Spoken in two forms, Traditional English and New English.
|-
| [[Lonish language|Lonish]] || ''Lôniêv'' || [[Njeshan]] || [[Betonia]] || YBS-LO || Descends from [[Otjesi language|Otjesi]].
|-
| [[Nichana language|Nichana]] || ''Nehchánh'' || [[Njeshan]] || Northwestern [[Ignusia]] || YBS-NI || Descends from [[High Nichana language|High Nichana]].
|-
| [[Pjany language|Pjany]] || ''Peanei'' || [[Njeshan]] || Southwestern [[Ignusia]] || YBS-PJ || Descends from [[Pises language|Pises]].
|-
| [[Uu language|Uu]] || ''Uu-Co'' || [[Njeshan]] || Northwestern [[Ignusia]] || YBS-UU || Little changed since its medieval form.
|}
== Historical languages ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Attested languages
! Language !! Native name !! Family !! Era !! Region !! Code !! class="unsortable" | Notes
! Language !! Native name !! Family !! Era !! Region !! Code !! class="unsortable" | Notes
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| [[High Nichana language|High Nichana]] || — || [[Njeshan]] || Medieval || — || — || Ancestor of [[Nichana language|Nichana]].
| [[High Nichana language|High Nichana]] || — || [[Njeshan]] || Medieval || — || — || Ancestor of [[Nichana language|Nichana]].
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| [[Lonish language|Lonish]] || ''Lôniêv'' || [[Njeshan]] || Modern || [[Betonia]] || YBS-LO || Descends from [[Otjesi language|Otjesi]].
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| [[Nichana language|Nichana]] || ''Nehchánh'' || [[Njeshan]] || Modern || Northwestern [[Ignusia]] || YBS-NI || Descends from [[High Nichana language|High Nichana]].
|-
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| [[Otjesi language|Otjesi]] || — || [[Njeshan]] || Medieval || — || — || Ancestor of [[Lonish language|Lonish]].
| [[Otjesi language|Otjesi]] || — || [[Njeshan]] || Medieval || — || — || Ancestor of [[Lonish language|Lonish]].
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| [[Pises language|Pises]] || — || [[Njeshan]] || Medieval || — || — || Ancestor of [[Pjany language|Pjany]].
| [[Pises language|Pises]] || — || [[Njeshan]] || Medieval || — || — || Ancestor of [[Pjany language|Pjany]].
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| [[Pjany language|Pjany]] || ''Peanei'' || [[Njeshan]] || Modern || Southwestern [[Ignusia]] || YBS-PJ || Descends from [[Pises language|Pises]].
|-
| [[Uu language|Uu]] || ''Uu-Co'' || [[Njeshan]] || Modern || Northwestern [[Ignusia]] || YBS-UU || Little changed since its medieval form.
|-
| [[English language|English]] || — || Language isolate || Modern || [[Engil]] || YXS-EN, YXS-NE || Spoken in two forms, Traditional English and New English.
|}
|}


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Revision as of 07:42, 3 August 2026

This list of languages catalogues the attested languages of the world, living and extinct, with the family, era, and principal region of each. The world's languages belong to five major language families — Herta-Olaic, Njeshan, Andusian, Shung-Worrehan, and Tacchoan — or stand outside them as language isolates. Modern languages, still spoken today, are listed separately from historical languages of earlier eras, several of which are the direct ancestors of modern languages. Reconstructed proto-languages, such as Proto-Herta-Olaic, are described in the articles on their families and are not listed separately.

Modern languages

Language Native name Family Region Code Notes
English — Language isolate Engil YXS-EN, YXS-NE Spoken in two forms, Traditional English and New English.
Lonish Lôniêv Njeshan Betonia YBS-LO Descends from Otjesi.
Nichana Nehchánh Njeshan Northwestern Ignusia YBS-NI Descends from High Nichana.
Pjany Peanei Njeshan Southwestern Ignusia YBS-PJ Descends from Pises.
Uu Uu-Co Njeshan Northwestern Ignusia YBS-UU Little changed since its medieval form.

Historical languages

Language Native name Family Era Region Code Notes
Ancient Hertic Χερτεχι Herta-Olaic Ancient Hertia YAQ-HE Spoken on the eastern inland sea of Ignusia, in a region often described as the cradle of civilization.
Gaillean Ghaellea Herta-Olaic Ancient — YAQ-GA Source language of scientific binomials, the standard register for natural-science naming.
High Nichana — Njeshan Medieval — — Ancestor of Nichana.
Otjesi — Njeshan Medieval — — Ancestor of Lonish.
Pises — Njeshan Medieval — — Ancestor of Pjany.
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