List of countries by spoken languages

This list shows countries organised by the languages which are spoken there.

Indo-European languages

Albanian

Language	Country	Status
Albanian	Albania	official
	Kosovo	official
	Macedonia	significant minority, 30% and official in the Western regions
	Italy	significant minority, also as Arbëreshë
	Montenegro	minority
	Greece	significant minority, also as Arvanitika
	Serbia	minority
	Romania	minority
	Switzerland	minority

Armenian

Regions	Country	Status
Asia	Armenia	official
	Cyprus	minority
	Georgia	significant minority
	Iran	minority
	Israel	minority
	Lebanon	minority
	Syria	minority
	Turkey	minority
Europe	France	minority
	United Kingdom	minority
	Spain	minority
	Greece	minority
	Russia	minority
North America	United States	minority
South America	Argentina	minority
	Brazil	minority

Baltic

Language	Country	Status
Baltic	Canada	unofficial, spoken in Canada
Latgalian	Latvia	unofficial, spoken in Latgale
	Russia	significant minority in Siberia
Latvian	Latvia	official
Lithuanian	Latvia	minority
	Lithuania	official
	Poland	minority, majority in the city of Puńsk

Celtic

File:Celtic Nations.svg

Map of the Celtic nations

Language	Country	Status
Breton	France	minority language in Brittany, but unofficial
Cornish	United Kingdom	minority language in Cornwall, but unofficial
Irish	Ireland	co-official with English
	United Kingdom	minority and official in Northern Ireland
	United States	minority
Manx	Isle of Man	minority
Scottish Gaelic	Canada	minority in Nova Scotia
	United Kingdom	significant minority in Scotland
	United States	minority
Welsh	Argentina	significant minority in Chubut
	United Kingdom	spoken by approximately 20% of the population in Wales and co-official with English
	United States	minority

Germanic

Language	Country	Status
Afrikaans	South Africa	co-official with 10 other languages
	Namibia	unofficial
	United States	minority
	Netherlands	minority
	United Kingdom	minority
	Germany	minority
	Belgium	minority
	Australia	minority
	Argentina	minority
Alsatian	France	regional language in Alsace
Danish	Denmark	official
	Germany	in Schleswig-Holstein, official recognised minority language
	Faroe Islands	co-official alongside Faroese
	Greenland	minority
	Iceland	minority
Faroese	Faroe Islands	co-official with Danish
	Denmark	unofficial
Frisian	Denmark	minority
	Germany	official recognised minority language
	Netherlands	minority language in Friesland
Icelandic	Iceland	official
	Denmark	minority
Low German (Low Saxon)	Germany	Niederdeutsch, recognized as regional language
	Netherlands	Nederduits, recognized as regional language
Norwegian	Norway	official, including Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Scots	Scotland	minority in Scotland
	Ireland	minority in Ireland
Swedish	Sweden	official
	Finland	co-official with Finnish.
	Åland Islands	official
	Estonia	minority

Dutch

Regions	Country	Status
Europe	Netherlands	official
	Belgium	co-official with French and German
	France	in French Flanders
	Germany	in Low Rhine Country
Africa	South Africa	spoken as minority, often used together with daughter language Afrikaans
	Namibia	spoken as minority, often used together with daughter language Afrikaans
Asia	Indonesia	regional language in minority (historic language)
Oceania	New Zealand	Minority
North America	Aruba	co-official with Papiamento
	Curaçao	co-official with English and Papiamento
	Sint Maarten	co-official with English
	United States	spoken in minority primarily in Michigan and Indiana
	Canada	Minority
South America	Suriname	official
	French Guiana	unofficial, spoken in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni

English

See also: List of countries where English is an official language and List of countries by English-speaking population

Regions	Country	Status
Africa	Botswana	co-official with Tswana
	Cameroon	co-official with French
	Gambia	official
	Ghana	official
	Kenya	co-official with Swahili
	Lesotho	co-official with Sesotho
	Liberia	official
	Malawi	official
	Mauritius	official
	Namibia	official
	Nigeria	official
	Rwanda	co-official with Kinyarwanda and French
	Seychelles	co-official with French and Seychellois Creole
	Sierra Leone	official
	South Africa	co-official with 10 other languages
	South Sudan	official
	Swaziland	co-official with Swati
	Uganda	co-official with Swahili
	Zambia	official
	Zimbabwe	official
Asia	Bahrain	Unofficial
	India	co-official with 21 other languages
	Lebanon	significant minority
	Pakistan	co-official with Urdu
	Philippines	co-official with Filipino, and with regional languages as auxiliary official languages
	Singapore	co-official with Tamil, Mandarin, and Malay
	Sri Lanka	co-official
	Bangladesh	de facto co-official with Bengali
	Malaysia	co-official with Tamil, Mandarin, and Malay
	Brunei	co-official with Mandarin, and Malay
Europe	Ireland	co-official with Irish, see Hiberno-English
	Malta	co-official with Maltese
	United Kingdom	co-official with Welsh, see British English
North America	Antigua and Barbuda	official
	Bahamas	official
	Barbados	official
	Belize	official
	Canada	official, see Canadian English
	Dominica	official
	Grenada	official
	Jamaica	official, see Jamaican English
	Saint Kitts and Nevis	official
	Saint Lucia	official
	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	official
	Trinidad and Tobago	official
	United States	de facto, see American English
Oceania	Australia	de facto, see Australian English
	Fiji	co-official with Fijian and Hindustani
	Kiribati	co-official with Kiribati
	Marshall Islands	co-official with Marshallese
	FS. Micronesia
	Nauru	de facto
	New Zealand	co-official with Māori and New Zealand Sign Language; see also New Zealand English
	Palau	co-official with Palauan
	Papua New Guinea	co-official with Tok Pisin and Hiri Motu
	Solomon Islands	official
	Vanuatu	co-official with Bislama and French
South America	Guyana	official
Dependent entities
	American Samoa	co-official with Samoan
	British Indian Ocean Territory	de facto
	Anguilla	official
	Bermuda	official
	British Virgin Islands	official
	Cayman Islands	official
	Christmas Island	official
	Cook Islands	co-official with Cook Islands Māori
	Falkland Islands	official
	Gibraltar	official
	Guam	co-official with Chamorro
	Guernsey	official
	Hong Kong	co-official with Chinese
	Isle of Man	official
	Jersey	official
	Montserrat	official
	Norfolk Island	co-official with Norfuk
	Northern Mariana Islands	co-official with Chamorro and Carolinian
	Pitcairn Islands	co-official with Pitkern
	Puerto Rico	co-official with Spanish
	Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha	official
	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	official
	Turks and Caicos Islands	official
	U.S. Virgin Islands	official

Map of the English-speaking world.

Map of the German-speaking world

German

Regions	Country	Status
Europe	Austria	official
	Germany	official
	Liechtenstein	official
	Switzerland	co-official with French and Italian
	Belgium	official
	Hungary	co-official with Hungarian in the city of Sopron
	Italy	co-official with Italian in South Tyrol
	Luxembourg	co-official with French and Luxembourgish
	Poland	co-official as auxiliary language in the Opole Voivodeship
	Vatican City	official with other languages, language of the Swiss Guard
	France	minority in Alsace and Lorraine
	Czech Republic	minority
	Denmark	minority
	Romania	minority
	Russia	minority
Africa	Namibia	co-official as auxiliary language
Asia	Kazakhstan	minority
North America	United States	minority
South America	Argentina	minority
	Brazil	minority
	Chile	minority

Greek

Language	Country	Status
Greek	Greece	official
	Cyprus	co-official with Turkish
	Albania	significant minority, widely spoken and co-official with Albanian in Himara, Dropull, Finiq and Derviçan regions
	Macedonia	minority
	Russia	minority
	Ukraine	minority
	Turkey	minority
	Italy	minority
	Armenia	minority
	Romania	minority
	Hungary	minority
	Syria	minority
	United States	minority
	Australia	minority

Iranian

Language	Country	Status
Balochi	Afghanistan	minority
	Iran	significant minority in Balochistan
	Pakistan	Majority in Balochistan
	United Arab Emirates	minority
Persian	Afghanistan	co-official as Dari, with Pashto
	Bahrain	minority
	Germany	minority
	Iran	official
	Iraq	significant minority
	Pakistan	minority
	Qatar	minority
	Russia	minority
	Tajikistan	official, as Tajik
	United Arab Emirates	minority
	United States	minority
	Uzbekistan	minority
Tajik	Afghanistan	significant minority
	Iran	minority
	Kazakhstan	minority
	Kyrgyzstan	minority
	Pakistan	minority
	Tajikistan	official
	Uzbekistan	minority
	China	minority
	Turkmenistan	minority
	Russia	minority
Kurdish	Armenia	recognized minority
	Iran	regional
	Iraq	co-official with Arabic
	Syria	significant minority
	Turkey	significant minority
Mazandarani	Iran	unofficial, in Māzandarān Province
Pashto	Afghanistan	co-official with Dari
	Iran	minority
	Pakistan	majority in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and FATA
	United Arab Emirates	minority

Indo-Aryan

Bengali

Language	Country	Status
Asia	Bangladesh	official
	India	official, along with 21 others; primarily spoken in the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura, Assam, with significant minority in Bihar, Jharkhand and Orissa
	Saudi Arabia	significant minority
	United Arab Emirates	significant minority
	Oman	minority
	South Korea	minority
	Japan	minority
	Qatar	minority
	Kuwait	minority
	Malaysia	significant minority
	Singapore	minority
	Maldives	minority
	Nepal	minority
	Pakistan	minority. Mostly used in Karachi, where it holds the status as that of a recognized secondary language
Africa	Sierra Leone	honorary official language, along with English
	South Africa	minority
Europe	Italy	minority
	United Kingdom	significant minority
North America	United States	significant minority
	Canada	minority
Oceania	Australia	minority

Map of the Bengali-speaking world

Domari

Regions	Country	Status
Africa	Algeria	minority
	Egypt	minority
	Morocco	minority
	Sudan	minority
	Tunisia	minority
Asia	India	minority
	Iran	significant minority
	Iraq	minority
	Pakistan	minority
	Libya	minority
	Syria	minority
	Turkey	minority
	Palestine	minority
	Israel	minority
	Afghanistan	minority
	Bangladesh	minority
	Jordan	minority
	Iraq	minority
	Lebanon	minority
	Uzbekistan	minority
	Armenia	minority
	Azerbaijan	minority
	Georgia	minority
	Turkmenistan	minority
	Kazakhstan	minority
	Tajikistan	minority
	Kuwait	minority
	Kyrgyzstan	minority
Europe	Russia	minority

Romani

Main article: Romani people by country

Regions	Country	Status
Asia	Bangladesh	minority
	India	minority
	Pakistan	minority
	Iran	minority
	Afghanistan	minority
	Uzbekistan	minority
	Kazakhstan	minority
	Turkmenistan	minority
	Tajikistan	minority
	Kyrgyzstan	minority
	Armenia	minority
Europe	Albania	minority
	Austria	minority
	Belarus	minority
	Belgium	minority
	Bosnia and Herzegovina	minority
	Bulgaria	significant minority
	Croatia	minority
	Cyprus	minority
	Czech Republic	minority
	Denmark	minority
	Estonia	minority
	Finland	officially recognised minority language
	France	minority
	Germany	officially recognised minority language
	Greece	minority
	Hungary	significant minority, officially recognised minority language
	Ireland	minority
	Italy	minority
	Kosovo	officially recognized minority language
	Latvia	minority
	Lithuania	minority
	Macedonia	official in Šuto Orizari Municipality
	Moldova	minority
	Montenegro	minority
	Netherlands	minority
	Norway	officially recognised minority language
	Poland	minority
	Portugal	minority
	Romania	co-official in 79 rural communes
	Russia	officially recognised minority language
	Serbia	officially recognised minority language
	Slovakia	minority
	Slovenia	officially recognised minority language
	Spain	minority
	Sweden	officially recognised minority language
	Switzerland	minority
	Turkey	minority
	Ukraine	minority
	United Kingdom	minority
North America	United States	minority
	Canada	minority

Other Indo-Aryan

Language	Country	Status
Angika	India	majority in Anga, significant minority in the rest of the country
	Nepal	minority language, in Terai region
Assamese	Bhutan	minority
	India	official language along with 21 others
	United Kingdom	minority
	United States	minority
Awadhi	Bhutan	minority
	India	majority in Uttar Pradesh, minority in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, and Delhi
Bhili	India	minority
Bhojpuri	Fiji	minority
	Guyana	minority
	India	in Bihar, Jharkhand, and Uttar Pradesh
	Mauritius	minority
	Nepal	minority
	United Kingdom	minority
	Suriname	minority
	Trinidad and Tobago	minority
	Seychelles	minority
	South Africa	minority
	Australia	minority
Bishnupriya Manipuri	India	minority, mostly in Manipur, Assam and Tripura
	Bangladesh	minority
	Burma	minority
Chakma	Bangladesh	minority, mostly in Chittagong Division
	India	minority, mostly in Tripura, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh
Chhattisgarhi	India	majority in Chhattisgarh, minority in Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, and Bihar
Chittagonian	Bangladesh	significant minority, major language of Chittagong Division of Bangladesh
	Burma	minority, mostly in Arakan and Yangon
	Oman	minority
	Saudi Arabia	minority
	United Arab Emirates	minority
	Qatar	minority
	Kuwait	minority
	Pakistan	minority, mostly in Karachi
	United Kingdom	minority
	United States	minority
Dhivehi	India	in Lakshadweep
	Maldives	official
Dogri	Pakistan	in Punjab, and Azad Kashmir
	India	in Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, and Himachal Pradesh
Gujarati	Australia	minority
	Canada	significant minority
	India	official in Gujarat
	Pakistan	significant minority
	South Africa	significant minority
	Kenya	minority
	Mauritius	minority
	Tanzania	minority
	Uganda	minority
	United Kingdom	significant minority
	United States	significant minority
	Zimbabwe	minority
Hajong	India	minority, mostly in Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and West Bengal
	Bangladesh	minority
Halbi	India	in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Andhra Pradesh
Kalash	Pakistan	minority
	Afghanistan	minority
Kashmiri	India	official, spoken in Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, and Uttar Pradesh
	Pakistan	spoken in Azad Kashmir
	United Kingdom	minority, mostly by immigrants from Azad Kashmir
Khandeshi	India	minority, spoken in Maharashtra, Gujarat
Khowar	Pakistan	majority in Chitral, minority in Gilgit
Kannada	India	official in Karnataka state
	United States	minority
Kumaoni	India	majority in Uttarakhand, minority in Assam
Lomavren	Armenia	minority
	Azerbaijan	minority
	Bulgaria	minority
	Georgia	minority
	Iran	minority
	Russia	minority
	Syria	minority
Magadhi	India	official in Bihar
Maithili	India	official in Bihar
	Nepal	significant minority in Terai
Mal Paharia	India	minority, mostly in Jharkhand and West Bengal
	Bangladesh	minority
Marathi	India	official along with 21 others, widely spoken in Maharashtra & Goa, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Sindh, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Telangana, Daman and Diu.
	Israel	minority
	Mauritius	minority
	Singapore	minority
	United States	Significant minority
	United Kingdom	Significant minority
	Australia	Significant minority
	New Zealand	Significant minority
	South Africa	Significant minority
	United Arab Emirates	Significant minority
	Bahrain	Significant minority
Marwari	India	primarily in Rajasthan and Gujarat and its too spoken in west Bengal, Bihar,jharkhand, eastern u.p, assam, and northeastern states
Nepali	Bhutan	unofficial
	Hong Kong	unofficial
	India	official in Sikkim, regional language in West Bengal
	Myanmar	unofficial
	Nepal	official
	United Kingdom	unofficial
Oriya	Bangladesh	minority
	India	official in Orissa
Punjabi	India	official with others
	Pakistan	majority in Punjab
	United Kingdom	significant minority
	Canada	minority
	United States	minority
Rajasthani	India	official along with others
	Pakistan	minority
Rajbanshi	India	minority
	Bangladesh	minority
	Nepal	minority
Rohingya	Burma	minority, mostly in Arakan, Burma
	Bangladesh	minority, mostly in Chittagong Division, Bangladesh
	Pakistan	minority, mostly in Karachi
	Saudi Arabia	minority
	Oman	minority
	United Arab Emirates	minority
	Thailand	minority
	Malaysia	minority
	India	minority
Sindhi	Hong Kong	minority
	India	official with others
	Oman	minority
	Pakistan	majority in Sindh
	Philippines	minority
	Singapore	minority
	United Arab Emirates	minority
	United Kingdom	minority
	United States	minority
Sinhalese	Sri Lanka	co-official with Tamil
Sylheti	Bangladesh	major language of Sylhet Division of Bangladesh
	India	significant minority in the state of Assam, especially in Barak Valley
	United Kingdom	significant minority
	United States	minority
	United Arab Emirates	minority
Tanchangya	Bangladesh	minority; mainly in Chittagong Division, related to Chakma, Chittagonian, Pali, Prakrit, Sanskrit Rohingya and Bengali language
	India	minority; mainly in Indian states of Assam, Tripura and Mizoram
	Burma	minority; mainly in Rakhine State, and few of them in Chin State and Yangon Division of Burma
Urdu	Bahrain	minority
	Bangladesh	significant minority
	Fiji	co-official as Hindustani with English and Fijian
	India	co-official with 21 others
	Nepal	minority
	Mauritius	minority
	Oman	minority
	Pakistan	co-official with English
	Qatar	minority
	Saudi Arabia	minority
	South Africa	minority
	United Arab Emirates	minority
	United Kingdom	minority
	United States	minority

Italic & Romance

French

See also: List of countries where French is an official language

Regions	Country	Status
Europe	Andorra	spoken, not official
	Belgium	co-official with Dutch and, German
	France	official
	Italy	co-official in the Aosta Valley
	Luxembourg	co-official with Luxembourgish
	Monaco	official
	Switzerland	co-official with German, Italian, and Romansh
Africa	Algeria	unofficial, but widely used
	Benin	official
	Burkina Faso	official
	Burundi	co-official with Kirundi
	Cameroon	co-official with English
	Central African Republic	co-official with Sango
	Chad	co-official with Arabic
	Comoros	co-official with Arabic and Comorian
	Dem. Rep. Congo	official
	Congo	official
	Ivory Coast	official
	Djibouti	co-official with Arabic
	Equatorial Guinea	co-official with Spanish
	Gabon	official
	Guinea	official
	Madagascar	co-official with Malagasy
	Mali	official
	Mauritania	de facto
	Mauritius	de facto
	Morocco	de facto
	Niger	official
	Réunion	official
	Rwanda	co-official with English and Kinyarwanda
	Senegal	official; Wolof most widely spoken
	Seychelles	co-official with English and Seychellois Creole
	Togo	official
	Tunisia	unofficial, but widely used
Asia	Cambodia	minority
	Vietnam	minority
	Laos	administrative language
	Lebanon	co-official with Arabic
	India	in Puducherry, co-official with Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam
North America	Canada	co-official with English; majority in Quebec, minority in New Brunswick, Ontario, Manitoba
	Guadeloupe	official
	Haiti	co-official with Haitian Creole
	Martinique	official
	Saint Barthélemy	official
	Saint Martin	official
	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	official
	United States	minority language, especially in Louisiana, Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire
Oceania	French Polynesia	official
	New Caledonia	official
	Vanuatu	co-official with English and Bislama
	Wallis and Futuna	official
South America	French Guiana	official
	Brazil	minority, significantly in RJ/ES and other coastal states; see French, Belgian and Swiss Brazilians

Map of the French-speaking world

Map of the Italian-speaking world

Italian

Regions	Country	Status
Europe	Albania	unofficial, but widely spoken; some 70% of the population
	Belgium	minority
	Croatia	official status in Istria
	France	minority language in Corsica
	Germany	minority
	Greece	minority
	Italy	official
	Luxembourg	minority
	Malta	unofficial, but widely spoken; some 66% of the population
	Monaco	unofficial, but widely spoken
	San Marino	official
	Slovenia	co-official in Koper, Izola and Piran
	Switzerland	co-official with French, German, and Romansh
	Vatican City	official
Africa	Eritrea	minority
	Libya	minority
	Somalia	minority
Americas	Argentina	minority
	Brazil	minority
	Canada	minority
	Peru	minority
	United States	minority
	Uruguay	minority
	Venezuela	minority
Oceania	Australia	minority

Portuguese

See also: List of countries where Portuguese is an official language

Language	Country	Status
Europe	Portugal	official
	Spain	significant minority in Olivenza
	France	significant minority
	Luxembourg	significant minority
	Switzerland	significant minority
	Andorra	significant minority
	Germany	significant minority
Africa	Angola	official
	Cape Verde	official
	Guinea-Bissau	official
	Equatorial Guinea	co-official with Spanish and French
	Mozambique	official
	São Tomé and Príncipe	official
	South Africa	minority
	Namibia	minority
Asia	Timor-Leste	co-official with Tetum
	Japan	significant minority; see Brazilians in Japan
	Macau	co-official with Chinese
	India	minority in Goa State
North America	United States	significant minority
	Canada	significant minority
South America	Brazil	official, see Brazilian Portuguese
	Paraguay	significant minority
	Uruguay	minority; see Portuñol
	Venezuela	significant minority

Map of the Lusophone world

Map of the Hispanophone world

Spanish

The following is a list of the 22 countries where Spanish is an official language:

See also: List of countries where Spanish is an official language

Regions	Country	Status
Europe	Spain	official
	Andorra	majority
	France	minority
	Germany	minority
	Gibraltar	not official – majority
	Italy	minority
	United Kingdom	minority
Africa	Equatorial Guinea	co-official with Portuguese and French
	Morocco	not official – minority
	Western Sahara	co-official with Arabic
	Ceuta	official
	Melilla	official
	Canary Islands	official
	Gabon, Cocobeach	official
Asia	Australia	minority
	Japan	minority
	New Zealand	minority
	Philippines	former official language, spoken by a minority; see Spanish language in the Philippines
North America	Belize	plurality, but unofficial
	Costa Rica	official
	Cuba	official
	Dominican Republic	official
	El Salvador	official
	Guatemala	official
	Honduras	official
	Mexico	de facto, official
	Nicaragua	official
	Panama	official
	United States	Co-official language in New Mexico and Puerto Rico. Spoken by a majority in PR and a significant minority in NM. Minority elsewhere
South America	Argentina	official
	Bolivia	co-official with Quechua and Aymara
	Brazil	not official – minority
	Chile	official
	Colombia	official
	Ecuador	official
	Paraguay	co-official with Guaraní
	Peru	official
	Uruguay	official
	Venezuela	official

Other Italic Lang.

Language	Country	Status
Catalan	Andorra	official
	France	in Northern Catalonia
	Italy	a significant minority in Alghero
	Spain	co-official with Spanish in Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, and Valencian Community. In El Carche (Murcia) and La Franja (Aragon) it is not official.
Corsican	France	regional language in Corsica
	Italy	minority in Sardinia
Galician	Galicia	co-official with Spanish
	Argentina	minority, from immigration
	Brazil	minority, from immigration
	Cuba	minority, from immigration
	France	minority, from immigration
	Germany	minority, from immigration
	Switzerland	minority, from immigration
	Uruguay	minority, from immigration
	Venezuela	minority, from immigration
Jèrriais	Jersey	unofficial
	Sark	unofficial
Latin	Vatican City	official, but not spoken
Mirandese	Portugal	co-official with Portuguese in the municipalities of Miranda do Douro, Mogadouro and Vimioso
Occitan	France	minority
	Italy	recognised minority language
	Spain	co-official with Catalan and Spanish in Catalonia
Romanian	Bulgaria	minority
	Italy	minority
	Moldova	official
	Romania	official
	Spain	minority
	Serbia	co-official in province of Vojvodina with 5 other languages
Romansh	Switzerland	co-official with French, Italian, and German

Slavic

Map of the Russian-speaking world

Language	Country	Status
Belarusian	Belarus	co-official with Russian
	Lithuania	minority
	Poland	minority
	Russia	minority
Bosnian	Bosnia and Herzegovina	co-official with Croatian and Serbian
	Croatia	significant minority
	Macedonia	minority
	Montenegro	minority, official in Sandžak
	Serbia	significant minority, official in Sandžak
	Turkey	significant minority
Bulgarian	Bulgaria	official
	Greece	minority
	Macedonia	minority
	Moldova	minority
	Romania	minority
	Serbia	minority
	Turkey	minority
	Ukraine	minority
Croatian	Austria	co-official with German and Hungarian in Burgenland
	Bosnia and Herzegovina	co-official with Bosnian and Serbian
	Croatia	official
	Italy	co-official in Molise
	Montenegro	official
	Romania	official in the municipalities of Carașova and Lupac
	Serbia	co-official in province of Vojvodina with 5 other languages
Czech	Austria	minority
	Croatia	minority
	Czech Republic	official
	Germany	minority
	Slovakia	minority
Kashubian	Poland	official in Pomerania
Macedonian	Albania	minority, official in Pustec Municipality
	Macedonia	official
	Greece	minority
	Bulgaria	minority
	Serbia	minority, official in two municipalities
	Kosovo	minority
	Romania	minority
Polish	Belarus	significant minority
	Lithuania	significant minority
	Poland	official
	Ukraine	significant minority
	Brazil	minority; see Polish Brazilian
	Ireland	minority
	United States	not official – minority
Russian	See also: List of countries where Russian is an official language
	Armenia	significant minority
	Azerbaijan	significant minority
	Belarus	co-official with Belarusian
	Bulgaria	minority
	China	minority
	Estonia	significant minority
	Finland	minority
	Georgia	significant minority
	Germany	minority
	Greece	minority
	Israel	significant minority
	Jordan	significant minority
	Kazakhstan	co-official with Kazakh
	Kyrgyzstan	co-official with Kyrgyz
	Latvia	significant minority
	Lithuania	minority
	Moldova	co-official with Ukrainian and Romanian in Transnistria
	Mongolia	significant minority
	Poland	minority
	Russia	official
	Serbia	minority
	Turkey	significant minority
	Tajikistan	significant minority
	Turkmenistan	significant minority
	Ukraine	significant minority, regional in some regions
	Uzbekistan	significant minority
Rusyn	Hungary	minority
	Poland	minority
	Romania	minority
	Slovakia	minority
	Ukraine	official in Zakarpattia
	Serbia	co-official in The Autonomous Province of Vojvodina with Serbian Hungarian, Slovak, Romanian, and Croatian.
Serbian	Bosnia and Herzegovina	official with Croatian and Bosnian
	Croatia	significant minority
	Kosovo	co-official with Albanian
	Macedonia	minority
	Montenegro	official
	Romania	co-official in Caraşova
	Serbia	official
Slovak	Czech Republic	minority
	Slovakia	official
Slovene	Austria	minority
	Croatia	minority
	Hungary	minority
	Italy	co-official in Friuli-Venezia Giulia with Friulian, Italian and German
	Slovenia	official
	United States	minority in Ohio
Sorbian, Lower	Germany	regional language in Brandenburg
Sorbian, Upper	Germany	regional language in Brandenburg and Saxony
Ukrainian	Argentina	minority
	Belarus	significant minority
	Brazil	minority
	Canada	minority
	Kazakhstan	significant minority
	Kyrgyzstan	minority
	Moldova	significant minority
	Poland	minority
	Romania	significant minority
	Russia	significant minority
	Transnistria	co-official with Romanian and Russian
	Ukraine	official
	United Kingdom	minority
	United States	minority
	Uzbekistan	minority

Mongolic languages

Language	Country	Status
Mongolian	Mongolia	official
	China	regional, co-official with Chinese in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
Kalmyk Oirat	Russia	official in Kalmykia
Daur	China	minority, spoken by Daur people in Morin Dawa Daur Autonomous Banner of Inner Mongolia

Turkic languages

Language	Country	Status
Azerbaijani	Azerbaijan	official
	Iran	co-official in Iranian Azerbaijan
	Iraq	minority
	Georgia	regional
	Russia	co-official in Dagestan
	Syria	minority
	Turkey	regional
	Ukraine	minority
	Belarus	minority
Uyghur	China	regional, co-official with Chinese in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
	Kazakhstan	minority
Uzbek	Afghanistan	minority
	China	minority
	Kyrgyzstan	minority
	Russia	minority
	Tajikistan	minority
	Turkmenistan	minority
	Uzbekistan	official
Kazakh	Afghanistan	minority
	China	regional, co-official with Chinese in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
	Iran	minority
	Kazakhstan	official
	Mongolia	minority
	Russia	minority
	Tajikistan	minority
	Turkey	minority
	Turkmenistan	minority
	Ukraine	minority
	Uzbekistan	minority
Kyrgyz	Afghanistan	minority
	China	minority
	Kyrgyzstan	official
	Pakistan	minority
	Tajikistan	minority
Turkish	Turkey	official
	Cyprus	co-official with Greek
	Iraq	recognized regional lang.
	Afghanistan	recognized regional lang.
	Kosovo	recognized regional lang.
	Macedonia	recognized regional lang.
	Romania	recognized minority lang.
	Bulgaria	minority
	Greece	minority
	Germany	significant minority
Turkmen	Turkmenistan	official
	Iraq	majority in northern Iraq
	Iran	minority
	Afghanistan	minority
	Russia	spoken in Stavropol Krai
	Turkey	minority
Gagauz	Găgăuzia	official language of the autonomous region of Gagauzia, Moldova
	Moldova	recognized minority language
	Ukraine	recognized minority language
Tatar	Tatarstan	official language of the Republic of Tatarstan
	Russia	spoken in Russia and in former Soviet Union
	Turkey	minority
Crimean Tatar	Crimea Ukraine	spoken and protected but not officially recognized language of Ukraine
	Romania	minority language in Dobroudja
	Turkey	minority

Afro-Asiatic languages

Distribution of Arabic as sole official language (green) and one of several official languages (blue)

Arabic

See also: List of countries where Arabic is an official language

Regions	Country	Status
	Islam	Liturgical language of Islam
Africa	Algeria	official
	Comoros	co-official with French
	Chad	co-official with French
	Djibouti	co-official with French
	Egypt	official
	Eritrea	co-official with Tigrinya
	Libya	official
	Mauritania	official
	Morocco	co-official with Berber
	Somalia	co-official with Somali
	Sudan	co-official with English
	Tunisia	official
	Western Sahara	co-official with Spanish
Asia	Bahrain	official
	Iraq	co-official with Kurdish
	Israel	co-official with Hebrew
	Jordan	official
	Kuwait	official
	Lebanon	official
	Oman	official
	Palestine	official
	Qatar	official
	Saudi Arabia	official
	Syria	official
	United Arab Emirates	official
	Yemen	official
	Iran	regional
	Afghanistan	regional/religious
	Philippines	optional language along with Spanish
Europe	France	minority
	Germany	minority
	Italy	minority
	Netherlands	minority
	Spain	minority
	Sweden	minority
	Turkey	significant minority
	United Kingdom	minority
Oceania	Australia	minority
North America	United States	significant minority
	Canada	minority
South America	Argentina	minority, immigrants from Lebanon
	Brazil	minority, see Arab Brazilian

Other Semitic Lang.

Language	Country	Status
Hebrew	Judaism	Liturgical language of Judaism
	Israel	official
Maltese	Malta	official
	Australia	minority
	Canada	minority
	Italy	minority
	United States	minority

Dravidian languages

Language	Country	Status
Badaga	India	minority
Brahui	Pakistan	minority, spoken in Balochistan
	Iran	minority
	Afghanistan	minority
	Turkmenistan	minority
Chenchu	India	minority
Duruwa	India	minority
Gondi	India	minority
Kolami	India	minority
Koraga	India	minority
Kota	India	minority, endangered Dravidian language
Koya	India	minority
Kui	India	minority
Kumarbhag Paharia	India	minority
Kurukh	Bangladesh	minority
	India	minority
Maria	India	minority
Nagarchal	India	minority, endangered Dravidian language
Pardhan	India	minority
Sauria Paharia	India	minority
	Bangladesh	minority
Toda	India	minority, endangered Dravidian language
Telugu	India	official Andhra Pradesh
	United States	minority
	Canada	minority
	Australia	minority
	Germany	minority
	Denmark	minority
	Sweden	minority
	New Zealand	minority
Tamil	India	official in Tamil Nadu
	Singapore	official
	Sri Lanka	official
	Malaysia	minority
	Canada	minority
	Mauritius	minority
	South Africa	minority
	United States	minority
	Canada	minority
	Australia	minority
	Germany	minority
	Denmark	minority
	Sweden	minority
	New Zealand	minority
Malayalam	India	official at state of Kerala
	Bahrain	minority
Tulu	India	minority
Kodava	India	minority
Ollari	India	minority

Japonic languages

Language	Country	Status
Japanese	France	minority
	Japan	official
	Philippines	minority
	Peru	minority
	United States	minority
	Palau	Official in Angaur
	Brazil	minority
Ryukyuan	Japan	minority
	Brazil	minority

Language isolate

Language	Country	Status
Basque	See also: Basque Country (historical territory)
	France	majority in Northern Basque Country
	Spain	co-official with Spanish in Basque Country and parts of Navarre
Korean	Brazil	minority
	China	minority, co-official with Chinese in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in Jilin Province
	Japan	minority
	North Korea	official
	South Korea	official
	United States	not official – minority
Nihali	India	minority, endangered language

South Caucasian languages

Regions	Country	Status
Georgian	Georgia	official
	Turkey	minority
	Iran	minority
	Azerbaijan	minority
Mingrelian language	Georgia	significant language
	Abkhazia	significant language
Svan language	Georgia	minority
Laz language	Turkey	significant language
	Georgia	minority

Sino-Tibetan languages

Other Sino-Tibetan

Language	Country	Status
Burmese	Burma	official
	Thailand	minority
	Singapore	minority, 50,000 p.
	Malaysia	minority
Dzongkha	Bhutan	official
Tibetan	China	minority, official in Tibet Autonomous Region
	Nepal	minority, in Upper Mustang
	India	minority
Hani	China	minority, in Yunnan province.
	Vietnam	minority, called "Hà Nhì"
	Laos	minority,
Karen	Burma	minority, 7 mi. p., Kayin state
	Thailand	minority, 1 mi. p.,
	United States	minority, 70,000 p.
	Australia	minority, 11,000 p.
Lahu	China	minority, 720,000 peoples, in Yunnan province.
	Myanmar	minority, 150,000 peoples
	Thailand	minority, 100,000 peoples
	Laos	minority
	United States	minority
	Vietnam	minority, called "La Hủ"
Meithei	India	recognized minority, spoken by 1.25 mi. p. in Manipur and others
Nuosu (Yi, Lolo)	China	minority, spoken by 7.76 mi. of Yi people in South China
	Vietnam	minority, called "Lô Lô".

Yue Chinese

The varieties of spoken Chinese in Eastern China and Taiwan.

Map of the Sinophone world Information:   Countries identified Chinese as a primary, administrative, or native language   Countries with more than 5,000,000 Chinese speakers w/ or w/o recognition   Countries with more than 1,000,000 Chinese speakers w/ or w/o recognition   Countries with more than 500,000 Chinese speakers w/ or w/o recognition   Countries with more than 100,000 Chinese speakers w/ or w/o recognition   Major Chinese speaking settlements

Cantonese

Regions	Country	Status
Africa	Angola	minority
	Cape Verde	minority
	Mauritius	minority
	South Africa	minority
Asia	Brunei	minority
	Cambodia	minority
	China	regional
	Hong Kong	co-official with English
	Indonesia	minority
	Japan	minority
	Laos	minority
	Macau	co-official with Portuguese
	Malaysia	minority
	Burma	minority
	North Korea	minority
	Philippines	minority
	Singapore	minority
	South Korea	minority
	Thailand	minority
	Vietnam	minority
Europe	Bulgaria	minority
	France	minority
	Germany	minority
	Ireland	minority
	Italy	minority
	Netherlands	minority
	Romania	minority
	Russia	minority
	Serbia	minority
	Spain	minority
	United Kingdom	minority
North America	Canada	minority
	Cuba	minority
	Dominican Republic	minority
	Jamaica	minority
	Mexico	minority
	Nicaragua	minority
	Panama	minority
	Trinidad and Tobago	minority
	United States	minority
Oceania	Australia	minority
	Fiji	minority
	New Zealand	minority
	Samoa	minority
	Tonga	minority
South America	Argentina	minority
	Brazil	minority
	Chile	regional
	Guyana	minority
	Peru	minority
	Suriname	minority

Taishanese

Regions	Country	Status
Africa	South Africa	minority
Asia	China	regional
	Indonesia	minority
	Malaysia	minority
	Philippines	minority
	Singapore	minority
	Thailand	minority
	Vietnam	minority
Europe	United Kingdom	minority
North America	Canada	minority
	United States	minority
Oceania	Australia	minority
	New Zealand	minority
South America	Brazil	minority
	Peru	minority

Hakka

Regions	Country	Status
Africa	Angola	minority
	Cape Verde	minority
	Mauritius	minority
	South Africa	minority
Asia	Brunei	minority
	Cambodia	minority
	China	regional
	Hong Kong	minority
	Indonesia	minority
	Japan	minority
	Laos	minority
	Macau	minority
	Malaysia	minority
	Burma	minority
	North Korea	minority
	Philippines	minority
	Singapore	minority
	South Korea	minority
	Taiwan	minority
	Thailand	minority
	Vietnam	minority
Europe	Bulgaria	minority
	France	minority
	Germany	minority
	Ireland	minority
	Italy	minority
	Netherlands	minority
	Romania	minority
	Russia	minority
	Serbia	minority
	Spain	minority
	United Kingdom	minority
North America	Canada	minority
	Cuba	minority
	Dominican Republic	minority
	Jamaica	minority
	Mexico	minority
	Nicaragua	minority
	Panama	minority
	Trinidad and Tobago	minority
	United States	minority
Oceania	Australia	minority
	Fiji	minority
	New Zealand	minority
	Samoa	minority
	Tonga	minority
South America	Argentina	minority
	Brazil	minority
	Chile	regional
	Guyana	minority
	Peru	minority
	Suriname	minority

Mandarin

Standard Chinese

Regions	Country	Status
Africa	Angola	minority
	Cape Verde	minority
	Mauritius	minority
	South Africa	minority
Asia	Brunei	minority
	Cambodia	minority
	China	national
	Hong Kong	co-official with English and Cantonese
	Indonesia	minority
	Japan	minority
	Laos	minority
	Macau	co-official with Portuguese and Cantonese
	Malaysia	minority
	Burma	minority
	North Korea	minority
	Philippines	minority
	Singapore	co-official with Tamil, English, and Malay
	South Korea	minority
	Taiwan	official
	Thailand	minority
	Vietnam	minority
Europe	Bulgaria	minority
	France	minority
	Germany	minority
	Ireland	minority
	Italy	minority
	Netherlands	minority
	Romania	minority
	Russia	minority
	Serbia	minority
	Spain	minority
	United Kingdom	minority
North America	Canada	minority
	Cuba	minority
	Dominican Republic	minority
	Jamaica	minority
	Mexico	minority
	Nicaragua	minority
	Panama	minority
	Trinidad and Tobago	minority
	United States	minority
Oceania	Australia	minority
	Fiji	minority
	New Zealand	minority
	Samoa	minority
	Tonga	minority
South America	Argentina	minority
	Brazil	minority
	Chile	regional
	Guyana	minority
	Peru	minority
	Suriname	minority

Min/Min Nan

Regions	Country	Status
Africa	Angola	minority
	Cape Verde	minority
	Mauritius	minority
	South Africa	minority
Asia	Brunei	minority
	Cambodia	minority
	China	regional
	Hong Kong	minority
	Indonesia	minority
	Japan	minority
	Laos	minority
	Macau	minority
	Malaysia	minority, lingua franca in Penang
	Burma	minority
	North Korea	minority
	Philippines	minority
	Singapore	minority
	South Korea	minority
	Taiwan	widely spoken, lingua franca alongside Mandarin, see Taiwanese Minnan
	Thailand	minority
	Vietnam	minority
Europe	Bulgaria	minority
	France	minority
	Germany	minority
	Ireland	minority
	Italy	minority
	Netherlands	minority
	Romania	minority
	Russia	minority
	Serbia	minority
	Spain	minority
	United Kingdom	minority
North America	Canada	minority
	Cuba	minority
	Dominican Republic	minority
	Jamaica	minority
	Mexico	minority
	Nicaragua	minority
	Panama	minority
	Trinidad and Tobago	minority
	United States	minority
Oceania	Australia	minority
	Fiji	minority
	New Zealand	minority
	Samoa	minority
	Tonga	minority
South America	Argentina	minority
	Brazil	minority
	Chile	regional
	Guyana	minority
	Peru	minority
	Suriname	minority

Other Sinitic Lang.

Language	Country	Status
Gaoyang	China	regional
Hui	China	regional
Jin	China	regional
Hainanese	China	regional
Pinghua	China	regional
Wu	China	regional
	Hong Kong	minority
	United States	minority
Xiang	China	regional

Malayo-Polynesian languages

Bornean

Language	Country	Status
Brunei Malay	Brunei	regional
	Malaysia	minority
Coastal Kadazan	Malaysia	minority
Iban	Malaysia	regional
	Brunei	minority
	Indonesia	minority
Malagasy	Comoros	minority
	Madagascar	official
	Mayotte	minority

Philippines

Language	Country	Status
Aklanon	Philippines	minority
Bikol	Philippines	regional
Bolinao	Philippines	regional
Cebuano	Philippines	regional
Cuyonon	Philippines	minority
Filipino	Philippines	official
Hiligaynon	Philippines	regional
	United States	minority
Ibanag	Philippines	regional
Ifugao	Philippines	minority
Ilokano	Philippines	regional
Ivatan	Philippines	minority
Kalinga	Philippines	minority
Kamayo	Philippines	minority
Kankana-ey	Philippines	minority
Kapampangan	Philippines	regional
Kinaray-a	Philippines	minority
Maguindanao	Philippines	regional
Maranao	Philippines	regional
Masbatenyo	Philippines	minority
Pangasinan	Philippines	regional
Romblomanon	Philippines	minority
Surigaonon	Philippines	minority
Tagalog	Australia	minority
	Brunei	minority
	Canada	minority
	Hong Kong	minority
	Italy	minority
	Japan	minority
	Kuwait	minority
	Malaysia	minority
	Philippines	regional
	Qatar	minority
	Saudi Arabia	minority
	Singapore	minority
	Spain	minority
	Taiwan	minority
	United Arab Emirates	minority
	United Kingdom	minority
	United States	minority
Tao	Taiwan	minority
Tausug	Brunei	minority
	Indonesia	minority
	Malaysia	minority
	Philippines	regional
Waray-Waray	Philippines	regional
Zambal	Philippines	regional

East Fijian

Language	Country	Status
Fijian	Fiji	official

Micronesian

Language	Country	Status
Carolinian	Northern Mariana Islands	official
	Guam	minority
Chuukese	FS. Micronesia	regional
Gilbertese	Fiji	minority
	Kiribati	official
	Nauru	minority
	Solomon Islands	minority
	Tuvalu	minority
	Vanuatu	minority
Kosraean	FS. Micronesia	regional
Marshallese	Marshall Islands	official
Nauruan	Nauru	official
Pohnpeian	FS. Micronesia	regional
Sosorolese	Palau	regional
Tobian	Palau	regional
Ulithian	FS. Micronesia	regional
Yapese	FS. Micronesia	regional

Polynesian

Language	Country	Status
Cook Islands Māori	Cook Islands	official
Futunan	Wallis and Futuna	official
Hawaiian	Hawaii	official
Māori	New Zealand	co-official with English and New Zealand Sign Language
Niuean	Cook Islands	minority
	Niue	official
	New Zealand	minority
	Tonga	minority
Rapa Nui	Easter Island	official
Samoan	American Samoa	official
	Samoa	official
Tahitan	French Polynesia	official
Tokelauan	Tokelau	official
Tongan	Tonga	official
American Tongan
Tuvaluan	Tuvalu	official
Wallisian	Wallis and Futuna	official

Map of locations speakers of Indonesian

Sunda–Sulawesi

Language	Country	Status
Batak Toba	Indonesia	minority
Buginese	Indonesia	minority
	Malaysia	minority
Chamorro	Guam	official
	Northern Mariana Islands	official

Malayo-Sumbawan

Language	Country	Status
Acehnese	Indonesia	minority
Balinese	Indonesia	minority
Banjarese	Indonesia	minority
Cham	Cambodia	minority
	Vietnam	minority
	Malaysia	minority
Indonesian	Indonesia	official
	Timor-Leste	co-official
	Malaysia	minority
	Brunei	minority
	Singapore	minority
	Thailand	minority
	Philippines	minority
Jarai	Vietnam	minority
	Cambodia	minority
Javanese	Indonesia	regional
	Malaysia	minority
Lampung	Indonesia	minority
Madurese	Indonesia	minority
Makassarese	Indonesia	minority
Malay	Malaysia	official
	Brunei	official
	Singapore	co-official
	Indonesia	official
	Thailand	minority
Minangkabau	Indonesia	regional
	Malaysia	regional
Palauan	Palau	official
Rejang	Indonesia	minority
Sasak	Indonesia	minority
Tetum	Timor-Leste	official

Tungusic languages

Language	Country	Status
Evenki	Russia	minority, in Siberia
	China	minority, in Evenki Autonomous Banner of Inner Mongolia
	Mongolia	minority
Nanai (Hezhen)	Russia	minority, in Khabarovsk Krai
	China	minority, in Heilongjiang Province

Uralic languages

Language	Country	Status
Estonian	Estonia	official
	Finland	minority
	Russia	minority
Finnish	Finland	co-official with Swedish except in Åland Islands, where Swedish is the only official
	Estonia	minority
	Russia	minority
	Sweden	minority
Hungarian	Hungary	official
	Serbia	minority
	Romania	minority
	Slovakia	minority
	Austria	minority
	Ukraine	minority
Sami	Finland	minority
	Norway	minority
	Russia	minority
	Sweden	minority

Na-Dene

Apachean

Language	Country	Status
Navajo	United States	minority
Apache	United States	minority
Chiricahua	United States	minority
Jicarilla	United States	minority
Lipan Apache	United States	minority
Plains Apache	United States	minority
Mescalero	United States	minority
Western Apache	United States	minority

Iroquoian

Cherokee

• Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma

Austroasiatic

Language	Country	Status
Bahnar	Vietnam	minority, 227,716 p. in south Vietnam (2009)
Bru	Laos	minority, 69,000 p. in south Laos.
	Vietnam	minority, 74,500 p. in central Vietnam (2009)
	Thailand	minority
Khasi	India	official language in Meghalaya
Khmer	Cambodia	official
	Vietnam	minority, 1.26 mi. p. in south Vietnam
	Thailand	minority
Khmu	Laos	minority, 621,000 p.
	Vietnam	minority, 73,000 p.
	Thailand	minority, 10,000 p.
	China	minority
Kuy	Thailand	minority
	Cambodia	minority
	Laos	minority
Mnong	Vietnam	minority
	Cambodia	minority
Mon	Burma	Recognised regional language
	Thailand	minority
Muong	Vietnam	minority, spoken by 1.6 mi. Muong peoples in north Vietnam
Vietnamese	Vietnam	official
	Czech Republic	minority
	United States	minority
	Australia	minority, 0.21 mi.p.
	Cambodia	minority, 0.6 mi.p.
	Canada	minority, 0.22 mi.p.
	France	minority, 0.3 mi.p.
	Laos	minority, 0.1 mi.p.
Wa	Burma	minority, 0.9 mi. peoples in Shan state
	China	minority, 0.4 mi. peoples in China's Yunnan Province.

Tai–Kadai

Language	Country	Status
Bouyei	China	minority, in south China
	Vietnam	minority, called "Giáy", in north Vietnam
Lao	Laos	official
	Thailand	minority, known as Isan, 20 mi. p. in northern and eastern Thailand
Thai	Thailand	official
	China	minority, spoken by Dai people in south China, noted as Tai Lü and Tai Nüa
	Myanmar	minority,
	Vietnam	minority, 1.6 mi. p., as Thái dialect in north Vietnam
Shan	Myanmar	minority, but majority in Shan state
	Thailand	minority, in north-west
Nung	Vietnam	minority, spoken by 1 mi. p. in north Vietnam
Tày	Vietnam	minority, spoken by 1.6 mi. p. in north Vietnam
Zhuang	China	minority, 18 mi. peoples, most in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

Hmong–Mien

Language	Country	Status
Hmong (Miao)	China	minority
	Vietnam	minority
	Laos	minority
	Thailand	minority
	United States	minority
	Australia	minority
	France	minority
Mienic (Yao)	China	minority
	Vietnam	minority, called "Dao"
	Laos	minority
	Thailand	minority

External links

• Interactive world map of 10 widely spoken languages by country
• UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger