List of languages

Comprehensive lists
Lists which are global in scope (all living natural languages would classify for inclusion):
 * by name: List of indigenous language names (native names)
 * by phylogenetic relation: List of language families (phylogenetic)
 * chronologically: List of languages by first written accounts
 * by number of speakers:
 * List of languages by total number of speakers
 * List of languages by number of native speakers
 * List of languages by writing system

By region

 * Languages of Africa
 * Indigenous languages of the Americas
 * Languages of North America
 * Languages of South America
 * Languages of Asia
 * East Asian languages
 * Languages of South Asia
 * Languages of Southeast Asia
 * Languages of Europe
 * Languages of Oceania

By special type or property
Extinct, endangered or revived languages
 * Lists of extinct languages
 * List of languages by time of extinction
 * Lists of endangered languages
 * List of revived languages

By status or cultural sphere of influence
 * List of lingua francas
 * List of official languages
 * List of official languages by state
 * Languages with official status in three or more countries
 * List of official languages by institution
 * List of languages without official status (major linguistic minorities, several million speakers)
 * Languages used on the Internet (includes a list of the 30 or so languages with the most prevalence online)
 * List of mutually intelligible languages

Special types of languages
 * List of English-based pidgins
 * ISO 639 macrolanguages
 * List of creole languages
 * List of mixed languages
 * List of sign languages
 * List of sign languages by number of native signers
 * List of constructed languages